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