Live Acoustic Music Near North Adams, Massachusetts

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 several house concerts being held in and around the North Adams area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

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 North Adams area. Local vineyards and 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 21
Jimmy Ryan
The Stone Church (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
December 27
Dave Dersham
Floodwater Brewing Company (Brewery)
Shelburne Falls, MA
December 29
The David Wax Museum
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 30
Enter the Haggis
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 31
Enter the Haggis
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 2
Rees Shad and The Conversations
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 9
Rees Shad and The Conversations
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 10
Sean Magwire
'22 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Folk Song of the Year
Tree House Brewing Deerfield (Brewery)
Deerfield, MA
January 11
Jason Anick
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
January 16
Rees Shad and The Conversations
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 17
Jefferson Hamer
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Small Theater)
Charlemont, MA
January 17
Tall Heights
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 18
Tracy Grammer
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
January 23
Rees Shad and The Conversations
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 24
Steve Forbert
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 25
Ryan Montbleau
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 30
Rees Shad and The Conversations
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 31
High Tea
High Tea is a concoction of sweepingly soulful harmonies, guitar riffs to knock your socks off, and a refreshing blend of old blues and new rock.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 1
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music
The Stone Church (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
February 1
The Nields
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 4
Bill Frisell
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 7
High Tea
High Tea is a concoction of sweepingly soulful harmonies, guitar riffs to knock your socks off, and a refreshing blend of old blues and new rock.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 7
Big Richard
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
February 7
Heather Maloney
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 8
High Tea
High Tea is a concoction of sweepingly soulful harmonies, guitar riffs to knock your socks off, and a refreshing blend of old blues and new rock.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 8
Heather Maloney
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 12
American Aquarium,  William Matheny
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 13
Peter Mulvey
The Coffee Bar (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Bennington, VT
February 14
Guy Davis
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
February 14
Jefferson Hamer
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Small Theater)
Charlemont, MA
February 15
The Suitcase Junket,  Cloudbelly
The Stone Church (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
February 16
Lucy Kaplansky,  Cliff Eberhardt
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 20
Jenny Owen Youngs
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 22
Tommy Castro
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
February 23
Leslie Mendelson
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
February 28
Peter Mulvey
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 1
The Mallett Brothers Band
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
March 4
Andrea von Kampen,  Ron Pope
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 8
Big Sandy
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 12
Enter the Haggis
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 21
Liz Longley
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around North Adams, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)
Under the Maple (Chez Grossman/Peel) (Brattleboro)

Listening Rooms

Apple Tree Inn (Lenox)
Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Railway Concerts at Studio 9 (North Adams)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Egremont Barn (South Egremont)
The Foundry (West Stockbridge)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)
Tourists - Sing for your Slumber (North Adams)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Home Range Winery (Canaan)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Coffee Bar (Bennington)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Libraries

Bennington Museum Courtyard Concerts (Bennington)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Latchis Theatre (Brattleboro)
Next Stage (Putney)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)

Bars & Nightclubs

Bishop's Lounge (Northampton)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)
Methuselah Bar and Lounge (Pittsfield)