By Hannah Wisterman Live Reporter At the Hitch, it is impossible to ignore that we are in Texas. Saturday afternoon lunches from half a dozen different cultures, the capricious and rather unforgiving early summer heat, and the undoubtedly southwestern twang of each guitar and croon…this is the San Marcos experience for many. Christian Sparks, the Hitch’s first performance of the day, even did Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson tributes to […]
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Ooni is a fun band with a fun name and a fun sound—you just about can’t say “Ooni” without smiling, and you can’t listen to them without doing so either. This five-piece indie pop outfit started out in 2012 as Crocodile, the name Gianni Sarmiento used to release his solo demos, and gradually evolved into a full-fledged band, now including members Erik Gatlin, Savannah Shanks, […]
By Kimberly Garcia Blog Content Contributor When I learned The Hitch was going to be a venue for MR Fest, I was beyond excited. The Hitch is a food-truck lot that has six different trucks. Ranging from Colombian food to BBQ; anyone can satisfy their cravings there. The Hitch is a perfect venue for MR Fest because the best thing to have along with music is food. El Sabor de mi […]
By Edgardo Hernandez Blog Content Contributor People get hungry all the time, it happens. As humans we must eat in order to survive. Even when we aren't hungry we may just eat to eat. Although this is true, why is it that even when this sense of hunger comes up we tend to only consider the obvious choices: a restaurant, fast-food restaurant or a corner store? Very diverse, right? There […]
By Ryan Lacerda MR Fest Press Team At already-too-hot-1-o'clock, The Hecklers kicked off the lineup scheduled for one of our MR Fest venues, The Hitch, and their feel-good folky rock 'n' roll tunes turned up the energy and set the right atmosphere for chilling out and relaxing. It was just right for the people eating delicious food-trailers such as Greek food from St. Pita or Colombian food from El Sabor […]
By Sarah Bey Blog Content Contributor Britton Richter is a Texas State senior majoring in English. Currently, she is employed at MamboFreeze at The Hitch in San Marcos. We discussed school, work and some of her favorite things to do. Bey: How did you start working at the MamboFreeze food truck? Richter: Well, my boss usually tries to recruit a bunch of people to work in the summer and so I […]
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