Live Acoustic Music Near Santa Barbara, 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 house concerts being held in and around the Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

Featured

May 29, 2020

Licity

Playing at Ojai Underground Exchange (Listening Room)

"Writing and singing full-frontal."—NPR's Here & Now // Licity's passionate voice, intense rhythmic guitar, penetrating lyrics and deeply personal spoken word are "More than a show."—Pasadena Week

Apr 10, 2020

Jaeger and Reid

Playing at Fireside Concerts (Folk Music Coffeehouse)

Jaeger & Reid are Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid, a singer-songwriter duo with beautiful harmony and folk roots. Original songs and a contemporary interpretation of some cherished songs written by others.