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