Sixty-nine gigs across 17 venues this week, and the calendar only gets louder as it goes. Monday starts quiet with solo sets scattered from Isle of Palms to Summerville, but by Thursday the DJ rotation kicks in and doesn't let up through Sunday night. Uptown Social alone runs a stacked lineup nearly every night, and the rooftop and late-night crowd at Share House and Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge picks up steam heading into the weekend. Monday, August 17 (7 gigs) Gigs 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 classic rock at The Dinghy from 6 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke with Wolf takes over Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 10 PM. Band pick: Good Trouble brings pop and r&b covers to Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Tuesday, August 18 (7 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Uptown Social. Acoustic pick: Jeff Bateman plays pop and rock at The Dinghy from 6 PM. Band pick: Matt Vajdic and Connor Sage both play Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Wednesday, August 19 (10 gigs) Gigs tonight at 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: Carroll Brown plays a tribute set at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 7:30 PM. Band pick: The Almost Every Wednesday Band covers everything at The Dinghy from 6 PM. DJ pick: JMBX closes out Uptown Social from 11 PM. Thursday, August 20 (16 gigs) Gigs tonight at Commonhouse Aleworks, 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: Colleen Lloy plays folk and americana at Commonhouse Aleworks from 5:30 PM. Band pick: The Midnight City Band plays Uptown Social from 9 PM. DJ pick: Milli Marco takes over Share House from 9:30 PM. Friday, August 21 (19 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Eddie Bush plays classic rock covers at The Dinghy from 7 PM. Band pick: Jared Petteys & The Headliners play blues and rockabilly at Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC from 8 PM. DJ pick: GELLI spins melodic dubstep at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Saturday, August 22 (18 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays rock and variety covers at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3 PM. Band pick: Macelyn Batten plays country and southern rock at Frontier lounge from 10:30 PM. DJ pick: Hitman Bruh takes over Uptown Social from 10 PM. Sunday, August 23 (16 gigs) Gigs tonight at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and By The Way. Acoustic pick: Dave Landeo plays rock and pop covers at The Dinghy from 6:30 PM. Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners bring jazz and croonin tributes to By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: ANTO spins tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule By The Way (1) Commonhouse Aleworks (2) The Dinghy (9) Frontier lounge (2) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (14) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (10) Rita's Seaside Grille (5) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (4) Share House (6) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (6) Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC (3) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (8) Uptown Social (17) Find Your Next Show A few ways to plan around this week's calendar. Live Gig Feed — A live, always-current calendar of every gig happening across Charleston. Filter by date, location, and vibe to find live music tonight in seconds. Live Map — An interactive map showing every venue in real time. Orange pins pulse with live gig counts. 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