HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
Red River Cultural District x The Front Market
Come out for our first-ever night market, y’all.
We’re popping up at Hot Summer Nights this July with a special vintage and hand-crafted edition of The Front Market, plus a community vinyl swap. All in celebration of Austin’s live music community and Red River Cultural District .
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WHAT TO EXPECT
VINTAGE, HANDMADE & UP-CYCLED POP-UP MARKET:
Come through for a mini version of The Front Market, featuring curated vintage, handcrafted goods and incredible thrifted finds:
VINYL DJ SETS:
Sets by DJ Mira Mira and DJ Beaujolais
COMMUNITY VINYL SWAP:
Join the night’s DJs for a vinyl swap among vintage posters from Red River Cultural District’s history. Free and open to all.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Bring your surplus LPs and excess 45s for Hot Summer Nights’ first-ever Vinyl Swap! Contribute one or more vinyl records to the swap, and you can choose something new-to-you from the community crates to take home.
This is a pure barter exchange—no money is needed—however, there will be a selection of records available by donation for anyone who wants to join & doesn’t have a contribution to bring from home. A listening station will also be provided to make sure you nab the perfect platter.
MEET THE DJs
Xochi Solis (she/her) is a mixed media artist born and raised in Austin, TX. Her works include multilayered, collaged paintings that rely on the illusions created by photographic surfaces to tell a nuanced narrative about time, place, and sensation. Solis grapples with the question of how to represent an environment where her heritage, her body, and dreams of the future can co-exist. In addition to her studio practice, she spins vinyl records as Mira Mira focusing on the preservation and performance of Tejanx culture.
Follow along at xochisolis.com and @xochisolis. You can listen at mixcloud.com/mira_mira.
Gabrielle Rose (she/they) is a hospitality professional and vinyl DJ based in Austin, Texas. She is active as a resident DJ of Queer Vinyl Collective and independently as DJ Beaujolais, where she pushes the boundaries of her creativity as a vinyl DJ and natural wine enthusiast. She enjoys creating synergetic experiences around craft food and music that foster conversation, learning and community. Her current work includes designing weekly "grape.jam" DJ sets where she pairs vinyl tracks inspired by the associations and memories evoked by interesting natural wines.
Follow along at gabrose.com and @djbeaujolais.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO HOT SUMMER NIGHTS:
Hot Summer Nights Market is free and open to the public on July 19, 2024 as a one-night pop-up for Austin's Hot Summer Nights festival. As a collaboration between Future Front, The Front Market and Red River Cultural District, the market will be located indoors within Stubb’s Liberty Lunch on 801 Red River St.
WHAT IS HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? Hot Summer Nights is an FREE annual three-day district-wide music and arts festival held in the Red River Cultural District located in the heart of downtown Austin. Founded in 2017, Hot Summer Nights was originally created in an effort to provide additional revenue to district members, as well as paid opportunities for musicians and artists in the traditionally slower summer months.
WHEN IS THE FEST? Hot Summer Nights returns on Thursday, July 18th – Saturday, July 20th. Music starts in venues around 7pm-8pm nightly. However, we strongly encourage folks to arrive early, explore the District, and experience all of our awesome bars, restaurants, and food trucks.
WHERE IS THE FEST? Hot Summer Nights is in the Red River Cultural District located in Downtown Austin, Texas and spans from 4th Street all the way to 15th Street.
WHO TO SEE AT HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? There are over 100 local musicians performing this summer at the festival!
WHO ORGANIZES HOT SUMMER NIGHTS? Hot Summer Nights is presented by the Red River Cultural District, an Austin nonprofit organization as well as a worldwide cultural tourism destination for authentic live music experiences that is found in the heart of downtown Austin.
The Red River Cultural District is a creative community providing authentic Austin experiences through diverse local music, art and food for every fan and guest. In an ever-changing Austin, the Red River Cultural District seeks to preserve and grow Red River’s creative, business, and music communities.
HOW DOES HOT SUMMER NIGHTS WORK? All Hot Summer Nights concerts are paid performance opportunities! The Red River Cultural District works alongside the network of venues and businesses found within the District to raise funds through corporate sponsors and individual donors.
PARTICIPATING VENUES: Venues participating in the festival are located from 6th Street starting at Flamingo Cantina, continuing all the way down Red River Street, and ending on 10th street at Mohawk.
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
HOMEGROWN IN AUSTIN, FUTURE FRONT IS A COMMUNITY SPACE AND EXHIBITION SERIES—WITH WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ CREATIVES AT THE FRONT.
As an arts and culture nonprofit, we’re mother to The Front Market, The Front Festival and The Work Conference. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host year-round shows, gatherings and workshops at our creative community space in East Austin. Everybody and every body are welcome.
You can learn more about how it all works, our team and what we do: futurefronttexas.org.
THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, Waymo, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, the Red River Cultural District, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members. THANK YOU!