Live Acoustic Music Near Houston, Texas

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 Houston area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Several churches and non-profit community groups around Houston 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 and small theaters in Houston. 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.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

Apr 7, 2020
Libby Koch
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 9, 2020
Randy Lewis Brown
Playing at J P Hops House (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Award winning singer/songwriter Randy Lewis Brown, despite being well past his prime and having an early bedtime, can still take an audience on a magical journey of discovery with his story telling an
Apr 9, 2020
Joe Pug
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 10, 2020
Brad Colerick
Playing at Anderson Fair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 11, 2020
Jeannine Higgins
Playing at Millbend Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Apr 11, 2020
American Dreamer
Playing at 5 and Dime House Concerts (House Concert)
American Dreamer is a folk ensemble from Austin, TX. Their music is a lush sound they call ‘orchestral folk’, steeped in both folk and classical styles. Their fundamentally simple music unfolds into a multi-layered soundscape.
Apr 16, 2020
Bonnie Bishop
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 17, 2020
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 17, 2020
Matt the Electrician
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 17, 2020
Steve Moakler
Playing at Goode Company Armadillo Palace (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 18, 2020
Steve Poltz
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 21, 2020
Liz Longley
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 23, 2020
David Ryan Harris
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 23, 2020
ilyAIMY
Playing at J P Hops House (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
Apr 24, 2020
Lilly Hiatt
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 25, 2020
Lisa Morales
Playing at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Apr 30, 2020
Jordi Baizan
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Apr 30, 2020
Anna Nalick
Playing at Dosey Doe Music Cafe (Listening Room)
May 2, 2020
Andrew Bird
Playing at White Oak Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
May 2, 2020
Cheryl Wheeler
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
May 3, 2020
Laura Cortese
Playing at White Oak Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
May 6, 2020
Damien Jurado
Playing at Continental Club Houston (Bar/Nightclub)
May 14, 2020
Libby Koch
Playing at Continental Club Houston (Bar/Nightclub)
May 15, 2020
Verlon Thompson
Playing at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
May 15, 2020
Eliza Gilkyson
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
May 16, 2020
Randy Palmer
Playing at Visionary Heights (Listening Room)
May 16, 2020
Tom Russell
Playing at McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
May 17, 2020
Verlon Thompson
Playing at Anderson Fair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
May 17, 2020
Libby Koch
Playing at Continental Club Houston (Bar/Nightclub)
Jun 5, 2020
Jeff Plankenhorn
Playing at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Jun 6, 2020
Mando Saenz
Playing at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Jun 6, 2020
Brother and The Hayes
Playing at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Brother and The Hayes is a sibling duo originally from Texas, now based in Nashville, TN. With their unique songwriting and sibling chemistry, they are engaging both with a full electric backing band or with one acoustic guitar.
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Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Houston, TX

House Concerts

Barnes House Concerts (Houston)
Stauffer's Stars House Concert (Houston)
Pearland House Concert (Pearland)
Texas Heart Strings (Pearland)
5 and Dime House Concerts (Spring)
Clear Creek Harbour House Concerts (League City)
Fulshear House Concerts (Fulshear)

Listening Rooms

Visionary Heights (Houston)
The Americana (Houston)
Main Street Crossing (Tomball)
Dosey Doe Music Cafe (Conroe)
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Galveston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

UniTunes Coffeehouse (Houston)
Millbend Coffeehouse (The Woodlands)

Folk Music Societies

Houston Folklore and Music Society (Houston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Anderson Fair (Houston)
EQ Heights (Houston)
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Houston)
Goode Company Armadillo Palace (Houston)
J P Hops House (Houston)
Envy Wine Room (Spring)
The Red Brick Tavern (Conroe)

Small Theaters

House Of Blues (Houston)
Warehouse Live (Houston)
Dosey Doe Big Barn (Spring)

Bars & Nightclubs

Last Concert cafe (Houston)
Continental Club Houston (Houston)
White Oak Music Hall (Houston)