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Artistic memorial to Taco Land owner Ram Ayala goes up at San Antonio’s Velvet Taco

May 22, 2021 By San Antonio Current

Matt Simpson spreads thin-set onto the wall of Velvet Taco while Mig Kokinda figures out which hand-stenciled tiles go on next.

Ram Ayala, the late owner of Taco Land, received a fitting tribute last Saturday with the installation of a memorial mosaic at the site of the storied underground rock club.

Filed Under: Art, Food & Drink, Music, Nightlife, Tobin Hill Tagged With: "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, Jeff Smith, Matt Simpson, Mig Kokinda, Pearl, Ram Ayala, SausTex Records, Taco Land, Tacoland, Velvet Taco

At urging of San Antonio musician, Velvet Taco adding memorials from local artists at former Tacoland site

March 15, 2021 By San Antonio Current

San Antonio's second Velvet Taco, located at the site of revered underground music venue Taco Land, will open later this month.

After a nudge from a San Antonio musician and label owner, the Velvet Taco restaurant at the former Tacoland site will include memorials to the beloved music venue’s late owner, Ram Ayala, by artists who were regulars there.

Filed Under: Art, Food & Drink, Museum Reach, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Anjali Gupta, Cassie Cooper, Chris Erck, David Adelman, Doug "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, Hickoids, Jeff Smith, Mig Kokinda, Ram Ayala, Ricardo Chavira, Robert Tatum, SausTex Records, Tacoland, Terry Brown, Velvet Taco

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