Live Acoustic Music Near Maynard, 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 Maynard 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 Maynard 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 Maynard 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

November 14
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
November 14
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 14
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
November 14
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 14
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 14
House Of Play House Concerts (House Concert)
Newton, MA
November 15
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
November 15
Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences.
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
November 15
High energy exuberant bluegrass. Lush harmonies w/sparkling guitar, mandolin and banjo. Awesome dinner menu.
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 15
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 15
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 15
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... she shows off some major chops." ~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
November 15
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 15
Borrowed House Concerts (House Concert)
Plaistow, NH
November 15
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
November 15
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 15
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Mansfield, MA
November 15
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 15
Enjoy a free evening of songs & stories with nationally touring duo The Honey Badgers with Luke Curran opening.
Creative Hub Worcester Youth Art Space (Event Space)
Worcester, MA
November 15
November 15
A string band jamgrass adventure through Jerry Garcia's musical world
New Song Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bedford, MA
November 15
Headlining artist is award-winning folk-blues-soul act Collin Cope and Chris Page of Sugarsnap Trio. You don't want to miss this talented young duo, they will blow you away! The opening artist is popular locally-based band The Saturdays!
First Church Unitarian (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Littleton, MA
November 16
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 16
An Akron, OH based rustbelt folk songwriter. Ben is known for combining lyrically driven songs with charming and quick witted stories. Thumping fingerstlye guitar, blues harmonica, and smooth vocals, bring you a one of a kind performance.
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
November 16
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
November 17
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 18
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 19
The Somerville Armory (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
November 20
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 20
November 20
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
November 21
Working class Americana from New Hampshire. Jon Nolan also co-front’s New England alt-country stalwarts, Say ZuZu.
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 21
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 21
he most envied, the most imitated, and the most successful singing group, folk or otherwise, in all show business
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
November 21
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
November 21
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
November 21
Follen Folk Nights (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Lexington, MA
November 22
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 22
AHI
AHI is the stage name of Ahkinoah Habah Izarh, a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose album In Our Time was named as a Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
November 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 22
Shake a leg with Nathan & the Zydeco ChaChas in Newburyport
Belleville Roots Music Series (Stage Room) (Listening Room)
Newburyport, MA
November 22
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 22
Woodstock-tinged psychedelia, Americana, folk-rock. Voted "Best Band" by Upstate NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia, the Slambovians' deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 22
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
November 23
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
November 23
Boston Harbor Distillery (Brewery)
Boston, MA
November 23
Modern Old-Time Music for the Bluegrass and Folksong Jamboree
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 26
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Performing Arts Center)
Foxborough, MA
November 26
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 28
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Maynard, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Sailing Into Song House Concerts (Newton)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
Belleville Roots Music Series (Stage Room) (Newburyport)
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Chelmsford)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Hopkinton Center for the Arts (Hopkinton)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
McCarthy's Toad Presented by 24 Hour Concerts (Cambridge)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Off Cabot (Beverly)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
First Parish of Sudbury Coffee House (Sudbury)
Follen Folk Nights (Lexington)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
New Song Music Series (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham)
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)

Vineyards & Breweries

Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
Harlow's Pub (Peterborough)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
Saw Dust Coffee (Sturbridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Bedford Public Library (Bedford)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Community Center Lexington (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Harvard Public Library (Harvard)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Parlin Memorial Library (Everett)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Thomas Crane Public Library (Quincy)
Walpole Public Library (Walpole)
Whipple Free Library (New Boston)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Groton)
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Groton)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rex Theatre (Manchester)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Tavern at the End of the World (Boston)
The Met (Pawtucket)
The Shiproom at Hotel Vernon (Worcester)
The Snug (Hingham)
Vincent's (Worcester)