His first collection of new music in 13 years, “Rodriguez” is the first Castillo album to be released on a label - Strolling Bones Records. Like, my close group of friends are guys I worked with at Cactus.”Ĭastillo and his band (which also has several, former Cactus employees) will be doing a 40-minute set that’ll include tunes from his latest album “Old Rodriguez,” which was released earlier this month. “When they called me and said, ‘Can you do this?’ - I mean, it’s a no-brainer. Alabama location before shutting down in 2006) to 2009. “I used to work at Cactus,” says the Kingsville-born Castillo, 47, who had an on-again/off-again work relationship with the store from 2001 (back when Cactus was at its W. And, also, Tody Castillo is one of our all-time, best-selling local artists for many, many years… We really just wanted to present something that was true to who we are on Record Store Day.”įormer Houstonian-turned-Austinite Castillo couldn’t be happier to be the store’s first live-music guest after a long hiatus. “There’s a lot of synchronicity with Record Store Day, in that we think that the conditions of the pandemic allow us to really do this safely. “We’ve been wanting to do this for a while,” says Bishop.
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But there will be free coffee served outside for all the early birds.
Unfortunately, the store isn’t ready to serve free beer (usually provided by Saint Arnold Brewing Company) during this time around. While Cactus has been doing meet-and-greets here and there (the store recently had local, rising pop star Keshi sign autographs and take pictures), consider this upcoming performance a test run. Over the years, local, national and international artists have graced the store’s small stage, a platform where such artists as CHVRCHES, The Lumineers and Janelle Monae have done memorable mini-performances. While Cactus has continued its rep as a major locale for vinyl junkies during these COVID-crazy times, the store put a pause on its live shows during the pandemic. “It seems like, at least, here we’re getting into that safety zone where we might be able to effectively and safely do this,” says Cactus owner Quinn Bishop. This performance will mark the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that the store will have live music performed on its indoor stage. One store that will definitely be celebrating in grand fashion is Cactus Music, which will also have an in-store performance from singer-songwriter Tody Castillo. Many stores around Houston will be involved in selling special releases and giving away items reserved for this day and they include Soundwaves, Sig’s Lagoon, Vinal Edge, Sound Exchange, Serious Sounds, Black Dog Records among others. What started 15 years ago as a bunch of store owners coming up with the audio equivalent to Free Comic Book Day has become a global day of celebration for music obsessives and the independent record stores they frequent.
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