Live Acoustic Music Near Canton, Massachusetts

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 Canton 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 Canton 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 Canton area. Local 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

September 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 9
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
September 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 10
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
September 11
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
September 12
AS220 (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
September 13
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
September 13
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
September 13
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
September 14
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
September 14
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 14
Cantab Lounge (Neighborhood Bar)
Cambridge, MA
September 14
Open Road Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockland, MA
September 15
Regent Theatre (Small Theater)
Arlington, MA
September 15
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
September 15
Aeronaut Brewing (Brewery)
Somerville, MA
September 15
Smooth and charming, Americana/Indie-Pop artist she puts her whole self into her writing and performances, using honest and witty lyrics about heartache and strength, paired with catchy melodies.
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
September 19
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
September 20
Soundcheck Studios (Listening Room)
Pembroke, MA
September 20
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 21
A community venue for outstanding music: Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass, Jug Band, Classical Indian, Cabaret, Jazz, French Canadian, Irish, and more since 2012.
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Sharon, MA
September 21
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
September 21
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
September 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 21
Adeem Maria is a seventh-generation Carolinian, a makeshift poet, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
September 22
Adeem Maria is a seventh-generation Carolinian, a makeshift poet, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
September 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 22
Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds.
Lakeview Houseconcerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
September 24
House of Blues Boston (Nightclub)
Boston, MA
September 25
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 26
September 26
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 27
American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.”
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
September 27
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
September 27
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
September 28
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
September 28
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
September 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 28
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
September 28
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
September 28
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
September 28
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
September 29
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
October 1
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
October 2
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
October 3
GoldenOak is an Indie/Soul/Folk band based out of Portland, Maine and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 3
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
October 4
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
October 4
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
October 4
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Canton, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Pond Front House Concerts (Carver)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
AS220 (Providence)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Holliston Public Library (Holliston)
Middleborough Public Library (Middleborough)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts (Fairhaven)
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)
Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)