Live Acoustic Music Near Placerville, 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 several house concerts being held in and around the Placerville area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Placerville 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

March 30
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.
Bootleg Music (House Concert)
Sacramento, CA
April 4
Goldfield Trading Post (Bar/Nightclub)
Sacramento, CA
April 6
Goldfield Trading Post (Bar/Nightclub)
Sacramento, CA
April 6
The Side Door (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
April 10
The husband and wife folk duo’s performances feature tight vocal harmonies, guitars, folk harp, mandocello, banjo and ukulele, plus a bit of harmonica, shakers, and kazoo. "Best Acoustic Performers of the Twin Cities." ... City Pages
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
April 14
Join us at the Fiddletown Community Center for a night of great music with Sideline Bluegrass band touring California from North Carolina. Sideline is a six-piece powerhouse whose style has set the pace in Bluegrass for over two decades.
Fiddletown Community Center (Listening Room)
Fiddletown, CA
April 19
The Side Door (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
April 20
Grass Valley Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Grass Valley, CA
April 26
Grass Valley Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Grass Valley, CA
April 27
B Street Theater at The Sofia (Small Theater)
Sacramento, CA
April 27
A Crow tribal member, Cary received the 2018 Independent Music Awards for Best Blues CD and the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards for Best Blues CD.
The Side Door (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
May 11
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.
B Street Theater at The Sofia (Small Theater)
Sacramento, CA
May 16
Winner of seven International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year awards, Missy Raines has proven herself without doubt as an iconic bluegrass instrumentalist.
Harlows (Small Theater)
Sacramento, CA
May 17
Grass Valley Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Grass Valley, CA
June 1
The Side Door (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
June 1
The Side Door (Listening Room)
Sacramento, CA
June 16
Harlows (Small Theater)
Sacramento, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Placerville, California

House Concerts

Bootleg Music (Sacramento)
Folsom Opry House (Folsom)

Listening Rooms

Fiddletown Community Center (Fiddletown)
The Side Door (Sacramento)
The Strum Shop (Roseville)
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Sacramento)

Vineyards & Breweries

Amador Cellars (Plymouth)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Placerville Public House (Placerville)
The Green Room Social Club (Placerville)
Wild Eye Pub (Grass Valley)

Small Theaters

Ace of Spades (Sacramento)
B Street Theater at The Sofia (Sacramento)
Crest Theatre (Sacramento)
Grass Valley Center For the Arts (Grass Valley)
Harlows (Sacramento)
Sutter Creek Theatre (Sutter Creek)

Bars & Nightclubs

Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill (Nevada City)
Goldfield Trading Post (Sacramento)