3/21/2023 0 Comments Cactus music calendar![]() ![]() The Cactus Blossoms broke out nationally in 2016 with their JD McPherson-produced debut, You’re Dreaming. The songs here are tender and timeless, with straightforward arrangements centered around brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s air tight harmonies, and the performances are warm and intimate to match, delivered with a soulful, ’70s-inspired palette of playful Wurlitzer, breezy guitars, and muscular percussion. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, the record explores the tension between optimism and despair that’s defined much of the past few years of American life, examining the power (or naïveté, depending on your perspective) of positive thinking in the face of chaos and uncertainty. Wednesday, and donate 20 percent of each purchase to the Mayor’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.“Hey baby, do you wanna take a trip with me? / I’ve got a feeling there might be a silver lining all around.” So begins ONE DAY, the captivating new album from critically acclaimed Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms. ![]() Sig’s Lagoon in Mid-Main will open at 11 a.m. Vinal Edge in the Heights opened for a few hours Tuesday, even honoring requests for customers in the mood to hear a certain song or album, and asking shoppers to bring by relief supplies for neighboring Big Blue Whale Toys, who was making donation runs. Bun B) Trill Funds for Victims of Harvey.Īs for other inner-loop record stores, Sound Exchange closed Monday and Tuesday, but planned to be back open this morning. It's all free, including the Saint Arnold beverages, except for a suggested donation to Queenie Freeman's (Mrs. Please join us for an afternoon of great music and camaraderie. As always, our events are free, open to the public and kid friendly. This Saturday we are asking for a suggested donation which we will donate directly to our good friend, Bun B's wife Queenie's Gofundme effort, Trill Funds for Victims of Harvey. We will, as always, be serving delicious Saint Arnold beverages. All artists have fine releases available and they are staff favorites. ![]() We've asked some very talented friends to perform and we know that it will lift spirits. This Saturday, maybe more than any Saturday ever, we feel compelled to put some great music on the Cactus stage and not have our tradition interrupted by prolonged Hurricane nastiness. We feel it puts great record store peace and love out there which we know is a powerful thing. Our in-stores are where kindred spirits congregate to catch up, discuss music that they love and have an experience. ![]() This has been at the core of Cactus culture for decades and it is about more than business for us. From the store:Īlmost every Saturday of the year, we present a program of free in-store events and performances. In fact, Thursday morning Cactus announced plans for a "Hang In There Post-Harvey In-Store Event" this Saturday, featuring Kuhn and now Gio Chamba (2:30 p.m.) and Say Girl Say (4 p.m.). Its next scheduled in-store, Galveston-based singer-songwriter Robert Kuhn supporting new album Maria the Gun, remains on the books for this Saturday at 1 p.m. Photo courtesy of Cactus Music A list of everything the store needs to get back on its feet should be coming via its social-media accounts in the next day or two, they promised. ![]()
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