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 Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor.
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.
For more than 40 years, Dan Hazlett has performed and toured throughout the Midwest. He was a songwriting instructor at the Internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts for six years, teac
For more than 40 years, Dan Hazlett has performed and toured throughout the Midwest. He was a songwriting instructor at the Internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts for six years, teac
Nominated for the 2023 Outstanding Country Artist/Group, This 14 time Detroit Music award winner's soulful country style hails from a small Michigan border town close to the Lake Huron shore and within earshot of the musical influences of Detroit.
The Whitney (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Detroit, MI
Katie is a Nashville based singer and songwriter from Ann Arbor. She began writing music in high school, combining raw, vulnerable lyricism with catchy melodies and pop-piano sounds.
Olivia "Liv" Roumel is a singer-songwriter based out of Denver. She embraces a soulful, vocally driven sound, where vivid lyrics are brought to life by lush, neo-soul influenced harmony.
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-born and Nashville-based South for Winter combines cello, guitar, mandolin, and three-part harmonies into a genre-bending sound.
We are a jazzy indie-folk duo (and/or full band) out of Lansing, MI. Austin Kaufmann anchors the band on guitar, with Tamiko Rothhorn adding ukulele and cornet. The two share songwriting duties and trade off singing lead and harmonizing.
The Young Fables are an emerging country/americana duo comprised of three-time American Idol vet Laurel Wright and guitarist Wesley Lunsford and is best known for their appearance on USA's showcase television series Real Country
Lyrically driven Americana/Folk music. Unique, mid-western storytelling drenched in sibling-like harmony. You might laugh, you might cry & you are certain to hav a good time.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Ann Arbor, Michigan
