Goon Sax | Thu 20 Sep | Hare & Hounds | £9
The delightful three piece slackers from Australia, The Goon Sax, saunter back to the Hare & Hounds after an incredible show last June with their fragrant brand of sweetly profound indie pop. Debut album Up To Anything is a wonderful dip into the trenchant realism of the band’s eccentric universe and was released to universal acclaim, 12 tracks of DIY serenity that possess a fiercely naturalistic charm. Finally someone has tackled the unspeakable terror of going to the hairdressers, Home Haircuts is a classic of 21st Century existential pain. New album We’re Not Talking is out now. Check out our full preview here. skiddletickets.com

Sensateria | Fri 21 Sep | Night Owl | £5
Once you’ve plugged your minds into the wildly eclectic sonic adventurism of Sensateria there really is no going back and nothing will ever be the same again. Like a raucous fix of musical amphetamine you’ll return every time and count down the days between hits, it’s that good.  It’s not just the DJs, live music comes from Garage merchants The Lizards and The Baron Four, and expect trippy visuals throughout. Check out our full preview here. www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Muzikstan | Sat 22 Sep | Old Print Works | £6
The cultural happening with the enormous smiley face and lovely warm cosy feel, Muzikstan, is back for an end of Summer festival to gird your tiring minds for the impending Autumn (and Winter). A raft of uplifting live bands, DJs, workshops, hula hooping and a snug chill out room in the Ort Cafe. Pick of the live music is the warm breezy reggae of Joe Warmer and the Elements with Parallel 7 and Layla Tutt keeping the vibe sunshine throughout, Muzikstan is your perfect cultural bridge and shiny happy place to the dark months ahead. www.eventbrite.co.uk

The Magic Gang | Sat 22 Sep | O2 Institute | £14.80
The Brighton four piece have given short thrift to the perceived demise of simple jangly guitar pop and earnest lyricism with their winsomely lilting melodies and fuzzed up rhythms. Their latest self-titled album, released in March, is part indie throwback and all earnest personality as the fresh faced southern lads tackle the subjects that really matter, girls and more girls. It’s meaningful, potent and deliriously unique, all songs pointing towards the skies with an energising sonic potency.  Support comes from Spector and Drop Gloss.  academymusicgroup.com

Sunday Xpress | Sun 23 Sep | Centrala | Free
Gorge yourselves on the cultural overload of Sunday Xpress, an event so plump with lush music, art and spoken word, you may just need a handy brain defibrillation to get back to any sense of normality on the following Monday. Prime picking this time goes to those scabrous trouble makers and all round musical defunctionaries Shaun Gambowl Walsh and the Plagiarists, keep your expectations low, though we are looking forward to new single Cheese and Pineapple Stick. More noise comes from Retinal Circus, The Man With the Bloody Finger, The Shadow Voyd and Whizzy. www.facebook.com

Boston Manor | Sun 23 Sep | Mama Roux’s | £12.45
Things get revved up in Digbeth Sunday night as punk pop firebrands Boston Manor welcome us to the neighbourhood in buzzsaw fashion on the back of a new album and a riotous reputation for barnstorming live shows. Joining them are Microwave, Drug Church and Wallflower. www.seetickets.com

Heronimus Fin | Sun 23 Sep | Hare & Hounds | £6
Psych up your space rock muscles and prepare to wig out as cosmic warriors Heronimus Fin plug in, turn up and launch into the far out stratosphere with a performance of their fifth album, in full, The Pharmacist. Chemical sonic savagery and far out psychedelic grooves featuring brain frazzling visuals and otherworldly highs. Think Hawkwind and Floyd mushed excruciatingly slowly through a head shop mangle of grooviness. www.skiddle.com