Live Acoustic Music Near Santa Rosa, California

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

Live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in Santa Rosa. 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

October 11
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
October 12
Gillian sings stories where Americana meets folk and steeps into soul, where finger picking builds and swells and gets slapped back to silence. She calls it full-bodied folk.
Cafe Aquatica (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Jenner, CA
October 13
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Small Theater)
Petaluma, CA
October 14
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
October 20
Gillian sings stories where Americana meets folk and steeps into soul, where finger picking builds and swells and gets slapped back to silence. She calls it full-bodied folk.
Cafe Aquatica (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Jenner, CA
October 27
Folk troubadour Eric Long expertly blends folk, early country, and blues into songs that’ll make you laugh, cry, and feel everything in the subtle space between.
Cafe Aquatica (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Jenner, CA
November 2
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Small Theater)
Petaluma, CA
November 2
A prolific singer/songwriter, social activist, and painter, Tret's songs tell of daily life, environmental concerns, challenges - personal and universal. She's opened for such bands as Yes, Poco, and the Geils Band.
The Lost Church Santa Rosa (Neighborhood Bar)
Santa Rosa, CA
November 2
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Cafe Frida (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Rosa, CA
November 3
A mostly acoustic duo of right-side up finger picking (Stevie Coyle) and upside down flat picking (Glenn Houston) The Quitters deliver a memorable performance spiced with humor & serendipity.
Occidental Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Occidental, CA
November 3
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 6
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Cafe Frida (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Rosa, CA
November 7
Uptown Theatre (Small Theater)
Napa, CA
November 8
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Small Theater)
Petaluma, CA
November 8
Uptown Theatre (Small Theater)
Napa, CA
November 9
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Small Theater)
Petaluma, CA
November 12
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 14
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 14
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
November 14
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
November 15
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 16
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Small Theater)
Petaluma, CA
November 16
Sebastiani Theatre (Small Theater)
Sonoma, CA
November 17
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
November 17
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
November 22
A gang of sweet angels punching you in the heart
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Sebastopol, CA
November 24
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
December 4
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Cafe Frida (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Rosa, CA
December 5
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
December 7
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Santa Rosa, California

Listening Rooms

Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Occidental Center for the Arts (Occidental)
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Sebastopol)
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)

Vineyards & Breweries

Adobe Road Winery (Petaluma)
JaM Cellars (Napa)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andaz Napa (Napa)
Blue Barn Novato (Novato)
Cafe Aquatica (Jenner)
Cafe Frida (Santa Rosa)
Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (Duncans Mills)
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato)
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Sebastopol)
Redwood Cafe (Cotati)

Small Theaters

Empress Theatre (Vallejo)
McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma)
Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma)
Uptown Theatre (Napa)

Bars & Nightclubs

Antlers Tavern (Pinole)
Dry Creek General Store & Bar (Healdsburg)
Starling Bar (Sonoma)
The Big Easy (Petaluma)
The Elephant In the Room (Healdsburg)
The Lost Church Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa)