An Acoustic Evening With LEE ANN WOMACK
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $40.00 in advance and $45.00 at the door The Cactus Cafe 40th Anniversary continues with this very special show. Artists don’t really make albums like Lee Ann Womack’s THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE anymore. Albums that seem to exist separate and apart from any external pressures.... Read More »
Ethan Azarian
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door Ethan's annual concert and art show! Guests Will Courtney and friends Jeff Johnson & Lindsay Verrill Event... Read More »
Matt Kivel
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $10.00 Matt Kivel is a singer/songwriter currently living in New York. Matt began his music career as a member of indie band Princeton, but pivoted to focus on his own material around 2013. Since then, he’s put out four solo albums, working with labels Old English Spelling Bee, Woodsist and... Read More »
Austin Classical Guitar: Goodbye, Classical Cactus
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 After 8 years, Austin Classical Guitar is wishing a fond farewell to the Classical Cactus Series. We've had so much fun here and have big plans brewing for the future. In the meantime, join our staff and friends for a great big sendoff and hug for the Classical Cactus! Sip, relax and... Read More »
Austin Classical Guitar: Ta’tyana & Stephen Krishnan
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 Ta’Tyana is the soulful duo of singer Ta’Tyana Jammer and guitarist Travis Marcum. They're back with encore performances of ACG's 2018 project Dream and some new material! The supremely talented Stephen Krishnan will start off the night with new music and a few surprises. Sip, relax... Read More »
T for Texas T for Tennessee
Doors: 12:00pm Show: 12:30-6pm We’re teaming up with our pals at KUTX 98.9 and Nashville’s WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 to throw an epic Americana shindig at the legendary Cactus Cafe, Tuesday, March 12. From swamp-funk to Elton John-inspired piano jams, “T for Texas, T for Tennessee” will feature some of the best Americana... Read More »
Tom Russell
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and $28.00 at the door. Tom Russell’s latest recording of original compositions, October in the Railroad Earth, is set for CD and vinyl release March 15, 2019, on Frontera Records in North America and Proper Records for the rest of the world. He describes the songs and sound as... Read More »
Slaid Cleaves
Doors: 8:000pm Show: 8:30pm SOLD OUT! Our 40th Anniversary Celebration continues with two nights with Slaid Cleaves. Slaid Cleaves lives with his wife of 21 years, Karen Cleaves, in the Hill Country outside Austin, Texas. While Karen books the shows, the flights, the hotels, and the rental cars, designs, orders and sells the CDs and... Read More »
Slaid Cleaves
Doors: 8:000pm Show: 8:30pm SOLD OUT! Our 40th Anniversary Celebration continues with two nights with Slaid Cleaves. Slaid Cleaves lives with his wife of 21 years, Karen Cleaves, in the Hill Country outside Austin, Texas. While Karen books the shows, the flights, the hotels, and the rental cars, designs, orders and sells the CDs and... Read More »
Shakey Graves Day VIII
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: Lottery Winners Only Guest: Jonathan Terrell Register here for your chance to purchase tickets for one of the Shakey Graves Day VIII shows on February 8th & 9th at Cactus Cafe in Austin, TX. The submission pool will be open from now until Wednesday, February 6th at 12:00PM... Read More »
Bruce Robison Wrapped 20th Anniversary Tour
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door Legendary Austin Songwriter, Bruce Robison, Celebrates Re-Release of Hit Album, Wrapped , on Vinyl with Texas Run Is Tom Brady the greatest football player of all time? How do you measure that, by wins? By Super Bowl titles? That’s something you argue... Read More »
Ellis Paul
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $20.00 in advance and $22.00 at the door. Ellis Paul is one of those gifted singer/songwriters.Though some may refer to him as a folksinger, he is more, for lack of a better word, a singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet also express the feelings, thoughts and... Read More »
Mary Gauthier
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. Special Guest: Jaimee Harris “Few singer-songwriters have mined their own autobiographies with a stronger belief in the unifying potential of human affliction than Mary Gauthier, but she arrived at her most compelling expressions of empathy to date... Read More »
Mary Gauthier
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. Special Guest: Jaimee Harris “Few singer-songwriters have mined their own autobiographies with a stronger belief in the unifying potential of human affliction than Mary Gauthier, but she arrived at her most compelling expressions of empathy to date... Read More »
