{"id":2298,"date":"2023-04-07T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2023-03-29T18:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:22:50","slug":"living-rooms-for-intimate-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/living-rooms-for-intimate-shows","title":{"rendered":"5 of Our Favorite Living Rooms for Intimate Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing, we repeat, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nothing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beats the intimacy of a house show. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/an-intimate-gig-sofar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are plenty of reasons we love an intimate gig<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but ultimately, a house show is the forever heart of Sofar, a chance to share these small rooms together to support outrageously talented artists who deserve the focus. And, they\u2019re the kind of rooms where you tend to meet other music lovers, maybe even make a couple lifelong friends along the way. Here are five of our favorite living rooms for intimate shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.\u00a0 This<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> London<\/a> home feels like an oasis in the city. Blankets on the hardwood floors, warm lights along the brick walls, it\u2019s the kind of comfy space that helps you drop your shoulders a bit to enjoy an evening of carefree live music.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2299\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2299\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Living Rooms for Intimate Shows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-Wills-House-Hackney.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar London, photo by Michal Augustini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Definitely another one of our favorite London living rooms for intimate shows. An exposed brick wall is always a crowd pleaser (and the ultra good music, of course).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2300\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2300\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2300\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Living Rooms for Intimate Shows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web_Ready-DSC_2668.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar London, photo by Marla Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you seeing this crown molding? It\u2019s bringing a whole new dimension of ambiance to this living room show in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago, IL<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2301\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2301\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2301\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Living Rooms for Intimate Shows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Chicago-photo-by-Aubrey-Glendinning.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar Chicago, photo by Aubrey Glendinning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Sometimes a staircase is kind of the perfect balcony seating. You\u2019ve even got a few levels to choose from, picking just the right view point for the show in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver, BC<\/a> living room.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2302\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2302\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Living Rooms for Intimate Shows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Vancouver-photo-by-Katerina-Motylova.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar Vancouver, photo by Katerina Motylova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Like we\u2019ve said, you just can\u2019t top living rooms for intimate shows, especially when you\u2019re seated on the floor right beside the artist themselves. Turns out a fireplace is kind of an amazing stage for a cozy show experience, like this sweet room in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/portland-or\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland, OR<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2303\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2303\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2303\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Living Rooms for Intimate Shows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=169&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=576&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=432&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=864&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1152&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sofar-Portland-photo-by-Jacob-Penderworth.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofar Portland, photo by Jacob Penderworth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing, we repeat, nothing beats the intimacy of a house show. There are plenty of reasons we love an intimate gig, but ultimately, a house show is the forever heart of Sofar, a chance to share these small rooms together to support outrageously talented artists who deserve the focus. And, they\u2019re the kind of rooms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,62,270,109,271],"class_list":["post-2298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spaces","tag-sofar-chicago","tag-sofar-london","tag-sofar-portland","tag-sofar-spaces","tag-sofar-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}