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 several house concerts being held in and around the North Reading 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 North Reading 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 and around the North Reading area. Restaurants and cafes in the area 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 North Reading, MA
Musical Chairs House Concert Series (Lexington) |
Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow) |
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon) |
The Hearing Room (Lowell) |
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
Thunder Road (Somerville) |
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
The Lilypad (Cambridge) |
Club Passim (Cambridge) |
City Winery (Boston) |
Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
Indian Hill Music (Littleton) |
River Club Music Hall (Scituate) |
The Word Barn (Exeter) |
3S Artspace (Portsmouth) |
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough) |
Ivy Chord Coffeehouse (Reading) |
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover) |
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill) |
Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse (Byfield) |
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow) |
Old Sloop Coffeehouse (Rockport) |
Braintree Folk at All Souls Church Coffeehouse (Braintree) |
First Friday Coffeehouse, Exeter, New Hampshire (Exeter) |
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland) |
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin) |
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield) |
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater) |
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford) |
The Burren (Somerville) |
Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
House of Blues Boston (Boston) |
The Bebop (Boston) |
Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
The Cabot (Beverly) |
Regent Theatre (Arlington) |
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport) |
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
Norwood Theater (Norwood) |
The Music Hall (Portsmouth) |
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River) |
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth) |
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland) |