Faker Villain – at Roundhouse Rising on October 12, along with Naima Adams, below left, and Amy Gadiaga, below right

Roundhouse Rising returns this month in collaboration with BBC Introducing Live with a packed long weekend of musical performances, panels and workshops – a must for new and emerging artists hoping to break into the music industry.

The three-day festival, which takes place from Oct 12-14, features performances from new musicians and the venue’s latest intake of resident artists including the likes of Amy Gadiaga, Naima Adams, Faker Villain, Hohnen Ford, Tendertwin and Gigi Williams plus many more, while the daytime panels programme will be hosted by BBC presenters including DJ Target, Jess Iszatt, Angelle Joseph, Jasmine Takhar, Abbie McCarthy and Tom Robinson.

Hohnen Ford, Tendertwin and Gigi Williams – Roundhouse Rising October 13

There will be sessions on being an independent artist, how BBC introducing can help artists, how to smash a live set, the art of song, how to get national pick up and a special How We Made It discussion with Sam Ryder, Maisie Peters and Piers from Rudimental.

Key industry names will also be on hand to listen to emerging artists’ music in genre themed feedback sessions and there will be a Radio 1XTRA open mic session for hip-hop, grime, dancehall, afrobeat and R&B artists, with a possible chance to have their radio friendly performances played on national radio. Sounds invaluable for those looking to break into the biz. https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/series/roundhouse-rising-festival

• We met Galway band The Clockworks after their electric performance opening Abbey Road’s Music Photography Awards. The band, now based in Islington, have just teamed up with Bernard Butler as part of its lock-in series (where Bernard does not know what band or track he will be working on) to produce new single Mayday Mayday, recorded at Abbey With Road. The collab was so successful that Butler went on to produce the band’s debut album Exit Strategy (out Nov 10). Frontman James McGregor is very watchable too. Check out Abbey Road’s website for the list of Music Photography Awards winners – incredible talent from some very humble people – and the self-lighting awards are something to behold. Long may these people be recognised for the work they do capturing iconic moments in music.

• Baxter Dury has a knack for bringing the gallic feel to his stripped-down tales of life. His monotonous spoken word tracks, usually elevated by female vocals, smash slices of English life against nostalgic dreamy instrumentals – see him at The Roundhouse on Oct 18. Support from Oneda.

• The Pretenders play a sold-out, intimate show at Electric Ballroom on Oct 19.

• The rise in club nights paying homage to Middle Eastern popular music is just one example of multiculturalism at its finest. Hishek Bishek celebrates the best from the region – Iraqui and Lebanese dancefloor hits, Syrian and Palestinian dabke, Egyptian beats and more, you can’t help but dance. The next night is at The Garage tomorrow (Oct 7).

• With her debut single out now, Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry launches her solo career at Koko on Oct 9.

• Comedy double act Dick and Dom hit Club De Fromage with a promised raucous DJ set at Islington Academy on Oct 14. Expect the usual Fromage capers with a crazy stage show, bizarre character, hula, dance-offs, confetti, pop hits and more.

More upcoming gigs:

• OCT 6 – Tom Speight, Islington Assembly Hall; Do Nothing, Koko; The Anchoress, Union Chapel; Miles Hunt, Dingwalls; Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs + Bonnacons of Doom, The Forum; Gasper Nali Green Note

• OCT 7 – Then Jerico, Islington Academy; Plastician, The Social; The Lancashire Hotpots + Richard Walters, 100 Club; The Boxer Rebellion, Lafayette; Roomful of Teeth, Barbican

• OCT 8 – Scientists + Bruno and the Outrageous Methods of Presentation, 100 Club; Roger Waters premieres The Dark Side of The Moon Redux, Palladium; The Swagger + The Incredible Magpie Band + Atacama + The Clang Group + DJ Black Feather, The Dublin Castle; Spiritual Records Autumn Festival ft Joe Corbin + Jay Fraser + Dom Glynn + Ann Liu Cannon + Bozard + Tim Gerard + Kyle Hurley + William Poyer + Bandini + Matu, Camden Assembly

• OCT 9 – Bywater Call, The Grace; Keith St John, The Black Heart; Lauren Spencer, The Forum; Billy Valentine, Jazz Café

• OCT 10 – Stone, The Garage; Ffion Rebecca + Xavier Collins + Naya Yiera, The Camden Club; Eddi Reader, Union Chapel; Tay Iwar, Scala

• OCT 11 – TINK, Islington Academy; Skinny Pelembe, Scala; Mitski, Union Chapel; Ash + The Subways + Jealous Nostril, The Forum; Marcus Bonfanti & The Delta Duo, Green Note; Jackson Mathod, The Forge

• OCT 11-14 – Pam Tanowitz and David Lang: Song of Songs, Barbican;

• OCT 12 – Jared James Nichols, The Dome; The Manatees, The Lexington; Girl Scout + Coach Party, Scala; Gigi Moss, Camden Assembly; Wolfgang Flur (ex Kraftwerk) + Peter Duggal + ten:ten, The Water Rats; The Luka State, Dingwalls; Thea Gilmore, Union Chapel; The Blinders, The Dublin Castle; Stone Island presents London ft Floating Points + Deena Abdelwahed + Olof Deijer, Roundhouse

• OCT 12-15 – Luminate Festival, Kings Place

• OCT 13 – Reytons, The Forum; Marc Evans sings Jon Lucien, The Forge; Rival Sons, Roundhouse; Speech Debelle, Jazz Café; 808 State, Dingwalls; The Irrepressibles, St Luke’s

• OCT 14 – D-Influence, The Forge; The Frank and Walters, 100 Club; The History of Drum & Bass with live orchestra, Islington Academy

• OCT 15 – Funeral for a Friend, Roundhouse; Qawwali Flamenco, Barbican; Oct 16 – The Breath, Union Chapel; Conway The Machine, Jazz Café

• OCT 17 – Hue & Cry, Union Chapel; Blood Red Shoes, 100 Club; Howard Jones, Palladium

• OCT 18 – Andrew Cushin + Better Joy + Evan Williams, Scala; Honeymoan, The Lexington; John J Presley, Third Man

• OCT 19 – The Sherlocks, Islington Assembly Hall; Kendra Morris, The Forge; Helen Money, The Black Heart; Metal Marty, Islington Academy; John Smith, St Pancras Old Church; The Scene at Halloween ft Shadow Cabinet + The Colour Blind + YouVee + Sarah Ann Ree; Pop Will Eat Itself, 100 Club

• OCT 19-21 – Lloyd Cole, Union Chapel.