#HOUSTON CACTUS MUSIC FREE#

Speaking of downtown, Discovery Green has not only contributed to downtown’s revival by showcasing some green space, it also plays hosts to plenty of live music. This Thursday the bar pays tribute to funk music, as DJs Flash Gordon Parks, IV and Good Grief will spin the hits from such legendary acts as James Brown and Rick James.

#HOUSTON CACTUS MUSIC FREE#

Dean’s is one of the reasons, thanks in part to the weekly Songwriter Sunday series, where live and local music is free of charge. The live music scene in downtown is sneaky good, underrated one might even say. The weather is cooling, so enjoy it with a little live music, craft beer and one of the best burgers in Houston. Cottonwood also features live music on Fridays, including Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios this week. On Tuesdays, that stage plays hosts to weekly Troubadour Tuesdays, which showcases an array of Texas music (up next is Carson McHone).

(4212 Almeda, )Ĭottonwood boasts one of the best patios in Houston, one that also happens to feature a stage. Consider it a way to get over the Monday blues. Café 4212 ranks among the city’s finest jazz clubs, particularly on Monday nights, when it hosts a weekly Monday Nite Jazz Jam until midnight. Jazz clubs make for nice date spots, as well as great places to kick back, maybe have a couple drinks, and just let the music take the lead for a while. To top it off, Cactus typically serves up free beer during said performances. And while more name-brand in-stores may come with a fee - typically you need to buy that artist’s latest album to gain admittance - a number of lesser-known acts are routinely featured free of charge. Cactus has also risen to area fame for the many in-store appearances it hosts each weekend. Houston’s premier record store sells vinyl, CDs, cassette tapes, and kitschy musical items like stickers and lunch boxes. (This list is in alphabetical order.)Ĭactus Music is pretty much whatever a music lover wants it to be.

Check out some places where you can get down on some live and local music, without emptying your wallet. Fortunately, Houston features plenty of venues that, at least on occasion, offer up music for free.

These days, it’s going to cost you at least $50 to even get in the door to see any number of major, name-brand national acts, not to mention service and convenience fees. Of course, like its fellow pastimes sporting events and the cinema, live music isn’t always cheap. Live music is a pastime unlike any other, particularly as the weather cools and Houston nights get all the more tolerable.

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