Big Kountry Entertainment.

Big Kountry comes out of the same family of businesses as a working music venue and a barbecue kitchen. That means we've already learned the unglamorous parts — load-in, sound, permits, staffing, what it actually costs to keep a bar and a stage running on a Saturday night.

Hogs Gone Wild is that experience pointed at something bigger: a festival built for the Gulf Coast, with the proceeds going where they're needed.