Acclaimed singer-songwriter Dana Cooper is set to release his highly anticipated 32nd studio album, “The Ghost of Tucumcari”, on May 17, 2024. Featuring an All-Star lineup of guest artists, the album marks a major achievement for the veteran musician after over 50 years in the business. Dana's 1st release on Elektra Records came out 51 years ago featuring the legendary band "The Section" with Leland Sklar & Russ Kunkel as his session band for the album.Artists lending their voices to this project are Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Mando Saenz, Darden Smith, Shake Russell, Libby Koch and more.

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Dana's story is one of true perseverance and lifelong dedication to his craft.“Few artists can claim to make music for 50 years and still do so with the same eagerness and enthusiasm that marked their initial efforts.” Lee Zimmerman - American Songwriter

“The Ghost of Tucumcari” takes listeners on a stirring musical journey across genres from Folk and Rock to Country and Americana. Standout tracks include the haunting first single "The Ghost of Tucumcari" featuring Grammy winner Lyle Lovett and the rousing rendition of Woody Guthrie’s song "This Land Is Your Land" with Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, plus many other acclaimed artists.

“Dana has a poet’s eye for beauty & detail, a blue’s man’s soul, and a songbird’s gift. He is remarkable.” - Hayes Carll

"The Album is 5 Star Grammy Material." - Shake Russell

🗣️Calling all Houston area fans of @TheAvettBrothers! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬-𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 for an early indie record store listening party for their self-titled new album ‘The Avett Brothers’ (𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 05/17/24) via @ThirtyTigers.

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• The event is free to attend!

• Free poster for attendees illustrated by #ScottAvett himself (while supplies last)!⠀

• Free refreshments 🍻⠀⠀⠀⠀

• 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆! 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Recorded in Malibu’s Shangri-La Studios, as well as Nashville, Mar Vista, and the band’s hometown of Concord, NC, The Avett Brothers is a collection of songs seen through a lens of independently studied spirituality; questions and considerations in the interest of the divine unknowable. ⠀⠀In an ongoing attempt to comprehend existence and our interpersonal connectedness, these songs seek the sacred in the commonplace: a cheap cup of coffee, the smallest movement of love, broken hearts and school bus lessons, a baby’s first and second steps, growing older and holding on to one’s roots, losing someone and accepting fate, rediscovering hope and finding sanctity in tragedy...ultimately reveling in the fun and surrender of what we cannot understand.

Cactus Music and the Asia Society of Houston are proud to present No-No Boy Saturday, 5/11/24 @ 1:00 PM.

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. No-No Boy is an immersive concert experience thatilluminates hidden Asian American histories through folk songs, sound pieces,live projections, and storytelling. NPR Music has hailed it as "one of themost insurgent pieces of music you'll ever hear which re-examines americanawith devastating effect... An act of revisionist subversion" Takinginspiration from his own family’s history living through the Vietnam War aswell as many other stories of Asian American experience, Nashville-born songwriterand scholar Julian Saporiti has transformed his years of doctoral study into aninnovative project that bridges a divide between art and scholarship. Thisperformance will celebrate No-No Boy's third full-length LP EMPIRE ELECTRICreleased by the Smithsonian Folkways label.

Sounds contain histories and prophecies. If youlisten closely, there are winding tales to be found in a string brushed by ahandmade bow, worlds to be uncovered in the trill of a bird about to takeflight, and truths to be reckoned with in the grain of an unknown voice. Thisis the revelation at the core of EmpireElectric, the third album by No-No Boy, and its songs that examinenarratives of imperialism, identity, and spirituality. It tells stories rootedin years of research and relationship-building, made vibrant and profoundthrough a rich congregation of instrumental, environmental, and electronicallymanipulated sounds from Asia and America. Every single sound, from the graciousswell of a pedal steel to the warbling pluck of a koto, becomes a part of thepoetic recasting of shared post-colonial trauma and the startling joys that canbe wrung out of that hardship.

https://www.nonoboyproject.com

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Houston, @CharleyCrockett is celebrating the release of his new album, ‘$10 Cowboy’ (available 04/26/24 via @ThirtyTigers), with a special in-store performance here at #CactusMusic on Wednesday, May 1st, at 4:30 PM! As always, complimentary beverage service is provided by @SaintArnoldBrewing! ⠀

