Live Acoustic Music Near Santa Fe, Texas

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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 5
Warehouse Live Midtown (Small Theater)
Houston, TX
December 6
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 7
Johnson Studio House Concerts (House Concert)
Galveston, TX
December 7
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 7
Sabine Street Studios (Listening Room)
Houston, TX
December 8
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 11
San Antonio's "Righteous Intonation" - a four piece western string band with riveting layered harmonies - go on their album release tour with folk troubadour & songbird, Anna La Mare.
Dan Electro's (Listening Room)
Houston, TX
December 12
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 12
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 13
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 14
Join Mark and Roxe at the Imperial Farmers Market in Sugar Land, December 14th, 2024.
Farmers Market at Imperial (Outdoor Music Series)
Sugar Land, TX
December 14
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 14
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 15
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 15
Come celebrate Dana's 32nd Release "The Ghost of Tucumcari." This album features Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Shake Russell, Darden Smith, Mando Saenz, Libby Koch, David Starr & more. LP's & CD's available for sale at the show.
Cowboy Surfer (Neighborhood Bar)
Houston, TX
December 20
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 20
Join League City Folk Association and Mark Winters for a spotlight performance.
League City Folk Association (Folk Music Society)
League City, TX
December 27
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 28
Goode Company Armadillo Palace (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
December 28
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
January 3
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
January 10
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 11
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 12
Houston Folklore and Music Society (Folk Music Society)
Houston, TX
January 17
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 18
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
January 23
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 24
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 25
Brightwire is a folk-rock band out of Houston, TX. Combining elements of folk, rock, country, punk and whatever else they happen to get interested in, they weave tales of lives lived in our world today.
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
February 7
White Oak Music Hall (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
February 7
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
February 14
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
February 15
Zach Aaron uses his elegantly tarnished tenor voice, fingerpicked guitar melodies and mix of raw honesty and abstract sentiments in his lyrics make him seem of a different time than many of his contemporaries, yet timeless, all the same.
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
February 19
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
February 20
Last Concert Cafe (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
February 25
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
February 28
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
March 1
Join Mark & Roxe + friends celebrate the release of Marks new album, Acoustic Me. Featuring performances by Grifters and Shills & BrightWire
Dan Electro's (Listening Room)
Houston, TX
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Santa Fe, Texas

House Concerts

House In The Heights (Houston Heights)
Johnson Studio House Concerts (Galveston)

Listening Rooms

Dan Electro's (Houston)
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Galveston)
Sabine Street Studios (Houston)

Folk Music Societies

Houston Folklore and Music Society (Houston)
League City Folk Association (League City)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Coffee House Live @ St Andrews (Houston)
Galveston Folk Family Concerts (Galveston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Anderson Fair (Houston)
Cactus Jacks (Baytown)
Kojaks (Houston)
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Houston)

Small Theaters

Warehouse Live Midtown (Houston)

Outdoor Music Series

Farmers Market at Imperial (Sugar Land)

Bars & Nightclubs

Continental Club Houston (Houston)
Cowboy Surfer (Houston)
Scout Bar (Houston)
The Bull and Bear Tavern and Eatery (Houston)