Live Acoustic Music Near South Pasadena, California

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 South Pasadena 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 South Pasadena 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 South Pasadena 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

September 21
Stunning harmonies, pop & groovy indie folk.
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
September 21
Original songs and covers from artists like: Joni Mitchell, Zach Bryan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, The Zac Brown Band, and others.
Tomato Joe's Pizza & Taps (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Clarita, CA
September 22
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
September 23
The Minnesota Child blends soulful melodies, stirring lyrics, and intricate harmonies to produce a lush indie folk/pop sound that inspires and connects listeners.
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
September 24
September 28
Christopher Lockett is releasing his 5th album at Hotel Cafe with a full band show.
Hotel Cafe (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
September 28
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
September 29
A quartet of talented young vocal jazz singers who deliver excellent covers of selections by The Four Freshmen and The Hi-Los, plus their own arrangements in the style of these groups.
Canciones House Concerts (House Concert)
Santa Ana, CA
October 1
October 4
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
October 5
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
October 6
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 8
October 11
“Bob Malone doesn't just accompany himself on piano. He supports his singing with pulsating, roaring keyboard work that grabs you and shakes you until you cry for mercy.” — Keyboard Magazine
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
October 13
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
October 13
Wild Rust's soulful sonic swirl is built around Mark and Margo Gusick's pure, elegant harmonies. When they start singing as mandolins ring and a fiddle adds its voice, it's LA outside, but you could be on a porch in the Appalachian hills.
Collage: A Place for Art & Culture (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
October 15
An acoustic folk-jazz duo of traveling singer-songwriters with upright bass, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies.
Kulak's Woodshed (Listening Room)
North Hollywood, CA
October 16
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 17
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 18
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 19
Billboard Magazine called Brad Colerick “one of a baker's dozen of acts to watch in the folk community around the world.” The L.A.-based artist lands firmly in the Americana wheelhouse.
Diana March Jeweled Universe (Listening Room)
South Pasadena, CA
October 19
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 20
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 22
October 26
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 28
The Fonda Theatre (Small Theater)
Los Angeles, CA
November 1
El Rey Theatre (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 1
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
November 1
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 2
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 3
Regent Theater (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 5
November 6
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
November 9
Laurence Juber is a two-time Grammy winning acoustic guitar virtuoso best known as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings.
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 10
The Wayfarer (Nightclub)
Costa Mesa, CA
November 12
November 14
El Rey Theatre (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26
December 3
December 10
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around South Pasadena, California

House Concerts

Canciones House Concerts (Santa Ana)
Live at the A-Frame (Kagel Canyon)
Russ and Julie's House Concerts (Oak Park)
Stardust House Concerts (North Hills)
Wild Honey Foundation Backyard Shows (Los Angeles)
Yellow Door Concerts (Santa Ana)

Listening Rooms

Boulevard Music (Culver City)
Cabin Creek Concert Series (Los Angeles)
Collage: A Place for Art & Culture (Los Angeles)
Diana March Jeweled Universe (South Pasadena)
Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles)
Kulak's Woodshed (North Hollywood)
Lodge Room (Los Angeles)
Lyd & Mo Photography Studio & Gallery (Pasadena)
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Santa Monica)
Muckenthaler Cultural Center (Fullerton)
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Los Angeles)
Wine & Song Concert Series (South Pasadena)

Folk Music Societies

FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Los Angeles)
Good Folk (Los Angeles)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Knox Presbyterian Church (Pasadena)
Music at the Point (Long Beach)
Music at the Point: Grace First Presbyterian Church (Long Beach)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Bogart's Coffee House (Seal Beach)
Campus JAX (Newport Beach)
Matt Denny's Ale House (Arcadia)
Republic of Pie (North Hollywood)
The Night Owl (Fullerton)
Tomato Joe's Pizza & Taps (Santa Clarita)

Small Theaters

Beckman Auditorium (Pasadena)
Carpenter Performing Arts Center (Long Beach)
Irvine Barclay Theatre (Irvine)
Pacific Amphitheatre (Costa Mesa)
The Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles)
Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance)

Outdoor Music Series

Tiny Porch Concerts (Agoura Hills)
Mission Tile West Music Series (South Pasadena)

Bars & Nightclubs

Bar Lubitsch (West Hollywood)
Cinema Bar (Culver City)
El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles)
Gold Diggers (Los Angeles)
Harvard and Stone (Los Angeles)
Regent Theater (Los Angeles)
The Mint (Los Angeles)
The Venice West (Los Angeles)
The Write Off Room (Los Angeles)