Live music booking now

This year's bleak summer is making winter an even doomier prospect. Blissful folkie Beth Orton should sweep up those winter blues (5 Dec, Islington Chapel, N1; 9 Dec, Manchester RNCM) ... Before then, rock out to US psych garage wonderboy Ty Segall (30-31 Jul, begins Castle Hotel, Manchester) ... Or bounce around to housey Hot Chip offshoot the 2 Bears (27 Jul, Camp Bestival, Newport, Isle Of Wight; 5 Aug, Brixton Splash, SW2; 26 Aug, Notting Hill Carnival Party, W11) ... Echoey Aussies Tame Impala add some hypnotic fuzz to autumn (30 Oct-2 Nov, begins O2 Academy Brixton, SW9) ... Likewise, Richard Hawley who's adding some rawk raunch to his crooning balladry (see new tracks, opposite) (16 Sep-3 Oct, tour begins Picture Drome, Holmfirth) ... Meanwhile, the many who didn't get to enjoy Azealia Banks in Hackney will be gearing up for her return (28 Sep-12 Oct, tour begins Academy 2, Manchester) ... If you're really keen to plan ahead, though, tickets are on sale for next year's T In The Park (12-14 Jul, 2013, Balado Airfield, Kinross).