Live music in Liverpool this week: 1-6 Dec

We dive into the listings to bring you the essential guide to gigs in Liverpool this week – plus the latest news on festivals, tour announcements and more. Think we've missed something? Hit up will@theskinny.co.uk with the details... 

Thu 1 Dec

Everyone's favourite punk/pizza spot hosts the Liverpool-Leeds World AIDS Day Charity Punkathon, where bringing you some top punk sounds from the Jesus & His Judgemental Father, Pardon Us and Red Winter, all to raise money for Sahir House. Top sounds, good cause: no-brainer.
Maguire's Pizza Bar, 7pm, £4

Africa Oyé presents an evening with BKO Quintet, a group of five men with diverse backgrounds and varying musical influences, together creating solid modern Malian music. They'll be stopping by as part of their UK winter tour, following a well-received set at last year's Africa Oyé festival.
24 Kitchen St, 8pm, £8

Fri 2 Dec

More kitchen sink-style melodic storytelling from London-based singer/songwriter Emmy The Great, who pops into Liverpool while she's out celebrating the release of her new studio album Second Love.
Arts Club, 7pm, £14

Local five-piece The Vryll Society have been a hot tip for those in the know for some time now, mixing in everything from Funkadelic to Aphrodites Child along with their rich and immersive take on krautrock. Catch 'em along fellow must-sees Rongorongo and The Mysterines.
Invisible Wind Factory, 7pm, £10

Sat 3 Dec

Hail Hail Records present an evening of "lo-fi meanderings, reverberated feels and feriocious fuzz" in celebration of Modern Rituals' Stranger Culture EP. AJHD and the ferocious Obey Lizard Rule help ensure your ears will be well and truly blown in the most enjoyable fashion.
Maguire's Pizza Bar, 8pm, £4 

Sun 4 Dec

Self-described on his Facebook page as "WONK-POP 4 QUEER KIDS", and often compared to Connan Mockasin and Ariel Pink, Joey Fourr ploughs a very singular furrow of his own. Take this rare opportunity to catch him before he inevitaby outgrows basement venues and starts to hit bigger stages.
Magnet, 7.30pm, £3

Mon 5 Dec

Influential New York MC Talib Kweli has long since proven himself to be a dab hand when it comes to making minds tick and bodies move, and tonight there's a chance to catch his excellent live show in full effect. DO NOT MISS.
24 Kitchen St, 7.30pm, £18

Tue 6 Dec

Leeds indie rock veterans The Wedding Present returned recently with new album, Going, Going... – a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game.
O2 Academy, 7pm £16.50