Sound Advice: Late Shifts & Dinner Sets

Sound Advice Charleston: Late Shifts, Dinner Sets, Country and Beach Town SetsCharleston has a few distinct ways into the weekend. Downtown runs well past 10, restaurant sets cover all three nights, country moves between full bands and stripped-down sets, and Folly Beach and Isle of Palms give the schedule a separate coastal lane.The Late ShiftThe first set does not have to be the last one. Friday runs from a 9:30 PM Ritual start into 10:45 at By The Way, Saturday keeps going until 2 AM, and Uptown Social gives Sunday its own 10:30 PM finish.Friday

AYETEA at Ritual, 9:30 PM
House, afrohouse and techno carry Ritual from 9:30 PM into the early morning.

FlashMob at Frontier Lounge, 10:30 PM
A full-band pop and rock set gives Friday's late shift a live alternative to the DJs.

DJ Hova at By The Way, 10:45 PM
House and EDM make this one of Friday's latest downtown starts.

Saturday

whöever at Ritual, 9:30 PM
House and EDM take Ritual through 2 AM on Saturday.

Hi Ed at Share House, 10:00 PM
Open-format and house keep Share House moving from 10 PM to 2 AM.

Sunday

JMBX at Uptown Social, 10:30 PM
Pop and EDM give Sunday a genuine late-night finish at Uptown Social.

Dinner with a Live SoundtrackRestaurant sets have real depth this weekend. High Cotton and Halls Chophouse Nexton carry Friday and Saturday, then Sunday moves to Slightly North of Broad and back to High Cotton.Friday

Sam Stacie at High Cotton, 7:00 PM
A trio tagged rock, pop and Top 40 gives High Cotton a 7 PM Friday set.

Nexton Jazz Quartet at Halls Chophouse Nexton, 7:00 PM
A full jazz band brings funk and soul into Friday evening at Halls Chophouse Nexton.

Saturday

Soul Fish at High Cotton, 7:00 PM
A duo at High Cotton carries the restaurant-music plan into Saturday night.

Nexton Jazz Quartet at Halls Chophouse Nexton, 7:00 PM
The full jazz band returns Saturday for another 7 PM set in Nexton.

Sunday

Lighthouse Band at Slightly North of Broad, 6:00 PM
Jazz, pop and funk give Sunday an early-evening full-band option downtown.

Ayers Acoustic at High Cotton, 6:00 PM
Rock, pop and covers give High Cotton a second Sunday restaurant-set option.

Country Without One SpeedCountry shows up in several forms this weekend. There is folk-rock crossover at Commonhouse, straight country late Friday, rock and country Saturday afternoon, then country-pop takes over Uptown Social Saturday night and Sunday evening.Friday

Molly Durnin at Commonhouse Aleworks, 7:00 PM
Country, folk rock and indie make this the more singer-songwriter side of Friday's country lineup.

Grayson Little at Share House, 10:30 PM
A full-band country set pushes the category into Friday's late shift.

Saturday

Weigh Station at The Tattooed Moose, 3:00 PM
A duo tagged rock, country and blues gives Saturday an afternoon crossover option.

Tyler Hammond at Uptown Social, 9:00 PM
Country-pop, country and covers bring the category back downtown Saturday night.

Sunday

Tyler Hammond at Uptown Social, 5:00 PM
The full band returns Sunday at 5 PM for an earlier country-pop set.

Beach Town SetsFolly Beach and Isle of Palms have enough music to make the coast its own weekend plan. The schedule moves from afternoon back-deck sets into evening bands, with both beach towns represented across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Friday

Ryan Frankett at The Dinghy, 3:00 PM
A solo rock and classic-rock set starts the beach-town run on The Dinghy's Covered Back Deck.

George Alan Fox at Rita's Seaside Grille, 6:00 PM
Rock, country and Americana give Folly Beach a 6 PM Friday option.

Chewbacky at The Dinghy, 7:00 PM
A full band on the Covered Back Deck takes Isle of Palms into Friday evening.

Saturday

Lady Jane at Rita's Seaside Grille, 6:00 PM
Rock, folk rock and bluegrass give Folly Beach a trio set Saturday at 6 PM.

Modern Mammals at The Dinghy, 7:00 PM
A rock full band gives The Dinghy its Saturday evening booking on the Covered Back Deck.

Sunday

David Perry at The Dinghy, 3:00 PM
Country and blues close the selected beach-town run with a Sunday afternoon solo set.

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