CAVA Live in Houston

The Goethe-Institut North America is joining celebrations and explorations surrounding the 50-year anniversary of the global punk movement with our fall programming titled Alle gegen Alles. Punk@50. Central to the event programming is a club tour featuring Berlin punk band CAVA. The eight Goethe-Institut locations hosting the band include Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Houston, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, Boston and Mexico City.

The Houston show will take place at Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge in the historic Continental Club on Friday, Sept. 25th, co-billed with Houston band Cactus Flowers. The original Continental Club opened on South Congress in Austin in 1955 and is one of the oldest continuously running clubs in the Texas capitol. In 1999, the Houston location was opened on historic Main Street south of Downtown. Don't miss this opportunity to hear contemporary German punk in a historic Houston spot!

About CAVA

CAVA identify as punks and feminists. They channel their rage with the status quo through unforgettably powerful, high energy live shows and engage listeners with thoughtful, catchy lyrics (main themes include sexism, classism, capitalism, feminism). The band has sharpened their skills and demonstrated their stamina with over 200 live shows throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland and beyond.

They have shared the stage with international touring acts like Lambrini Girls, Sleaford Mods, Death Valley Girls, Spite Fuxx, Beatsteaks, Bibione, Tocotronic, Team Scheisse, Leopard and more. Festivals they’ve performed include Fusion Festival, Breminale, Back To Future Festival to name a few. 
 
The band has been featured in VISIONS, Kulturnews, L-Mag, Musikexpress and on the air at FluxFM, radioeins & fritz, Bayern 2, MDR Kultur. Their current album, Powertrip, has been met with praise from press and media outlets: 
 
“No small talk here—this is a call to action: sharp, uncompromising, and bursting with power.” 
- Kulturnews 
 
“Powertrip amps up the anticipation for the next mosh pit—and for knocking out the next jerk who steps out of line.” 
- VISIONS 
 
“Distorted guitars, driving drums, and angrily spat-out self-empowerment lyrics deliver hit after hit, clocking in at two minutes apiece.” 
- Radioeins 

CAVA is on Instagram (@cavacavaca) and you can find their music on YouTube, Spotify and Bandcamp.

About the project

Alle gegen Alles. Punk@50 is a transatlantic collaborative project of the Goethe-Institutes in the United States and Mexico, led by the Goethe-Institutes in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Marking the 50th anniversary of punk, the project brings together exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, and discussion formats in a polyphonic dialogue on subculture, protest, and self-determination. Developed in close collaboration with local partners, it fosters a vibrant network that connects historical perspectives with contemporary artistic positions — demonstrating that punk continues to resonate as both an attitude and a catalyst for social debate and engagement.