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 New York 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 New York 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, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in New York. Restaurants and cafes around town 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 New York, NY
Jenkins House Concerts (New York) |
First Acoustics (Brooklyn) |
House of Love Concerts (Brooklyn) |
Heights House Concert Series (Jersey City) |
Spiral Sounds Concerts (Jersey City) |
Hamilton Park House Concerts (Staten Island) |
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City) |
River Spirit Music House Concerts (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
Evergreen House Concerts (Plainfield) |
Cozy Cabin Concerts (Green Brook) |
Live @ Drew's (Ringwood) |
Concerts in the Studio (Freehold) |
The Music Room (Cortlandt Manor) |
Rosie's Cafe Concerts (Brick Township) |
City Vineyard (New York) |
City Winery (New York) |
Joe's Pub at the Public (New York) |
Voices in the Heights (Brooklyn) |
Jalopy Theater (Brooklyn) |
Rough Trade (Brooklyn) |
The Cutting Room (New York) |
Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn) |
The Way Station (Brooklyn) |
The Owl Music Parlor (Brooklyn) |
Ethical Brew at The Ethical Culture Society (Teaneck) |
Live at the Upstream (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
The Acoustic Cafe Music Series (Park Ridge) |
Earth Room Concerts (Lincroft) |
Borderline Folk Music Club (New City) |
Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington) |
The Saint (Asbury Park) |
Hopewell Theater (Hopewell) |
People's Voice Cafe (New York) |
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair) |
Garden Stage Coffee House (Garden City) |
Glenwood Life Center - Memory Lane Music Cafe (Glenwood Landing) |
Common Ground Coffeehouse (Hastings-on-Hudson) |
The Folk Project (Morristown) |
Walkabout Coffeehouse (White Plains) |
StarLight Coffeehouse (Northport) |
Voices Cafe (Westport) |
Folk Music Society of Huntington 1st Saturday Concerts (Centerport) |
Princeton Folk Music Society (Princeton) |
Crossroads (Garwood) |
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont) |
10th Ave Burrito Company (Belmar) |
The Stanhope House (Stanhope) |
Threes Brewing (Brooklyn) |
Montclair Brew (Montclair) |
Port Washington Library (Port Washington) |
Le Poisson Rouge (New York) |
Rockwood Music Hall (New York) |
Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) |
Murmrr (Brooklyn) |
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (New York) |
South Orange Performing Arts Center SOPAC (South Orange) |
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington) |
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck) |
The River Spirit Music OnStage Concert Series at Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown) |
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown) |
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield) |
Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield) |
The Bowery Ballroom (New York) |
Arlene's Grocery (New York) |
The Bowery Electric (New York) |
The Mercury Lounge (New York) |
Cafe Bohemia (New York) |
The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) |