Live Acoustic Music Near Holliston, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Holliston 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 Holliston 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 Holliston area. Local 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 25
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 25
Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!
April 26
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 26
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 26
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Reading, MA
April 27
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
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
April 27
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
April 27
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 2
Soundcheck Studios (Listening Room)
Pembroke, MA
May 2
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 2
May 3
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 3
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 3
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
May 4
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, MA
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
The Rec Room House Concerts (House Concert)
Belmont, 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 7
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 8
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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 9
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 10
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 10
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Galactic Theatre (Listening Room)
Warren, RI
May 11
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
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
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
May 11
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 12
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 16
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
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 17
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 17
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 17
Common Fence Music (House Concert)
Portsmouth, RI
May 17
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
Get notified of upcoming shows!
Join the Undiscovered Music community now to start receiving our weekly newsletter of upcoming acoustic concerts near you and to discover new artists you might like. It's free to join!
Places to see live acoustic music in and around Holliston, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
AS220 (Providence)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

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)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)
Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
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)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)

Outdoor Music Series

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

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Fete Music Hall (Providence)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)