The Week Ahead 68 gigs across 17 venues this week, spread from the Isle of Palms pier to the Nexton stretch of Summerville. The rotation stays deep at Uptown Social and Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, while the restaurant circuit at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) and High Cotton Charleston Restaurant runs its usual weeknight lineup. Weekend brings the DJ stack out in full at Share House and Frontier lounge. Monday, July 20 (6 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Rita's Seaside Grille, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant and Uptown Social. Acoustic pick: Derek Cribb plays americana and reggae at The Dinghy from 6 PM. Band pick: Noah Jones plays pop at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Tuesday, July 21 (8 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: Kevin Church plays originals and Irish covers at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 8 PM. Band pick: Krystal Halvorson plays a wide rock and soul set at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Wednesday, July 22 (9 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social and Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge. Acoustic pick: Claire Marie Solomon plays pop and classical covers at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Band pick: The Almost Every Wednesday Band runs a full genre spread at The Dinghy from 6 PM. DJ pick: Pool Boy Academy takes the rooftop at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 8 PM. Thursday, July 23 (15 gigs) Gigs tonight at 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, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Frontier lounge and Share House. Acoustic pick: Super Reggae Man plays reggae at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Reverse Cowgirl plays country and southern rock at Frontier lounge from 9:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ Hova closes it out at Share House from 10 PM. Friday, July 24 (19 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Molly Durnin plays country and folk rock at Commonhouse Aleworks from 7 PM. Band pick: Clayton Blackman plays country covers at Uptown Social from 9 PM. DJ pick: GELLI brings dubstep and bass trap to Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Saturday, July 25 (18 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, The Tattooed Moose, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Share House and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Jared Petteys & The Headliners plays blues and rockabilly at Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC from 3 PM. Band pick: Macelyn Batten plays country and blues at Frontier lounge from 10:30 PM. DJ pick: Sparkbox plays trap and house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Sunday, July 26 (18 gigs) Gigs tonight at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, The Tattooed Moose, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Dave Landeo plays rock and pop covers at The Dinghy from 6:30 PM. Band pick: The Midnight City Band plays a party rock set at Uptown Social from 5 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7 PM. 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