By the time you read this, our Ryan Bingham in-store event will be SOLD OUT.  We hope to see you there. Cactus will be closed beginning at 5PM until the event is over.  If you did not get a wristband for our event, you must know that we do not expect to have additional space to accommodate fans for [...]

The thing about chemistry, though, is it can’t be denied. To hear them sing together is to understand opposite attraction, spontaneous combustion and a whole lotta life lived together. Robison and Willis—two decades in—know the way the other leans almost without talking. And that telekinetic thrust is what makes Cheater’s Game, a collection of songs [...]

Siblings Danielle, Kris and Nick Schnebelen grew up with the Blues. Their parents, Bob and Lisa, were active in the thriving Kansas City Blues scene, playing in local bands and competing in the Kansas City Blues Challenge. Bob and Lisa’s band didn’t make it to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis — but their kids [...]

Inspired by the Beatles and Bob Dylan, Jeff Matey first started playing live and recording his own original music in Austin, Texas in the early 90′s. In 1996, he released his first album “My Little World”, a collection of songs recorded one summer in Austin in a one-room apartment. This was followed by “After the [...]

Building on the thrilling strengths of his fearsomely original 2010 debut, Whisky Priest (which LoneStarMusic magazine deemed “one of the most compelling albums to come out of Texas in the past year”), Austin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dustin Welch is set to release his second album, Tijuana Bible, on Feb. 12 via his own Super Rooster [...]

The Atlanta-based quartet The Sexual Side Effects defy easy categorization, seamlessly combining elements of ‘80s post-punk and New Wave with modern pop and indie, served with a healthy splash of space-rock psychedelia, but the band’s overriding focus is clear: bringing their haunting and majestic brand of music to the masses. Led by main songwriter Amber [...]

It’s apparent from the get-go – Omotai is a band that know what the fuck they want to accomplish and how to knock it out. Their debut EP Peace Through Fear – reputedly recorded and mixed in a scant two days – is a swirling mass of high-speed forehead smashery. Following two US tours and [...]

A Spanish pop rock band formed in ’09 in Houston, Texas. Their focus has been to create intense yet accessible music that excites their listeners on and off the stage. This ever-evolving band has found the perfect mix of sounds from their diverse influences rooted from the classic latin-american acts they grew up listening to [...]

Dead Leaves is the unique and constantly evolving band fronted by Travis Egnor, a singer/songwriter moving to a new city and starting the band over from scratch every two to four months. While Travis is the dominant creative force behind Dead Leaves, he encourages and relies upon the collaboration of others to add detailed layers [...]

Need to pick up a sweet gift for your sweetheart? Stop in on Pet Sounds Saturday. In addition to having a tremendous selection of music-related cool stuff that is sure to please your significant other, you’ll have a chance to do a good deed for puppies in need. All while enjoying a cold refreshing St Arnold beverage and [...]