Live Acoustic Music Near Santa Monica, 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 several house concerts being held in and around the Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica 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

October 6
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 11
“Bob Malone doesn't just accompany himself on piano. He supports his singing with pulsating, roaring keyboard work that grabs you and shakes you until you cry for mercy.” — Keyboard Magazine
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
October 13
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
October 13
Wild Rust's soulful sonic swirl is built around Mark and Margo Gusick's pure, elegant harmonies. When they start singing as mandolins ring and a fiddle adds its voice, it's LA outside, but you could be on a porch in the Appalachian hills.
Collage: A Place for Art & Culture (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
October 15
An acoustic folk-jazz duo of traveling singer-songwriters with upright bass, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies.
Kulak's Woodshed (Listening Room)
North Hollywood, CA
October 16
Gold Diggers (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
October 16
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 16
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 17
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 18
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 19
“Moran’s music is sweet, in tune, and hip in nature. ...Paul Simon combined with a bit of Hootie and the Blowfish… everything from slow and chill country to rock & roll that raises your blood pr
Tomato Joe's Pizza & Taps (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Santa Clarita, CA
October 19
Billboard Magazine called Brad Colerick “one of a baker's dozen of acts to watch in the folk community around the world.” The L.A.-based artist lands firmly in the Americana wheelhouse.
Diana March Jeweled Universe (Listening Room)
South Pasadena, CA
October 19
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 20
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Folk Music Society)
Los Angeles, CA
October 26
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
October 28
The Fonda Theatre (Small Theater)
Los Angeles, CA
November 1
El Rey Theatre (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 1
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 1
The Fonda Theatre (Small Theater)
Los Angeles, CA
November 1
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
November 2
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 3
Regent Theater (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 5
November 6
The Troubadour (Nightclub)
West Hollywood, CA
November 9
Laurence Juber is a two-time Grammy winning acoustic guitar virtuoso best known as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings.
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 12
November 14
El Rey Theatre (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
November 23
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Listening Room)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26
December 3
December 7
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Listening Room)
Santa Monica, CA
December 10
December 11
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music
Gold Diggers (Neighborhood Bar)
Los Angeles, CA
December 24
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Santa Monica, California

House Concerts

Live at the A-Frame (Kagel Canyon)
Russ and Julie's House Concerts (Oak Park)
Stardust House Concerts (North Hills)
Wild Honey Foundation Backyard Shows (Los Angeles)

Listening Rooms

Boulevard Music (Culver City)
Cabin Creek Concert Series (Los Angeles)
Collage: A Place for Art & Culture (Los Angeles)
Diana March Jeweled Universe (South Pasadena)
Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles)
Kulak's Woodshed (North Hollywood)
Lodge Room (Los Angeles)
McCabe's Guitar Shop (Santa Monica)
Muckenthaler Cultural Center (Fullerton)
The Grand Annex Music Hall (Los Angeles)
Wine & Song Concert Series (South Pasadena)

Folk Music Societies

FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region-West) (Los Angeles)
Good Folk (Los Angeles)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Knox Presbyterian Church (Pasadena)
Music at the Point (Long Beach)
Music at the Point: Grace First Presbyterian Church (Long Beach)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Bogart's Coffee House (Seal Beach)
Matt Denny's Ale House (Arcadia)
Republic of Pie (North Hollywood)
The Night Owl (Fullerton)
Tomato Joe's Pizza & Taps (Santa Clarita)

Small Theaters

Beckman Auditorium (Pasadena)
Carpenter Performing Arts Center (Long Beach)
The Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles)
Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance)

Outdoor Music Series

Tiny Porch Concerts (Agoura Hills)
Mission Tile West Music Series (South Pasadena)

Bars & Nightclubs

Bar Lubitsch (West Hollywood)
Cinema Bar (Culver City)
El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles)
Gold Diggers (Los Angeles)
Harvard and Stone (Los Angeles)
Regent Theater (Los Angeles)
The Mint (Los Angeles)
The Venice West (Los Angeles)
The Write Off Room (Los Angeles)