46 gigs across 12 venues this weekend. Charleston keeps the calendar busy. Friday, April 17 (18 gigs) The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge all have gigs running. Acoustic pick: Max Hunt plays rock and jam at The Dinghy from 3:00 PM. Band pick: 40 Years Too Late brings tribute and classic rock to The Dinghy from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: whöever spins house and EDM at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 6:00 PM. Saturday, April 18 (20 gigs) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, The Dinghy, Share House, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge keep the rooms full. Acoustic pick: Kenley Young plays rock and americana at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Nexton Jazz Quartet brings jazz and funk to Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: AYETEA spins house and techno at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 7:00 PM. Sunday, April 19 (8 gigs) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Share House, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub close out the weekend. Acoustic pick: Jack Triebold plays country and jazz at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners brings jazz tribute to By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: Pool Boy Academy spins house and drum & bass at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:00 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule By The Way (1) Frontier lounge (2) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (5) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (4) Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale (2) Rita's Seaside Grille (3) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (8) Share House (6) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) The Dinghy (5) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (4) Uptown Social (11) Find Your Next Show Use these tools to navigate Charleston's live music 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. 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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