Hans Chew Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Friday, July 25, 8pm, £8, 01273 606312.

HAVING kicked off their first UK tour at Oxford's Truck Festival last weekend, Tennessee pianist Hans Chew and his full band play the hometown of their UK record label At The Helm Records.

Support from Society and DJ Whiskey Preachin.

Martin Simpson and Dom Flemons Ropetackle Arts Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham, Friday, July 25, 8pm, £15, 01273 464440.

FOLK slide-guitarist Martin Simpson teams up with US roots guitar and banjo player Dom Flemons as part of a tour by the English Folk Dance And Song Society exploring how songs travelled across the Atlantic.

Liane Carroll The Brunswick, Holland Road, Hove, Sunday, July 27, 8pm, £10/£12, www.thebrunswick.net A RETURN visit by the Hastings-based jazz singer and pianist to Hove’s most intimate venue.

Joanna Gruesome and Perfect Pussy Green Door Store, Trafalgar Street Arches, Brighton, Tuesday, July 29, 7pm, SOLD OUT, www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk

ONE to beg or borrow a ticket for as two hotly-tipped noisepop outfits go head-to-head.

Support from Slum Of Legs.

We Have Band The Hope, Queen's Road, Brighton, Thursday, July 31, 8.15pm, £7/£9, 01273 606312

LAUNCH of a new night by Republic Of Music designed to showcase the best new up-and-coming bands in the country. We Have Band (pictured below) are now three albums in, with Movements released earlier this year.

Support from I.Am.L and Fable.