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 San Rafael 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 many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in and around the San Rafael 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 San Rafael, CA
KC Turner Presents (San Francisco) |
The Monkey House (Berkeley) |
Fog House Concerts (San Francisco) |
Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights (Oakland) |
SYLA Presents House Concerts (Oakland) |
Like Hearted House Concerts (Walnut Creek) |
Inside Lands (Sebastopol) |
Decka 9 House Concerts (Windsor) |
Brask House Concerts at Mission Coffee Roasting (Fremont) |
Terrapin Crossroads (San Rafael) |
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley) |
The Lost Church (San Francisco) |
The Back Room (Berkeley) |
The Backroom (Berkeley) |
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Sebastopol) |
Club Fox (Redwood City) |
Occidental Center for the Arts (Occidental) |
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato) |
Caffe Chiave (Oakland) |
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Sebastopol) |
Red Rock Coffee (Mountain View) |
JaM Cellars (Napa) |
The Bistro (Hayward) |
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco) |
Freight and Salvage (Berkeley) |
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma) |
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center (Livermore) |
The Palms Playhouse (Winters) |
Neck of the Woods (San Francisco) |
The Plough & Stars Irish Pub (San Francisco) |
Ivy Room (Albany) |
The Chapel (San Francisco) |