Live Acoustic Music Near Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa. 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
Occidental Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Occidental, CA
March 30
Blue Note Napa (Listening Room)
Napa, CA
April 4
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 5
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, 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
Empress Theatre (Small Theater)
Vallejo, CA
April 13
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 13
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.
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 19
Starling Bar (Bar/Nightclub)
Sonoma, CA
April 19
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sebastopol, CA
April 20
The Young Fables are an emerging country/americana duo comprised of three-time American Idol vet Laurel Wright and guitarist Wesley Lunsford and is best known for their appearance on USA's showcase television series Real Country
Empress Theatre (Small Theater)
Vallejo, CA
April 20
Sebastiani Theatre (Small Theater)
Sonoma, CA
April 21
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
April 25
Green Music Center (Concert Hall)
Rohnert Park, CA
April 30
An affable country rocker exploring his roots as a rancher and rodeo rider while striving to adapt this traditional identity to the challenging modern world
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, CA
May 4
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, 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 8
Hopmonk Tavern Novato (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Novato, CA
May 9
Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sebastopol, CA
May 9
Sweetwater Music Hall (Listening Room)
Mill Valley, 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 Santa Rosa, California

House Concerts

Sunny Hill Concerts (Petaluma)

Listening Rooms

Blue Note Napa (Napa)
Occidental Center for the Arts (Occidental)
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Sebastopol)
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)

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)
Journey Coffee Co. (Vacaville)
Rancho Nicasio (Nicasio)

Small Theaters

Empress Theatre (Vallejo)
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)