11:59 Songwriting Group Concert
Doors: 7pm Show: 7:30pm General Admission: $15.00 advance and $20.00 at the door The 11:59 Songwriting Group is a yearly exercise in artistic creativity. Founded by Dave Madden, voted Top Ten Best Keyboardists by the Austin Chronicle and alumnus of the illustrious TED Talk organization, 11:59 asks an eclectic group of creators to complete 4... Read More »
Ayla Nereo
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $22.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door Guest: Handmade Moments Ayla Nereo is a voice for the planet, a beacon of light, a modern bard of beauty singing directly from her soul. With lyrical poetry splashing like dazzling paint across a canvas of sound, she builds layer upon layer of vocal... Read More »
21st Annual Townes Van Zandt Birthday Salute with Butch Hancock & Friends
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $25.00 This annual show features host Butch Hancock and his compadres as they play through the catalog of the late great songwriter of songwriters. Butch Hancock and his compadres return for this annual tradition celebrating the patron saint of songwriting. Tickets will SELL OUT ! Event... Read More »
Ray Prim Quartet with Jessee Lee
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $10.00 Ray Prim Quartet: Imagine Ben Harper and Ray Lamontagne heading over to Abbey Road in a cadillac convertible to pick up John Lennon and Paul McCartney so they can catch the tail end of The Reverend Al Green's sermon....2016 Black Fret Recipient, Ray Prim, is a Singer Soulwriter based in... Read More »
ATX Celebrates International Women’s Day 2019
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door. Join Cecilia + the Broken Hearts, Tiarra Girls and Leti Garza y La Banda for an evening in celebration of Austin's Second Annual: ATX International Women’s Day 2019; Gender Harmony Through Music With Deep Austin Rooted Award Winning Power House Bands, We... Read More »
Amplify The Cactus Cafe
The Cactus Cafe is a cherished community institution known as one of the best "listening rooms" for music in the country. We operate as a non-profit and we focus on ensuring that the majority of revenue goes to artists that play here. That focus enables us to nurture new artists as well as provide established acts an opportunity for an... Read More »
Carrie Rodriguez Laboratorio
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $22.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door Laboratorio is the ongoing concert series conceived and led by Carrie Rodriguez, a multitalented bilingual singer/songwriter/fiddle player from Austin, Texas. Carrie and her all-star Laboratorio band collaborate with a different guest artist for each unique... Read More »
Danny Schmidt
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door. CD Release show! Named to the Chicago Tribune's list of the "50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years," Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt has amassed a cult following for his poetic, poignant lyrics. With a craftsmanship and... Read More »
David Ramirez Night Three
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door Special Guest: Matt McCloskey Night 3 - FABLES Join us for Night Three of the Four Night Stand with David Ramirez that will help Celebrate our yearlong 40th Anniversary. David will be performing a different album plus more from his catalog each night... Read More »
David Ramirez Night Two
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door Special Guest: Thomas Csorba Night 2 - Apologies (+ The Rooster EP) Join us for Night Two of the Four Night Stand with David Ramirez that will help Celebrate our yearlong 40th Anniversary. David will be performing a different album plus more from his... Read More »
David Ramirez Night One
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door Special Guest: Carson McHone Night 1 - American Soil (+ Strangetown EP) Join us for Night One of the Four Night Stand with David Ramirez that will help Celebrate our yearlong 40th Anniversary. David will be performing a different album plus more from... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews, it’s “Ghost Stories and The Stories of Ghosts.” Halloween may have past but it’s always a good time to talk about the role of haunting and ghosts in theatre and poetry. Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with playwright Kirk Lynn and Poet Roger Reeves, to talk about the subversive... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews this Tuesday at 6, it’s all you need to know about the Midterms. Join guest host KUT’s Ben Philpott along with political analyst Mathew Dowd, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw, and KUT’s Sr. Reporter Audrey McGlinchy to talk border wall, public school funding, affordable housing, and... Read More »
