Guero's Taco Bar Blog

ComboPlate Booking Roster Party
Wednesday, March 16, 1:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The roster party raises money for the Caritas of Austin Food Services programs, the Caritas Community Kitchen and Food Pantry. The event is hosted by ComboPlate Booking. Free and open to the public! Artists’ CDs and gift certificates from local restaurants, coffeehouses and businesses will be raffled off with all proceeds going to the Food Services programs. Austinites who are willing to help fight hunger in Austin – and hear some great live music while they are at it – are encouraged to come to Guero’s  Taco Bar on March 16. If you are unable to attend the event, you are welcome to donate on our online fundraising page.

1:30 p.m. – Jiminy Crisket
2:00 p.m. – Elizabeth McQueen
2:50 p.m. – Michael Fracasso
3:40 p.m. – Matt The Electrician
4:30 p.m. – Moonlight Towers
5:20 p.m. – Eric Hisaw
6:10 p.m. – Monahans
7:00 p.m. – AJ Roach
7:50 p.m. – Elliott, Rose & da Costa

Mike Galaxy 12th Annual SXSW Day Party
Thursday, March 17, noon – 10:00 p.m.

Mike Galaxy, owner of BandPromote PR and Indy Hits Music Publishing, hits
Austin again for his 12th Annual SXSW Day Party! Click here for more event details.

Noon – Special Guest
1:00 p.m. – Keaton Simons with Conor Flynn (Los Angeles)
2:00 p.m. - Cowboy and Indian (Austin)
3:00 p.m. – American City (San Francisco)
4:00 p.m. – Operator Please (Australia)
5:00 p.m. – Queen Sea Big Shark (Beijing)
6:00 p.m. – Sabrosa Purr (Los Angeles)
7:00 p.m. – We Are Hex (Indianapolis)
8:00 p.m. – Alberta Cross (Brooklyn)
9:00 p.m. – The Good Natured (London)

The Boxing Lesson 5th Annual SXSW Day Party
Friday, March 18, noon – 10:00 p.m.

This year’s bash is set to be the biggest yet as it’s being thrown with Frenchie Smith Records, 1Percent.com, The Loyalty Firm, World’s End Creative Licensing and includes a lineup of exceptional local, national and international bands. Grab a margarita and hang out all day!

12:15 p.m. –  Dead Leaf Echo
1:00 p.m. – Colourmusic
1:45 p.m. – Living Days
2:30 p.m. – My Education
3:15 p.m. – Scorpion Child
4:00 p.m. – Death Letters
5:00 p.m. – Fake Your Own Death
6:00 p.m. – Smoke & Feathers
7:00 p.m. – Speak
8:00 p.m. – The Boxing Lesson
9:00 p.m. – Special Guest

LiveMusicRecords SXSCongress Party
Saturday, March 19, noon – 10:00 p.m.

LiveMusicRecords is a not for profit organization in Houston, Texas that promotes the second Saturday during SXSW for SXSCongress in Austin, Texas. Originally the idea was to only have Houston musicians, however livemusicrecords.com has started to include musicians that help promote the Houston music scene. This year’s lineup includes Austin’s very own Dan Dyer along with Houston’s premier indie rock band, Petesimple. Please stop by and enjoy Guero’s famous tacos and some great music.

12:00 p.m. – Orange Is In
12:45 p.m. – Tody Castillo
1:30 p.m. – Edmund Evans
2:15 p.m. – Jason Spencer
3:00 p.m. – Dan Dyer
4:00 p.m. – Massy Ferguson
5:00 p.m. – White Apple Tree
6:00 p.m. – Petesimple
7:00 p.m. – TBA
8:00 p.m. – Dan Kamas
9:00 p.m. – Cody Beebe & The Crooks

Bob Fuentes Presents
Sunday, March 20, 3:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Bob Fuentes is showcasing a great line-up of Texas talent that covers a multitude of styles. The artists that will be performing are really amped up and ready to get it. So, we enthusiastically invite everyone to come out and experience “ Bob Fuentes Presents”, you will not walk away disappointed.

3:3o p.m. – The Lisa Marshall Band
4:30 p.m. – Wink Keziah & The Kings of Cowtown
5:30 p.m. – Larry Lange & His Lonely Knights
6:30 p.m. – Sarah Houser / A House, A Home
7:30 p.m. – Mitch Webb & the Swindles
8:30 p.m. – Los Super Vatos

Stop in on October 31^st for our Spooky Special Happy Hour from 12pm-Close.

$2 Mexican Beer and $4 Frozen Margaritas

Come celebrate with live music, fun jack-o-lanterns, and our spooktacular costume-clad employees! Every year our servers dress up in their favorite costumes, and if you happen to be enjoying a late lunch or early dinner at around 5pm, you will get to be a judge and vote for your favorite server’s costume!

