Sixty-nine gigs across 20 venues this week, and the calendar barely slows down between the Monday patio sets and Sunday's late DJ closers. Charleston carries the bulk of the load as always, but Folly Beach, Summerville, Isle of Palms, Johns Island and North Charleston all have real nights worth building a plan around. A bluegrass jam with a mandolin guest sits alongside a $700 event booking on Johns Island, and the rooftop DJ rotation at Ritual keeps stacking up all week long. Monday, July 6 (9 gigs) Gigs tonight at Uptown Social, Share House, The Dinghy, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: David Sink plays a solo instrumental set at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Grayson Little brings the full band to Uptown Social from 5:45 PM. DJ pick: DJ Hova closes out Share House from 9:30 PM. Tuesday, July 7 (9 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 a singer/songwriter set at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 8 PM. Band pick: Krystal Halvorson brings the trio to Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Wednesday, July 8 (11 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Rita's Seaside Grille, 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: Dallas Baker hosts a bluegrass jam with special guest Elliott Genther on mandolin at Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC from 6 PM. DJ pick: JMBX takes over Uptown Social from 11 PM. Thursday, July 9 (14 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: Kirby Jane plays jazz and acoustic covers at Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale from 9 PM. Band pick: Reverse Cowgirl brings country and southern rock to Frontier lounge from 9:30 PM. DJ pick: TWÏNZ takes over Uptown Social from 7 PM. Friday, July 10 (16 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Commonhouse Aleworks, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Keith Hille plays acoustic rock at The Dinghy from 3 PM. Band pick: Podunk Ramblers bring bluegrass and jamband to The Dinghy from 7 PM. DJ pick: GELLI plays melodic dubstep at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Saturday, July 11 (19 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Dinghy, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Sufferin Moses plays a solo set at Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC from 3 PM. Band pick: Reso Phonic plays live at Commonhouse Aleworks from 7 PM. DJ pick: AYETEA plays house and afrohouse at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 8 PM. Sunday, July 12 (15 gigs) Gigs today at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Commonhouse Aleworks, 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: Gracie plays a solo brunch set at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 10:30 AM. Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners play jazz and tribute at By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7 PM. 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