Live Acoustic Music Near Brookhaven, New York

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 Brookhaven area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Brookhaven 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 several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Brookhaven area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

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

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

April 3
College Street Music Hall (Small Theater)
New Haven, CT
April 4
College Street Music Hall (Small Theater)
New Haven, CT
April 5
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
April 5
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
Jazzy's Cabaret (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
New Haven, CT
April 12
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Bay Shore, NY
April 13
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
April 14
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
April 16
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
April 21
Minor Gold are an award winning Australian duo weaving masterful harmonies around stripped back, organic arrangements that draw on the classic songwriting of 70’s West Coast pop, the daydream haze of 60's folk to the ballad romance of the 80's.
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
April 25
Nod Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Ridgefield, CT
April 25
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
April 26
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
May 4
Voices Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westport, CT
May 11
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
May 12
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
May 15
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Hard Luck Cafe (Listening Room)
Huntington, NY
May 19
Moriches Community Center (Listening Room)
Center Moriches, NY
May 23
Space Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
Hamden, CT
May 31
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
June 16
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Outdoor Music Series)
Westport, CT
June 22
College Street Music Hall (Small Theater)
New Haven, CT
June 28
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Brookhaven, New York

House Concerts

Down By The Creek House Concerts (Patchogue)
Long Island HC (Lake Ronkonkoma)
Shine Sessions House Concerts (Commack)

Listening Rooms

Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Grounds and Sounds Cafe (Stony Brook)
Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Moriches Community Center (Center Moriches)
Old South Haven Presbyterian Church (Brookhaven)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Voices Cafe (Westport)

Vineyards & Breweries

Jones Family Farms (Shelton)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
Rally Caps Sports Bar & Grill (North Branford)

Libraries

Bethpage Library (Bethpage)
East Meadow Public Library (East Meadow)
Levittown Library (Levittown)
Norwalk Public Library (Norwalk)
Westbury Memorial Library (Westbury)

Small Theaters

Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Bay Shore)
College Street Music Hall (New Haven)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield)
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington)
Wall Street Theater (Norwalk)

Outdoor Music Series

Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Westport)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)