Cactus Music

Houston's oldest independent music store. This year (2015) marks our 40th year of keeping the music alive one album at a time.

Save Money: Test your vinyl on the Record Ranch's dual turntables before you finalize your purchase.

Fun Fact: The Record Ranch walls sport diverse pieces from musically themed art exhibits, which rotate every few months.

For more than 30 years audiophiles have united to peruse the latest tunes at Houston’s premier independent music store. In the newest location, a stage by the substantial CD stacks hosts far-flung...

"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....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. Sure, it wasn't...