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 several house concerts being held in and around the Boston 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 Boston 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 and small theaters in Boston. 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 Boston, MA
Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow) |
Cranberry County House Concerts (Carver) |
City Winery (Boston) |
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
Club Passim (Cambridge) |
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
Indian Hill Music (Littleton) |
Soule Homestead Summer Concert Series (Middleborough) |
The Word Barn (Exeter) |
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield) |
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin) |
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater) |
Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse (Byfield) |
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill) |
Old Sloop Coffeehouse (Rockport) |
Bristol Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol) |
The Bebop (Boston) |
Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
House of Blues Boston (Boston) |
The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford) |
The Burren (Somerville) |
Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
Askew (Providence) |
Coffeehouse at the Mews (Provincetown) |
Warwick Public Library (Warwick) |
Norwood Theater (Norwood) |
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
The Cabot (Beverly) |
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport) |
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River) |
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth) |
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland) |
AS220 (Providence) |