Live Acoustic Music Near Kenosha, Wisconsin

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

Local libraries 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 Kenosha 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

December 3
Erin McKeown
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 3
The Whiskeybelles
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
December 4
TopHouse
Vivarium (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
December 7
Joe Pug,  Robert Ellis
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 8
Joe Pug,  Robert Ellis
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 9
Grant Gordy
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 10
Willy Tea Taylor
Shank Hall (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
December 11
Jeffrey Foucault,  Erik Koskinen
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 12
Dan Rodriguez
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
December 13
Jonas Friddle
Jonas Friddle is a singer, songwriter & Old-Time banjo player whose tunes bear the mark of a musician who has done his time in pub sessions and square dance halls, and his writing is full of imagery, honesty and humor.
Gorton Center (Listening Room)
Lake Forest, IL
December 14
Zach Pietrini
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
December 19
Son Little
Vivarium (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
December 20
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Wilson Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Brookfield, WI
December 22
Tricia Alexander
Stage Left Cafe (Listening Room)
Woodstock, IL
December 27
Miles Nielsen
Hey Nonny (Listening Room)
Arlington Heights, IL
December 28
Full Cord
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
December 29
Fox and Branch
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
January 3
Trapper Schoepp
Hey Nonny (Listening Room)
Arlington Heights, IL
January 4
Trapper Schoepp
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
January 4
Christian Lopez,  JD Eicher
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
January 18
Jonas Friddle
Jonas Friddle is a singer, songwriter & Old-Time banjo player whose tunes bear the mark of a musician who has done his time in pub sessions and square dance halls, and his writing is full of imagery, honesty and humor.
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
January 25
Jontavious Willis
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
January 26
Fox and Branch
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
January 26
Jontavious Willis
Shank Hall (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
January 29
Dylan LeBlanc
Shank Hall (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
January 30
Steve Kimock
Pabst Theater (Concert Hall)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31
Jeremiah and the Red Eyes
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
February 1
Cash Box Kings
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
February 1
The Henhouse Prowlers
Gorton Center (Listening Room)
Lake Forest, IL
February 7
Michael McDermott
Shank Hall (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
February 8
Ronnie Baker Brooks
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
February 13
Trampled by Turtles
Pabst Theater (Concert Hall)
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
Kat Edmonson
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
February 21
Special Consensus
Hey Nonny (Listening Room)
Arlington Heights, IL
February 22
Noah James Hittner
Art Bar (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
February 23
Fox and Branch
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24
Ron Pope,  Andrea von Kampen
Vivarium (Nightclub)
Milwaukee, WI
February 27
Leslie Mendelson
SPACE (Listening Room)
Evanston, IL
March 3
China Forbes
Pabst Theater (Concert Hall)
Milwaukee, WI
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Kenosha, Wisconsin

Listening Rooms

Gorton Center (Lake Forest)
Hey Nonny (Arlington Heights)
SPACE (Evanston)
St Tim's Coffeehouse (Skokie)
Stage Left Cafe (Woodstock)
The Brick House (Milwaukee)
The White Lilac (Kenosha)

Folk Music Societies

Lake County Folk Club (Grayslake)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company (Milwaukee)
Art Bar (Milwaukee)

Libraries

Waukegan Public Library (Waukegan)

Small Theaters

Wilson Center for the Performing Arts (Brookfield)

Bars & Nightclubs

Mackey's Hideout (McHenry)