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

November 8
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 8
Houston Folklore and Music Society (Folk Music Society)
Houston, TX
November 10
Cowboy Surfer (Neighborhood Bar)
Houston, TX
November 12
White Oak Music Hall (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
November 13
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 13
Anderson Fair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 13
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
November 13
Kojaks (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 14
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 14
The Montvales play stripped-down, banjo-and-harmony-driven songs that stick with you. Their shows will take you to places both raucous and reverent, equal parts honky-tonk mischief and earnest meditation on friendship, heartbreak, and place.
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
November 15
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 15
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
November 17
Cowboy Surfer (Neighborhood Bar)
Houston, TX
November 20
Shawn Phillips is one of most fascinating and enigmatic musicians to come out of the early '70s singer-songwriter boom
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 21
Pauline Reese is Queen of Texas Music has been nominated for a Grammy, released six full albums, and recorded two duets with Willie Nelson. Twice-named Entertainer of the Year in Texas, five times Texas Female Vocalist of the Year.
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 21
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 24
Cowboy Surfer (Neighborhood Bar)
Houston, TX
November 28
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
November 29
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
November 30
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 4
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.
Anderson Fair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 4
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 4
Kojaks (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 4
White Oak Music Hall (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
December 5
Cowboy Surfer (Neighborhood Bar)
Houston, TX
December 6
When you hear John sing his songs, you'll know why his music and voice have touched so many for over 49 years starting with Batdorf and Rodney, Silver, Michael McLean, James Lee Stanley and now solo.
Johnson Studio House Concerts (House Concert)
Galveston, TX
December 11
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 11
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 12
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 13
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 13
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
December 14
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 27
Goode Company Armadillo Palace (Nightclub)
Houston, TX
December 27
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Galveston, TX
December 30
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 10
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone i
Houston Folklore and Music Society (Folk Music Society)
Houston, TX
January 13
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Houston, TX
January 18
Galveston Folk Family Concerts (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Galveston, TX
January 31
McGonigel's Mucky Duck (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
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

House Of Blues (Houston)
Warehouse Live Midtown (Houston)

Outdoor Music Series

Farmers Market at Imperial (Sugar Land)

Bars & Nightclubs

Continental Club Houston (Houston)
Cowboy Surfer (Houston)