Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman
Trading Boundaries, Sheffield Green, near Fletching, Friday, January 8, doors 7pm, from £15, 01825 790200
SON of the legendary Rick, Adam Wakeman has played keyboards with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath as well as recording four solo albums. He has teamed up with songwriter and former Threshold frontman Damian Wilson for a new collaborative album.
The Clock Tower Sanctuary Benefit
The Joker, Preston Road, Brighton, Friday, January 8, 7.30pm, £2, www.thects.org.uk
AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter Ella Fence is making her UK debut as part of a charity show in aid of Brighton’s young homeless. Also on the bill are Robbie Ransom, The Dead Reds, Oberfuse and Adult Shop.
Dirt Royal
Rialto, Dyke Road, Brighton, Saturday, January 9, 8pm, £5, www.rialtotheatre.co.uk
BRIGHTON melodic punk three-piece Dirt Royal headline at Rialto playing tracks from 2014’s debut album This Is Now, with support from The Lost Boys, Skinny Milk and DJ Mick Monty.
West Sussex Music New Year Concert
Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, Sunday, January 10, 7pm, £5, 01903 206206
WEST Sussex Youth Choir, Orchestra and Wind Orchestra are all joining forces for an evening of popular classics and singalong favourites.
Kiran Leonard
Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Tuesday, January 12, 7.30pm, £8.80, 01273 606312
SADDLEWORTH’S prolific idiosyncratic singer-songwriter returns to Brighton, having released an album and two EPs in 2015 – which for him is a pretty quiet year. Look out for Grapefruit the double album follow-up to the critically acclaimed Bowler Hat Soup on the Moshi Moshi label later this year.
Cancer Bats
Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Wednesday, January 13, 7pm, £11, 01273 673311
NOW entering their 12th year together, Toronto’s Cancer Bats mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock inspired by the likes of Black Flag, Refused and Led Zeppelin. This tour is in support of fifth album Searching For Zero.
Corb Lund
Bleach, Above Hare And Hounds, Preston Circus, Brighton, Wednesday, January 13, 8pm, £12, 01273 606312
AMERICANA hero Corb Lund brings his new album Things That Can’t Be Undone to Brighton, which was recorded with his three-piece band The Hurtin’ Albertans and producer Dave Cobb.
The Black Dhalia Murder
The Haunt, Pool Valley, Brighton, Thursday, January 14, 7pm, £16, 01273 606312
MICHIGAN melodic death metal five-piece The Black Dahlia Murder showcase their seventh album Abysmal, which was released in September.
Support from Benighted.
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