Views & Brews
Doors 6:30 Show 7pm Coming up at our next Views and Brews, it’s “Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott and The Art of Soul.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe, and a live jazz quintet featuring Red Young to talk about the role of the B-3 in jazz and what makes it so unique. Where do we exist in the... Read More »
John Craigie
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $15.00 Guest: Tony Kamel (of Wood & Wire) Renowned for his eloquent Americana style, engaging live shows, and off-the-cuff clever observations, John Craigie carries on the legacy of classic singer-songwriters, while blazing a trail of his own. Recently, that trail twisted and turned into new... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up with at next Views and Brews at The Cactus Cafe this Tuesday at 6 it’s "Censorship & Its Discontents" as we partner with the Austin Film Society to explore Hollywood’s Amazing Pre-Code Era. Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with AFS lead programmer Lars Nilsen to explore the films of the early 1900s that were way... Read More »
Views & Brews Live At The Blanton
This event is at The Blanton Museum Doors 5:30 pm, Show 6 pm Coming up with a very special Views and Brews at The Blanton Museum at 6 pm, it’s “The City Within Our City.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Dr. Rich Reddick, art historian Cherise Smith, Rabbi Neil Blumofe, and Blanton Curator Veronica Roberts to view and... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews this Tuesday at 6 it’s “Literature, Poetry, Activism, and Immigration.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with novelist Natalia Sylvester, poet Emmy Perez, and activist Maria Oliveira, to talk about the power of sharing stories, how poetry can unite, and the links between vintage clothing... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews this Tuesday at 6, it’s “Code Next Explained.” Join host Rebecca McInroy along with Syeda Hasan of KUT News to de-code this controversial plan, talk more about what it means to build a city and find out what Code Next could mean for you. Views and Brews is free and open to the public, we... Read More »
Views & Brews: Two Guys on Your Head Live with “Cognition and Civic Engagement”!
Coming up at our next Views and Brews at The Cactus Cafe this Wednesday at 6 pm its Two Guys on Your Head Live with “Cognition and Civic Engagement”! Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with professors Art Markman and Bob Duke to talk about the psychology of social activism, the effectiveness of deterrence, and the health consequences of... Read More »
Views & Brews
How did jazz develop in America? What is signified by region, and how does the local dialect of music both inform and stereotype meaning? We will trace the tribalization of America as we explore West and East coast jazz -- and discover musical roots from New Orleans to Kansas City, Chicago, and beyond. We will feature the music of... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
John Neilson
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door John Neilson is a Singer/Songwriter based in Austin, TX. He has had numerous songs placed in TV & Film. He has opened for Jason Isbell, Brett Dennen, Bob Schneider, & American Aquarium to name a few. His most recent release, "Tomorrow Comes the... Read More »
Tyler Jordan
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $5.00 Guests: Housewarming Tyler Jordan is a crafter of feeling, a wordsmith piecing together the most uncomfortable truths into bold declarations of triumph. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Tyler is a former founding member of the locally-loved band, The Gents, and now fronts his current project,... Read More »
Views & Brews
“Coming up with our next Views and Brews at The Cactus Cafe this Tuesday at 6, it's The Secret Ingredient live with a show on, “Tipping in Austin." Join hosts Rebecca McInroy and Tom Philpott with restauranteurs Adam Orman, Jodi Odim, and Jam to talk about why they have eliminated tipping at their restaurants, how they make it work... Read More »
Noah Gundersen (Acoustic)
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $30.00 advance and $35.00 at the door Opening Act: Jason Robert Blum Special Acoustic Show! In America today, anyone can engage in spiritual surrender. Performing the rite is simple: one first gathers with their community in a room of mirrors (in peripheral vision these mirrors appear as... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews this Tuesday at 6, it's “The US Presidency: history, image, and influence.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Jeremi Suri, author of “The Impossible Presidency,” Jay Root from The Texas Tribune, and Alexis Percle from The LBJ Museum to talk about the relationship of... Read More »
