Live Acoustic Music Near Rockport, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Rockport 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 Rockport 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 several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Rockport area. Local 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
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 21
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 21
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 22
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
December 22
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 26
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 27
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 27
The Snug (Neighborhood Bar)
Hingham, MA
December 28
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.
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
December 28
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 28
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 29
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 4
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
January 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
January 14
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
January 16
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
January 17
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
January 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 18
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
January 18
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
January 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 22
Rakish, a duo comprising violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn. Rakish explores tunes and songs from Irish and American folk traditions.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 23
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
January 25
Born in a New England country town and into a musical family, Grammy-nominated artist Reed Foehl crafts stories with a lyric and voice which push boundaries, while also paying homage to tradition. Dusty and patient, his music is genuine.
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
January 25
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 25
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 26
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 26
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
January 26
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 30
Jim Kweskin's shows radiate charm, humor, sophistication and talent. His endearing sense of good humor and interpretations make his performances a delight. Kweskin is recognized as one of the best interpreters of the great American songbook.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
January 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 31
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 31
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
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
January 31
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Rockport, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Song Coffeehouse (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)

Small Theaters

Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
The Snug (Hingham)