House Concerts

“Grover played at our Pinon Hill House Concert in 2018. Our audience loved him. I highly recommend Grover…a highly entertaining performer.”—Christie Walker

“They had us clapping and dancing. My neighbor called to ask me what the band was. Super fun, low maintenance…I would be honored to have them back.”—Heidi Pickman

Bars, wineries, cafes, parks, festivals, theaters…I love playing them all, but my favorite shows to play, without a doubt, are house concerts. Sure, you could call an Uber, hire a babysitter, trek through rain or blistering heat, and try to tune out drunken chatty Kathys to enjoy a Grover Anderson show. (For real, please keep doing that!) But think how much easier your life could be if Grover Anderson came to you!

House concerts are intimate, connection-based gatherings. Remember back when people actually listened to music? When people wanted to hear the lyrics? When you went to a concert to get a window into the performer’s soul that maybe helped you understand your own soul a little better?

This is getting way too pretentious. My bad. Let’s just get to the details of a house concert.

An individual (you?) hosts a house concert featuring a musical artist (me?) in their living room/backyard/roof/yacht. (For real, we played a Yacht Concert one time.) Some hosts provide snacks or dinner, but nobody’s going to judge you if it’s a potluck. BYOB is simple and easy. I’ll play for about two hours (or less if you want), with a break in the middle to chat with you and your friends so they can be impressed by how well-acquainted you are with such a talented, good-looking, well-read, humble performer.

I recently hosted my first house concert, and a member of that band put it really well:

We have 2 goals for our House Concerts:

Our main goal is to play for a bunch of new ears. All we need is for you to do is bring out 20-50 friends that want an intimate listening live music experience. (We will not be bringing any guests, they should all be your guests!)

Secondly, we also have a goal of raising [an agreed upon amount] in donations. That helps us carry on down the road and continue to do what we do. All we ask is that you get everyone who comes to donate or buy merch in some way. We have a merchandise table set up with a jar where we accept sales and donations. Typically, we rely on our host to help us make up the difference if we don’t quite reach the goal. We can work with you!

We have all the gear we need to put on a cozy intimate show. The size of show space doesn’t matter a ton, since we are essentially acoustic and can work with any space you provide. Whether outside or in a living room, all we need is 1 three pronged power source. Your job would be to make the space open and cozy for people to gather around close and listen in for a 60-120 min set of music. Blankets, chairs, floor space. Anything works!

I really want to play a house concert for you. You don’t know it yet, but you really want me playing at your house. If you want, I can bring a member of my band, or my whole band. If you’re interested in making this happen (or are interested in making this happen in your friend’s living room so you don’t have to clean up) let’s talk. There’s a reason my email address is holler at groveranderson.com

Information on this page is sourced from Listening Room Network and The Riverside