A Van Halen tribute band, Bottoms Up, headlined the stage entertainment at the 12th annual Rockin’ Taco Fest on Sept. 14 at A.J. Chandler Park.
Bottoms Up was preceded on the stage by the cover band High 90s and other entertainers.
(Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks)
Winners were chosen for food truck voter’s choice award at the Taco Fest. There were also winners of spicy pepper and taco-eating contests.
Lucha Libre wrestlers also provided demonstrations. Some visitors took advantage of the chance to ride the “mechanical taco.”
This Friday and Saturday, SanTan Brewing’s Oktoberfest comes to A.J. Chandler Park. Tickets can be purchased here.
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Jason W. Brooks
Associate Editor
Jason W. Brooks is a News editor for the Daily Independent and the Chandler Independent.
He covers the Chandler area for both yourvalley.net and the monthly print edition while writing for and assisting in the production of the Daily Independent.
Brooks is a well-traveled journalist who has documented life in small American communities in nearly all U.S. time zones.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised there and in suburban Los Angeles, he has covered community news in California, New Mexico, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and northern Arizona.
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