Your guide to live music in Brighton this week.

Quite frankly, the world seems to be getting worse at an alarmingly acceleration. In this scope it is important to find small comforts where you can. This week there are a great many wonderful live events happening the city for a dose of escapism, or a reminder that there is still good in the world.

Peep the below links for ticket info.

• Brunswick // Web
• Chalk // Web
• Concorde 2 // Web
• Cowley // Web
• Folklore // Web
• Green Door Store // Web
• Hope and Ruin // FB // Web
• Komedia // FB // Web
• Latest Music Bar // Web
• Patterns // FB // Web
• Pipeline // FB // Web
• Prince Albert // FB // Web
• Rossi Bar // Web

MONDAY 27

BRUNSWICK – OPEN MIC NIGHT

Open Mic / Free / OTD

FIDDLERS ELBOW – RETURN OF THE MIC

Open mic / Free / OTD

GREEN DOOR STORE – GOOD MORNING + SUPPORT

Alt, indie pop / £11.50 / ADV

HOPE AND RUIN – SAINTED + SUPPORT

Metal, rock / £5 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT –  THE DINNER PARTY + SUPPORT

Glam rock, alt / Free / OTD

TUESDAY 28

BRUNSWICK – JAZZ JAM

Jazz / Free / OTD

THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – SOMETHING IN THE LAKE

Alt, post punk, rock / £5 / OTD 

GREEN DOOR STORE – DEMONSTRATIONS + SUPPORT

Indie pop / Free / OTD

HOPE AND RUIN – SUN & AIR + SUPPORT

Alt rock / £8 / ADV

KOMEDIA – CHRYSTABELL + SUPPORT

Alt, avant-garde / £20 / ADV

PATTERNS – DONUTS

Club, hip hop / £5.50 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – BUFFO’S WAKE ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL

Open rehearsal / Donation / OTD

WEDNESDAY 29

BRUNSWICK – OWEN KENNEDY + SUPPORT

Rock / £7 / ADV

CHALK – TOUCHÉ AMORÉ + SUPPORT

Emo, punk / £19.75 / ADV

CONCORDE 2 – BRASS AGAINST + SUPPORT

Brass, protest songs / £20 / ADV

GREEN DOOR STORE – NOVA + SUPPORT

Rock / £5 / OTD

HOPE AND RUIN – HUM FUZZ + SUPPORT

Indie rock, alt / £6 / OTD

KOMEDIA – JOBOXERS + SUPPORT

Soul / £20 / ADV

THE PRINCE ALBERT – INDIGO RIOT + SUPPORT

Psych punk / £5 / OTD

THURSDAY 30

CHALK – SNAIL MAIL + SUPPORT

Indie, alt / £18.75 / ADV

CONCORDE 2 – BADLY DRAWN BOY + SUPPORT

Songwriter, indie / £22.50 / ADV

GREEN DOOR STORE – THE UTOPIA STRONG

Prog / £16 / ADV

HOPE AND RUIN – ONE STEP CLOSER

Hardcore / £12 / ADV

KOMEDIA – GROVE STREET + SUPPORT

Hardcore / £7.50 / ADV

PATTERNS – ASHBECK + SUPPORT

Rap / £13.75 / ADV

THE PRINCE ALBERT – TORRID (A LOVE AFFAIR)

Rock, grunge / £10 / ADV

FRIDAY 1

BRUNSWICK – LEIBNIZ SINGLE LAUNCH

Alt rock, grunge / £5 / OTD

CHALK – THE GET UP KIDS

Emo, punk / £21.75 / ADV

THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – CATGOD ALBUM LAUNCH

Folk, pop / £8 / ADV

GREEN DOOR STORE – MANNEQUIN PUSSY + SUPPORT

Alt, punk / £15 / ADV

HOPE AND RUIN – TOGETHER PANGEA + SUPPORT

Garage punk / £12 / ADV

PATTERNS – FOUNDATIONS X TROPICALÉ CARNIVAL

Dancehall, bashment / Free / OTD

PIPELINE – YUR MUM + SUPPORTS

Punk, grunge / £8 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – SPANG SISTERS + SUPPORT

Alt, indie, pop / £9 / ADV

SATURDAY 2

CONCORDE 2 – JUNGLEMANIA

Jungle / £15 / ADV

THE FOLKLORE ROOMS – GEORGIE MOON + SUPPORT

Songwriter, pop / £7 / OTD

GREEN DOOR STORE –  TANGERINE CAT + SUPPORT

Electronic, post punk / £5 / OTD

HOPE AND RUIN – FLYING MOON IN SPACE

Krautrock / £8 / ADV

PIPELINE – PETROL BASTARD + SUPPORT

Punk / £10 / OTD

THE PRINCE ALBERT – THE SURFIN WOMBATS + SUPPORT

Psychobilly / £10 / OTD

ROSSI BAR – JUST LUST

Club, new wave, punk / Free / OTD

SUNDAY 3

BRUNSWICK – ORNATE ANTLERS

Punk, alt / £5 / ADV

HOPE AND RUIN – CREEPING JEAN + SUPPORT

Alt rock / £8 / ADV

KOMEDIA – JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS + KWAME ASANTE

Comedy / £9 / ADV

LATEST MUSIC BAR – HOTSTEPPAS + ASHANTI SELAH

Dub, reggae, ska / £14 / ADV