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 house concerts being held in and around the Haverhill area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Many churches and non-profit community groups around Haverhill 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 many listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Haverhill area. Restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes also host nationally touring musicians.
Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.
Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Haverhill, MA
Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow) |
The Word Barn (Exeter) |
3S Artspace (Portsmouth) |
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
Indian Hill Music (Littleton) |
Club Passim (Cambridge) |
City Winery (Boston) |
Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough) |
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill) |
Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse (Byfield) |
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
Old Sloop Coffeehouse (Rockport) |
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford) |
The Burren (Somerville) |
The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
House of Blues Boston (Boston) |
The Bebop (Boston) |
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
The Cabot (Beverly) |
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport) |
The Music Hall (Portsmouth) |
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
Norwood Theater (Norwood) |