Live Acoustic Music Near Occidental, 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 house concerts being held in and around the Occidental 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 Occidental 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 28
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
March 30
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
March 30
Occidental Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Occidental, CA
April 10
Gillian sings stories where Americana meets folk and steeps into soul, where finger picking builds and swells and gets slapped back to silence. She calls it full-bodied folk.
Lost Church Santa Rosa (Bar/Nightclub)
Santa Rosa, CA
April 11
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.
JaM Cellars (Vineyard)
Napa, CA
April 13
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 19
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 19
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sebastopol, CA
April 20
Sebastiani Theatre (Small Theater)
Sonoma, CA
April 25
Green Music Center (Concert Hall)
Rohnert Park, CA
May 4
Jaeger & Reid are Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid, a singer-songwriter duo with beautiful harmony and folk roots. Original songs and a contemporary interpretation of some cherished songs written by others.
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
May 4
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
May 8
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
May 9
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sebastopol, CA
May 19
S.R. cut his teeth as a songwriter in Austin, Texas. The “live music capitol of the world”. You can find him performing all over California solo and with his band The Heartsleeves. His new release “A.M. Sessions” is available at his live shows
Lost Church Santa Rosa (Bar/Nightclub)
Santa Rosa, CA
June 16
Rancho Nicasio (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nicasio, CA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Occidental, California

House Concerts

Sunny Hill Concerts (Petaluma)

Listening Rooms

Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Occidental Center for the Arts (Occidental)
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Sebastopol)

Vineyards & Breweries

Adobe Road Winery (Petaluma)
Fore Family Vineyards (Kelseyville)
JaM Cellars (Napa)
Lagunitas Taproom (Petaluma)
Rodney Strong Vineyards (Healdsburg)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andaz Napa (Napa)
Cafe Aquatica (Jenner)
Cafe Frida (Santa Rosa)
Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (Duncans Mills)
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Novato)
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Sebastopol)
Rancho Nicasio (Nicasio)

Small Theaters

McNear's Mystic Theatre (Petaluma)
Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma)
Uptown Theatre Napa (Napa)

Bars & Nightclubs

Lost Church Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa)
Starling Bar (Sonoma)
The Big Easy (Petaluma)