Cactus Club
2496 S Wentworth Ave (map) (414) 897-0663
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THE CAVE SINGERS w/Blessed Feathers, Marielle Allschwang
Sat. 06/15 | 9:30PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Advance tickets go on sale Friday, April 19 at http://cactusclub.tickets.musictoday.com/TheCactusClub/calendar.aspxThe Cave Singers is an American band from Seattle, Washington. Composed of fo…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
June 12, 2013Remember years ago when your friend said she fantasized about what a collaboration among members of Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hint Hint, and Cobra High would sound like? more at avclub.com
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Milwaukee Pets Alive Benefit! w/BODY FUTURES, MIDWEST DEAT RATTLE, SPACE RAFT
Fri. 06/14 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
BODY FUTURES(Milwaukee)It's Dixie from White Wrench Conservatory! Michael from the Five Mod Four! Chris from Everybody at Midnight! And DJ from IfIHadAHiFi! Playing power-pop for people wh…more»
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SHANNON AND THE CLAMS w/Pow Wow, Sex Forecast
Thu. 06/13 | 9:30PM @ Cactus Club (map)
SHANNON & THE CLAMS(Oakland, CA) "Shannon Shaw is the lead singer of amazing punk-pop-garage group Shannon and the Clams. This band has created a sound so original and I’ve been in l…more»
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PEALS(Thrill Jockey Records), OLD EARTH, SMALL SUR
Tue. 06/11 | 9:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
PEALS(Baltimore)Peals is a new band led by William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (Double Dagger), members of two of Baltimore's most dynamic live bands. Formed in early 2012, …more»
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BLEED, THE WOGGLES, KNUCKEL DRAGER
Sat. 06/08 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
BLEEDThe legendary Milwaukee band Bleed combines 60's garage and 70's punk with a revved-up soul hellride that culls from Elvis, The Sonics and Mudhoney, to name a few...awesome.THE WOGGLES“Fo…more»
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VEGA, RED DESERT, MERCIAN
Fri. 06/07 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
VEGA(Milwaukee)Vega, a 3 piece Stoner Rock/Doom Rock band, rides the waves of the late '60's and early 70's underground heavy death rock with a hint of Earthless, Red Fang, and the Sword…more»
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THE MENZINGERS w/Fake Problems, Restorations, Captain We're Sinking
Sun. 06/02 | 8:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Rising punk rock band The Menzingers have just released their highly anticipated new Epitaph Records debut album On The Impossible Past. The early reviews from across the globe are already h…more»
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TORCHE w/KEN mode(Season Of Mist Records), Lo-Pan
Sat. 06/01 | 9:45PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 8!Enter Torche, the four-pronged Floridian Riff Colossus that has steamrolled its way across the international underground. Led by vocalist/guitarist Steve…more»
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HEAVY HAND, LAMB'S LEGS, SOUP MOAT
Fri. 05/31 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
HEAVY HAND(Milwaukee)Heavy Hand, Confusion Is Body Parts"Comprised of parts leftover from the vastly different likes of New Blind Nationals and The Scarring Party, the three-piece cock-pun…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
May 20, 2013Comprised of parts left over from the vastly different likes of New Blind Nationals and The Scarring Party, Milwaukee’s Heavy Hand gut-punched the Midwest in 2012 with its blistering 19-minute debut EP Confusion Is Body Parts. more at avclub.com
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CRAPPY DRACULA(Album Release!), FATTY ACIDS, RAMMA LAMMA
Sat. 05/25 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
CRAPPY DRACULA“There are two kinds of stupidity—intentional and unintentional—and it actually takes quite a bit of smarts to pull off the former without being completely unbearable. Milw…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
May 16, 2013There are two kinds of stupidity—intentional and unintentional—and it actually takes quite a bit of smarts to pull off the former without being completely unbearable. more at avclub.com
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HOT COFFIN, VULTURE RADIO, DINNY BULCA
Fri. 05/24 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
HOT COFFINHot Coffin carries a lofty pedigree of Milwaukee vets, including Jon Kraft(Since By Man), Christian Hansen(Red Knife Lottery, Hearts Of Stone, Fever Marlene), Joe Kanack(Red Knif…more»
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MORBID TALES(Celtic Frost Tribute), NO BRAINER, POPULATION CONTROL, THE DUI'S
Sat. 05/18 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
MORBID TALES(Celtic Frost Tribute)https://www.facebook.com/pages/MORBID-TALES-The-Music-of-Celtic-Frost/233862368897NO BRAINERExcellently tight grind-sludge from MKE.http://nobrainerdude.bandc…more»
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The Cactus Club Comedy & Music Show with Mortgage Freeman & Filtharmonic
Fri. 05/17 | 9:30PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Its that time again. "What time?" you say... Or probably not, no one was wondering... Well, Either way... its time to roll out the next line-up for the Cactus Club Comedy & Music Show...Th…more»
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CACTUS COMEDY SHOW! + Musical guests: MORTGAGE FREEMAN, FILTHARMONIC
