Live Acoustic Music Near Carver, Massachusetts

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 Carver 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 Carver 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 Carver 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

April 18
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 18
Fete Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 19
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 19
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 19
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
April 19
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
April 20
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 20
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
April 20
Open Book Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Canton, MA
April 20
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
April 20
Songwriter, banjo-piano-uke-guitar player, Rachael Davis is as renowned for her expressive–and explosive–voice as she is for uniting the often disparate worlds of folk, blues, country, and pop.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 20
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
April 20
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Mansfield, MA
April 21
Jon has shared stages with Jackson Browne, John Hiatt, and Keb Mo. Winner of the 2019 Int'l Blues Challenge, Jon is a fine picker, and Americana songwriter. Often tours with FJ Ventre on upright bass.
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
April 21
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
April 21
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
April 23
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Tiverton, RI
April 24
Nick-A-Nees (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 25
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 26
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 26
Mayflower Brewing Company (Brewery)
Plymouth, MA
April 26
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 26
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 27
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
April 27
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
April 27
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and rock.
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
May 2
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 2
Soundcheck Studios (Listening Room)
Pembroke, MA
May 3
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 4
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
May 5
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 7
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 9
Greg Klyma is a road-tested troubadour and a relentless songwriter. You'll find him weaving lanes between Tom Petty and Merle Haggard on music's highway.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 9
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 9
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 10
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 11
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
May 11
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 11
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
May 12
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 16
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 17
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 17
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Carver, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
Log House Concerts (Westport)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus (Falmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Music Room Cape Cod (Yarmouth)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
West Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Music on Centre (Boston)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)

Vineyards & Breweries

Truro Vineyards (North Truro)
Westport Rivers Vineyard (Westport)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Club Provincetown (Provincetown)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Middleborough Public Library (Middleborough)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cotuit Center for the Arts (Cotuit)
Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Payomet Performing Arts Center (North Truro)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Wellfleet Harbor Actors' Theatre (Wellfleet)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Outdoor Music Series

Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Fete Music Hall (Providence)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)