Live Acoustic Music Near East Lansing, Michigan

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

Churches and non-profit community groups around East Lansing host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the East Lansing area.

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

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

December 6
Robin & Linda Williams
Celebrating a five-decade-long career that has included 24 personal recordings, thousands of concerts on three continents, a Robert Altman-directed movie, and hundreds of performances on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion."
Ten Pound Fiddle (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
East Lansing, MI
December 6
Don White
Green Wood Coffee House (Out of Eden) (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Grass Lake, MI
December 6
Adam Plomaritas,  Al Bettis
Adam Plomaritas effortlessly arrives at the seamless intersection of sophisticated rock, country, and soul. Plomaritas is fresh off the release of his long-awaited new EP, “Old Time Love”, featuring R&B tinged earworms like the title track.
The Rumpus Room (Listening Room)
Chelsea, MI
December 7
Jill Jack
Howell Opera House (Listening Room)
Howell, MI
December 13
Matt Watroba
Green Wood Coffee House (Out of Eden) (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Grass Lake, MI
December 19
The Dangling Participles
We are a jazzy indie-folk duo (and/or full band) out of Lansing, MI. Austin Kaufmann anchors the band on guitar, with Tamiko Rothhorn adding ukulele and cornet. The two share songwriting duties and trade off singing lead and harmonizing.
UrbanBeat (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Lansing, MI
January 18
Larry & Joe
Venezuelan-Appalachian fusion by Llanera master and asylum-seeking migrant Larry Bellorín & GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass superstar Joe Troop (Che Apalache). Latingrass: Banjo, cuatro, fiddle, guitar, maracas, upright bass, vocals.
The Robin Theatre (Small Theater)
Lansing, MI
February 14
Jill Jack
Howell Opera House (Listening Room)
Howell, MI
February 23
Christine Lavin
Ten Pound Fiddle (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
East Lansing, MI
March 2
Leslie Mendelson
Green Wood Coffee House (Out of Eden) (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Grass Lake, MI
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around East Lansing, Michigan

Listening Rooms

Farmhouse Folk (Flushing)
Howell Opera House (Howell)
On the Tracks Songwriter Showcase (Chelsea)
The Good Neighbor Concert Series (Lansing)
The Rumpus Room (Chelsea)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Green Wood Coffee House (Out of Eden) (Grass Lake)
Ten Pound Fiddle (East Lansing)
UrbanBeat (Lansing)

Small Theaters

The Robin Theatre (Lansing)