Live-music venues worth the trip in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Creek Ratz is a seafood restaurant overlooking the inlet from the MarshWalk in Murrells Inlet, and its own site calls it “one of Murrells Inlet’s go-to spots for live music”. Its nightly bands mix beach music with classic rock and country.

Dead Dog Saloon is a family restaurant on the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk that opened in 2002, and its own site calls it a “seafood-and-entertainment-Mecca”. It describes the saloon’s atmosphere as “complemented by captivating inlet views and live music”.

Tuna Shak is an open-air tiki bar on the water next door to Wicked Tuna in Murrells Inlet, open all year, and its own site advertises it as “featuring LIVE music every night on the MarshWalk”.