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Cinco de Mayo Festivities – Memphis & Franklin

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It’s officially only one day until Cinco de Mayo weekend begins at Swanky’s Taco Shop.

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One day until Swanky’s Taco Shop gets to celebrate its favorite holiday of the year. One day until we get to break out THESE Swanky’s koozies. One day until we get to drink Patrón margaritas on the patio while simultaneously listening to some amazing LIVE music and watching fellow guests attempt to eat a 3.5 lb. Chalupacabra taco. One day until THESE ”I’d Hit That” t-shirts go on sale.

East Memphis.

Germantown.

Franklin.

Are you ready for this?

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We have a weekend full of festivities planned for all three of our Swanky’s Taco Shop locations.

First up, we have our East Memphis Swanky’s, located at Poplar & Colonial. We’ll be kicking the Cinco de Mayo festivities off on Saturday, May 4th, with the premiere  Chalupacabra taco eating contest at 1:00 pm. Come early, grab a seat on the patio—or under the Cinco tent—and watch fellow guests attempt to finish off a 3.5 lb. taco, served up special for this event only. We’ll be giving out a $100 Swanky’s Gift Card to the first place winner.

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The 3.5 lb. taco is layered with 2 lbs. of ground beef, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo & sour cream and comes accompanied by a shot of Swanky’s signature habanero Sauce. Download a pdf of the official rules and entry form HERE. To enter, turn the entry form in at the restaurant before Saturday, May 4th.

Following the taco eating contest at East Memphis, we have a full line-up of LIVE music at our Poplar/Colonial location:

  • Charvey, 3:30-5:30 pm
  • Speedway Baptist, 6:00-8:00 pm
  • WALRUS, 8:30 pm

The Memphis Cinco de Mayo party continues into Sunday at our Germantown (Poplar/Kirby) location with another day full of LIVE music on May 5th:

At both Memphis locations (East Memphis & Germantown), we’ll be serving up special Patrón margaritas, as well as our signature house margaritas.

Available at all three locations will be $3.50 Pacifico draught beers, as well as “I’d Hit That” T-shirts and other Swanky’s Taco Shop Swag. Need to see those ”I’d Hit That” T-shirts agin? No problem.

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We’ll also be partying hard on Saturday, May 4th at our Franklin (CoolSprings) location. Franklin will be having their own Chalupacabra taco eating contest at 2:00 pm. CLICK HERE for a PDF of Franklin’s rules and entry form. Following the taco contest, we also have a full music line-up, starting at 3:00 pm.

All of this Cinco de Mayo awesomeness begins Saturday, May 4th. Grab your sombrero. Get ready.

For any questions regarding our Cinco festivities, you can email us at marketing @ swankystacoshop [dot] com. We hope to see you there!

- swanky’s taco shop

February Music Line-up

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February is the month of love. You know what WE love? LIVE music.

What chips are to salsa…what tequila is to limes…what RESPECT is to margaritas…music is to Swanky’s Taco Shop!

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Memphis has some of the best local bands of any city, as well as so many great venues to listen to that great music. At Swanky’s Taco Shop, we’re excited to have two of those wonderful bands playing at our locations this February.

First up, we have Chris Allen & The Metrognomes playing at our Germantown (Poplar/Kirby) location on Friday, February 15th. No cover, LIVE music starts at 10:00 pm!

Also on Friday, February 15th, on the other end of Poplar Ave at our East Memphis Location (Poplar/Colonial), WALRUS will start rocking at 9:30 pm.

So, whether you’re in Germantown or East Memphis, come show us a little love after Valentine’s Day and enjoy two talented Memphis bands!

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

January Music Line-up

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First off, Happy New Year’s from your friends at Swanky’s Taco Shop. We wish you nothing but the best in 2013!

We have a light LIVE music line-up this January in Memphis, at our Germantown location. For January and the succeeding months, Charvey will be on hand for some great acoustic music on every first Friday of the month, starting with this Friday, January 4th.

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Later this month, on Friday, January 18th, join us for the refreshing sounds of Star & Micey.

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We’ll see you soon for some LIVE music in Memphis! Until then, Happy New Year’s!

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

 

December Music Line-up – Germantown

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Need a break from all the holiday shopping this December? Stop by our Germantown location for some LIVE music.

