Live Acoustic Music Near Oakland, California

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 Oakland area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Oakland host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Oakland 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

September 27
With adept instrumentation, a singular voice, and the thrill of body percussion, Evie’s “neo-traditional kinetic folk,” has been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center.
Amado's (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
September 27
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
September 28
Kathy Kallick’s exceptional career includes winning a Grammy and two IBMA Awards, receiving a Lifetime Membership from the California Bluegrass Association, co-founding the internationally-acclaimed Good Ol’ Persons, and collaborating with the countr
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
September 30
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QuaranPalooza (Online Concert Stream)
Hayward, CA
October 1
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
October 3
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
October 5
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
October 5
Aireene Espiritu plays a mix of stompin', swayin' and timeless Americana reminiscent of front porch storytelling, of ghosts and the living, times of laughter and tears. .
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
October 6
Sebastiani Theatre (Small Theater)
Sonoma, CA
October 7
KC Turner Presents (House Concert)
San Francisco, CA
October 8
Fog House Concerts (House Concert)
San Francisco, CA
October 10
The Bistro (Bar/Nightclub)
Hayward, CA
October 10
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (Small Theater)
San Francisco, CA
October 10
Winters Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pacifica, CA
October 11
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
October 11
Winters Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pacifica, CA
October 12
No Name Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sausalito, CA
October 13
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Ivy Room (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, CA
October 17
The Bistro (Bar/Nightclub)
Hayward, CA
October 19
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
October 20
Brick and Mortar Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
October 20
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
October 21
Half Moon Bay Odd Fellows (Listening Room)
Half Moon Bay, CA
October 22
The Chapel (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
October 22
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
October 23
Cafe Du Nord (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
October 24
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
October 26
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
October 29
Hotel Utah (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
November 3
Four albums and 30 years of performing and touring combined activism. His songs lie at the juncture where culture clash with politics. Soulful. Pointed. Poignant. Playful.
The Monkey House (House Concert)
Berkeley, CA
November 4
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
November 4
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and bluegrass.
Campbell Theater (Small Theater)
Martinez, CA
November 5
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
November 6
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 9
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
November 10
Winters Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Pacifica, CA
November 10
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
November 12
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
November 18
Freight and Salvage (Small Theater)
Berkeley, CA
November 30
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
December 7
Bottom Of the Hill (Bar/Nightclub)
San Francisco, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Oakland, California

House Concerts

Dala's Nest House Concerts (Menlo Park)
Fifth Street Farms (Berkeley)
Fog House Concerts (San Francisco)
KC Turner Presents (San Francisco)
Like Hearted House Concerts (Walnut Creek)
Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights (Oakland)
SIlicon Valley House Concerts (Mountain View)
Sunny Hill Concerts (Petaluma)
The Monkey House (Berkeley)

Listening Rooms

Almost Famous Wine (Livermore)
Art Boutiki Music Hall (San Jose)
Bird and Beckett Books and Records (San Francisco)
Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Clarion Performing Arts Center (San Francisco)
Club Fox (Redwood City)
Half Moon Bay Odd Fellows (Half Moon Bay)
Lamorinda Music (Lafayette)
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
The Back Room (Berkeley)
The Backroom (Berkeley)
The Lost Church (San Francisco)
The Marker Hotel (San Francisco)
The Sound Room (Oakland)
Timbre Folk and Baroque (Berkeley)
Yoshi's (Oakland)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Devil's Mountain Coffee House (Walnut Creek)

Vineyards & Breweries

Adobe Road Winery (Petaluma)
Hannah Nicole Vineyards (Brentwood)
JaM Cellars (Napa)
Lagunitas Taproom (Petaluma)
Las Positas Vineyards (Livermore)
McGrail Vineyards and Winery (Livermore)
Wood Family Vineyards (Livermore)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andaz Napa (Napa)
Cellar Door (Pleasanton)
Hop & Vine (San Jose)
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato)
Rancho Nicasio (Nicasio)
Riggers Loft Wine Company (Richmond)
San Gregorio General Store (San Gregorio)
Simple Pleasures Cafe (San Francisco)
The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar (Danville)
The Preacher's Daughter (Alameda)

Small Theaters

Art House Gallery and Cultural Center (Berkeley)
Bankhead Theater (Livermore)
Campbell Theater (Martinez)
Freight and Salvage (Berkeley)
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma)
Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma)
Slim's and The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco)
The Guild Theatre Menlo Park (Menlo Park)
Uptown Theatre Napa (Napa)

Bars & Nightclubs

Amado's (San Francisco)
Apple Jacks Inn (La Honda)
Bistro 880 (Newark)
Bottom Of the Hill (San Francisco)
Brick and Mortar Music Hall (San Francisco)
Cafe Du Nord (San Francisco)
Hotel Utah (San Francisco)
Ivy Room (Albany)
Lucca Bar and Grill (Benicia)
No Name Bar (Sausalito)
Starling Bar (Sonoma)
The Big Easy (Petaluma)
The Bistro (Hayward)
The Chapel (San Francisco)
The Make Out Room (San Francisco)
The Riptide (San Francisco)
Winters Tavern (Pacifica)