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 Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park. Restaurants and cafes around town 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 Asbury Park, NJ
Rosie's Cafe Concerts (Brick Township) |
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold) |
Hamilton Park House Concerts (Staten Island) |
House of Love Concerts (Brooklyn) |
First Acoustics (Brooklyn) |
Jenkins House Concerts (New York) |
Evergreen House Concerts (Plainfield) |
Spiral Sounds Concerts (Jersey City) |
Cozy Cabin Concerts (Green Brook) |
Heights House Concert Series (Jersey City) |
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City) |
The Saint (Asbury Park) |
Earth Room Concerts (Lincroft) |
The Owl Music Parlor (Brooklyn) |
The Way Station (Brooklyn) |
Jalopy Theater (Brooklyn) |
Voices in the Heights (Brooklyn) |
Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn) |
City Vineyard (New York) |
Rough Trade (Brooklyn) |
City Winery (New York) |
Joe's Pub at the Public (New York) |
The Cutting Room (New York) |
Hopewell Theater (Hopewell) |
1867 Sanctuary (Ewing) |
Lizzie Rose Music Room (Tuckerton) |
Ethical Brew at The Ethical Culture Society (Teaneck) |
People's Voice Cafe (New York) |
Garden Stage Coffee House (Garden City) |
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair) |
The Folk Project (Morristown) |
Glenwood Life Center - Memory Lane Music Cafe (Glenwood Landing) |
Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton) |
10th Ave Burrito Company (Belmar) |
Crossroads (Garwood) |
Threes Brewing (Brooklyn) |
Montclair Brew (Montclair) |
Port Washington Library (Port Washington) |
Murmrr (Brooklyn) |
Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) |
Rockwood Music Hall (New York) |
White Eagle Hall (Jersey City) |
Le Poisson Rouge (New York) |
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (New York) |
South Orange Performing Arts Center SOPAC (South Orange) |
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington) |
The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) |
The Bowery Ballroom (New York) |
Arlene's Grocery (New York) |
The Mercury Lounge (New York) |
The Bowery Electric (New York) |
Cafe Bohemia (New York) |