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 Pennington 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 Pennington 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 and around the Pennington 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 Pennington, NJ
Cozy Cabin Concerts (Green Brook) |
Jen and Dave's House Concert (Moorestown) |
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold) |
Evergreen House Concerts (Plainfield) |
Northern Light House Concerts (Washington) |
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (Villanova) |
Silo Series House Concerts (Belvidere) |
Rosie's Cafe Concerts (Brick Township) |
Monocacy Creek House Concerts (Nazareth) |
Hamilton Park House Concerts (Staten Island) |
Spiral Sounds Concerts (Jersey City) |
First Acoustics (Brooklyn) |
Jenkins House Concerts (New York) |
1867 Sanctuary (Ewing) |
Hopewell Theater (Hopewell) |
The Birdhouse Center for the Arts (Lambertville) |
More Barn Studios (Stockton) |
The Locks at Sona (Philadelphia) |
Underground Arts (Philadelphia) |
City Winery (Philadelphia) |
MilkBoy (Philadelphia) |
Boot and Saddle (Philadelphia) |
The Living Room at 35 East (Ardmore) |
Earth Room Concerts (Lincroft) |
Godfrey Daniels (Bethlehem) |
Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne) |
The Saint (Asbury Park) |
Voices in the Heights (Brooklyn) |
City Vineyard (New York) |
City Winery (New York) |
The Owl Music Parlor (Brooklyn) |
The Way Station (Brooklyn) |
The Folk Factory Coffeehouse (Philadelphia) |
The Folk Project (Morristown) |
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair) |
Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton) |
Philadelphia Folksong Society (Philadelphia) |
The Twisted Tail (Philadelphia) |
Crossroads (Garwood) |
The Stanhope House (Stanhope) |
Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville) |
10th Ave Burrito Company (Belmar) |
New Hope Winery (New Hope) |
Rusty Rail Brewing Company (Mifflinburg) |
Montclair Brew (Montclair) |
Threes Brewing (Brooklyn) |
Keswick Theatre (Glenside) |
Sellersville Theater (Sellersville) |
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia) |
Nazareth Center For The Arts (Nazareth) |
South Orange Performing Arts Center SOPAC (South Orange) |
Murmrr (Brooklyn) |
Le Poisson Rouge (New York) |
Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Bryn Mawr) |
Union Transfer (Philadelphia) |
Ardmore Music Hall (Ardmore) |
118 North (Wayne) |
Old State Tavern (Media) |
The Bowery Ballroom (New York) |
Cafe Bohemia (New York) |