this is brighton offers a critical view of what's hot for the coming week.

Patrick Street, Komedia, Brighton, Saturday, September 3
- The name might suggest a solo artist but Patrick Street, as any fan of Irish music will tell you, is actually a group - or, more accurately, supergroup, as each of the five members is a folk star in their own right. The band, which actually takes its name from one of the most common road names in Ireland, play everything from old-time reels to ballads to polkas and you're not likely to see a better performance of Irish music on these shores. Starts 9pm, tickets cost £14/12. Call 01273 647100.

Alan Price, Assembly Hall, Worthing, Sunday, September 4
- The former keyboard player in The Animals - whose hits included Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, We've Got To Get Out Of This Place and, of course, House Of The Rising Sun - is still going strong four decades later. A Bafta-winning film composer, he's moved towards a jazzier, rhythm'n'blues-influenced sound with bands such as the Alan Price Set. Here he'll be playing a selection of his hits and telling anecdotes from his career. Starts 7.45pm, tickets cost £14-16. Call 01903 206206.

She Said, Union, King's Road Arches, Brighton, Tuesday, September 6
- A wonderful fusion of Nico, Grace Slick and Edith Piaf, Dominique Noiret is in possession of a glorious voice and an effortless cool. Following spells in New York, rural France, and, err, Warwickshire, she's now made Brighton her home, becoming one of the city's most obvious stars-in-the-making. And when Noiret is joined by three excellent musicians to form She Said, they create some of the best rockabilly-infused alt country this side of Tennessee. Starts 8pm, tickets cost £6. Call 01273 202407.

Minotaur Shock, Sussex Arts Club, Brighton, Wednesday, September 7
- David Edwards, aka Minotaur Shock, is coming to Brighton from the West Country as part of the one-off English Oddbods tour. The folktronica maverick, who has been likened to Mylo and Four Tet, will be joined by Mr Hopkinson, a regular remixer for Ninja Tune, and the Bristol-based Freeze Puppy, loved by Devendra Banhart, who combines Kinks-esque songwriting with African guitar. Expect an eccentric evening of warped beauty. Starts 8pm, tickets cost £6. Call 01273 778020.

USA Is A Monster, Freebutt, Phoenix Place, Brighton, Wednesday, September 7
-The fact the headline act is a duo signed to Load Records, home to deafeningly loud cult two-piece Lightning Bolt, should give you some idea of what to expect from USA Is A Monster - psychedelic sounds, tribal drums, repetitive trance riffs and some serious sonic explosions. Their return to these shores has apparently inspired local lad Scotch Egg, in support, to debut his Japan Is A Monster set - no one's quite sure what it entails, but flying foodstuffs are likely to feature. Starts 8pm, tickets cost £6/5. Call 01273 603974.

Club Kovak, Prince Albert, Brighton, Thursday, September 8
- Tiring of lugging their kit around to support other bands, local quartet Kovak long ago decided it would be far easier to host their own shows, leading to the setting up of their very own Club Kovak. Now well established on the second Thursday of every month, the format is unchanging - Kovak, with a different support act, and Catskills' DJ Kidda spinning tunes in between. What does vary is Kovak themselves, whose keyboard-heavy melodic rock gets better and better every time. Recommended. Starts 8pm, free. Call 01273 730499.