Check out some of our recommended happenings in town this week... Fri 14th - Thur 20th March.
A Scattering of Jazz Jewels: 12:15pm - 1:15pm, £3.50, Brighton Unitarian Church - Lou Beckerman (vocals) and Wayne McConnell (pianist/composer) perform a host of renditions of jazz standards from Gershwin to Monk and beyond.
Grupo Lokito: 7:30pm, £12, Dome Studio Theatre - A lively upbeat mix of African and Cuban styles, combining exciting rumba guitar with energetic and rhythmic frontline singers and dancers to help you dance into the weekend.
Joel Dommett: 8pm, £10, Komedia - Performing on his Practical Joker Stand Up Tour. You may recognise Joel from Impractical Jokers on BBC3 or Russell Howard's Good News.
Whalefest 2014: ALL WEEKEND, Day tickets £12.50/£9.75/£7.75, The Hilton Brighton Metropole - A weekend of celebrities and experts on marine life and aquatics talking about all things whale in this fundraiser for the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA).
Yvonne Coomber Solo Show: 10am-6pm, FREE, Art 5 Gallery - The last chance to see this wonderful exhibition of vibrant paintings, many of which were inspired by the picturesque surroundings of the Devonshire meadows.
South Coast Soul Revue: 8pm, £8, Brunswick, - A popular monthly night sees the SCSR return to perform a plethora of Motown and soul classics.
Szymanowski Quartet: 11am, £17.50/15, Corn Exchange - Part of the Dome's Coffee Concert Series, the Polish quartet with be performing pieces by Haydn, Szymanowski and Dvorak.
Nice: 11:30am and 2:30pm, £7/5. Studio Theatre - A puppet show with live animation, music and sound to capture of all the families imagination.
Ian Roland + Support: 7pm, FREE, White Rabbit - Local weekly showcase by HUSH HUSH featuring 5 great Brighton singer-songwriters.
Halley: 6:30pm, £9.90/8.80/7.90, Duke's at Komedia - Sebastian Hoffmann's award-winning debut, a film about Alberto, a dead man who has to finally come to term with his mortality. Part of the SICK! Festival on throughout March.
So Called Enemy: 7:30pm, £5, The Hope - Alternative pop-punk quartet with a +44/Blink-182 reminiscent sound. With support from Plainview, Kill the Romantic and Blind Ammunition.
Sounds from The City 2014: Tues and Weds 7:30pm, £7, Studio Theatre - Over 30 local bands and artists will show off their musical talent.
Pygmalion: 7:45pm, £11.90-£40.40, Theatre Royal - Showing from Monday through until Saturday night, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday, Alistair McGowan leads this the new production of the play in its centenary year.
Ed Prosek: 7:30pm, £5, The Brunswick - Brighton-based songwriter will be performing tracks from his forthcoming EP âHomeâ with live 8-piece band.
Thomas Dybdahl: 7:30pm, £5, Sticky Mike's - Norwegian songwriter with a worldly sound performs tracks from his new album âWhat's Left Is Foreverâ. For fans of romantic introspective folk.
Young Knives: 7pm, £10, The Haunt - Indie-rock 3-piece perform tracks from their latest album Sick Octave.
Rob Beckett â Live: 8pm, £12/10, Komedia - The multi-award winning comedian has extended his debut tour due to exceptional demand and will be giving it his all at the Komedia. As seen on Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Longstanding Mancunian outfit Elbow go from strength to strength, following on from their performance at the Olympic Closing Ceremony and their noteworthy B-sides collection Dead in the Boot, with their colossal new record, The Take Off and Landing of Everything.
The sheer emotional weight of the songs would be enough to sink the battleships of the toughest of souls with a heart of profoundly personal poetry and marvellous musical melancholy, which has rarely skipped a beat since their debut album Asleep in the Back in 2001.
From its heart-breaking lengthy opening track 'This Blue World' the album is a slow and gentle journey, ending perfectly with the wonderful 'The Blanket of the Night'.
The album is devastatingly beautiful and deserves all the recognition and support that it is sure to receive.
5*****
