St. Arnold Brewing Co.   Cactus is proud to present another opportunity for fans to meet an epic metal band… CHILDREN OF BODOM. Formed in 1993 in Espoo, Finland, CHILDREN OF BODOM has built a rock solid reputation as a one of the best pure metal bands in the world. The band’s name is derived [...]

SOUTHERN BACKTONES  SATURDAY, 2/18 @ 1:00pm St. Arnold Brewing Co.     It’s been a long time in the making, but darkness is finally descending upon the rock and roll fans of Houston. Not the evil, world conquering sort of darkness . . . more like the sexy, leather-clad, party-all-night-but-in-a-classy-way kind of darkness. The Southern [...]

  Everytime Dale performs at Cactus, he manages to transform the store into a honky-tonk.   There will be dancing in the aisles.   Save the date! You don’t wanna miss this!! On The Sun Sessions, not only does Dale Watson evoke an era, but he revives it to the point that it seems that it never faded. [...]

  Since late 2010, The Wheel Workers’ crisp sound and intelligent, whimsical lyrics have earned them growing recognition in Houston’s active indie rock scene. In early 2011, lead singer Steven Higginbotham composed and recorded their critically-acclaimed debut album, Unite.Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle praised it as a “lush and radiant pop album.” Paul Viscontini [...]

 DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS When audiences hear Holcomb’s songs, there is an emotional attachment and reaction, proven by the epic “Live Forever” which was recently used during an episode of NBC’s Parenthood and sparked a downloading frenzy online. “We want to write songs that have moments of honesty, transcendence, and humanity; so our audience [...]

John Egan will release his new album “Phantoms” on January 31st, 2012. It consists of 9 new recordings that feature his haunting blues sound and dynamic guitar playing. Recorded at Sugarhill Studios by Grammy winner Steve Christensen the resulting album is a bold statement and not to be missed. Egan howls and drops his foot [...]

Although his “other” band-the Sand Rubies-is no more, guitarist-singer Rich Hopkins continues to churn out at least an album per year with his ongoing pursuit, Rich Hopkins and Luminarios. Hell, even when the Rubies were still around, he was releasing them at about the same pace. And it’s not like he’s a young man anymore; [...]

Beverages by St. Arnold Brewing Co.   Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 called largest solo artist deal of it’s time, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just discovering the blues [...]

These kids are super young and super talented.  For such amount of time on the scene, they’ve made a serious splash.  Their last EP “American Arguments” is freaking tight.  And dont forget they won the HPMA for “Best New Act” this year.  They are all three in school in Austin right now and have been [...]

Gary Burgess is an East Texas singer songwriter from the Beaumont and Longview area. He came to Houston when he was 22. Gary attended the Kilgore Jr. College and North Texas University where he performed on and off campus coffee houses. He worked with Sean Walters, Phil Freeman, Eric Taylor, Bob Neuwirth, Steve Young, Peter [...]