Arts & Culture
Hear, Here: Columbia’s Music Scene this Fall
Columbia's music scene offers plenty of ways to listen—and even more ways to be heard. Take a seat, grab a microphone, or simply follow the sound.
Every city has its own sound. In Columbia, it’s never just one. It’s applause echoing through historic theaters, a vinyl record crackling over dinner, guitars passed from one musician to the next, and voices rising together on a Wednesday night. The city’s music scene offers plenty of ways to listen—and even more ways to be heard. Take a seat, grab a microphone, or simply follow the sound.
Listen
Vino & Vinyl with Preach Jacobs
Every Tuesday | 6:30PM | Lula Drake
Finlay Fridays
Every Friday | 6–8:30PM | Finlay Park
Concert in the Gardens
Sept. 29 | 6–7PM | Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens
Rewind: 2000s Rave
Oct. 9 | 9:30PM | The Senate
Andy & Friends
Nov. 2 | 7PM | Satterlee Hall at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
The Masters of Melody
Nov. 13 | 7:30PM | Koger Center for the Arts
Learn
Slow Jam
Second Saturday of each month | 1–3:30 PM | Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor
Freeway Music Private Music Lessons
By appointment | Freeway Music
Inside the Section: The Little Big Band Residency
Mondays, Sept. 14–Nov. 2 | 6–8PM | ColaJazz Foundation
Congaree New Horizons Band Program
Dates and time vary by class | University of South Carolina School of Music
Music Play À La Carte: Newborn–Toddler
Every Friday (Sept. 11–Nov. 20) | 9–9:30AM | Outdoors at Senate’s End
Bonus Tracks
Karaoke Night
Every Wednesday | 8PM | Art Bar
Bluegrass & Acoustic Open Stage & Jam
Every Friday | 6PM | Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor
Listen over Dinner
The Joint @ 1710 Main
Settle in for dinner while live jazz fills the room on weekend evenings.
Browse the Bins
Papa Jazz Record Shoppe or Scratch N Spin
Spend an afternoon flipping through new releases, vintage vinyl, and unexpected finds at one of Columbia’s independent record stores.
Wander Main Street
Between First Thursday celebrations and Saturday mornings at Soda City, live music often spills into the sidewalks and storefronts downtown.
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