Forty-one gigs across 14 venues this weekend, from an Isle of Palms porch at 3pm to last call at Uptown Social past midnight. Here is where to put your Friday through Sunday. Friday, August 14 (14 gigs) Music runs through 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, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Share House. Acoustic pick: Mike Wall plays singer-songwriter and blues at The Dinghy from 3pm. Band pick: Nexton Jazz Quartet plays jazz and funk at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 7pm. DJ pick: whöever spins house and hip hop at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30pm. Saturday, August 15 (21 gigs) The rotation covers High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier lounge. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays rock and variety at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3pm. Band pick: Grayson Little plays country at Frontier lounge from 10:30pm. DJ pick: GELLI spins dubstep and afro house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 11:30pm. Sunday, August 16 (16 gigs) Sunday spreads across High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), 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: Jack Triebold plays country and jazz at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6pm. Band pick: Yeehaw Junction plays bluegrass and americana at The Tattooed Moose from 3pm. DJ pick: ANTO spins tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7pm. Every Venue, Every Schedule By The Way (1) Frontier lounge (1) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (5) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (5) Rita's Seaside Grille (3) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (6) Share House (4) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC (3) The Dinghy (5) The Tattooed Moose (1) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (6) Uptown Social (10) Find Your Next Show Need more than this list. These tools cover every gig in the market, updated in real time. 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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