Can you resist Gemma Hayes? Can Don Williams warm your heart? Will Saint Etienne split up? All this and more.

Gemma Hayes, Corn Exchange, Brighton, October 4
Gemma Hayes is the kind of girl who breaks hearts. Be it with a glance or a song, this most talented Irish star could stop a bullet train dead in its tracks.

A Mercury Music Prize nominee, she delivers a broody, acoustic set and polished songs that bounce from dynamic rock to warm fuzzy folk music, fortunately falling just short of pop.

Tickets from £10. Call 01273 709709.

Don Williams, Brighton Dome, Church Street, October 5
At 59, Don Williams is an original. Ruling Nashville long before Music City became obsessed with young, videogenic stars who think The Eagles are the fathers of country music, he's not about to change the way he does things.

With a voice as smooth and thick as hickory, he is here to warm the heart.

Tickets from £19.50. Call 01273 681634.

K2, Pressure Point, Brighton, October 8
In this city full to the brim with superstar DJs and "noo rawk" acts, it is refreshing to see a band who make it their mission to churn out simple but anthemic tunes.

K2 are surely destined for big things with a nice line in guitar sounds and crowd-pleasing antics. Tonight, they support OBI.

Tickets cost £5. Call 01273 684501.

Saint Etienne, Concorde 2, Brighton, October 9
Saint Etienne have a habit of popping up just when you think they must have finally knocked music on the head.

Their new album, Finisterre, literally means the end of the world and rumours abound it could also mean the end of the band. It would be a good note to go out on. Catch them while you can.

Tickets cost £13.00. Call 01273 772770.