Springtime is for lovers — music lovers. From blues to bluegrass, Gary Clark, Jr. to Gladys Knight, homegrown funk to a Hendrix review, the performance calendar in and around Charleston is packed with must-see shows throughout March and April. Here are some of the coming headliners and highlights bringing live tunes to a venue near you.
Chris Boone
Boone is a Palmetto State native, but he’s lived all over the world, as a child in Belgium and France and as a professional musician in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and most recently Portland, Oregon, before returning to the Lowcountry.
Details: 7 p.m., March 8 at the Basement, Mount Pleasant.
Pine Ridge Boys
Established in 1963, this Southern gospel quartet features a signature sound brought to life by an evolving roster of voices. And the group’s tagline says it all: hits, horns
and harmony!
Details: 11 a.m., March 9 at Pittman Street Baptist Church, North Charleston.
Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Lee Clark, Jr. is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and electric guitarist from Austin, Texas, who blends blues, rock, soul and hip hop. Austin-based impresario Clifford Antone introduced Clark to Jimmie Vaughan, the original guitarist for The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s older brother, who then mentored Clark in Austin’s music scene. The rest, as they say, is history. Clark comes to North Charleston fresh off performances at Nashville’s famous Ryman Auditorium.
Details: 7:30 p.m., March 11 at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston.
Blake Shelton
Any fan of country music over the past decade and a half — or viewer of The Voice — will recognize Shelton’s name. He’s also the other half of a musical powerhouse couple, alongside wife Gwen Stefani, so don’t rule out a cameo appearance.
Details: 7 p.m., March 14 at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston.
Dear Dive Bar
Elliotborough Mini Bar’s singer-songwriter storytelling series kicks off its 5th season this month. Organizers are remaining tight-lipped about the night’s guest performer
(as is custom), but if past is prologue, you can bet it’ll be an unforgettable night.
Details: 7:30 p.m., March 23 at Elliotborough Mini Bar, Downtown.
OPUS by Circa
Ten acrobats and a string quartet celebrate the music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in a work of stunning power, virtuosity and physical poetry. Beginning with a solo performer suspended on a rope serenaded by musicians, the dynamic show then moves through rapidly alternating scenes of dislocated stillness and explosions into extreme physicality.
Details: 7:30 p.m., March 25 at the Charleston Gaillard Center, Downtown.
Rebirth Brass Band
The Grammy Award–winning group will bring its instruments and vocals to the Pour House for an intimate listening experience that blends audience interaction and living room (back porch?) vibes with the sophisticated sound of veteran musicians.
Details: 8:30 p.m., April 1 at the Pour House, West Ashley.
Ranky Tanky
Less than a month after their March 8 performance at the Kennedy Center, this group of five musicians and lifelong friends — all from Charleston — take center stage at the Gaillard. Details: 7:30 p.m., April 4 at Charleston Music Hall, Downtown.
Experience Hendrix
An arena-sized tribute to Jimi, featuring a legendary lineup of standout artists of all ages and genres. Need we say more?
Details: 7:30 p.m., April 8 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston.
Kelsey Ballerini
A country-crossover artist who has collaborated with everyone from Halsey to alt-pop crew LANY, Ballerini blends powerhouse vocals with hyper-relevant lyrics and old-school stagecraft.
Details: 7 p.m., April 9 at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston.
High Water Music Festival
The 5th annual local music festival returns to North Charleston with a weekend long performance lineup that includes Wilco, Counting Crows, Trampled by Turtles
and more.
Details: Times vary, April 26 and April 27 at Riverfront Park, North Charleston.
Gladys Knight
It’s Gladys Knight! Enough said.
Details: 7:30 p.m., April 22 at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston.
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