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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Views & Brews: Fandom!
Tue. 05/14 | 5:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 5:30pm Event: 6pm Coming up on the next Views and Brews at the Cactus Cafe “What We Love, Why We love It and What It Means!” It’s Fandom in all it’s glory, this Tuesday at 6! Join KUT…more»
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Austin Lounge Lizards
Sat. 05/11 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $20.00 Larry McMurtry once noted, “Being a writer and a Texan is an amusing fate, one that gets funnier as one’s sense of humor darkens. In times…more»
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An Intimate Acoustic Evening with David Ramirez--SOLD OUT
Fri. 05/10 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $12.00 EP Release Show for “The Rooster” By breaking through heartache, David Ramirez has gone on a search for understanding. The Austin resident…more»
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Austin Classical Guitar Society Presents: Classical Cactus: Dynamite Edition
Thu. 05/09 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $5.00 Isaac Bustos (9PM) and Jonathan Dotson (8PM) It’s outrageous, really. Two of our favorite extraordinary virtuosi, Isaac Bustos and Jonatha…more»
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Open Mic
Wed. 05/08 | 7:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
SIGN UP: 7:00pm First Performer: 7:30pm EVENT TIME: 7pm to 10pm The Open Stage is back for 2013. Join us once a month to take your turn at singing on our stage!
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Tue. 05/07 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $30.00 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 consi…more»
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Teresa Neal
Mon. 05/06 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $5.00 CD RELEASE SHOW! Tersea Neal’s latest CD WHO I AM, (release date – May 6, 2013) is her third studio effort and the most compelling of her …more»
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Griffin House
Sat. 05/04 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $15.00 in advance $18.00 day of show Although Springfield, OH native Griffin House didn’t begin playing guitar and writing songs until he was 18, …more»
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Dana Cooper & Vince Bell
Fri. 05/03 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $12.00 in advance $15.00 day of show Vince Bell and Dana Cooper are each a testament to the old adage, “Nothing beats experience.” Between them th…more»
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UT ALMA Showcase
Thu. 05/02 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $5.00 Spring 2013 End-Of-Year Showcase The Austin Live Music Academy is a program designed to help students grow in virtually all aspects of musi…more»
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Stephen Kellogg
Wed. 05/01 | 6:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm General Admission: $18.00 Stephen Kellogg claims that when he was growing up, his musical interests were divided between his father’s record collection, devoted t…more»
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Views & Brews: From Muddy Waters to Mumford and Sons: Folk Music with Kim Simpson ...
Tue. 04/30 | 5:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 5:30pm Event: 6pm Michael F. Scully, author of “The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance,” will discuss the persistence of American folk music revivalism with K…more»
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Lilly Hiatt
Mon. 04/29 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm FREE courtesy of our Friends at Lone Star Beer. Opener: TBD Lilly Hiatt’s an old soul, a young woman wise beyond her years. Listen. You’ll hear. Hiatt’s songs back e…more»
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Mason Jennings
Sat. 04/27 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 As one grows into adulthood, remaining steadfastly single-minded about one’s pursuits gets increasingly difficult. The musician becomes a b…more»
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Mason Jennings
Fri. 04/26 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 As one grows into adulthood, remaining steadfastly single-minded about one’s pursuits gets increasingly difficult. The musician becomes a b…more»
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Ed Miller with Jil Chambless & Scooter Muse
Thu. 04/25 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $12.00 Join KUT’s Ed Miller with guest Jil Chambless for great night of songs and stories. Originally from Montgomery, AL, Jil Chambless now resi…more»
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UT SEC Presents Kerrville Singer Songwriter Contest
Wed. 04/24 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm FREE EVENT The Student Events Center Music and Entertainment Committee (MEC) and the Cactus Cafe proudly present the annual Kerrville Singer/Songwriter Contest. Each …more»
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Green Mountain Grass
Tue. 04/23 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 Green Mountain Grass started as a porch picking band circa 2000 A.D. around the flatlands and heartland musical hub of Champaign-Urbana, Il…more»
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Lilly Hiatt
Mon. 04/22 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm FREE courtesy of our Friends at Lone Star Beer. Opener: TBD Lilly Hiatt’s an old soul, a young woman wise beyond her years. Listen. You’ll hear. Hiatt’s songs back e…more»
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Pat Donohue and the Prairie Stars
Sun. 04/21 | 7:30PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $30.00 Pat is one of the most listened-to finger pickers in the world. As the guitarist for the Guys All-Star Shoe Band of Minnesota Public Radio’…more»
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Kim Simpson cd release with David Dondero and Seth Sherman
Sat. 04/20 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Please join Kim Simpson on Saturday April 20th at The Cactus Cafe for the release of his album “Yours All The Way”. He will be joined on stage by David Dondero and Seth Sherman. With his…more»
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Cheryl Wheeler
Fri. 04/19 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $18.00 in advance $20.00 at the door Cheryl Wheeler has to be seen to be appreciated. Nothing you read and nothing you hear from her albums prepar…more»
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David Lindley
Thu. 04/18 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Door: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 Featured performer with Jackson Browne’s band of almost 20 years on 2010 Summer tour of Europe and the U.S. On record and in performance, D…more»
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Sean Mullins
Wed. 04/17 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance $28.00 day of show. Since we last heard from Shawn Mullins on 2008’s honeydew, the Atlanta-based singer/ songwriter and bandlead…more»
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Sean Mullins
Tue. 04/16 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Cafe (map)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance $28.00 day of show. Since we last heard from Shawn Mullins on 2008’s honeydew, the Atlanta-based singer/ songwriter and bandlead…more»
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