Charleston delivers 40 gigs across 15 venues this weekend. Friday, May 1 (19 gigs) The Dinghy, Commonhouse Aleworks, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge all have live music tonight. Acoustic pick: PracticalTaxidermy plays country at The Dinghy from 3:00 PM. Band pick: Southern Flavor Bluegrass brings instrumental bluegrass to Commonhouse Aleworks for the First Friday BBQ & Bluegrass Celebration from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: Hi Ed spins open format house at Uptown Social from 7:00 PM. Saturday, May 2 (19 gigs) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Share House, Uptown Social, Commonhouse Aleworks, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge all have shows Saturday. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays rock variety at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3:00 PM. Band pick: The River Mason Band delivers country and southern rock at Commonhouse Aleworks from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: Dons spins tech house and progressive house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 3:00 PM. Sunday, May 3 (12 gigs) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Share House, Commonhouse Aleworks, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub close out the weekend. Acoustic pick: Doug Walters plays covers at The Dinghy from 3:00 PM. Band pick: JP Band brings jazz and funk to Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: AYETEA drops afrohouse at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 3:00 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Share House (6) By The Way (1) Commonhouse Aleworks (3) Frontier lounge (2) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (4) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (5) Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale (2) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (9) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) The Dinghy (5) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (3) Uptown Social (10) Find Your Next Show Navigate the weekend with these tools: 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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