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Here’s a look at who all we have playing at our Germantown (Poplar/Kirby) location this month:

Which band is a can’t miss for you? We hope you’ll join us this December for all this great LIVE music in Memphis!

Happy holidays!

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

November Music Line-up

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It’s the beginning of the month…which means it’s time to announce November’s LIVE music line-up at Swanky’s.

Take a break from the Turkey and holiday shopping this month with some LIVE music.

Here’s who we have playing at our Germantown location (Poplar/Kirby) this month:

Want something to listen to in East Memphis? Catch the band at our Poplar/Colonial location this month:

Which band will you be coming to see? See you soon!

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

Playing Dead

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It’s time. Day of the Dead time.

We’ve got parties going on at all three locations, so there’s a place for everyone to come together and help us celebrate the Mexican Holiday.

First up is tonight’s party at our Franklin/CoolSprings restaurant.

That’s right. Tonight in Franklin, celebrate with us, Team Green Adventures and Lightning 100 as we honor the dead. We’ll have a Corn-Hole Tournament starting at 8:00 pm. Also, $3.50 Dos Equis drafts from Thursday thru Sunday. Live in the Nashville area? There’s no excuse to NOT celebrate Day of the Dead with us!

Next up is our Germantown location’s party tomorrow night (Poplar/Kirby), Friday, October 26th.

It’s going to be a pretty spicy night, with giveaways and LIVE Memphis music from Chris Allen and The Metrognomes from 8 pm to 1 am. For more information, visit the Event’s Facebook page. Germantown, come Eat, Drink & Play Dead with us!

Last, but definitely not least, we have tomorrow’s East Memphis event at our Poplar/Colonial location, also Friday, October 26th.

Join us as WALRUS and The Dirty Horns play Dead. LIVE Memphis Music starts at 9:00 pm tomorrow night. And feel free to come to the party in costume…there WILL be prizes for the best costumes! For more information, you can visit the Event’s Facebook page.

All in all, it’s going to be a great weekend spent commemorating a celebration whose origin can be traced back to Mexico’s indigenous pagan cultures. Whether you’re in Franklin or the Memphis area, there’s no excuse to miss out on our Day of the Dead Parties. Be sure to take pictures and Tweet them to us, or post them to our Facebook page. We want to see you having fun!

So, the only question we’ll leave you with is…which party will you be attending?

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

GTOWN music line-up

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October in Germantown is full of LIVE Music. We had Charvey last weekend on the 5th, but if you missed him, we still have a line-up for you during the remainder of October.

Here’s who else you can see playing at our Germantown (Poplar/Kirby) location this month:

So, come visit us in Germantown this month for some great LIVE music! Or, visit us at our East Memphis Location for Day of the Dead with WALRUS. See you soon!

- swanky’s taco shop

 

East Memphis Day of the Dead Party

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It’s October. That means it’s time for our annual Day of the Dead party!

We’ll be celebrating Day of the Dead at our East Memphis (Poplar/Colonial) location on Friday, October 26th. The party will kick off with WALRUS at 9 pm.

Also, celebrate Halloween early by showing up in costume…prizes will be awarded to the best costumes!

Who’s excited?

- swanky’s taco shop

East Memphis Music Line-Up – September

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Like I mentioned in our Germantown Music Line-Up post, this year has flown by. At Swanky’s, we can’t believe our Day of the Dead Party is just two months away. Until then, visit our East Memphis location (Poplar & Colonial) for some great Memphis LIVE music this September.

Here’s who we have playing in East Memphis this month:

Music starts at 9:00 pm, so be sure to join us! Again, to check out the LIVE music line-up at our Germantown location (Poplar & Kirby), go here. Have a great weekend and we can’t wait to see you!

- Swanky’s Taco Shop

Germantown Music Line-Up – September

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Can you believe how fast this year has seemed to fly by? Labor Day Weekend is upon us and the next thing you know, it’ll be Christmas. Also, with school officially back in session, we know you’re all super busy. Why not take a moment to relax with some LIVE music in Memphis this September?

Check out our Germantown (Poplar/Kirby) LIVE Music Line-up for September:

Who are you most excited to see? Know a great local band you’d love to see play at Swanky’s? Let us know in the comments! Happy Labor Day and we’ll see you soon.

- Swanky’s Taco Shop