In an effort to document the ongoing history of Extra Chill, this page will be kept up-to-date with a timeline of past Extra Chill Events. There are also links to relevant coverage on the site in regards to that event. Here you can see how we’ve grown over time.
2024
- Runaway Gin 10th Anniversary Weekend
- January 12th & 13th, 2024 at Charleston Pour House
- Celebrating 10 Years of Phish tribute Runaway Gin
- Two nights featuring past members, special guests, and more.
- Photos + Recap
2023
- New Year’s Eve at Lofi Brewing
- December 31st, 2023
- Performers: Hot Fuss: A Tribute to The Killers, Debaser: A Tribute to Pixies, and In The Garage: A Tribute to Weezer
- Local artists covering famous rock bands
- Sold out
- Photo gallery
- Chris Gardner’s Birthday Bash
- December 29th, 2023 at The Royal American
- Celebrating the birth of Extra Chill employee and Charleston, SC legend Chris Gardner
- Performers: Brett Nash, Rhodium, Local Nomad, Horsey
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
- Extra Chill Pils Release Party
- November 11th, 2023 at Fatty’s Beer Works
- Performers: Gavin Hamilton & Friends, Tyrie, Chris Wilcox
- Celebrating the release of the Extra Chill Pils, brewed by Fatty’s
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
- Extra Chill Fest 2023
- August 19th, 2023 at Charleston Pour House
- Performers: Nordista Freeze, She Returns From War, Omiwimo, DJ DollaMenu (Full Band), Baby Yaga, Rhodium, Chris Wilcox Presents: Country Proper, #GxldApproved Hip-Hop Happy Hour, Tree Limbs
- Photo Gallery
- Kaizër & Mechanical River, Secret Guest, Anfernee, Summer of Snakes, Rhodium, and Numbtongue at Stuart’s House
- April 22nd, 2023
- DIY house show in North Charleston
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
- Babe Club, Leone & The Ascension, Leopard and the Diamond Sky at The Royal American
- March 18th, 2023
- Sold out
- Photo Gallery
2022
- Extra Chill Fest 2022
- October 1st, 2022 at Charleston Pour House
- Performers: Wolf Mask, Daddy’s Beemer, Slim Soul & Friends, Darby Wilcox & The Peep Show, Monsoon, Leone & The Ascension, Dawning, The Chillionaires (Late Night)
- The Chillionaires were Ross Bogan, Thomas Kenney, Ben Mossman, and DeMario Kitt, with special guest Kanika Moore
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
2021
The pandemic made everything weird this year, and unfortunately I did not get a photo gallery from either of our two events.
- New Year’s Eve at Lofi Brewing
- December 31st, 2021
- Performers: Human Resources, The Psycodelics (2 Sets), Abstract – That Rapper
- Sold out
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
- The Sickest Party of The Year
- July 3rd, 2021 at The Royal American
- Performers: 2 Slices, Salti Ray, DJ DollaMenu
- Second show that Royal hosted post-pandemic
- Sold out
- Photo gallery not available (info link)
2020
- The Extra Chill Leap Year Jamboree
- February 29th, 2020 at The Royal American
- Our first sold out event, right before the pandemic shutdown
- Performers: Nordista Freeze, Easy Honey, Rex Darling
- Photos & Recap
2019
- Extra Chill Fest 2019
- November 8th & 9th, 2019
- Two nights at The Royal American, 4 performers per night
- Performers: Secret Guest, Jah Jr., Darby Wilcox & The Peep Show, Dead Swells, Keon Masters, Gardeners, Motel Glory, Ivory Keys
- Photo Gallery & Recap
- Daddy’s Beemer, Abstract – That Rapper, and Darby Wilcox at The Royal American
- August 10th, 2019
- Photo Gallery
2018
- An Extra Chill Holiday Party
- December 14th, 2018 at The Royal American, Ugly Sweater Party
- Start of a long relationship with The Royal American
- Performers: She Returns From War, Dumb Doctors, Youngster
- Photo Gallery
- Extra Chill Fest 2018
- September 8th, 2018 at The Purple Buffalo
- Inaugural Extra Chill Event
- Performers: Human Resources, Whitehall, Walter Brown, Daddy’s Beemer, Niecy Blues, Tape Waves, Tom Angst, Sunny Malin, Abstract – That Rapper, Alarm Drum, Dakota O, Chris Wilcox
- Photo Gallery & Recap