Live Acoustic Music Near Gainesville, Georgia

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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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
April 19
April 20
April 20
Shenanigans (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Dahlonega, GA
April 20
Alpharetta Bar Crawl
Surchuros (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Alpharetta, GA
April 20
Gaslight Bar and Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Roswell, GA
April 20
Everett's Music Barn (Listening Room)
Suwanee, GA
April 20
Fainting Goat Vineyards (Vineyard)
Jasper, GA
April 26
April 27
Yonah Mountain Vineyards (Vineyard)
Cleveland, GA
April 27
May 1
May 2
May 3
May 4
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
May 4
The Foundry (Small Theater)
Athens, GA
May 5
May 10
May 11
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
May 17
Shawn is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music and is best known for the 1998 single "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40.
The Holly Theater (Small Theater)
Dahlonega, GA
May 17
May 18
May 18
Common Grounds Coffee House (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Roswell, GA
May 18
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
May 24
May 25
May 25
Soaring, river delta Alt-Country that builds houses of emotion across a warm & lonesome landscape. Listen to the new album, Out Here Now, at evermorenest.com. Touring as a solo, duo, and full band artist.
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
May 31
May 31
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 1
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 1
June 8
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 8
June 12
The Foundry (Small Theater)
Athens, GA
June 13
June 14
June 15
Harvest Moon was formed to pay tribute to the legendary career of Neil Young.
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 15
End Of The Line” is a tribute to The Allman Brothers Band. Comprised of 6 members from varying musical backgrounds, they provide a comprehensive and authentic musical experience, faithful to the original spirit of The Allman Brothers Band.
June 15
June 22
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 28
The Currys are made of up brothers Tommy and Jimmy and their cousin Galen. That close family bond brings out amazing harmonies and beautiful pop-americana music.
Sweetwater Cafe House Concerts (House Concert)
Cumming, GA
June 29
Matildas Music Under the Pines (Outdoor Music Series)
Alpharetta, GA
June 29
July 13
Everett's Music Barn (Listening Room)
Suwanee, GA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Gainesville, Georgia

House Concerts

Sweetwater Cafe House Concerts (Cumming)

Listening Rooms

Everett's Music Barn (Suwanee)
Flicker Bar and Theatre (Athens)
Home by Dark (Alpharetta)
The Velvet Note (Alpharetta)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Common Grounds Coffee House (Roswell)

Vineyards & Breweries

Cartecay Vineyards (Ellijay)
Cavender Creek Vineyards (Dahlonega)
Fainting Goat Vineyards (Jasper)
Feather's Edge Vineyards (Ball Ground)
Sharp Mountain Vineyards (Jasper)
Stoney J's Farm Winery (Cumming)
Yonah Mountain Vineyards (Cleveland)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cinco Mexican Cantina (Cumming)
Cue Barbecue (Cumming)
Dunwoody Tavern (Dunwoody)
Gaslight Bar and Grill (Roswell)
Hendershot's Coffee Bar (Athens)
Shenanigans (Dahlonega)
Smokejack BBQ (Alpharetta)
Surchuros (Alpharetta)

Small Theaters

Eddie Owen Presents: Red Clay Music Foundry (Duluth)
Georgia Theatre (Athens)
School Street Playhouse (Cumming)
The Foundry (Athens)
The Holly Theater (Dahlonega)

Outdoor Music Series

Matildas Music Under the Pines (Alpharetta)

Bars & Nightclubs

Freedom Mill (Cumming)