Live Acoustic Music Near Petaluma, California

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Petaluma area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Petaluma area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

June 2
Ivy Room (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, CA
June 4
Simple Pleasures Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
San Francisco, CA
June 7
songwriters extraordinaire Jon Lawton and ruby lee hill are doing songs from their latest releases and will do some songs as a duet. intimate venue, good sound, friendly BYO feel.
The Monkey House (House Concert)
Berkeley, CA
June 7
The Lost Church (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
June 8
The Lost Church (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
June 8
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 8
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Cafe Frida (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Rosa, CA
June 10
The Lost Church (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
June 11
The Lost Church (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
June 13
Shawn is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music and is best known for the 1998 single "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40.
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
June 13
Cafe Du Nord (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
June 14
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
June 14
Mia Borders is an R&B/Soul singer-songwriter from New Orleans, LA.
Lost Church Santa Rosa (Bar/Nightclub)
Santa Rosa, CA
June 14
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 16
Cafe Du Nord (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
June 16
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
June 17
The Lost Church (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
June 19
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
June 21
An acoustic folk-jazz duo of traveling singer-songwriters with upright bass, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies.
Blue Barn Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 21
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 22
Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Duncans Mills, CA
June 22
Bazaar Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
San Francisco, CA
June 22
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 23
Ivy Room (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, CA
June 23
Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Duncans Mills, CA
June 28
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
June 29
Fifth Street Farms (House Concert)
Berkeley, CA
June 29
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
June 30
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
June 30
Hotel Utah (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
June 30
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
July 4
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
July 5
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
July 6
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
July 6
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Cafe Frida (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Rosa, CA
July 7
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
July 10
Free outdoor concert at the Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, 5:30pm, Wednesday, July 10th.
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sebastopol, CA
July 11
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
July 12
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
July 13
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
July 14
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
July 17
Antlers Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pinole, CA
July 18
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
July 18
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
July 19
Jon has shared stages with Jackson Browne, John Hiatt, and Keb Mo. Winner of the 2019 Int'l Blues Challenge, Jon is a fine picker, and Americana songwriter. Often tours with FJ Ventre on upright bass.
The Backroom (Listening Room)
Berkeley, CA
July 20
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
July 20
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
July 21
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
July 21
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
July 21
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Petaluma, California

House Concerts

Fifth Street Farms (Berkeley)
Fog House Concerts (San Francisco)
KC Turner Presents (San Francisco)
Poplar Playhouse (Berkeley)
Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights (Oakland)
SYLA Presents House Concerts (Oakland)
The Monkey House (Berkeley)

Listening Rooms

Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Clarion Performing Arts Center (San Francisco)
Occidental Center for the Arts (Occidental)
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Sebastopol)
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
The Backroom (Berkeley)
The Lost Church (San Francisco)
The Sound Room (Oakland)

Vineyards & Breweries

Adobe Road Winery (Petaluma)
JaM Cellars (Napa)
Lagunitas Taproom (Petaluma)
Rodney Strong Vineyards (Healdsburg)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andaz Napa (Napa)
Bazaar Cafe (San Francisco)
Blue Barn Novato (Novato)
Cafe Aquatica (Jenner)
Cafe Frida (Santa Rosa)
Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (Duncans Mills)
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato)
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Sebastopol)
Journey Coffee Co. (Vacaville)
Rancho Nicasio (Nicasio)
Riggers Loft Wine Company (Richmond)
Simple Pleasures Cafe (San Francisco)
The Preacher's Daughter (Alameda)

Small Theaters

Campbell Theater (Martinez)
Empress Theatre (Vallejo)
Freight and Salvage (Berkeley)
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma)
Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma)
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco)
Uptown Theatre Napa (Napa)

Outdoor Music Series

USS Potomac (Oakland)

Bars & Nightclubs

Amado's (San Francisco)
Antlers Tavern (Pinole)
Bottom Of the Hill (San Francisco)
Brick and Mortar Music Hall (San Francisco)
Cafe Du Nord (San Francisco)
Hotel Utah (San Francisco)
Ivy Room (Albany)
Lost Church Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa)
Lucca Bar and Grill (Benicia)
Neck of the Woods (San Francisco)
No Name Bar (Sausalito)
Starling Bar (Sonoma)
The Big Easy (Petaluma)
The Chapel (San Francisco)
The Make Out Room (San Francisco)
The Riptide (San Francisco)