Live music in Liverpool this week: 8-14 Mar

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... 

Wed 8 Mar

Warrington four-piece Man & the Echo (named after a WB Yeats poem, fact fans) dropped their self-titled debut album last year via 1965 Records; a collection of organ-laced rock'n'roll with a thoroughly English approach to subject matter: witness Distance Runner's ode to A-roads and the spaces inbetween. Imagine Maximo Park refiltered through The Jam and northern soul and you're halfway there. Buyers Club, 6pm, £7

It's a fearsome noise that LA scamps Zig Zags concoct: slamming the aggression of thrash and hardcore into sludgey riffs, with sidesteps into glam metal and woozy garage slop, they're the exact sort of punk band who feel so damn essential in spaces like DROP the Dumbells. The thrashtastic Sheer Attack and Short Fuse open up; make sure you're there. Miss this one and you'll regret it forever. DROP the Dumbulls, 8pm, £5

Thu 9 Mar

DIY stable Hail Hail Records and The Pentatonic blog combine for this collection of local essentials: Uncle Jane play it like Billy Childish prefers it – ultra-primitive, brash and raucous – and Pet Cemetary is the softer side project of Saam Owen (of the mighty Playlounge). All-boy combo Ladies self-describe as "jangly pop" while Girls With No Faces (also all in possession of a Y chromosome) explore jammier territory. Maguire's Pizza Bar, 7pm, £4 (£3 before 8.30pm)

West Midlands types The Americas are the sort of rock'n'rollers who'll wear sunglasses indoors, you suspect, leaving them prone to walking into doorframes and tripping over things. Luckily they've got the tunes to see them survive the night intact, alongside ska quartet The Isrights, Manchester indie types Affairs and a debut show from Wet Yeti. The Magnet, 7.45pm, £5

Fri 10 Mar

Another night of top notch, noisy fun from the folks at Yeah Buddy DIY: Bristol's Sleeptalking are a grunge band in the same way that Soundgarden were a grunge band; all classic rock hugeness delivered with a notable punk ferocity and succintness of riffology. The Debt Stars, meanwhile, are a tauter, tenser proposition; the band formerly known as Shogun (no, not that one) re-emerge as Vulture Cult, and Echo Grass' anthems set their sights on the stars. Maguire's Pizza Bar, 7.45pm, £7otd / £5 adv tickets

Rock trio Against the Current formed in Poughkeepsie, New York in 2011 before going on to sign with Fueled by Ramen Records, the pop-punk label co-founded by Vinnie from Less Than Jake that's also home to the all-conquering Paramore. As last year's debut album In Our Bones suggests, they're not worlds away from that band's sound, but there's more than enough of their own bounce to their shiny pop pogo. O2 Academy, 7pm, £17

A slice of bluegrass comes to the Music Room: dobro player Martin Harley recently released his Live at Southern Ground abum to an eager reception from his rabid fanbase, with its combination of blues, country and roots music bolstered by the addition of Daniel Kimbro on double bass. Definitely a duo to catch in the flesh. Philharmonic Music Room, 8pm, £13.50

Sat 11 Mar

One to remember your earplugs for: Swedish hardcore noisemakers Paranoid are brutal and exhilarating, delivering a full-on aural assault, with able back-up from D-beat survivors Thisclose and Manchester's Salvo rounding out the line-up of visitors. On a local tip, head down early for the full-speed lunacy of Gas Tank and essential crust brilliance courtesy of the ever-excellent Aüralskit. Maguire's Pizza Bar, 6pm, £7

Founder of Scissor Tail Records and finger-picking guitarist par excellent, Oklahoma's Dylan Golden Aycock has been releasing records for several years now, providing sustenance for fans of dizzying instrumental Americana with a distinct psych-folk twang. This visit to the everlovin' Bold Street Coffee provides a remarkable opportunity to see him in intimate surroundings – and possibly your last chance to do so, at that. Bold Street Coffee, 7pm, £5-6

Leeds' own Gentleman's Dub Club first formed over a decade ago, but their hard-skanking, tight grooves have ensured their reputation as a party band is well-deserved. Ska, roots reggae and dub are their weapons of choice, and the finery of the Invisible Wind Factory should prove the perfect location for a memorable night on all counts. Invisible Wind Factory, 8pm, £12

Sun 12 Mar

Vintage reworks of contemporary pop hits courtesy of pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox – ever wanted to hear the likes of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters, Oasis' Don't Look Back in Anger or Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On reinvented in a ragtime, jazz or swing fashion? This is most certainly the chance you've been waiting for. Philharmonic Hall, 7.30, £25-65