Live Acoustic Music Near Pittsfield, 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 house concerts being held in and around the Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield. 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 4
Melissa Ferrick
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 5
Grant Gordy
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 5
Anthony Green
The Egg - Empire State Performing Arts Center (Concert Hall)
Albany, NY
December 6
Steve Kimock
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 6
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
The Coffee Bar (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Bennington, VT
December 6
Bruce Mandel
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
December 7
Robert C. Fullerton
Bluesy, not blues, jazzy, not jazz... the same for folk, rock, etc. I just know that I try to put a little soul into everything I sing. Recent CT state troubadour nominee, and a few have my songs have been used in a couple indie films.
Norbrook Farm Brewery (Brewery)
Colebrook, CT
December 7
Erin McKeown,  Bella's Bartok
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 7
The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
December 7
Garnet Rogers
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
December 7
George Potts
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Canaan, CT
December 8
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
The Egg - Empire State Performing Arts Center (Concert Hall)
Albany, NY
December 11
Moon Hollow
Bishop's Lounge (Neighborhood Bar)
Northampton, MA
December 12
Goodnight Moonshine
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
December 13
Windborne
The Stissing Center (Small Theater)
Pine Plains, NY
December 13
Brian Dunne
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 13
Tony Trischka,  Tim Eriksen
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
December 13
The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 13
Donna the Buffalo
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Nightclub)
Greenfield, MA
December 13
Vance Gilbert
Railway Concerts at Studio 9 (Listening Room)
North Adams, MA
December 14
Bob Schneider,  Steve Poltz
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 14
Windborne
Old Songs (Folk Music Society)
Voorheesville, NY
December 16
Cassie and Maggie
The Foundry (Listening Room)
West Stockbridge, MA
December 19
Chris Pureka
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
December 19
Stephen Kellogg
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
December 19
Pamela Means
Luthier's Co-op (Listening Room)
Easthampton, MA
December 20
Chris Murphy
i’m a touring solo performer who does a 3 hour show of original Folk, Blues , Irish , Swing & Gypsy Music , both songs & instrumentals, with singing, fiddling & live looping.
Methuselah Bar and Lounge (Neighborhood Bar)
Pittsfield, 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 4
Erin Ash Sullivan
Coming up! Anonymous Coffeehouse - December 6 in Lebanon NH!
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Canaan, CT
January 10
Sean Magwire
'22 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Folk Song of the Year
Tree House Brewing Deerfield (Brewery)
Deerfield, MA
January 17
Tall Heights
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 17
Jefferson Hamer
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Small Theater)
Charlemont, MA
January 18
Tracy Grammer
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
January 24
Steve Forbert
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 24
Freedy Johnston
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
January 25
Ryan Montbleau
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, 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
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
Big Richard
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, 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 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 12
American Aquarium
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 14
Jefferson Hamer
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Small Theater)
Charlemont, MA
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
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Pittsfield, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

Apple Tree Inn (Lenox)
Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Railway Concerts at Studio 9 (North Adams)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Avalon Lounge (Catskill)
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)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)
Westfield Athenaeum (Westfield)

Folk Music Societies

Old Songs (Voorheesville)

Vineyards & Breweries

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

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

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

Libraries

Bennington Museum Courtyard Concerts (Bennington)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Granville Public Library (Granville)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Park Theater Hudson (Hudson)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Bars & Nightclubs

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