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 Staten Island 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 Staten Island host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.
In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in and around the Staten Island 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 Staten Island, NY
Hamilton Park House Concerts (Staten Island) |
Spiral Sounds Concerts (Jersey City) |
First Acoustics (Brooklyn) |
Evergreen House Concerts (Plainfield) |
Cozy Cabin Concerts (Green Brook) |
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold) |
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City) |
River Spirit Music House Concerts (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
Rosie's Cafe Concerts (Brick Township) |
Northern Light House Concerts (Washington) |
Silo Series House Concerts (Belvidere) |
Voices in the Heights (Brooklyn) |
The Way Station (Brooklyn) |
City Winery (New York) |
Joe's Pub at the Public (New York) |
Rough Trade (Brooklyn) |
The Cutting Room (New York) |
Earth Room Concerts (Lincroft) |
Ethical Brew at The Ethical Culture Society (Teaneck) |
The Saint (Asbury Park) |
The Acoustic Cafe Music Series (Park Ridge) |
Live at the Upstream (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
Hopewell Theater (Hopewell) |
Borderline Folk Music Club (New City) |
1867 Sanctuary (Ewing) |
Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington) |
More Barn Studios (Stockton) |
The Birdhouse Center for the Arts (Lambertville) |
People's Voice Cafe (New York) |
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair) |
The Folk Project (Morristown) |
Garden Stage Coffee House (Garden City) |
Glenwood Life Center - Memory Lane Music Cafe (Glenwood Landing) |
Common Ground Coffeehouse (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
Walkabout Coffeehouse (White Plains) |
StarLight Coffeehouse (Northport) |
Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton) |
Folk Music Society of Huntington 1st Saturday Concerts (Centerport) |
Crossroads (Garwood) |
10th Ave Burrito Company (Belmar) |
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont) |
The Stanhope House (Stanhope) |
Threes Brewing (Brooklyn) |
New Hope Winery (New Hope) |
Port Washington Library (Port Washington) |
Murmrr (Brooklyn) |
Le Poisson Rouge (New York) |
Rockwood Music Hall (New York) |
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (New York) |
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington) |
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck) |
The River Spirit Music OnStage Concert Series at Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown) |
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown) |
The Bowery Ballroom (New York) |
The Mercury Lounge (New York) |
The Bowery Electric (New York) |
Cafe Bohemia (New York) |