WRISTBAND EVENT! Pre-order your copy of "Westward" starting July 7th to secure your spot in line for the Meet & Greet Autograph Session. Photos will be allowed if time permits. Space is limited. Dylan Gossett's "Westward" will be available for purchase at Cactus Music beginning Friday, July 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM.  

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‍Shipping is not available. Local Pickup Only!

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ALL ONLINE ORDERS can pick up both the item and wristband on THE DAY OF THE EVENT, Tuesday, 7/22/25, starting at Noon.
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Online orders cannot be picked up before Tuesday, 7/22/25. If you have questions about your order, please reply to the confirmation email you received.

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On Saturday, July 12 at 1 p.m., author Rick Mitchell willsign copies and read from his book JazzIn the New Millennium: Live and Well, Revised Edition at Cactus Music, 2110Portsmouth, Houston. The book includes 84 profiles of theleading 21^st Century jazz musicians, including several from Houston.

Mitchell, who now lives in Portland, Oregon,is the former music critic at The HoustonChronicle and the longtime jazz program notes annotator for DACAMERA ofHouston. He currently hosts a nationally-syndicated radio program, also calledJazz in the New Millennium. Mitchell will be joined by special guest Dr. RobertMorgan, retired director of the HSPVA jazz program, and the HSPVA student jazzcombo under the direction of James Westfall. They will discuss the outsizedrole Houston-bred musicians have played in the creative renaissance of jazz inthe current century.

“The greatest music of the first 25 years of the 21^stCentury holds its own with the greatest music in any previous era of jazz,”says Mitchell. “Will young listeners fifty years from now discover the music ofJoshua Redman and Cecile McLorin Salvant and approach them with same reverencethat we now have for Lester Young and Billie Holiday? I don’t know. But I amhere to make the case that they should.”

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🗣️Calling all Houston area #Turnstile fans. Roll up to @Cactus_Music 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠, as we celebrate the release of @TurnstileLuvConnection’s highly anticipated fourth album, 𝘕𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 𝘌𝘕𝘖𝘜𝘎𝘏, which will be officially released on Friday, June 6th, 2025, via @RoadRunnerRecords.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

• The event is free to attend! ⠀⠀

• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 exclusive poster for attendees. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵.⠀

• 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 exclusive #Turnstile t-shirt ⠀⠀

• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 hand numbered, Black & White Live Performance 5x7 Photo 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 of the album during the listening party. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵⠀⠀⠀

• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 include pizza from @StarPizzaHoustonTX and drinks from @SaintArnoldBrewing 🍕🍻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Recorded between Los Angeles and their homes in Baltimore, 𝘕𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 𝘌𝘕𝘖𝘜𝘎𝘏 is produced by TURNSTILE’s Brendan Yates. The expansive collection is a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band’s genre-defying sound. A transformative journey, both fearless and alive, by one of the most forward-thinking and influential bands of their generation.

🗣️Calling all Houston area @Caamp fans. Roll up to @Cactus_Music 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠, for a release party🎉 to celebrate their new album, 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, which will be officially released on June 6th, 2025, via @MomAndPopMusic!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

• The event is free to attend!

• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #Caamp Bandanas 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 of the album during the listening party. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵⠀⠀

• 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 #Caamp Signed Album (Apple Red LP + Signed Insert) ⠀⠀

• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 include pizza from @StarPizzaHoustonTX and drinks from @SaintArnoldBrewing 🍕🍻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

The album was recorded over two years in various locations, including Sonic Ranch and Sear Sound. Reflecting on the album, Meier shares: “Take your rings off and wash your hands. Wrap something tightly in newspaper; give it away. Water is running, and Copper Changes Color.”

Carolyn Wonderland, the red-hot Texas guitar heroine, lap steel virtuoso, whip-smart songwriter and fiery singer has a brand-new album called TRUTH IS coming out Friday, May 16, 2025Carolyn is kicking off the release with a performance at @theheightstheater on the night of release! But to make the day even more special, she’ll be hosted by Houston's indie music haven, @cactus_music , for an in-store performance that afternoon at 4 PM! Don't miss it!

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We are happy to welcome @MusicByKnox, aka #Knox, to the #CactusMusic stage on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. Knox is currently on tour support for his debut album, 𝘎𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘎𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘦, which is out via @AtlanticRecords, and we are happy to be one of the stops! ⠀⠀
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*He is on tour and playing later that night (05/04/25) at @WhiteOakMH with special guest @The_Wldlfe. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

That yearning for nostalgia also serves as a main theme in his upcoming debut album, Going Going Gone, set for release on April 4 via Atlantic Records — though he admits that the project’s title was not what he was originally planning. ⠀⠀“I ended up not being able to use my original idea, because I wanted to do something based around the movie The Breakfast Club, but we couldn’t get cleared for it,” he recalls with a laugh. “There’s a quote from the movie that’s my favorite quote ever, where [Mr. Vernon] says, ‘Spend a little less time trying to impress people and a little more time trying to make something of yourself.’ For a long time, when I was making this record, I was constantly thinking, ‘I hope other people like this,’ instead of just making music that I loved. I wanted to continue to shift that mindset going into my album.”⠀