Social scientists speak of “third places,” by which they mean informal anchors to community life. These places are neither home's first place nor work's second, but somewhere in the middle...

Cactus Music co-owner Quinn Bishop

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. [...] 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.

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. 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.

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. Shepherd.

Cactus Music and Records

We have an extensive selection of almost every physical format, historic memorabilia, hard-to-find items and music-related gifts and products. Cactus Music also showcases local, regional and national talent on our stage with weekly in-store performances.

The Record Ranch, located inside Cactus Music as an ode to our original store in the Heights (Daily's Record Ranch), is a 1800 square-foot vinyl-only store and art gallery offering a unique shopping experience people who love records. In addition to thousands of new and used records, The Record Ranch gallery presents ongoing exhibits featuring music-related artwork.

Next time you're in Houston, stop by and see us. You might just hear something new while meeting a friendly group of music-obsessed humans. Did we just become best friends?

Thank you – Let the good times roll.
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New week, new shows coming through town this week! 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 Keep an eye on this page for more 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 concert ticket opportunities in 2024! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🗣 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦 ⬇️ to win tickets to see the cuties in @IdlesBand this Wednesday, May 22nd at @WhiteOakMH with special guest @GanserBand! Winner also wins a limited midnight edition of their new album #Tangk! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 1. Like this post✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Comment your full legal name ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Follow us (@cactus_music 🌵🎶)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Tag a friend👯‍♂️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Drawing Tuesday, May 21st at Noon!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲‼️‼️⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ TANGK is, at its core, a love album. Open to anyone who requires something to shout out loud in order to fend off any encroaching sense of the void, now or forever. TANGK is a bona fide pop record in a way we’ve never heard from IDLES before, that is, something for everyone to pass around and share, communal anthems intended for overcoming our grievances. The word - pronounced “tank” with a whiff of the “g” - began as an onomatopoeic reference in-studio for the sound of a guitar tone, but has grown into a sigil for living in love. Joe sings on TANGK in a way we’ve never heard before, completing his transformation from post-punk firebrand into soul singing evangelist. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #houstonthingstodo #houstonnightlife #houstonlivemusicscene #houstonlivemusic #houstonmusicclubs #thingstodoinhouston #livemusichouston #freeconcerttickets #loveisthefing
Houston, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀? Roll up today 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭-𝟮 𝗣𝗠 for an early indie record store listening party for @TwentyOnePilots’ seventh studio album, ‘Clancy,’ before its official release date of Friday, May 24th via @FueledBy Ramen.⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀: ⠀⠀ ⠀ 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 🙏⠀ ⠀ 1. If we get a crowd, we will line up fans starting at noon! Please remember to be mindful of our shoppers. ⠀ ⠀ 2. At the event’s start at 1 PM, we will give out the commemorative wristbands. We have 150 wristbands to give out. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 3. We have about 130 posters to hand out. NOT Everyone with a wristband will get a poster. ⠀ ⠀⠀ 4. After the wristbands are gone, we will start an overflow line outside, & we’ll play the album again after 2 PM (roughly 2:15 PM). ⠀ ⠀⠀ 5. We won’t be able to provide any swag, but we can replay the album and save a prize for this group’s raffle. ⠀ ⠀ 6. Everyone in attendance gets a raffle ticket & is eligible to win a pair of tickets to their show on 09/04/24 at the @ToyotaCenter. Tickets courtesy of @LiveNationHouston🏆⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 7. We will draw winners at the end of the event (at 2 PM). You must be present to win. ⠀⠀ ⠀ 8. Free refreshments will be provided 🍻⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 9. 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀! ⠀⠀ •Exclusive Outer Sleeve (available with pre-order of the vinyl; fans receive on street date)⠀⠀ •Listening Event Exclusive MOD CD (made on demand) with exclusive cover (available for pre-order)⠀⠀ ⠀ 10. Have fun 😬🙏⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cactusmusic #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #vinylcollector #shoplocalhouston #thingstodoinhouston #twentyonepilots #ClancyRSC
Houston, join us today 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭-𝟮 𝗣𝗠 for an early indie record store listening party for @TwentyOnePilots’ seventh studio album, ‘Clancy,’ before its official release date of Friday, May 24th via @FueledBy Ramen.⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀: ⠀⠀ ⠀ 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 🙏⠀ ⠀ 1. If we get a crowd, we will line up fans starting at noon! Please remember to be mindful of our shoppers. ⠀ ⠀ 2. At the event’s start at 1 PM, we will give out the commemorative wristbands. We have 150 wristbands to give out. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 3. We have about 130 posters to hand out. NOT Everyone with a wristband will get a poster. ⠀ ⠀⠀ 4. After the wristbands are gone, we will start an overflow line outside, & we’ll play the album again after 2 PM (roughly 2:15 PM). ⠀ ⠀⠀ 5. We won’t be able to provide any swag, but we can replay the album and save a prize for this group’s raffle. ⠀ ⠀ 6. Everyone in attendance gets a raffle ticket and is eligible to win a pair of tickets to their show on 09/04/24 at the @ToyotaCenter. Tickets courtesy of @LiveNationHouston🏆⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 7. We will draw winners at the end of the event (at 2 PM). You must be present to win. ⠀⠀ ⠀ 8. Free refreshments will be provided 🍻⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 9. 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀! ⠀⠀ •Exclusive Outer Sleeve (available with pre-order of the vinyl; fans receive on street date)⠀⠀ •Listening Event Exclusive MOD CD (made on demand) with exclusive cover (available for pre-order)⠀⠀ ⠀ 10. Have fun 😬🙏⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cactusmusic #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #vinylcollector #shoplocalhouston #thingstodoinhouston #twentyonepilots #ClancyRSC