Live Acoustic Music Near North Adams, 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 North Adams 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 North Adams 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 26
Dave Dersham
Floodwater Brewing Company (Brewery)
Shelburne Falls, MA
April 26
Lucy Kaplansky
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Louise Mosrie Coombe
"Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year." – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
April 27
Robyn Hitchcock
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Genticorum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 28
The David Wax Museum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 30
Amythyst Kiah
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 1
Mark Erelli
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 4
Sarah Jarosz
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
May 4
Susan Werner
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 5
Mike Block
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 7
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Bar/Nightclub)
Greenfield, MA
May 9
Carsie Blanton
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
May 9
Lucy Wainwright Roche
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
Bruce Mandel
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
May 10
Carsie Blanton
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 11
Pablo Shine Latin Jazz Band
Pablo Shine and his band are masters of jazz with a Latin beat, playing the classics as well as originals with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova rhythms.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
May 12
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 14
Tony Furtado
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 15
Taylor Ashton
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Golden Shoals,  Palmyra
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Madeleine Peyroux,  Joy Clark
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Anders Osborne
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
House of Hamill
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.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Hanneke Cassel
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
May 17
Erin McKeown
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 17
The Mammals
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 18
Michael Tarbox
“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” -- All Things Considered "Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” -- The Calgary Sun
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 18
May Erlewine
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
Stephen Kellogg
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Antje Duvekot
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 19
Bruce Mandel
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 19
Honeysuckle
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 25
Ellis Paul
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 1
Peter Mulvey
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Hubby Jenkins
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 1
Winterpills
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
The Ballroom Thieves
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
John Gorka
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
June 5
Steve Kimock
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
June 7
Tony Trischka
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 8
Amy Speace
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
June 8
The Suitcase Junket
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 10
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 12
Donna the Buffalo
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 15
Joe Crookston
From Ithaca NY, Joe Crookston brings foot-stomping rhythms, hilarious stories, and gorgeous melodies for a night of music and art that will leave you feeling more awake and alive. Decide to come!
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
June 17
Kathleen Edwards
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 18
Kathleen Edwards,  Ken Yates
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 22
Tom Chapin
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 29
Tony Trischka
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around North Adams, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Chez Grossman/Peel (Brattleboro)
Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Firehouse Cafe & Bistro (Adams)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Coffee Bar (Bennington)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Next Stage (Putney)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Greenfield)
Lark Hall (Albany)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)