Ash
Astoria, WC2
Saturday 6 Sept
Tim Wheeler and his indie-punk band extend their respectable longevity with the latest in their re-inventions. New album Twilight Of The Innocents tells their tale.
Zombie Zombie
The End, WC1
Monday 8 Sept
The new wave of krautrock — see also Fujiya and Miyagi — gets underway with the pleasant motorik sounds of this band's A Land Of Renegades album.
Young Knives
KOKO, NW1
Tuesday 9 Seot
The House Of Lords and chums headline a night of impressive quirkiness. Wild Beasts, from Kendal open proceedings with a charm and falsetto quite their own.
Katy Perry
Water Rats Theatre, WC1
Wednesday 10 Sept
The US phenomenon makes her way over here. I Kissed A Girl and more from the teenager, fresh — though that's not quite the word — off the Warped Tour.