Monday, July 27 (6 gigs) Monday spreads across Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, and Uptown Social. Acoustic pick: Sufferin' Moses plays southern rock and country at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Noah Jones brings pop to Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Tuesday, July 28 (10 gigs) Tuesday 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: Derek Cribb plays americana and classic rock at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Five Door Sedan covers rock and r&b at Uptown Social from 9 PM. Wednesday, July 29 (9 gigs) Wednesday's calendar hits 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: Ben Somerville plays folk and americana at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 7 PM. Band pick: The Almost Every Wednesday Band plays The Dinghy from 6 PM. DJ pick: JMBX takes over Uptown Social from 11 PM. Thursday, July 30 (17 gigs) Thursday is the week's deepest calendar, spread across The Dinghy, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, By The Way, 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: Brady and the Bazookas plays blues rock at Commonhouse Aleworks from 7 PM. DJ pick: DJ Hova takes over Share House from 10 PM. Friday, July 31 (17 gigs) Friday spans 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, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Mike Wall plays indie folk and blues at The Dinghy from 3 PM. Band pick: Nexton Jazz Quartet plays jazz and funk at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 7 PM. DJ pick: GELLI spins dubstep and bass trap at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 6 PM. Saturday, August 1 (16 gigs) Saturday covers The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays a variety set at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3 PM. Band pick: Cooper River Band plays The Dinghy from 7 PM. DJ pick: TWÏNZ spins tech house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Sunday, August 2 (12 gigs) Sunday closes the week at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Uptown Social, The Dinghy, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Johnny Holliday plays rock and blues at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant from 6 PM. Band pick: Molly O'Connell plays covers and jazz at By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule By The Way (2) Commonhouse Aleworks (1) The Dinghy (9) Frontier lounge (3) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (14) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (8) Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale (2) Rita's Seaside Grille (4) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (4) Share House (3) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (5) Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC (1) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (9) Uptown Social (20) Find Your Next Show Ninety-plus gigs across 14 venues this week. Here's how to sort through it. 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. Tap any pin to see the full schedule for that venue. AI Concierge — Your live music going-out agent. Click "AI Concierge" in the navigation bar to ask questions like "What venues have live music today?" and get instant curated recommendations. Explore Venues — The venue directory. Browse every venue on the platform by city, venue type, or artist type. Each venue has a full profile with their upcoming schedule. The Spotlight — The editorial blog you are reading right now. Weekly previews, weekend guides, artist spotlights, venue features, and monthly leaderboards.
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