Songwriters’ Open Mic
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage. We hope you’ll join us for a drink and show at the best listening room in Austin! Interested in performing? Contact Jake Farr at... Read More »
Songwriters’ Open Mic
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Join us every Tuesday to hear all original music (no covers allowed!) from talented local artists on the famed Cactus stage. We hope you’ll join us for a drink and show at the best listening room in Austin! Interested in performing? Contact Jake Farr at... Read More »
4th Annual Other Voices: A Tribute to the Songs of Nanci Griffith
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. From the Cactus Café to Carnegie Hall and back again, Nanci Griffith traveled the world, writing songs about the five and dime, the adventures just beyond these woods and more. Join some of Austin’s finest musicians in paying tribute to her catalog at her old stomping... Read More »
Grace Rowland featuring Real Live Tigers
Admission is free! Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. Grace Rowland (formerly Grace Park) is an artist/musician from Central Texas. She makes cut paper, stained glass, graphic art and is the frontwoman of Austin psych-folk band, The Deer. From a young age, Grace performed in plays; honed her artistic skills; and sang in... Read More »
Matt the Electrician and Southpaw Jones
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones played together every week in Austin for almost a decade. Now they reunite to remind their hometown crowd that they still exist! Event... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm 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. THIS EDITION will feature student & faculty performers from UT's International Education Week! A special, international edition of Open Mic Night at... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm 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 dates
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm 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 dates
Vivi McCracken
Admission is Free! Doors @ 7:00 p.m. Show @ 7:30 p.m. Born and raised in the "live music capital of the world," Vivi McCracken is a recording singer/ songwriter currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Vivi played in Austin, Nashville, Chicago, London, Paris, and Ruhengeri, Rwanda, and also became a top ten finalist in the Old Settlers... Read More »
Texas Gypsy Fire Oliver Rajamani with Cindy Cashdollar
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $22.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. Students: $12.00 at the door with student ID Oliver Rajamani, Indian/Romani Folk artist and Cindy Cashdollar one of America's most noted dobro and slide steel player and a five time Grammy winner, knit a colorful blanket of rhythms and melodies. The... Read More »
The Texas Lovebirds
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT… The TEXAS LOVEBIRDS, servin’ up fun, frivolity and kick-ass music! Old ‘Austinites’ might remember Donna Stevens (the creator of the Texas Lovebirds) from the hilarious 90’s touring show, ‘The Cow... Read More »
Beat Root Revival- Cancelled
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Event dates
Danny Barnes
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $25.00 in advance and at the door. Danny Barnes is already known as an iconic American musician, a banjo playing innovator who’s earned high praise from everybody from Bill Frisell and Dave Matthews to Steve Martin, who presented Danny with the Prize for Excellence in Banjo in 2015. From the days... Read More »
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm 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 dates
Open Mic with Kacy Crowley
SIGN UP: 7:30pm Performances: 8pm 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 dates
Kacy Crowley Presents: The New Songwriters
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $7.00 inn advance and $8.00 at the door A diverse and talented bill of five of the newest and coolest voices writing songs in Austin. Hosted and presented by our Open Mic's Kacy Crowley! Five fresh voices each doing 20 minute sets of original music. Kris Schultz Jake Farr Lefty... Read More »
Enough About Music
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm General Admission: $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. We’re excited to introduce the debut of an exciting new KUTX Podcast, ENOUGH ABOUT MUSIC, hosted by Savannah Welch. Join us for an interactive live interview taping with Shinyrib’s Kevin Russell, where the only rule is to talk about anything at... Read More »
Nagavalli
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $18.00 in advance and $22.00 at the door Barbara Nesbitt will kick off the evening with a solo, acoustic set at 8:30pm followed by Nagavalli at 9pm. Roberto Riggio (Atash) will join Nagavalli on violin as a special guest at the show. East and West co-mingle harmoniously in Indian-American,... Read More »
Young Artist Program Showcase
Doors: 7pm Show: 7:30pm General Admission: $20.00 An evening celebrating the original songs of Song Rise Arts' students and mentors! This spring, our Young Artist Program has provided undeserved students with free songwriting classes and mentorship with professional Austin musicians. The program culminates with this showcase at... Read More »
The Heavenly States
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm General Admission: $10.00 Guest: Shane Bartell The Heavenly States came together in 2002, united by a shared passion for complex and cathartic rock bursting with literate, provocative lyricism. A series of acclaimed albums and a seemingly endless capacity for touring – including a landmark 2005 trek to Egypt and... Read More »
UT Kerrville Folk Festival Student Songwriters Contest feat Señora May
Doors: 8pm Show: 8:30pm Head over to the legendary Cactus Cafe to see talented UT student songwriters and musicians perform original music. Performers will be selected from a wide range of submissions. Our panel of judges will pick a winner who will earn the opportunity to perform at the Kerrville Folk Festival this spring! FREE EVENT... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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: 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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: 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: 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 »
