What we’re about
Bay Area House Concerts is where hosts, performers and lovers of live music connect to make magic happen. The events posted here are unique "listening room" opportunities, each of which is organized slightly differently but always in an intimate setting.
Note these are limited capacity concerts so each RSVP matters, If a host has confirmed they are expecting you, and agreed to let you "pay at the door," it is never okay to no-show without making the expected financial contribution.
If you are not yet a co-organizer but host house concerts and would like to post your events here, please contact our lead organizer (Winter Williams) directly to discuss contributing to the shared cost of maintaining this Meetup group,
The following are organizers who choose to have listed their websites and other contact information below:
Linda & Tom
Playhouse, Berkeley, CA
www.facebook.com/poplarplayhouse
510-697-4097
Mark & Debra
Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights
https://roseavenue.com/concert/
Winter Williams
www.winterwilliamspresents.com
www.facebook.com/winterwilliamspresents
www.instagram.com/winterwilliamspresents
winter@winterwilliamspresents.com
cell 510-282-5190
Upcoming events (3)
See all- David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach - Live at Echoes in the Valley Concerts SFNeeds location
There are still some tickets left for the show, but word is getting out and we want YOU to join us and reserve your tickets to do so right about now (see below). See you so soon!
These two have been making music together for years, and they only get tighter and tighter every time. If you don't already know about David and Bob's magic together, join us for a gorgeous fall evening of music in Cole Valley.
David Jacob-Strain is a striking slide guitar player and song poet from Eugene, Oregon. His deep love of blues and roots music is evident in every one of the songs he writes. He studied masters like Robert Johnson, Taj Mahal and Jackson Browne, but plays his own sound, his own song, with a virtuosity that is uniquely his. David began playing on street corners and at farmers markets as a teenager, and bought his first steel guitar with the quarters he saved up. Before he dropped out of Stanford to play full time, he had already appeared at festivals across the country, often billed as a blues prodigy, but he had to fight to avoid being a novelty act. Bob Beach plays harmonica with calm fierceness. A mouth-harp maestro who swaggers into a solo like The Marlboro Man, then quietly leaves the set while the rest of us wonder what just happened and how such a tiny instrument could possibly sound like that.
HOW TO RSVP/ PURCHASE TIX:
Venmo $30/ticket to @dan-foldes (please include your EMAIL ADDRESS and SHOW DATE in the "What's this for?" box)OR
PayPal $30/ticket to @eitvconcerts (using "Send to a Friend" to avoid fees + please include Your NAME, SHOW DATE, and EMAIL ADDRESS in the memo/message box)
100% of the proceeds collected will go to the band. If PayPal or Venmo don't work for you, send an email to echoesinthevalleyconcerts@gmail.com
If cost is a barrier, please reach out via email and we can work out a suitable donation amount.
- House Concert with Lorin Rowan and the Deep Blue JamEl Rancho House Concerts, San Rafael, CA$25.00
Lorin Rowan and the Deep Blue Jam
Saturday, September 27, 2025
4:30 pm- 7 pm
San RafaelSan Francisco Bay Area-based "Deep Blue Jam" band, founded by Lorin Rowan (Rowan Brothers) & co-founder Kirk Casey, showcase their original songwriting, mandolin/guitar-based American Roots/Rock music sprinkled in some Bob Marley, Police, Dead and Steely Dan.
With fellow band members, Mark Levine (bass), Matt Willis (drums), all of whom have played with a wide variety of virtuoso musicians from Phil Lesh, Steve Miller, Huey Lewis and the News, Barry Manilow, Little Feat, Levon Helm just to name a few!Think of it as a folk/rock/reggae/blues/funk-improv jam.
Listen to Deep Blue Jam Here
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Doors open at 4:00 pm
Show starts at 4:30 pmPlease email elranchohouseconcerts@gmail.com to RSVP.
The exact address will be given out 24-48 hours before the show.The concert will be performed outside.
We have plenty of chairs.Advanced purchased tickets are $25 per person
Day of show tickets are $30 per personAll monies collected go directly to the artists.
We all love a potluck. Bring something yummy to share.
There is a very sweet well behaved dog in the home. Those with allergies should take note.
- FogHouse Presents - Phoebe Hunt & Dominick LeslieThe FogHouse, San Francisco, CA
Fans of the FogHouse and Hardly Strictly will be please to know that long time alumni (2015!) Phoebe Hunt & Dominick Leslie will be returning to play both!!
We met these star struck musicians over 10 years ago and that star continues to shine bright. This time they will be visiting us as parents to little Vassar (destined to be a fiddler no doubt).
For fans of HSB you’ll have an opportunity to see them playing with the Sam Grismon Project. But for the ultimate experience join us before the festival for an intimate evening in the best setting of all, my living room!
Phoebe Hunt & Dominick Leslie are a rare conversation between voice, fiddle, and mandolin—equal parts songcraft, improvisation, and heart. Hunt is a Texas-raised, Nashville-based artist whose 2017 LP Shanti’s Shadow drew praise from Rolling Stone and the Austin Chronicle for its adventurous blend of roots and global colors; her 2023 album Nothing Else Matters distills that vision to voice and violin alone.
Leslie, a dazzling picker known best for his work with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, is a two-time Best Bluegrass Album Grammy band member and one of his generation’s standout mandolin voices; he first turned heads winning the RockyGrass Mandolin Contest at 14, the event’s youngest champion.
As a duo, they’ve appeared at the Austin Music Awards in a “borderless love” segment and on major festival lineups including Telluride Bluegrass—bringing songs that breathe, burn, and bloom in real time. Expect sparkling interplay, vivid lyrics, and the kind of chemistry that only miles, craft, and devotion can forge.
An empty Bottle, A Broken Heart, and You're still on my mind
https://youtu.be/eTng__eZj7UPhoebe Hunt & The Gatherers - Take Me Home (Official Music Videos)
https://youtu.be/bc42L3wNifE“Breathes new life into a genre…” — Rolling Stone on Shanti’s Shadow. Phoebe Hunt
“Transcends genre on a remarkable balance of delicate power.” — Austin Chronicle (album review). The Austin ChronicleLeslie: mandolinist in Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, winners of the 2024 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (City of Gold). Bluegrass Today
Leslie: youngest-ever RockyGrass Mandolin Contest winner (age 14). mandolincafe.net
TICKET LINK: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6716755
Remember, ALL proceeds go to the artistWHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2025
WHERE: The FogHouse, San Francisco
address will be provided with ticket purchaseDOORS: 6:00pm
MUSIC: 7:00pmYou are encouraged to bring a light snack or dessert to share and libation of your choice.
See you then
-Steve & April
