Live Acoustic Music Near Irvine, California

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 several house concerts being held in and around the Irvine 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 Irvine 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 Irvine 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

November 23
Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation.
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26
December 3
December 4
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
December 6
Lodge Room (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7
Lodge Room (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8
Lodge Room (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
December 10
December 14
Come enjoy a candlelight concert and the soothing sounds of Claire's voice and songs to get you into the spirit of Advent.
Knox Presbyterian Church (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Pasadena, CA
December 18
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music
Constellation Room (Nightclub)
Santa Ana, CA
December 21
Billboard Magazine called Brad Colerick “one of a baker's dozen of acts to watch in the folk community around the world.” The L.A.-based artist lands firmly in the Americana wheelhouse.
Diana March Jeweled Universe (Listening Room)
South Pasadena, CA
December 24
January 8
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Wine & Song Concert Series (Listening Room)
South Pasadena, CA
January 8
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Small Theater)
Irvine, CA
January 10
The Coach House (Small Theater)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
January 11
Folk Music Center (Music, Book and Record Stores)
Claremont, CA
January 19
Fallbrook Mission Theater (Small Theater)
Fallbrook, CA
January 24
The Wiltern (Concert Hall)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31
Campus JAX (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Newport Beach, CA
February 19
The Wayfarer (Nightclub)
Costa Mesa, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Irvine, California

House Concerts

Canciones House Concerts (Santa Ana)
Wild Honey Foundation Backyard Shows (Los Angeles)
Yellow Door Concerts (Santa Ana)

Listening Rooms

Diana March Jeweled Universe (South Pasadena)
Lodge Room (Los Angeles)
Muckenthaler Cultural Center (Fullerton)
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Los Angeles)
Wine & Song Concert Series (South Pasadena)

Folk Music Societies

FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Los Angeles)
Good Folk (Los Angeles)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Knox Presbyterian Church (Pasadena)
Music at the Point: Grace First Presbyterian Church (Long Beach)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Bogart's Coffee House (Seal Beach)
Campus JAX (Newport Beach)
Matt Denny's Ale House (Arcadia)
The Night Owl (Fullerton)

Small Theaters

Beckman Auditorium (Pasadena)
Carpenter Performing Arts Center (Long Beach)
Fallbrook Mission Theater (Fallbrook)
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Irvine)
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center (Laguna Beach)
Laguna Playhouse (Laguna Beach)
Soka Performing Arts Center (Aliso Viejo)
The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano)
The Rivian South Coast Theater (Laguna Beach)
Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance)

Outdoor Music Series

Mission Tile West Music Series (South Pasadena)

Bars & Nightclubs

Regent Theater (Los Angeles)
Swallows Inn (San Juan Capistrano)