Live-music venues worth the trip in Charleston, West Virginia

The Charleston Coliseum is an arena inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in Charleston, and its own site calls it “the preeminent entertainment arena in West Virginia”, with “broad adaptability from world-tour concerts” to sporting events and conventions.

The Maier Foundation Performance Hall is the 1,850-seat hall of the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences on Clay Square in Charleston, and its own site says “Catch the latest performances from artists you love and introduce yourself to talented emerging acts in the Maier Performance Hall.”

The Theater is a 770-seat performance hall inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in Charleston, and its own site says it “provides an intimate performing arts atmosphere” and pitches it for music, comedy, and dance as well as theater.

The Empty Glass is a bar under a three-story house on Elizabeth Street in Charleston’s East End, and its own site says you’ll find “delicious food, great conversation, friendly spirits and live original music from all over the planet”, with live music seven nights a week.