I need to figure out today's date. Based on the data running Monday June 22 through Sunday June 28, and the instruction to cover "today through Sunday," I need to determine what day it is. The prompt says "this week" is Monday through Sunday. Since the data starts Monday June 22, I'll treat today as Monday, June 22, and cover the full week. Now let me count gigs per day, filtering out banned artists (Bill Nance, Dudley Birch, Fuller Condon, Brad Henty, Jerome Griffin, Stephen Jenkins, Kozelski): **Monday, June 22:** - Derek Cribb @ The Dinghy - Sufferin' Moses @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Chris Dodson @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - Noah Jones @ Slightly North of Broad - Chris Sullivan @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - Justin Suede @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Joseph Michael @ Uptown Social = 7 gigs **Tuesday, June 23:** - Jeff Bateman @ The Dinghy - ~~Bill Nance~~ (banned) - Medium Rare @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - ~~Dudley Birch~~ (banned) - Easy Honey @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Of The Heart @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - Anna Bradley @ Slightly North of Broad - Kevin Church @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Grayson Little @ Uptown Social = 7 gigs **Wednesday, June 24:** - The Almost Every Wednesday Band @ The Dinghy - ~~Bill Nance~~ (banned) - Medium Rare @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - ~~Dudley Birch~~ (banned) - Gene Butler @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Tea for Two @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - Ben Somerville @ Slightly North of Broad - Carroll Brown @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Southern Stomp @ Uptown Social - JMBX @ Uptown Social = 8 gigs **Thursday, June 25:** - Sean Ryan Smith @ The Dinghy - KODA @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - ~~Kozelski~~ (banned) @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - JJZ trio @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - ~~Bill Nance~~ (banned) - Super Reggae Man @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Of The Heart @ Slightly North of Broad - TWÏNZ @ Uptown Social - Chris Tidestrom @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - The Midnight City Band @ Uptown Social - FlashMob @ Share House - Mike Quinn @ By The Way - Hunter Feick @ Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale - Reverse Cowgirl @ Frontier lounge - Dj Boogi @ Uptown Social = 14 gigs **Friday, June 26:** - DJ Hova @ Share House (12:00 AM) - JMBX @ Uptown Social (12:00 AM) - Max Hunt @ The Dinghy - Milli Marco @ Ritual Rooftop - Ben Somerville @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Molly Durnin @ Commonhouse Aleworks - Chewbacky @ The Dinghy - Soul Fish @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - ANTO @ Uptown Social - Nexton Jazz Quartet @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - Paul Stone Project @ Tattooed Moose Johns Island - Kevin Church @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Bender Funk @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Tyler Hammond @ Uptown Social - AYETEA @ Ritual Rooftop - DJ Hova @ Share House (10:00 PM) - JMBX @ Uptown Social (10:00 PM) - Macelyn Batten @ Frontier lounge - Dj Boogi @ Uptown Social = 19 gigs **Saturday, June 27:** - Gracious Day @ The Dinghy - GELLI @ Ritual Rooftop - Mary VanWyk @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - Wild Current @ Tattooed Moose Johns Island - Run River Run @ The Tattooed Moose (North Charleston) - TWÏNZ @ Ritual Rooftop - Milli Marco @ Ritual Rooftop - Derek Cribb @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Forty Mile Detour @ Commonhouse Aleworks - High 5 @ The Dinghy - Soul Fish @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - ALX @ Uptown Social - Nexton Jazz Quartet @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - Justin Suede @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - Tyler Hammond @ Uptown Social - Jerry Feels Good @ Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale - whöever @ Ritual Rooftop - G0DDESS @ Ritual Rooftop - Dj Boogi @ Share House - Dj Alibi @ Share House - Milli Marco @ Uptown Social - Grayson Little @ Frontier lounge - JMBX @ Uptown Social = 23 gigs **Sunday, June 28:** - ~~Kozelski~~ (banned) @ High Cotton Charleston Restaurant - The Louie D. Experience @ The Dinghy - Purple Magnolia @ The Tattooed Moose - JUST GROOVE @ Tattooed Moose Johns Island - The Midnight City Band @ Uptown Social - JP Band @ Slightly North of Broad - JJZ trio @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - Krystal Halvorson @ Rita's Seaside Grille - Dave Landeo @ The Dinghy - ANTO @ Uptown Social - Gracie @ Halls Chophouse Nexton - The Moonlight Crooners @ By The Way - Kevin Church @ Tommy Condon's Irish Pub - JMBX @ Uptown Social = 14 gigs Total gigs: 7+7+8+14+19+23+14 = 92 gigs Now let me count venues: 1. The Dinghy 2. Rita's Seaside Grille 3. High Cotton Charleston Restaurant 4. Slightly North of Broad Restaurant 5. Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) 6. Tommy Condon's Irish Pub 7. Uptown Social 8. Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Band pick: The Almost Every Wednesday Band @ The Dinghy; DJ pick: JMBX @ Uptown Social Thursday: Acoustic pick: Sean Ryan Smith @ The Dinghy; Band pick: Reverse Cowgirl @ Frontier lounge; DJ pick: TWÏNZ @ Uptown Social Friday: Acoustic pick: Molly Durnin @ Commonhouse Aleworks; Band pick: Paul Stone Project @ Tattooed Moose Johns Island; DJ pick: AYETEA @ Ritual Rooftop Saturday: Acoustic pick: Gracious Day @ The Dinghy; Band pick: Forty Mile Detour @ Commonhouse Aleworks; DJ pick: GELLI @ Ritual Rooftop Sunday: Acoustic pick: Krystal Halvorson @ Rita's Seaside Grille; Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners @ By The Way; DJ pick: ANTO @ Uptown Social Wait - for Monday and Tuesday, there are no full bands or DJs, so only acoustic picks. That's correct per the instructions. Now let me also double-check - Tuesday has no full bands or DJs, correct? Let me verify. Tuesday: Jeff Bateman (Solo), Medium Rare (Solo), Easy Honey (Duo), Of The Heart (Duo), Anna Bradley (Solo), Kevin Church (Solo), Grayson Little (Duo). No full bands, no DJs. Correct - only acoustic/duo picks. For Tuesday, I already have Easy Honey as the acoustic pick. But should I also have a separate duo pick? No - the categories are just acoustic, band, DJ. Duos fall under acoustic category alongside solos. Actually, wait - do I need to pick one for each *sub*-category (solo and duo separately) or just one pick period for the "acoustic" category? The instruction says "If there are acoustic gigs, include one acoustic pick." So just one pick for all acoustic/solo/duo gigs combined. Good. Now let me think about the Monday pick - Noah Jones is a duo, should the pick be labeled "Acoustic pick" and feature Noah Jones instead of Derek Cribb? Either works. I'll keep Derek Cribb for Monday since it's a more interesting genre mix. For Tuesday - I pick Easy Honey (duo, surf rock indie). Fine. Now let me also make sure I'm handling the "Artist configurations" note: solo = Solo, duo = Duo, trio = Trio, four_plus = Full Band, dj = DJ. This is for labeling in the pick descriptions. Actually re-reading the pick format: `"Acoustic pick: Artist Name plays genre at Venue Name from TIME."` - so I just write the genre, not the configuration label. Got it. Now let me think about whether Tuesday needs more than one pick. There are no bands or DJs Tuesday, just solos and duos. So one acoustic pick is correct. Same for Monday. Let me now write the actual content. I'll be careful about: 1. City links 2. Venue links 3. Artist links 4. No banned words 5. Tight writing For the opening - 90 gigs across 15 venues this week (Monday June 22 through Sunday June 28). Let me now draft the post: --- Opening: 90 gigs, 15 venues, week of June 22-28. The weekend is stacked - Friday has 19 shows, Saturday hits 23. No holiday references in event names that I can see from the data. Actually, I notice "The Almost Every Wednesday Band" plays every Wednesday, which is a fun detail. No explicit holiday references in the gig names. Now for the day headers - the format says "Day, Date (X gigs)": - Monday, June 22 (7 gigs) - Tuesday, June 23 (7 gigs) - Wednesday, June 24 (8 gigs) - Thursday, June 25 (13 gigs) - Friday, June 26 (19 gigs) - Saturday, June 27 (23 gigs) - Sunday, June 28 (13 gigs) For the venue listing sentence each day, I need to list every venue with a gig that day. Let me make sure I have them right: Monday: The Dinghy, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social Tuesday: The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social Wednesday: The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social Thursday: The Dinghy, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, By The Way, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Frontier lounge Friday: Share House, Uptown Social, The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Uptown Social, Share House, and Frontier Lounge. Acoustic pick: Molly Durnin plays country, folk rock, and outlaw country at Commonhouse Aleworks in North Charleston from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM. Band pick: Paul Stone Project plays rock and blues at Tattooed Moose, Johns Island in Johns Island from 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. DJ pick: AYETEA plays house and afrohouse at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge from 9:30 PM – 2:00 AM. Saturday, June 27 (23 gigs) The biggest night of the week. Gigs spread across The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant Lounge, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, The Tattooed Moose, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Share House, and Frontier Lounge. Acoustic pick: Gracious Day plays country, americana, and classic rock at The Dinghy in Isle of Palms from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Band pick: Back to The Charleston Spotlight | Live Music Charleston Home