BottleRock 2022 came with exhilarating music and mouthwatering cuisine — as well as heartfelt reflections on gun violence

“Does anyone here know why people drink wine for Shabbat?”, Kosha Dillz asked the audience on Friday before unveiling a giant loaf of Challah and throwing bread into the crowd. “It is so you can relax for the weekend, and all of you can participate in it today,” he said.

That’s how Day 1 festivalgoers observed “Shabbottlerock” — BottleRock’s first-ever Shabbat service by Brooklyn-based rapper and street performer Kosha Dillz at the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where celebrity chefs and musical artists put on cooking demonstrations all weekend.