Fri. 05/17 | 9:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Our monthly Comedy + Music show, brilliantly curated by local comic Ryan Holman, will feature 7 local and regional comedians + musical guests MORTGAGE FREEMAN and FILTHARMONIC.The final line-u…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
May 16, 2013As apathetic as the grunge movement supposedly was, the one thing it was staunchly opposed to was progressive rock. more at avclub.com
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FUTUREBIRDS(Fat Possum Records), HELLO DEATH, BIG FOOT
Thu. 05/16 | 9:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Baba Yaga, the new album from Athens, Georgia’s Futurebirds was released on April 16 via Fat Possum Records/VL4L. Baba Yaga features 13 songs that, much like the album’s legendary …more»
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INTO ARCADIA, MIDWEST DEATH RATTLE, SOFT SPEAKER
Sat. 05/11 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
INTO ARCADIA(Milwaukee)"Milwaukee’s Into Arcadia has drawn comparisons to Doves and Coldplay, and the band’s 2008 EP Maps For Children should certainly appeal to fans of grandiose …more»
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PALLBEARER, Northless, Moon Curse
Fri. 05/10 | 9:30PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Tickets go on sale at noon on Mon., March 18! PALLBEARER(Little Rock, Arkansas) Pallbearer’s latest release “Sorrow and Extinction” made its way on to just about everyone’s “best of 201…more»
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OLIVIA BLOCK, CAGES, JON MUELLER'S DEATH BLUES, PETER J WOODS
Sat. 05/04 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
OLIVIA BLOCK (IL)- Olivia Block creates original sound compositions for concerts, site-specific multi-speaker installations, live cinema, and performance. Her compositions often include …more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
April 30, 2013While Jon Mueller may be involved in a number of different projects across the musical spectrum (he was a founding member of groups like Pele, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, and Volcano Choir), he almost always approaches percussion with a pummeling sense of minimalism that overwhelms and hypnotizes at the same time. more at avclub.com
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CAPTURED! BY ROBOTS, w/STATIC EYES
Fri. 05/03 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Captured! By Robots is 1 human(Jay Vance) anda variety of robots that he built. They actuallyplay real instruments: guitar, drums, percussion, and a brass section. It's a wonderful thrash spec…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
April 30, 2013Jay Vance, a.k.a. JBOT, has taken the idea of a human and his all-robot backing band and run with it; he’s been dominated by his mechanical masters in Captured! more at avclub.com
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SUMMERTIME DUDES, BIG BALLS
Sat. 04/27 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
It's Ryan Smith's 30th Birthday Show Bash!!!
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The Cactus Club Comedy & Music Show With The Fatty Acids
Fri. 04/26 | 9:30PM @ Cactus Club (map)
HEY. FRIDAY APRIL 26th, Cactus Club is where you need to be. For real. We'll hear jokes from these people:Sammy ArecharTony TudorJeff LamptonChris LayAlan Talaga Antonio Aguilar &…more»
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MILWAUKEE PSYCH FEST! Day 2, Late Show(10pm) w/THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE, CATACOMBZ, SIS...
Sat. 04/20 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE(Santiago, Chile)https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Holydrug-Couple/103071603419CATACOMBZ(MKE)https://www.facebook.com/catacombzsSISTERS OF YOUR SUNSHINE VAPOR(Detroit)https…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
April 18, 2013Local psychedelic mind-melters Catacombz have established themselves as one of the most original and inventive bands in the city, developing a significant following on the strength of their explosive live shows and a steady stream of well-received recordings. more at avclub.com
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MILWAUKEE PSYCH FEST! Day 2, Early show(5pm) w/WOODSMAN, HEAVEN'S GATEWAY DRUGS, E...
Sat. 04/20 | 5:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
WOODSMAN(Denver/NYC)https://www.facebook.com/woodsmanmanHEAVENS GATEWAY DRUGS(Fort Wayne, IN)https://www.facebook.com/HeavensGatewayDrugsELUSIVE PARALLELOGRAMS (MKE)https://www.facebook.com/el…more»
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MIWAUKEE PSYCH FEST! Day 1, Feat. THE WARLOCKS, MAGIC CASTLES, CHATHAM RISE, MOSS ...
Fri. 04/19 | 10:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
THE WARLOCKS(Los Angeles)http://www.thewarlocks.com/music.phpMAGIC CASTLEShttps://www.facebook.com/themagiccastlesCHATHAM RISE(Minneapolis)https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chatham-Rise/265034982…more»
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Featured Review from The Onion A.V. Club
April 18, 2013Swiping a name used by Grateful Dead during its days playing Ken Kesey’s acid parties, The Warlocks cycle through all phases of psychedelia’s past, from California jam fests to New York freak-outs to Krautrock head trips. more at avclub.com
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NOW, NOW || THE LONELY FOREST || TBA
Tue. 04/16 | 9:00PM @ Cactus Club (map)
Minneapolis trio Now, Now, are excited to announce their April/May co-headline tour with Trans- Records label mates The Lonely Forest. The tour follows dates with Minus The Bear and Circa S…more»
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