Live Acoustic Music Near Duxbury, 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 Duxbury 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 Duxbury 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 Duxbury 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

November 27
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Foxborough, MA
November 29
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 29
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Foxborough, MA
November 30
Create lasting connections through my music via listening rooms.
First Encounter Coffee House (Listening Room)
Eastham, MA
November 30
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 30
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 30
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 1
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 1
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 1
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
December 2
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 3
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
December 4
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
December 4
Rainshadow Recording welcomes The Faux Paws, featuring Port Hadlock’s own Chris Miller, Sunday January 15 at 7:30pm at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 5
Rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. NPR calls Alisa, “a pitch-perfect rendition of my wildest dreams.”
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
December 5
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 5
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 5
December 6
Chevalier Theatre (Concert Hall)
Medford, MA
December 6
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 6
The Square Root Café (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
December 7
Nick Carter is a New England-based singer songwriter whose music has been called soulful folk and a coffee break for the soul. His voice and guitar bring you shelter inside the song.
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
December 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 7
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
December 7
A joyful Christmas concert with sparkling instrumental work and lush Christmas harmonies. Southern Rail is one of the hottest groups on the circuit. Plus the world's best home made carrot cake! Not to be missed!
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
December 8
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 8
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 8
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 9
Cotuit Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Cotuit, MA
December 9
Wareham Free Library (Library)
Wareham, MA
December 10
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
December 11
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
December 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 12
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 12
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 12
Multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls is giving vintage genres a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility. Jenna has toured with Ingrid Michaelson, shared the stage with Oscar Winner Glen Hansard, Amanda Palmer and Lucius.
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
December 13
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
December 13
With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Lennon Award winner Rachel Sumner has been captivating audiences throughout the country with her lyric-forward folk songs and snaking chord progressions.
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 13
Brick Hill House Concerts (House Concert)
Orleans, MA
December 13
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 13
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 14
John Harvard's Brew House (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Barrington, RI
December 14
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 14
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 15
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Duxbury, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Brick Hill House Concerts (Orleans)
Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Log House Concerts (Westport)
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)
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus (Falmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Encounter Coffee House (Eastham)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Music Room Cape Cod (Yarmouth)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
West Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Barrington)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)

Vineyards & Breweries

Truro Vineyards (North Truro)
Westport Rivers Vineyard (Westport)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
Cape Cod Coffee (Mashpee)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Brooks Free Library (Harwich)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
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)
Snow Library (Orleans)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Cotuit Center for the Arts (Cotuit)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Needham Town Hall (Needham)
Payomet Performing Arts Center (North Truro)
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)
Wellfleet Harbor Actors' Theatre (Wellfleet)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)
Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Mashpee Community Park (Mashpee)
Falmouth Public Library Lawn (Falmouth)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
The Met (Pawtucket)
The Snug (Hingham)