Fourteen rooms, 41 gigs, three days. Friday through Sunday, Charleston and its neighbors run the full spread: bluegrass on a North Charleston patio, DJs stacked deep downtown, jazz brunch on Sunday. Here is where to point your night. Friday, August 7 (14 gigs) Friday's lineup runs through Commonhouse Aleworks, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Uptown Social, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Share House. Band pick: Pickety Split plays bluegrass and jam band at Commonhouse Aleworks from 6 PM. Acoustic pick: Krystal Halvorson plays a rock and country covers set at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 9 PM. DJ pick: DJ ZaARK takes over Share House from 9:30 PM into the early morning. Saturday, August 8 (16 gigs) Saturday spreads across Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Commonhouse Aleworks, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, and Share House. Acoustic pick: Jack Triebold plays country and rock at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6 PM. Band pick: Sam Stacie brings rock, soul, and jazz to High Cotton Charleston Restaurant from 7 PM. DJ pick: GELLI works dubstep and afro house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Sunday, August 9 (17 gigs) Sunday closes it out at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Commonhouse Aleworks, The Dinghy, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Gracie opens at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 10 AM before an evening set at Rita's Seaside Grille. Band pick: The Blue Plantation Band plays bluegrass and country at Commonhouse Aleworks from noon. DJ pick: ANTO spins tech house and techno at Uptown Social from 7 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Commonhouse Aleworks (3) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (5) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (2) Rita's Seaside Grille (3) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (6) Share House (4) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC (2) The Dinghy (5) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (3) Uptown Social (11) Find Your Next Show Forty-one gigs is a lot to track by memory. These tools do it for you. 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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