Live Acoustic Music Near Sugar Loaf, New York

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 house concerts being held in and around the Sugar Loaf 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 Sugar Loaf 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 Sugar Loaf area. 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

December 21
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 21
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
December 21
Kyle Hancharick captivates audiences with his soaring tenor voice and crisp acoustic guitar. His songwriting is sometimes personal, other times reflective of experiences he observes.
Torne Valley Vineyards (Vineyard)
Sloatsburg, NY
December 27
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 28
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 29
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
December 30
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
January 11
Cliff Eberhardt is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is a founding member of the Fast Folk Music Cooperative in New York City.
Outpost in the Burbs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Montclair, NJ
January 11
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
January 17
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
January 18
Jackson Pines are known for playing traditional folk music along with their fingerpicking guitar and stand-up bass rhythms. They weave their songs with threads of stories from people and places they’ve been, and pains and joys they’ve experienced.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
January 19
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
January 24
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
January 31
Cliff Eberhardt is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is a founding member of the Fast Folk Music Cooperative in New York City.
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
February 1
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
February 1
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
February 2
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
February 8
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
February 14
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991.
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
February 15
Known for fearless, truth-telling lyrics & melodies you can’t resist singing, Pat Humphries & Sandy O is the award-winning activist duo whose songs have been praised by Pete Seeger, covered by Holly Near and featured on NPR.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
February 16
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
February 21
City Winery (Listening Room)
Montgomery, NY
February 21
The Stanhope House (Nightclub)
Stanhope, NJ
February 21
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
March 1
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
March 6
Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation.
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
March 6
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
March 8
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
March 19
Cimarron 615 - Janiva Magness Wednesday, March 19 - 7:00pm Daryl's House 130 New York 22 Pawling, NY 12564 $35.00 and 120 tickets @ $25.00 https://darylshouseclub.com/
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Sugar Loaf, New York

House Concerts

Celia's Music Room (Cortlandt Manor)

Listening Rooms

City Winery (Montgomery)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Ethical Brew at The Ethical Culture Society (Teaneck)
Towne Crier Cafe (Beacon)

Folk Music Societies

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Putnam Valley)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Glen Ridge Train Station (Glen Ridge)
Good News Christian Coffee House (Bronxville)
Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair)
The Folk Project - The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series (Morristown)
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Torne Valley Vineyards (Sloatsburg)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

An Beal Bocht Cafe (Bronx)
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Yorktown Heights)
Noble Coffee Roasters (Campbell Hall)
Silvana (New York)
The Falcon (Marlboro)
The Fine Grind (Little Falls)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

Hillsdale Free Public Library (Hillsdale)
Mahopac Library (Mahopac)
New City Library (New City)
Ossining Public Library (Ossining)

Small Theaters

Bedford Playhouse (Bedford)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)

Bars & Nightclubs

The Lemon Squeeze (New Paltz)