Live Acoustic Music Near Garwood, New Jersey

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 Garwood 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 Garwood 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 Garwood 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

March 29
City Winery (Listening Room)
New York, NY
March 30
Americana husband and wife duo. The sweetness and severity in their music echoes a cross between The Civil Wars and The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Strong harmonies melt together with an undeniable edge.
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
March 31
Outpost in the Burbs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Montclair, NJ
March 31
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 1
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
April 1
Avenel Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Woodbridge Township, NJ
April 1
The Bowery Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 1
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 1
The Mercury Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 2
Shawn is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music and is best known for the 1998 single "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40.
Avenel Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Woodbridge Township, NJ
April 2
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 3
The Bowery Ballroom (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 3
Pete's Candy Store (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
April 5
Le Poisson Rouge (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 6
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 7
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 7
Jalopy Theater (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
April 7
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 14
The Mercury Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 14
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 15
Voices in the Heights (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
April 15
The Mile Twelve lineup offers five of the most promising young musicians in bluegrass: David Benedict (mandolin), Catherine “BB” Bowness (banjo), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), Evan Murphy (guitar, lead vocals), and Nate Sabat (bass, lead vocals).
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 15
The Bitter End (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 16
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 17
The Mercury Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 19
A dark, soulful middle ground between Nick Cave and Steve Earle, Ben de la Cour pulls no punches with a voice that sounds like the American Heartland witnessed through the window of a car going 80 mph
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 19
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 21
The Cutting Room (Listening Room)
New York, NY
April 21
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 21
Very best in Scottish song and folklore with singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Alan Reid in Princeton!
Princeton Folk Music Society (Folk Music Society)
Princeton, NJ
April 22
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... she shows off some major chops." ~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
People's Voice Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New York, NY
April 22
Common Ground Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Dobbs Ferry, NY
April 22
More Barn Studios (Listening Room)
Stockton, NJ
April 22
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
April 23
Le Poisson Rouge (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 23
Cozy Cabin Concerts (House Concert)
Green Brook Township, NJ
April 23
The Mercury Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 23
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 23
Count Basie Theatre (Concert Hall)
Red Bank, NJ
April 24
Joe's Pub at the Public (Listening Room)
New York, NY
April 25
Rockwood Music Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 26
The Bowery Electric (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
April 27
Live @ Drew's (House Concert)
Ringwood, NJ
April 28
Fox & Crow (Listening Room)
Jersey City, NJ
April 29
Terminal 5 (Concert Hall)
New York, NY
April 29
Outpost in the Burbs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Montclair, NJ
April 29
Deni Bonet’s a singer/songwriter & virtuoso violinist playing quirky, melodic folk-rock. Performances include Carnegie Hall, Great Wall of China, United Nations, & the White House for Pres. Obama.
Rockland Center For The Arts (Small Theater)
West Nyack, NY
April 30
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
May 3
Come hang with the HomeFolk
The Fine Grind (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Little Falls, NJ
May 3
The Mercury Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
New York, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Garwood, New Jersey

House Concerts

Brooklyn Music Shop (New York)
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold)
Cozy Cabin Concerts (Green Brook Township)
Heights House Concert Series (Jersey City)
Jenkins House Concerts (New York)
Live @ Drew's (Ringwood)
Northern Light House Concerts (Washington)
River Spirit Music House Concerts (Hastings-on-Hudson)
Silo Series House Concerts (Belvidere)

Listening Rooms

American Folk Art Museum (New York)
City Vineyard (New York)
City Winery (New York)
Fox & Crow (Jersey City)
Hopewell Theater (Hopewell)
Jalopy Theater (Brooklyn)
Joe's Pub at the Public (New York)
Lagond's Live from the Haven (Elmsford)
Lambertville House (Lambertville)
More Barn Studios (Stockton)
Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn)
Sunday Night Music Club at Frenchtown Bookshop (Frenchtown)
Tavern Concerts in Old Richmond Town (Staten Island)
The Birdhouse Center for the Arts (Lambertville)
The Cutting Room (New York)
The Owl Music Parlor (Brooklyn)
The Saint (Asbury Park)
Voices in the Heights (Brooklyn)
Watchung Arts Center (Warren)

Folk Music Societies

Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Common Ground Coffeehouse (Dobbs Ferry)
Glen Ridge Train Station (Glen Ridge)
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair)
People's Voice Cafe (New York)
Pottersville Acoustic Cafe (Pottersville)
The Folk Project - The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series (Morristown)
Walkabout Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hopewell Valley Vineyards (Pennington)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

10th Ave Burrito Company (Belmar)
An Beal Bocht Cafe (Bronx)
Cafe Carlyle (New York)
Crossroads (Garwood)
Gladstone Tavern (Peapack and Gladstone)
Hill Country Barbecue (NY) (New York)
Salt GastroPub (Stanhope)
Silvana (New York)
SoHo Lounge (Brooklyn)
The Fine Grind (Little Falls)
The Scratcher Sessions (New York)
The Stanhope House (Stanhope)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

Suffern Free Library (Suffern)

Small Theaters

Avenel Performing Arts Center (Woodbridge Township)
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (New York)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Fanwood Performance Series (Fanwood)
Hurdy Gurdy Folk Club (Fair Lawn)
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington)
Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
Le Poisson Rouge (New York)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Rockwood Music Hall (New York)
South Orange Performing Arts Center SOPAC (South Orange)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
The Bitter End (New York)
The River Spirit Music OnStage Concert Series at Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
The Triad Theater NYC (New York)
Union County Performing Arts Center (Rahway)
White Eagle Hall (Jersey City)

Bars & Nightclubs

The Bowery Ballroom (New York)
The Bowery Electric (New York)
The Mercury Lounge (New York)
The Parlor at Hailey’s and The Hangout at Hailey’s (Metuchen)
The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park)