Sofar Sounds

Sofar Sounds’ Mt. Pleasant show is a good excuse to spend an evening somewhere you might not normally hear live music. The appeal here is the format: the performers are kept under wraps until the show, so you are choosing the night on faith rather than building it around a familiar name. That makes the setting and the audience part of the experience, but the real reason to book is the chance to hear local musicians without the usual distance of a club stage. Mt. Pleasant is also a fitting neighborhood for this sort of low-key cultural detour, with plenty of places nearby to make a night of it before or after. If you like finding new artists before they become obvious, this is a worthwhile gamble. Come curious, leave room for surprise, and let the lineup make the case for itself.