Live Acoustic Music Near Oakland, 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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

March 21
The Guild Theatre Menlo Park (Small Theater)
Menlo Park, CA
March 21
An acoustic folk-jazz duo of traveling singer-songwriters with upright bass, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies.
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
March 22
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
March 22
World's leading solo fretless electric bass player.
The Backroom (Listening Room)
Berkeley, CA
March 22
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
March 23
The Bistro (Bar/Nightclub)
Hayward, CA
March 23
Clarion Performing Arts Center (Listening Room)
San Francisco, CA
March 23
Brick and Mortar Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
March 23
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
March 23
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
March 23
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
March 24
Ivy Room (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, CA
March 24
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
March 24
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
March 27
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
March 28
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
March 29
Cafe Du Nord (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
March 29
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
March 30
Lucca Bar and Grill (Bar/Nightclub)
Benicia, CA
March 30
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QuaranPalooza (Online Concert Stream)
Hayward, CA
March 30
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
March 30
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
March 30
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
April 4
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 5
The Monkey House (House Concert)
Berkeley, CA
April 5
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 10
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
April 10
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
April 11
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
April 11
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
April 12
Ivy Room (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, CA
April 13
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 13
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and rock.
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 13
Empress Theatre (Small Theater)
Vallejo, CA
April 13
San Gregorio General Store (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
San Gregorio, CA
April 14
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
April 16
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
April 16
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
April 19
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 20
Apple Jacks Inn (Bar/Nightclub)
La Honda, CA
April 20
Sebastiani Theatre (Small Theater)
Sonoma, CA
April 20
The Young Fables are an emerging country/americana duo comprised of three-time American Idol vet Laurel Wright and guitarist Wesley Lunsford and is best known for their appearance on USA's showcase television series Real Country
Empress Theatre (Small Theater)
Vallejo, CA
April 20
Almost Famous Wine (Listening Room)
Livermore, CA
April 20
Cafe Du Nord (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
April 21
Winters Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pacifica, CA
April 21
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 24
The Bistro (Bar/Nightclub)
Hayward, CA
April 24
Winters Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pacifica, CA
April 24
Sicilian Roots Music...and a folktale...or two
Art Boutiki Music Hall (Listening Room)
San Jose, CA
April 27
The Bistro (Bar/Nightclub)
Hayward, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Oakland, California

House Concerts

Dala's Nest House Concerts (Menlo Park)
Fifth Street Farms (Berkeley)
Fog House Concerts (San Francisco)
KC Turner Presents (San Francisco)
Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights (Oakland)
Sunny Hill Concerts (Petaluma)
The Monkey House (Berkeley)

Listening Rooms

Almost Famous Wine (Livermore)
Art Boutiki Music Hall (San Jose)
Bird and Beckett Books and Records (San Francisco)
Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Clarion Performing Arts Center (San Francisco)
Club Fox (Redwood City)
Half Moon Bay Odd Fellows (Half Moon Bay)
Lamorinda Music (Lafayette)
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
The Backroom (Berkeley)
The Lost Church (San Francisco)
The Sound Room (Oakland)
Timbre Folk and Baroque (Berkeley)

Vineyards & Breweries

Adobe Road Winery (Petaluma)
JaM Cellars (Napa)
Lagunitas Taproom (Petaluma)
Las Positas Vineyards (Livermore)
McGrail Vineyards and Winery (Livermore)
Wood Family Vineyards (Livermore)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andaz Napa (Napa)
Hop & Vine (San Jose)
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato)
Rancho Nicasio (Nicasio)
Riggers Loft Wine Company (Richmond)
San Gregorio General Store (San Gregorio)
Simple Pleasures Cafe (San Francisco)
The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar (Danville)
The Preacher's Daughter (Alameda)

Small Theaters

Bankhead Theater (Livermore)
Campbell Theater (Martinez)
Empress Theatre (Vallejo)
Freight and Salvage (Berkeley)
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center (Livermore)
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma)
Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma)
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco)
The Guild Theatre Menlo Park (Menlo Park)
Uptown Theatre Napa (Napa)

Outdoor Music Series

USS Potomac (Oakland)

Bars & Nightclubs

Amado's (San Francisco)
Apple Jacks Inn (La Honda)
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)
Lucca Bar and Grill (Benicia)
Neck of the Woods (San Francisco)
No Name Bar (Sausalito)
Starling Bar (Sonoma)
The Big Easy (Petaluma)
The Bistro (Hayward)
The Chapel (San Francisco)
The Make Out Room (San Francisco)
The Riptide (San Francisco)
Winters Tavern (Pacifica)