Posted by Cabeza De Taco |
Aug 23, 2007
· Filed under Random Ramble
Are you ready for it? Tacotown is. If you’re competing in the contest, here’s the entry form. Basically you show up at 10:30am with 1 quart of your sauce in a tupperware container, and the $20 entry fee…and here’s a little tip: walk around the fest while it’s still morning, get a taco, taste some shit, then get the fuck outta there. Its too damn hot to sit there all day…Come back around 5pm to hear the results.
Keep your eyes peeled for that tangy roasted green sauce that tastes better than all the others. that would be Chappy’s Elbo Green.
Taco Town will bring you a full recap of the event along with the contest results on Monday….
Posted by chappy |
Jun 29, 2007
· Filed under Random Ramble
go see it.. your eyes will be opened and your heart will be touched.. this film will change america…. even if you hate michael moore, you need to see this film.. taco town gives it our seal of approval..heres the trailer:
wooo! the festival life.. its like a microcosm brah…day 2 was stellar.. highlights were Toubab Crewe at the campground stage.. these guys are amazing musicians with a very unique sound..they are the real deal.. check’m out at all costs..i was pretty much blown away… RAQ whipped their cock-rock out at the Revival tent and we had a good time.. Galactic was their usual funky selves. .and had a little help at the end by JJ from Mofro.. sympathy for the devil i believe. Ben Harper put on an amazing set.. he was really into the performance and its awesome to see him when he’s on fire like that.. he ripped some sick slide guitar and sang his heart out..
this morning, we were treated to Wild Boar Breakfast Tacos courtesy of Brad.. who runs the camp chuckwagon here at Probing Station 51.. dems was good!
Posted by chappy |
Jun 6, 2007
· Filed under Random Ramble
wutup taco lovers!
chappy here, coming to you from the road…on my way to wakarusa music fest in kansas…no time to punctuate my writing..
we just stopped by taco cabana here north of dallas…twas a sub-par meal, but all was made right by the taco gods when we were treated to a beautiful sunset out side the windows..who cares if there is no ice in the ice machine and the chicken tastes like wood!
the taco tour will continue thru colorado next week, so look for a few road reports as the week goes on.. if you have any suggestions for tacos in CO, then please hook me up.
we’ve just made a new batch of our famous green sauce.. pictures to come. You can order a jar from this site now! Perfect on anything.. we particularly like it on our scrambled eggs… if youre looking for something new and unique, this is it. Hand made with love from your friends here at tacotown.org. thanks..
we did some expirimenting with habenero this time, making a small batch with the signature slow burn of the habby..its quite nice. also, I did another fruit variety - mango, pineapple and habenero. quite tasty on some shrimp..
Posted by Cabeza De Taco |
Mar 30, 2007
· Filed under Random Ramble
editors note: Cabeza De Taco has recently transplanted his operations base to H-Town.
Was there any doubt that this grand taco experiment would extend its slimy tentacles beyond the confines of ATX? Any attempt to stop this cancer-like spread throughout the land certainly rings futile to these virgin ears. And so, ONWARD! we’ve marched into the Clutch City.
I must admit that I am overwhelmed at the sheer quantity and magnitude of my new taco landscape. After all, Screwston is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of more than 5.5 million. Im tawkin bout purple tacos! Home of Devin the Dude, the Geto Boys, Houston Oilers (never say die), NASA. A face-value look at said landscape appears to consist of soley larger family-style restaurants like the out-of-touch and overblown Ninfa’s and Pappasito’s chains. There are a crap-ton more of these style restaurants that ACTUALLY do serve up HQ grubbins like Cyclone Anaya’s, Molina’s, and my favorite so far, Escalantes…
Problem is, the majority these fine-texmex-for-families joints are missing something. Call it the X factor if you will (I won’t). They lack a certain seedy, diamond in the rough, just off the beaten path kinda appeal that really get’s the Cabeza’s juices flowin. But that’s just a superficial, surface look. Closer inspection and wrong turns through questionable hoods shall yield a PLETHORA of allycat trailers, Honduran grubhuts, locals-only taquerias, and endless more taco treasures than 1 human can possibly discover in a lifetime. Alas, I’ll attempt over the coming days to review any and all dope-taco spots in Htown. (I know the codeine taco is out there) ‘Tis my honorable duty and i shall serve the minions of tacotown and its outlying areas.
Its over, and Chappy lived to tell about another one. Whiskey, food, music (in that order)..Sleep was a myth.. La Mexicana Bakery was a highlight on Thursday night, we barely beat the 2am rush and were treated with perfect tacos from the A-team of ladies behind the counter. Props.
Amon Tobin brought in a full 7.1 channel, surround sound subwoofer setup for his show at the Parish on Saturday. Talk about bowel moving bass. Unbelievable.. it was very intense and surprisingly musical..
C-Mon and Kypski brought the heat to a private party on Wed. and rocked the Enchanted Forest on Fri. The Holland natives wielded a live band/hip-hop/dj sound that was fresh and energetic. check’m out in NYC and LA in the coming days.. http://www.myspace.com/cmonandkypski
Ozomatli and Public Enemy were very entertaining.. Flava Flav has a knack for coming off loveable and obnoxious at the same time.. Chuck D dropped some great political protest raps.. (Fuck that War!) Ozomatli is the quintessential outdoor festival party band..
Tacotown is preparing for a maniacal week, prowling to the depths of the SXSW madness. Lemme tell you how TocoTown rolls: we fly thru town on a magic blanket of coolness, following our sharp wits and keen nose to the elusive, bubbly springs of hipness, from which we proceed to sample the sweet nectar of coolness and bathe in the the never-ending fountain free beer and food. Good music, on the other hand, requires a working bullshit-filter and street smarts that only Austin veterans like Taco Town posess. come fly with us.
We were playing a gig right behind this place, down on Main St. We got a tip from one of the bartenders and it was on.. evening takeout. First off.. the tacos are huge. big as yo face.. points. and the quality was good enough that we returned for lunch the next day to get the full treatment, tacotown.org style muh-fuhggas.
We walk in on a Sunday - ’round noon, the place is comfortably packed, the decor is old-town, lived-in, pale green, with relics all over the walls.. this place has got soul. I look over the menu, hunting for the most soulful dish I can find.. The caldos are on the back and it says something about them having a famous family recipe for the ‘Caldo Nortenos’.. sounds like soul to me - i’m sold.. I also order a picadillo guizada taco since Cabeza reccommended it. Read the rest of this entry »
we survived another suber bowel..the food helped, distracting me from the boring drivel of Coaches’ Challenges and Geico commercials that has become the NFL.
the Food: ..our buddy Catfish cooked up some killer mystery meat enchiladas, and jessica won honorable mention for her chili-cream cheese dip..
Are you ready for it? Tacotown is. If you’re competing in the contest, here’s the entry form. Basically you show up at 10:30am with 1 quart of your sauce in a tupperware container, and the $20 entry fee…and here’s a little tip: walk around the fest while it’s still morning, get a taco, taste some shit, then get the fuck outta there. Its too damn hot to sit there all day…Come back around 5pm to hear the results.