⠀**𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 & 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰.** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀

“In a statement, Crockett explained that the record is a wandering tribute to his home country. “This material is written at truck stops, it’s written at casinos, it’s written in the alleys behind the venues, it’s written in my truck parked up on South Congress in Austin,” he said. “A ramblin’ man like me, a genuine transient, is in a pretty damn good position to have something to say about America.” Rollingstone.com⠀

Houston, @Hovvdy is celebrating the release of their new self-titled album, ‘Hovvdy’ (available 04/26/24 via @ArtsAndCrafts), with a special in-store performance here at #CactusMusic on Sunday, April 28th, at 2 PM!

As always, complimentary beverage service provided by @SaintArnoldBrewing! Come join us!⠀⠀⠀

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀

A self-titled statement piece, Hovvdy’s fifth album fits with the comfortable confidence of faded blue jeans. Underlining years of hyper-reflective, deeply-fan-beloved songwriting, the 19-track sequence draws together swirling piano lines and vivid production under the cohesive vision of longtime friends Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. Always guided with a gentle hand, the listener lands right there in the room to witness the spontaneous synchronicity of Charlie and Will’s shared songcraft.⠀

Cactus Music is proud to present The English Beat's Dave Wakeling for Photos!, Autographs! during your favorite time of the year -- RECORD STORE DAY!

Purchase any official Rhino reissues by The English Beat and receive a wristband to guarantee your place in line to meet founding member, Dave Wakeling.  Cactus is delighted to present this opportunity for music fans to meet this important musician, get an autograph, and pose for a photo.
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If you'd like to purchase these albums online, please choose a title, and follow the link. Please note that you will receive one wristband per title purchase. Your order will be available for pickup on the day of the event, Saturday, 4/20/24.
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Interested in getting The English Beat's RSD 2024 title? You'll have an opportunity to grab your copy on Record Store Day. This title, however, is limited to one copy per person.

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- I Just Can't Stop It: Expanded [Indie Exclusive CD]
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‍- I Just Can't Stop It [SYEOR 24 Exclusive Magenta LP]

- I Just Can’t Stop It (Expanded) [RSD Black Friday 2023] LP

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Among the latest to emerge from a Texas psych-rock tradition that goes back more than fifty years, Houston’s Cactus Flowers announce the release of their sophomore full-length Elation with leadoff single “Dead Moon Rising.”

Once again, frontwoman/bandleader Jessica A.M. channels the power of a live volcano through her guitar rig, her tone pouring through your speakers like scorching lava. Meanwhile, her mystical lyrics convey a dreamlike, starry-eyed romanticism spiked with a bite of attitude. Raised by a mom who photographed bands for Rolling Stone during the magazine’s counter-culture heyday, Jessica was, believe it or not, a late bloomer when it came to playing rock music. Originally, her path seemed to point in the direction of her formal violin training.

But once she discovered the electric guitar in college, the die was cast. And when she met drummer and musical soulmate Mark Carcamo, a chemical reaction catalyzed, giving rise to Cactus Flowers’s intoxicating cocktail of psychedelia, fuzz, doom and classic rock. “It took me like 7 or 8 years to craft my sound,” Jessica explains. But once it clicked, there was no turning back.

Recorded by Grammy-winning producer Steve Christensen (Khruangbin, Steve Earle), Elation is a super-charged, almost monolithic realization of the band’s vision, which now includes bassist John Griffith (who produced the band’s debut full-length, 2019’s Incantations). Fittingly enough, the band wrote the bulk of Elation on numerous desert drives from Texas to the West Coast. Taken together, the songs take the listener on a fuzz-soaked musical journey of inner self discovery.

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Read Southall can sure turn a phrase. “This record is the gasoline for the love machine,” he says of his band’s new album, the exhilarating and self-titled Southall. The proud Oklahoma workingman isn’t exaggerating. The record sparks and burns with 11 crank-it-up songs that expertly combine country, rock & roll, and the dust and grit of the band’s native Red Dirt scene.

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