Taco Town contributors peso & tacolibre document their 1st visit to one of our favorite taco spots in Austin – Cabo Bob’s…enjoy!

$3 for beef or chicken. Tasty nubbins at corner of 5th & red river

Blitzen Trapper

• THURSDAY – 5pm – NPR Party @ the Parish
• THURSDAY – 12mid – official sxsw set @ Radio Room

One of the more vibrant and creative bands on the scene today, Portland’s SubPop sextet Blitzen Trapper combine great folk/rock tunes with warped sonics, skewed arrangements and sticky melodies.  They also put out one of the best albums of 2008. [website: http://blitzentrapper.net/ ]

Listen To: Jericho  (unreleased song from their Daytrotter Session)

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Cabeza’s SXSW schedule

Chappy’s elbo green is a hit. Music is loud. Beer is cold. Get down
here. Paradise cafe upstairs all day baby. – cabeza

The Mother Hips

• Thursday – 2pm – Habana Calle 6 (free)
  
• Friday – 1pm – Cheers (free)
  
• Friday – 6pm – Hotel San Jose (free)
  

Brewing their own fine blend of california soul-rock since the early 90’s, the mother hips have earned a devoted west coast following along with scattered deciples acros the globe.  We here at tacotown are among those that have worship their music.  Their harmonious rock songs and laid back vibe harken back the essences of the Beachboys, Neil Young, and The Band. They took some time off a couple years ago and have since reformed stronger than ever, marked by their latest release Kiss the Crystal Flake, 2 tracks of which were picked to be included in the latest Guitar Hero!  [myspace: http://www.myspace.com/themotherhips]

Listen To: TGIM from Kiss the Crystal Flake (2007)

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Listen To: Everybody Knows this is Nowhere  (live Neil Young cover)

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Cabeza’s Full Schedule Here > http://sxsw2009.sched.org/eboz

Taco Town is baffled and enthralled.

This weekend Christopher Huang will attempt to run 200 miles from Houston to Austin non-stop, completely unsupported, and utterly untrained. He will run straight to East Austin’s legendary Juan in a Million mexican restaurant, where he will immediately attempt to break his own world record – a 10lb scarfing of 8 Don Juan breakfast tacos. The amazing quest begins Thursday, March 19 and ends in Austin on Saturday March 21st at 3pm.  Chris has set up a website to promote the event where you can follow his trek LIVE via GPS….One thing’s sure – TACO TOWN will be at the finish line for the full report.  Good luck Chris/ -cabeza

this could be the best batch ever.. respect must be payed to our paw – LBOZ – the original creator of this recipe and the man who paved the way and lit the path so that one fateful day, this masterpiece could reach.. yur face.

Data Rock

• Tuesday – 8pm – Speakeasy (badge only ass)
  
• Friday – 10pm – Austin Music Hall
• Friday – 1am – Emo’s Annex

One listen to the latest album from Bergen, Norway’s DataRock and you get it.. this is party music at its finest.. with retro dancefloor beats, shouty euro vocals, and that romanticization of 80’s American culture that fondles your inner childhood memories (think: revenge of the nerds, breakin’, rad).  I think their song ‘Princess’ could have been the defacto party anthem of 2008. its the kind of song you put on when you want to get pumped up for a night full of jager bombs and sweaty dancefloors. Their live show promises to be highly entertaining… with the band sporting their signature matching red track suits, and a designated hype/dance man running around to whip up the crowd..[website: http://www.datarock.no/]

Listen To: Computer Camp Love from their Self Titled release

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Listen To: Princess from their Self Titled release

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Cabeza’s Full Schedule Here > http://sxsw2009.sched.org/eboz

We are proud to announce that along with HearYa.com, Quinnstorm.com, and Tom Schraeder, Taco Town presents to you – Austin Stimulus Package 2009 Wednesday March 18th from 11am-2am at Paradise cafe’s new upstairs music venue.. (think: a smaller Parish).. A full 15hrs of live music, booze, giveaways, and more (sxsw is all about surprises).. We will be on hand with handouts! Sample jars of our signature green salsa, stickers, free hugs and $2 wet willys..

More Info can be found at HearYa.com and AustinStimulus.com [RSVP HERE]

note: we actually had some very ambitious plans to give out free tacos at this party from some of Austin’s finest taco purveyors, but the plan crashed and burned when we got word that it was not ok to give out free food when a restaurant is trying to stay open for lunch.. who knew? whale..we are happy to be involved with this cool event in any form.. and theres always next year.. so lookout for the 2010 World Taco Forum, where sxsw taco dreams are realized.

“Pizza?  Now that’s what I call a TACO!” You’ve all seen it.  funny stuff.  A rare contemprary SNL classic…but nobody really wants to eat one fuckin things…right??

I do admit we are spoiled by the plethora of inspiring and authentic mexican cuisine in our area.  While, sadly, lesser parts of our great nation must gleen their taco knowledge from less trustworthy sources…And even lesser parts of the country are forced to rely upon their most abundant resources: network television, methanphetamines and fat.

Surely it was this “perfect dust storm of boredom” that drove these bright young lads to attempt the impossible: the fried pancake, pizza, crepe, gordita, flour, corn, crispy taco behemoth from the video…

looks like they stayed faithful to the original- well, everything except the final tote bag filled with vegetarian chili.  the results are fairly hideous, especially the room full of sooners eating the monstrosities…enjoy.

cabeza