Welcome

I'm a contributing writer for Acoustic Guitar magazine and the host of Bay Area House Concerts, a series of acoustic music parties that take place in various living rooms and wine tasting rooms around the San Francisco Bay Area and northern California. 

With the help of many friends, I've been organizing gatherings that present my favorite songwriters performing unplugged in the best possible listening environment: a private home.

The inspiration to host house shows came from years of performing my own music in great venues like The Owl & Monkey Cafe in San Francisco, where I had the chance to hear bands like Train and Box Set perform acoustic shows for our tiny tribe of music fanatics. That gave me a taste of what it was like to hear concerts with a true listening audience. The Owl & Monkey's amazing vibe attracted a supportive community of like-minded musicians. The experience there changed my view of what live music could be.

Then, about 10 years ago, I began working as a music journalist. One of my assignments was interviewing house concert hosts from all over the country for an article about the growth of alternative venues.

Not long after that, I began hosting "Porchapalooza" music parties at my cottage in wine country. My friends brought their guitars, drums, djembes and ukes and we jammed on my porch under the stars.

Over the years, I'd had the honor of interviewing many of my songwriting heroes for AG magazine. I worked up the nerve to ask some of them if they'd be interested in playing house concerts. To my surprise, they were enthusiastic about the idea and my series was born.

Over the years, I've been lucky enough to feature these outstanding artists:

• Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket
• Peter Case of The Plimsouls

• Allie Moss of the Ingrid Michaelson Band
• ambeR Rubarth
  
• Kyler England 
of The Rescues
• Adrianne of The Rescues
• Paul Brill
• Gregory Alan Isakov
• Reed Foehl
• Jim Brunberg and Jeff Pehrson of Box Set
• Amie Penwell
  
• Ian Axel
  
• Chris Von Sneidern
  
• Heather Combs
• William Fitzsimmons

• Petracovich
  
• Noe Venable
• Molly Venter

• Jerry Hannan 
• Larkin Gayl
  
• Brian Gore and Susan Z

• Joe Rathbone
• Jay Nash
• David Hopkins 

• Bviolin and the January Avalanche 

• Ashleigh Flynn
• Nina Storey
  
• My series was featured on KFOG 104.5 FM.
  Click here to listen to this Fogfiles segment. Thank you, Peter Finch!
   
  

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If you'd like to attend a show, check out my Events page , RSVP to drew@drewpearce.com or (415) 706-3800. Directions and details will be sent after you RSVP. To receive invitations to upcoming shows,  join the Drew Pearce Presents group on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or sign up for my Reverbnation mailing list.

Drew Pearce