![]() ![]() ![]() Cactus Music also showcases local, regional and national talent on our stage with weekly in-store performances. We have an extensive selection of almost every physical format, historic memorabilia, hard-to-find items and music-related gifts and products. Now co-owner Quinn Bishop (pictured above), together with a dedicated and longstanding team of friendly, music-knowledge-filled folks, run the 5,800 square foot location at 2110 Portsmouth and S. Pappy's sons, HW "Bud" Daily and Don Daily, opened Cactus in 1975 and it was one of the country's first music super stores. The roots of our business springs from the Daily music family and the legendary record man, Pappy Daily, the founder of D Records and Starday Records. Where else could you enjoy free music and bevies with dozens of your closest friends? – John Nova Lomax Houston’s oldest independent music store with over 40 years service. St.Especially when it hosted in-store concerts, Cactus functioned as a third place for a good portion of Houston’s music scene, a convivial meeting spot that was neither home nor a bar. Janelle Monáe at Day for Night Music and Art Festivalĭiving with the great white sharks of Isla Guadalupe, MX Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, March 3, 2018Īrthur Yoria portrait sessions for Splice Records Robert Ellis at Cactus Music, February 13, 2019 Guster at The Heights Theater, March 27, 2019 For those of you who were unable to come out, I've embedded the images here. Featured artists with Houston ties include Buxton, Hayes Carll, Rodney Crowell, John Egan, Robert Ellis, Craig Kinsey, Little Joe Washington, The Wild Moccasins, and ZZ Top. ![]() The exhibition includes photographs of The Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Charli XCX, CHVRCHES, Dawes, Elton John, Lee Fields, The Flaming Lips, The Kills, The National, Amanda Fucking Palmer, and Ed Sheeran. In addition to highlighting the Cactus Music stage, the exhibition features musicians in iconic Houston venues including Fitzgerald’s, Free Press Summer Festival, House of Blues, Leon’s Lounge, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Toyota Center, Under the Volcano, and Warehouse Live. They are the ultimate souvenir for our customers, and for performing artists and the labels and managers who represent them.” Jay’s photography has been a calling card for our in-stores which are such a unique and special part of our business. “The timing of the exhibition could not be better as we celebrate Cactus’ fortieth anniversary. It is very exciting to present an exhibition of Jay’s photography of our events as well as concert performances from some of Houston’s finest venues” says Quinn Bishop, managing partner of Cactus Music and The Record Ranch Gallery. Since then, Jay has documented so many memorable performances that we have hosted at our store. “When Jay began photographing our in-stores in 2009, we were delighted to have such great images of these intimate concerts to circulate throughout the industry. Here is the preview from the Houston Chronicle: " Photo exhibit displays the big and small of Houston music scene." And here's an excerpt from the press release: It's hard to believe that six weeks have already come and gone. Many thanks to the Record Ranch Gallery at Cactus Music for hosting forty of my concert photographs on its walls. ![]()
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