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 Baltimore area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Many churches and non-profit community groups around Baltimore host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.
In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in Baltimore. Restaurants and cafes around town sometimes also host nationally touring musicians.
Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.
Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Baltimore, MD
Awkward Pause House Concerts (Baltimore) |
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie) |
Bonnie Branch House Concerts (Ellicott City) |
Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills) |
Soup and Song House Concert (Marriottsville) |
Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine) |
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester) |
Moore Music (Rockville) |
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington) |
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church) |
Great Falls Theatrics House Concert (Great Falls) |
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria) |
The Living Stage at Hotel RL Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore) |
Function Black Box Theater and Coworking Space (Baltimore) |
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium) |
The Soundry (Columbia) |
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills) |
The Mainstay (Rock Hall) |
Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park) |
City Winery (Washington) |
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington) |
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington) |
Union Stage (Washington) |
1st Stage Theatre (McLean) |
New Spire Arts (Frederick) |
Jammin Java (Vienna) |
The Stoltz Listening Room (Easton) |
King George Speakeasy (York) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham) |
Unity Coffeehouse ~ Acoustic Cafe (Annapolis) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster) |
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington) |
North Elk Coffee House (North East) |
World Folk Music Association (WFMA) @ Arts Barn (Gaithersburg) |
Focus Music (Alexandria) |
Teavolve (Baltimore) |
Mad City Coffee (Columbia) |
49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis) |
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) |
Ebenezer's Coffeehouse (Washington) |
Black Cat (Washington) |
Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington) |
Cafe Montmartre (Reston) |
Kable House Presents (York) |
Epicure Cafe (Fairfax) |
Black Ankle Vineyards (Mt Airy) |
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville) |
Moon Dancer Vineyards and Winery (Wrightsville) |
Lost Rhino (Ashburn) |
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) |
The Hamilton (Washington) |
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown) |
The Birchmere (Alexandria) |
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church) |
Avalon Theatre (Easton) |
Ballston Quarter (Arlington) |