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At urging of San Antonio musician, Velvet Taco adding memorials from local artists at former Tacoland site Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM click to enlarge Sanford Nowlin 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. Velvet Taco revamped design plans for the Pearl-area eatery after Jeff Smith, owner of SA's SausTex Records, emailed in January and urged the Dallas-based chain to scrap a mural it planned for the site.