Mount Pleasant Magazine 6.3

very summer needs a

soundtrack. Lucky for us, the coming

months in the Lowcountry will offer

plenty of moments to embrace a jam

or two. From Volvo Car Stadium

hosting arena-filling acts to The

Windjammer providing us with

intimate sets from some of our old-time favs, the

forecast for this concert season

calls for musical highs and

scattered guitar solos. From Isle of Palms to Daniel

Island, the amount of pure talent soon to be gracing

area stages is unmatched. Here’s a rundown of where

you should make appearances this summer. We hope to

spot you in the crowd.

VolVo Car Stadium • daniel iSland

Chris Stapleton

has sauntered onto the country scene

with the kind of gusto akin to any true outlaw. Possessing

a whiskey-soaked vocal tone and bar ballads that tell

of daily struggles, he shines in a genre consumed by

overproduced pop. With the recent death of legend Merle

Haggard, it’s fair to say that Stapleton offers up a sort

of essence we crave. He’ll be bringing his guitar-playing

By Kalene Mccort

It’sTime for

Some Live

Tunes

The Summer muSic roundup

Darius rucker performing live at the

Windjammer in 2015.