Music scene · South Charleston

South Charleston sits along the Kanawha River as part of the Charleston metropolitan area. School bands, church choirs, and local country and rock cover bands provide most performances, with Charleston musicians crossing over for bar and event gigs.

Live music happens in local bars and restaurants, church fellowship halls, the high school auditorium, and park pavilions. Larger venues are in Charleston.

In South Charleston, local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Charleston scene occasionally passing through.

Join the school music program or a church choir, watch for open mics at local restaurants, and build contacts in Charleston and across the Kanawha Valley for more regular work.