Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of jazz with Pamela Hart, along with world-renowned saxophonist and composer Michael Malone. Pamela Hart, highly regarded as Austin, Texas’ finest jazz vocalist. Noted by Austin Women’s Magazine as “Austin’s First Lady of Jazz,” audiences... Read More »
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 He’s back! We are thrilled that Stephen Krishnan, one of the most sensitive and communicative players we know, has moved back to Austin after several years of graduate school at USC. Welcome Stephen back for his special return to the Cactus Cafe stage. Then at 9 pm, ACG Community... Read More »
Saturday February 6th, 2016- Hogg Auditorium on the campus of the University of Texas Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $35.00 Stuff Like That There may well be a 25th anniversary sequel to the idea of Fakebook but to my ears it makes a case for simply returning to what moved Yo La Tengo to make things in the first... Read More »
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 This special solo acoustic show celebrates the 10th anniversary of Black Sheep Boy! Event dates
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $10.00 Our 2015-2016 Classical Cactus Series begins with the Austin debut of Armenian classical guitarists Lilit Mardiyan (8PM) followed by Brazilian jazz virtuoso Gabriel Santiago playing with his fabulous quartet (Gabriel Santiago, Guitars & Vocals; Justin Vasquez, Saxophones; Sam Pankey,... Read More »
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Deer Fellow is an indie folk-pop duo with a keen sense of song craft. Based out of Austin, bandmates Matt Salois (guitar, vocals) and Alyssa Kelly (violin, vocals, piano) met at an open mic and were quick to collaborate. Fast forward to present day and coupledom, the two have... Read More »
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of jazz with world-renowned saxophonist and composer Michael Malone. Michael's résumé includes a five-year stint touring with legendary jazz organist Jimmy Smith, as well as dates with Cindy Blackmon, guitarist Mark Whitfield and steel drummer Othello... Read More »
The Cactus Cafe is a live music venue and bar in the historic Texas Union on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Located in Austin, Texas, a city frequently referred to as “the live music capital of the world,” a number of well-known artists have played in the Cactus, and Billboard Magazine named it as one of fifteen “solidly respected, savvy clubs” in the United States, “from which careers can be cut, that work with proven names and new faces.”