Seventy gigs across 15 rooms this week, from the Isle of Palms deck at The Dinghy to the rooftop DJ sets at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge. The calendar leans hard into the same rooms carrying the load night after night, but Saturday is where it gets loud. Grab a stool early. The good ones fill up. Monday, August 10 (7 gigs) Live music tonight at The Dinghy, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Uptown Social, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Derek Cribb plays americana and reggae at The Dinghy from 6 PM. Band pick: Noah Jones brings a pop duo set to Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke takes over Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 10 PM. Tuesday, August 11 (9 gigs) The rotation runs through The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Uptown Social. Acoustic pick: David Sink plays solo jazz and classic rock instrumentals at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Grayson Little plays country as a duo at Uptown Social from 9 PM. Wednesday, August 12 (11 gigs) Wednesday spreads across The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social, and Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge. Acoustic pick: Ben Somerville plays folk and americana at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Band pick: the bluegrass jam with Noah Shue and friends fills Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC from 6 PM. DJ pick: Milli Marco works the deep house rotation at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge from 9 PM. Thursday, August 13 (16 gigs) The busiest night before the weekend hits The Dinghy, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Share House. Acoustic pick: Super Reggae Man plays reggae at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: The Midnight City Band plays a full band rock set at Uptown Social from 9 PM. DJ pick: CHRS opens the late slot at Share House from 9:30 PM. Friday, August 14 (17 gigs) Friday spreads across The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Share House. Acoustic pick: Mike Wall plays indie folk and singer-songwriter tunes at The Dinghy from 3 PM. Band pick: Bobby Hogg leads a trio through classic rock and southern rock at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant from 7 PM. DJ pick: whöever closes out Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge from 9:30 PM. Saturday, August 15 (21 gigs) The peak night of the week lands at The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays a solo happy hour set at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3 PM. Band pick: Cooper River Band plays a full band cover set at The Dinghy from 7 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house and techno at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge from 9:30 PM. Sunday, August 16 (16 gigs) The week closes out at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, The Tattooed Moose, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Johnny Holliday plays solo rock and blues at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant from 6 PM. Band pick: Molly O'Connell plays a duo set of folk and jazz covers at By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: Hi Ed closes the week at Uptown Social from 7 PM. 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