Cactus Cafe
2247 Guadalupe St. (map) (512) 475-6515
The Cactus Cafe is one of Austin’s great acoustic music traditions. The Cactus is an intimate live music performance venue, and since the Cafe opened in February 1979, the Cactus has acquired a national reputation, showcasing the top local, regional, national and international acoustic music acts on the circuit today. Billboard magazine listed the Cactus as one of fifteen “solidly respected, savvy clubs” nationwide “from which careers can be cut, that work with proven names and new faces.”
All age (most shows).
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- TRAIN MAN - Sahara Smith
- Landed In The Mud - Beaver Nelson
- Not Dark Yet - Jimmy LaFave
- Lie Baby Lie - Sean McConnell
- Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves
- Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves
- We Could Pretend - Ruth Moody
- Time Of Dying - Ian Moore
- Kay's Tune - MilkDrive
- What Happens Now? - Lex Land
- Come As You Are - Rebecca Loebe
- Sunshine - Tje Austin
- All I Know - Matt the Electrician
- Traeme Paz - Patricia Vonne
- CHAMBACU - KALUA
- Daughter - Loudon Wainwright III
- Daughter - Loudon Wainwright III
- Hard Travelling - Ramblin' Jack Elliot
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Sahara Smith
Wed. 05/30 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
T-BONE BURNETT â âSahara is the best new artist Iâve heard in years. The world needs more great artistsâ Located 28 miles southwest of Austin, Wimberley, TX, boasts natural springs an…more»
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Beaver Nelson Macro/Micro CD Release show!
Thu. 05/31 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Faster than a baseball game. Stronger than most 12 year-olds. Able to keep people wondering what heâs talking about. Look! Up on the movie screen! Itâs Beaver Nelson! This summer marks th…more»
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Jimmy LaFave
Fri. 06/01 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
http://www.jimmylafave.com/tour/tour.htmlhttp://cactuscafe.org/
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Ed Jurdi & Gordy Quist (of The Band of Heathens)
Sat. 06/02 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Since emerging as a favorite new live band out of Austin TX in the late 2000s, the Band of Heathens has toured relentlessly, building a devoted following and landing on some of the finest stag…more»
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Sean McConnell
Wed. 06/06 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
200,000 miles in two and a half years! This may sound like the description of a trucker or a traveling vagabond, and I guess Sean McConnell is a little of both, but mainly he is singer/songwri…more»
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The Split Livers (feat. Danny Barnes of the Bad Livers & Wayne Gottstine of Split...
Thu. 06/07 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
The Split Livers is a collaborative project between two of the most influential musicians in the alternative/acoustic punk bluegrass scene. Danny is widely regarded as one of the most innovat…more»
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Slaid Cleaves
Fri. 06/08 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Slaid Cleaves. Grew up in Maine. Lives in Texas. Writes songs. Makes records. Travels around. Tries to be good.
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Slaid Cleaves
Sat. 06/09 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Slaid Cleaves. Grew up in Maine. Lives in Texas. Writes songs. Makes records. Travels around. Tries to be good.
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Ruth Moody (of the Wailin' Jennys)
Wed. 06/13 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Ruth Moody is a Juno Award winning songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founding member of the internationally renowned, Billboard-charting trio The Wailinâ Jennys and former lead singer of t…more»
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Ian Moore
Thu. 06/14 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Special Guest: Jennifer Jackson Guitar Hero? Heir to the the SRV throne? These phrases have been associated with Ian Moore, but at the heart of what his does is the songwriting. Pure and hon…more»
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MILKDrive CD Release Show
Fri. 06/15 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
CD RELEASE SHOW! MilkDrive, the Austin alt-folk-progressive acoustic string band, released its debut studio album in April 2011, ROAD FROM HOME, produced in Nashville with Bil VornDick (Aliso…more»
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Voices in the Round: Rebecca Loebe, Tje Austin & Lex Land
Sat. 06/16 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Rebecca Loebe, Tje Austin & Lex Land each represent very different styles of songwriting, musicianship and singing. Rebecca is a nationally touring indie/folk singer and award-winning songwrit…more»
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Matt the Electrician
Thu. 06/21 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Once upon a time, there was a youg man named Matt Sever. He lived in Austin, TX, and he worked as a journeyman electrician. Every morning, when it was still dark outside, he would go to work, …more»
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Austin Vida presents Patricia Vonne & Kalua at Cactus Cafe
Fri. 06/22 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Austin Vida presents two of Austin's best Latino artists for one night at the historic Cactus Cafe. The incredible and lovely Patricia Vonne headlines her first Austin Vida showcase while Kalu…more»
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Loudon Wainwright III
Sat. 06/23 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
New CD – Older Than My Old Man Now, featuring guest performances by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, John Scofield, Dame Edna Everage, Rufus Wainwright, Chris Smither, Lucy Wainwright Roche, and Suzzy R…more»
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Loudon Wainwright III
Sun. 06/24 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
New CD – Older Than My Old Man Now, featuring guest performances by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, John Scofield, Dame Edna Everage, Rufus Wainwright, Chris Smither, Lucy Wainwright Roche, and Suzzy R…more»
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Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Wed. 06/27 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country, with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is considered one of the country’s legendary foundations of f…more»
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