Undiscovered Music
Your Source for Great Live Acoustic Music
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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington, DC
| Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington) |
| Square in a Circle House Concert (Takoma Park) |
| Sleepy Hollow Folk Club (Falls Church) |
| Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria) |
| Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church) |
| Singer's Glen House Concerts (Silver Springs) |
| Moore Music (Rockville) |
| Folk 'N Great Music House Concerts (Rockville) |
| Great Falls Theatrics House Concert (Great Falls) |
| The Crib Concerts (Herndon) |
| Panzer House Concert (Columbia) |
| Susies House Concerts (Gambrills) |
| Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills) |
| Music on the Heights House Concert (Broadlands) |
| CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie) |
| Soup and Song House Concert (Marriottsville) |
| Music at Chateau Belvedere (Leesburg) |
| Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine) |
| Awkward Pause House Concerts (Baltimore) |
| The Living Stage at Hotel RL Washington (Washington) |
| The Mansion on O (Washington) |
| Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington) |
| Gypsy Sally's (Washington) |
| Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington) |
| City Winery - Washington (Washington) |
| Corner Store Arts (Washington) |
| Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park) |
| Jammin Java (Vienna) |
| The Soundry (Columbia) |
| The Living Stage at Hotel RL Baltimore (Baltimore) |
| An Die Musik (Baltimore) |
| Germano's Cabaret (Baltimore) |
| Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore) |
| Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington) |
| Inwood Coffeehouse (Wheaton) |
| One World Coffeehouse (Columbia) |
| 333 Coffeehouse (Annapolis) |
| Uptown Concerts at Baldwin's Station (Sykesville) |
| Unity Coffeehouse ~ Acoustic Cafe (Annapolis) |
| Focus Music (Alexandria) |
| Black Cat (Washington) |
| Seasons & Sessions (Washington) |
| Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington) |
| MilkBoy ArtHouse (College Park) |
| New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) |
| Epicure Cafe (Fairfax) |
| Cafe Montmartre (Reston) |
| Outta the Way Cafe (Derwood) |
| Hershey's Restaurant and Bar (Gaithersburg) |
| Third Base Pizza & Frozen Custard (Occoquan) |
| Gumbo Ya Ya (Germantown) |
| Mad City Coffee (Columbia) |
| Jirani Coffeehouse (Manassas) |
| Blend Coffee Bar (Ashburn) |
| Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar (Broadlands) |
| The Music Cafe (Damascus) |
| Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge (Annapolis) |
| 49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis) |
| Acoustic Thursdays at Peace and A Cup of Joe (Baltimore) |
| Teavolve (Baltimore) |
| Field Fresh Farmers Market (Frederick) |
| Rocklands Farm (Poolesville) |
| Bike TrAle Brewing (Leesburg) |
| Casanel Vineyards and Winery (Leesburg) |
| Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy) |
| Barley & Hops (Frederick) |
| Black Ankle Vineyards (Mt Airy) |
| Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mt Airy) |
| Purcellville Library (Purcellville) |
| The Hamilton (Washington) |
| The Miracle Theatre (Washington) |
| The Birchmere (Alexandria) |
| Arts Barn (Gaithersburg) |
| Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown) |
| Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) |
| Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg) |
| Villain and Saint (Bethesda) |
| JV's Live Music Room (Falls Church) |
| Joe Squared (Baltimore) |
