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 Lexington 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 Lexington 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 many listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Lexington 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 Lexington, MA
Musical Chairs House Concert Series (Lexington) |
Zeitgeist Concerts (Acton) |
Front Street Concerts (Hopkinton) |
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon) |
Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow) |
Patti's Place House Concerts (Seekonk) |
Cranberry County House Concerts (Carver) |
Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
Club Passim (Cambridge) |
Thunder Road (Somerville) |
The Lilypad (Cambridge) |
City Winery (Boston) |
The Hearing Room (Lowell) |
Indian Hill Music (Littleton) |
River Club Music Hall (Scituate) |
The Word Barn (Exeter) |
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough) |
Galactic Theatre (Warren) |
3S Artspace (Portsmouth) |
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
Ivy Chord Coffeehouse (Reading) |
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham) |
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow) |
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover) |
Braintree Folk at All Souls Church Coffeehouse (Braintree) |
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon) |
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill) |
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin) |
Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse (Byfield) |
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland) |
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield) |
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater) |
Old Sloop Coffeehouse (Rockport) |
First Friday Coffeehouse, Exeter, New Hampshire (Exeter) |
The Burren (Somerville) |
The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford) |
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge) |
Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
House of Blues Boston (Boston) |
The Bebop (Boston) |
Serendipity Cafe (Maynard) |
Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
Askew (Providence) |
Portsmouth Book and Bar (Portsmouth) |
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth) |
Harvard Public Library (Harvard) |
Regent Theatre (Arlington) |
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
Amazing Things Art Center (Framingham) |
Norwood Theater (Norwood) |
The Cabot (Beverly) |
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport) |
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport) |
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River) |
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland) |
AS220 (Providence) |
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth) |
The Music Hall (Portsmouth) |
Toad (Cambridge) |
Mr. Dooley's Boston (Boston) |
Blue Ocean Music Hall (Salisbury) |
News Cafe (Pawtucket) |