Electronic Sriracha Festival Line-up Announced

Article by: Jennye Garibaldi

Mon July 21, 2014 | 00:00 AM


A food festival in honor of everyone's favorite hot sauce makes perfect sense. In fact, it's happened before

But an EDM festival in honor of the spicy condiment? 

Well, it's happening in San Jose, CA on August 30th. According to the website, festival attendees can expect two city blocks filled with "three stages of electronic dance music, four bars and 120 Sriracha-infused dishes." Local DJ John Beaver (who played at Coachella earlier this year) has curated an awesome Bay Area-centric line-up, and here it is:

OLMSTEAD STAGE:
Thee-O
Sam F
John Beaver Live with Krishna Lee on Drums & Greg Manacho on Guitar
Ross FM
Taj
Carlos Alfonzo
Tomas Phan
Ian Rey

KENNEDY STAGE:
Aaron Axelson
Dead Funk
Andy P
Mr. Tyler Jackson
California Casual
DJ Hil
Bare Knuckles
James Ashley

HART STAGE:
GoldenChyld
Los Disco Duro
Bobby Acosta
DRU
Double A and Jay Reese
DJ Basura
Haptic Synapses
Mike Zhao

For tickets and more info, visit the Eventbrite page.

When you think about it, it's a match made in festival heaven, and not just because hot DJs pair well with hot food. Spicy peppers contain capsaicin, the compound that gives them that kick. The spicier the pepper, the more capsaicin, and the more capsaicin, the more endorphins (pleasure hormones) are released. Your heart races, your taste buds tingle, and you get a blast of bliss...once the initial shock of the spice calms down.

So when that bass drops, take a bite of some spring rolls doused in Sriracha. Boom. Instant rooster rave.