Live Music in Charleston This Week: April 6-12

Live Music in Charleston This Week: April 6-12Your weekly guide to live music across CharlestonCharleston keeps the live music calendar steady this week. 76 gigs across 15 venues from Wednesday through Sunday. The schedule spreads from acoustic sets to late-night DJ rotations.Wednesday, April 8 (10 gigs)The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Uptown Social, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub all have gigs tonight.Acoustic pick: Ben Somerville plays folk at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7:00 PM. Band pick: The Almost Every Wednesday Band plays covers at The Dinghy from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: GELLI plays tech house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 8:00 PM.Thursday, April 9 (13 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Share House, and Frontier lounge have live music scheduled.Acoustic pick: Sean Ryan Smith plays country at The Dinghy from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Midnight City Band plays rock at Uptown Social from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Hova plays house at Share House from 10:00 PM.Friday, April 10 (13 gigs)Commonhouse Aleworks, Rita's Seaside Grille, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge fill the Friday lineup.Acoustic pick: Cam Williams plays rock at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 8:45 PM. Band pick: The Regulars plays covers at Uptown Social from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: PepInYoStepp plays house at Share House from 9:30 PM.Saturday, April 11 (20 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, The Dinghy, Share House, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge anchor the Saturday schedule. Isle of Palms hosts the Songwriters Festival at The Dinghy.Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays covers at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3:00 PM. Band pick: Tugboat Tradd & The Deckhands plays southern rock at Uptown Social from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: Terin Thomson plays tech house at Share House from 9:30 PM.Sunday, April 12 (16 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Commonhouse Aleworks, The Dinghy, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub close out the weekend.Acoustic pick: Mel Washington plays country at The Dinghy from 6:30 PM. Band pick: The Blue Plantation Band plays bluegrass at Commonhouse Aleworks from 12:00 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house at Uptown Social from 8:00 PM.Every Venue, Every ScheduleBy The WayCommonhouse AleworksFrontier loungeHalls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville)High Cotton Charleston RestaurantJuanita Greenberg's Nacho RoyaleRita's Seaside GrilleRitual Rooftop Restaurant & LoungeShare HouseSlightly North of Broad RestaurantThe DinghyTommy Condon's Irish PubUptown SocialFind Your Next ShowThe platform provides several tools to navigate the live music calendar.

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