Save the Cactus Cafe

“Who will oversee the 43-year-old institution, known as the storied listening room for stars like Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams?”

Faster Than Sound: Changes at Two Campus Cafes The latest on Cactus Cafe and Spider House

“Replacing K*T will be new management provided by the in-house University Unions, which began Aug. 31.”

What's Next for the Cactus Cafe? In the last decade, UT's intimate music venue has weathered near closures, contract battles, and a global pandemic. After its recent parting with K*T, the iconic venue is looking to the future.

K*T/K*TX Won't Be Running The Cactus Café Anymore The stations have managed the live music venue and bar on the UT Austin campus for the last decade.

“K*TX Program Director Matt Reilly says the campus' ongoing closure delayed discussions. The 42-year-old Cactus closed last March because of COVID-19, but due to its unique status within the collegiate system, where it operates as a nonprofit, the venue couldn't apply for local or federal relief. Despite UT's announcement that students will return to campus in the fall, plans for spaces like the Cactus remain murky.”

Faster Than Sound: K*T/K*TX in Discussion With UT Over the Future of the Cactus Cafe K*TX Director says it's "50-50" whether the station will continue managing the venue

Ten years after The University of Texas Union announced that it would be closing the Cactus Cafe by the following August, it's still there.
On Facebook, it's at https://www.facebook.com/cactuscafeaustin
A historical perspective and book: https://www.cactusburning.com/

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