Stay Black & Live day two w/ Riders Against the Storm (host), Ivy Roots, Charmin Greene, Open 2.0, Mama Duke, W.C. Clark, Stretch Musik, Cha'keeta B, the Teeta, DJ Eli Arbor, DJ Bad Apple, Quentin & the Past Lives

The free third edition of the Juneteenth celebration Stay Black & Live culminates with a stacked event combining great local Black musical talent and Black-owned food trucks. Stay Black & Live started as a livestream founded in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly perturbing violence towards Black and brown people. Married hip-hop duo and three-time winners of the Austin Music Award for Band of the Year Riders Against the Storm will fittingly host the liberating occasion featuring artists spanning multiple genres. W.C. Clark, aka the “Godfather of Austin Blues,” adds another marquee date to his impressive consistent calendar. Singer/songwriter Ivy Roots delivers smooth R&B while Charmin Greene exudes soul with her saxophone. Quentin and the Past Lives, spearheaded by frontman Quentin Arispe, bring electric rock to the figurative cookout. Rappers on the bill include Cha’keeta B, Mama Duke, and the Teeta. Mama Duke, who currently marks Austin hip-hop’s only representative on the 2022 ACL Festival lineup, flips a self-proclaimed “triple whammy” intersection of marginalization into swagger dripping with defiant pride. Though Cha’keeta B’s musical output has lessened in the last couple of years, she reminds listeners of her ferocious flow and stage presence with each appearance. Proceedings will begin at noon and continue until dusk. —2401090