![]() More anniversary events to be announced soon.A limited edition Cactus Cafe 40 th anniversary T-shirt and baseball cap to be sold as a fundraiser.Bluegrass trio I’m With Her, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan, performs at the Hogg Auditorium, with special guest Delle Sorelle, on Feb.Indie-Americana singer-songwriter David Ramirez – who gained prominence after his 2011 Cactus Cafe residency – hosts a four-night stand where he will perform a different album each night along with friends.Highlights of the yearlong 40 th anniversary celebration include: It’s one of those rare places that feels magical upon stepping through the door, and that feeling comes through in the music that’s played on the stage.” “My very first live shows were there – I remember my parents taking me to see Bill Staines as a kid I heard so many of my mom and dad's stories from their college days seeing Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett ‘before anyone knew who they were.’ I have such fond memories of sitting in with Tim O’Brien, Chris Thile and Mike Marshall, Ben Sollee, and duo shows with Billy Bright. “The red velvet curtains, the small wooden tables and chairs, the smell of coffee wafting from the back of the room - it all comes together to create the perfect little listening space. “The Cactus Cafe was my first impression of what a music venue should be – intimate and inviting, the stage and space has a way of making the listeners feel like they’re a part of the show,” said artist Sarah Jarosz. Next month, the Cactus Cafe kicks off a yearlong 40th anniversary celebration with an I’m With Her concert and a David Ramirez four-night stand, as well as other events to be announced. Forty years later, the Cactus Cafe continues to be one of Austin’s great Americana music traditions. ![]() 24, 2019 – On Valentine’s Day in 1979, a small music venue opened on the University of Texas at Austin campus, becoming an iconic listening room where artists such as Robert Earl Keen, David Ramirez, Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, Wood & Wire, and many others honed their craft before achieving success. Yearlong celebration includes concerts with I’m With Her, David Ramirez and moreĪUSTIN, Texas – Jan.
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