Also, stop by our outdoor garden at 3pm on Halloween to watch Chicken Strut perform! They are a fun Austin band that will play anything ranging from funky music to jazz music. While in our outdoor garden, you can order chips, salsa, and your favorite drinks! We can’t wait to celebrate Halloween with you!

Looking forward to having a spooky time,

Guero’s.

Guero’s is happy to be a part of  The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Benefit Day.  On September 21, 2010, businesses all around Austin, including Guero’s, will be donating 5% of their daily proceeds to HAAM to support musician’s health. Make sure you come by Guero’s outdoor garden to enjoy performances from the following musicians on the 21st…

• Myma – 6:30PM
• Nathan Hamilton – 7:30PM
• Suzanna Choffel – 8:30 PM

We are happy to have come across these bloggers who visited Austin during Batfest. They seem to know their stuff about margaritas, and we are happy to have impressed them with ours at Guero’s! Here’s an exerpt:

“As an aside, here’s a word about margaritas: they’re not green. They don’t look like slush puppies, and aren’t as sweet as candy. They’re not made with bar mix of any kind. If someone makes you a margarita with any of the features named above, by all means drink it, but don’t think it’s a margarita. Margaritas have three ingredients: good tequila, an orange liqueur, like cointreau or triple sec and fresh-squeezed lime juice, shaken and poured over ice in a small glass. If you absolutely must, salt the rim. That’s it, that’s all. Anything else is like buying Spam at the grocery store and serving it for Easter. Guero’s margaritas are done very right, indeed. A small glass of refreshing perfection”

They also seemed infatuated with our “BEST EVER” quesadillas.

“Here, we snacked on some guacamole and what turned out to be the BEST EVER quesadilla. Soft flour tortillas with chorizo, tomato and onion with good jack cheese, accompanied by sour cream, more guacamole and jalapeno slices. We imagine that they toasted the tortillas on a flatop or in a pan to brown them a little and then steamed them until the cheese melted. As a result we didn’t get any hard and dried out tortillas, just soft and pillowy, oozing with filling.

Happy Mouth Blogger's Pic of Our Quesadillas!

Thank you Happy Mouth Blog! Read what they had to say about the rest of their Austin experience, here: Happy Mouth Blog

We love nothing more than being recognized as a loved Austin bar and restaurant (okay, maybe mexican food). Read what others are saying about Guero’s Taco Bar.

“Very interesting bar located on 6th Street Bar Austin is famous as Guero’s Taco Bar since 1986 Guero’s Taco Bar is popular taqueria South Austin bar is friendly and the type of climate in history has a lovely decoration as well as photos of the Mexican revolution , Guero’s Taco Bar has a self-service salsa bar salsa bar is a taste of traditional bar Guero’s restaurant offers a sidewalk garden look very clean. You’ll also receive a private garden, you may have had some lovely, fresh Mexican food. Bar offers food, you create something to do with the invention of self, and formulas such as Caldo – to – Pollo is chicken soup full of vegetables, fresh corn tortillas In addition, the band is very famous. They are really cool.”

To read the rest of this article about 6th Street in Austin, go here: Austin 6th Street

Thanks again Austin, we will continue to bring in “really cool” bands and keep the salsa coming! Guero’s loves Austin, Texas.

Friends, Guests, Austinites, lend us your ears! It’s a Tex-Mex Music & Margarita Weekend! Here at Guero’s we never want you to spend your weekend empty handed, which is why we have  created the perfect formula to match margaritas with your music!  Come in and dine with us to enjoy rockin’ local bands with rockin’ margaritas.

by Kyle Woods www.skykingphotography.com

Here’s what we suggest:

Friday @ 6:30pm

The Music:  Los Flames are back by popular demand. Their blues, classic rock, and soul music will be a perfect start to your weekend.

The Margarita:  Silver Train. Take a ride on the Soul Train with Los Flames and on the Silver Train with our Silver Train Rita! Our Silver Train is made with Herradura Silver, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lime juice. Choo Choo!

Saturday @ 6:30pm

The Music:  Ponty Bone & The Squeeze Tones has a familiar SoCo, Austin vibe of jazz and blues.

The Margarita:  Soco Rita. Naturally, with a local vibe, we have to suggest our locally named margarita to set the mood. Our Soco Rita is made with Cazadores Roponsada, Cointreau & fresh squeezed lime juice! Feel the taste buds tingling?

Sunday @ 3:00pm

The Music:  Mitch Webb & The Swindles have that rockabilly and roots country feel to make you fall in love with Tex-Mex all over again.

The Margarita: The Heart of Texas. Deep in the Heart of Corazon Silver, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lime juice. It’s perfect for a delicious Tex-Mex experience.

Come one, come all! We hope to see you there.