Brody Price
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door Joined by Mckenzie Lockhart (Florence, AL) and Will Maxwell (Austin, TX), songwriter Brody Price takes the stage at the Cactus Cafe for an evening of songs from his new album "What's the Point in Trying." Event... Read More »
Views & Brews
Coming up at our next Views and Brews this Tuesday at 6, it’s “Understanding China Today.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with David J. Firestein, the executive director of The University of Texas at Austin’s China Public Policy Center, economist James Galbraith, and Media Studies professor Wenhong Chen to talk about China,... Read More »
Kerrville Folk Festival University Songwriter Competition
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm FREE EVENT Come support your favorite UT student songwriters as they perform on the Cactus Cafe stage! Each artist will perform two original songs, and the winners will get a chance to perform at the Kerrville Folk Festival on May 25th! Event... Read More »
Views & Brews
Doors 6:30 pm Show 7 pm Free show, first come, first served. Get there early to get in! Coming up at our next Views and Brews, its “Benny Carter and The Art of Persistence.” Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe and a live jazz quintet to discuss what it means to prevail in difficult times;... Read More »
Views & Brews: What is Freedom?
Doors: 5:30pm Event: 6pm Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Yascha Mounk author of, “The People Vs. Democracy: Why our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save it,” and economist James K. Galbraith, to explore various notions of freedom today. What is freedom as a human experience? What is the role of the market when we talk about... Read More »
Views & Brews
Views and Brews is very excited to partner with The UT Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Karin Wilkins to bring you "Conversations on The Middle East." Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with Lawrence Wright, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," and Jamal... Read More »
Views & Brews
Doors 6:30, Show 7 pm Join us for the next Views and Brews as we present an evening of music and conversation exploring the thrills, challenges, depths, and ideas of Austin, Texas. What do we mean when we say, "Keep Austin Weird?" Is Austin really the Live Music Capital of the World? What does the mythology of Austin sound like? How... Read More »
Views & Brews: The Funhouse Mirror of Political Polarization
Doors: 5:30pm Event: 6pm FREE SHOW Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with political analyst Joan Walsh, documentarian Paul Stekler, and economist James K. Galbraith to talk about the role the economy, the media, and the political landscape play in shaping identity and ideology in America today. Event... Read More »
Denny Laine & the Cryers featuring drummer Steve Holley from Wings (GA Tickets)
Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door Rob Adams Promotions Presents: Denny Laine & the Cryers featuring drummer Steve Holley from Wings An intimate evening with Denny Laine from Paul McCartney's Wings and founding member of the Moody Blues. Joining Denny will be the Cryers with Steve... Read More »
Views & Brews
Join KUT's Rebecca McInroy along with KUT’s Jennifer Stayton, and Dalyah Jones, and Elizabeth McQueen of KUTX to talk about the past, present, and future of audio production, and what unique potential podcasting affords the public radio world. Whether you’re interested in developing a show, you listen to podcasts, or even if you have no... Read More »
The House of Songs featuring: Ali Holder, Chris Fullerton, Little Brave and more
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 The House of Songs featuring: Ali Holder, Chris Fullerton, Little Brave and more! Join us for an evening of great songwriters. Event dates
Views & Brews: Public Radio, Podcasting and Possibility- Cancelled
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Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm The Cactus Cafe Open Mic presented by Independence Brewing company, serving Austin’s independent drinkers and thinkers. Cactus Cafe is an ALL ages venue! Open Mic is back with our Hostess Kacy Crowley!! Sign up is promptly at 7:30pm and performances are 8pm to 10pm. Event... Read More »
Views & Brews
Doors 6:30 Show 7 pm Views & Brews is free, first come, first served so get there early before the doors close! Kut Views & Brews presents an evening of music and conversation exploring the life, legacy, and continuing influence of the great jazz musician, Sonny Rollins. How do we respond to uncertainty and a time of... Read More »
