Technical Difficulties is Sowerby Bridge’s original experimental music open mic held on the third Wednesday of Each Month. FREE ENTRY Please send us a message if you want a slot! We have a PA installed, two tables and somebody to plug you in… Whether you’re into alternative hip hop, dark ambient, free jazz, freak folk, […]

An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

Local legends in the making The Hazy Janes are an exciting rock band from Halifax/York. Though you may know them as a dynamic duo they're now a terrific trio Ellis and Bron having recently added bass player Andy Horrocks into the mix to help take their already powerful blues punk sound into a more gnarly […]

This is what ChatGPT has to say about Owter Zeds: "Owter Zeds is a term that refers to a type of clogs, which were traditionally worn by workers in the mills and mines of Yorkshire and Lancashire in England. The term "Owter" is a dialect word for "outer," and "Zeds" refers to the letter "Z," […]

Halifax trio, The Shining Hour take the classic heartland alt folk rock of acts like Grant Lee Buffalo and The Triffids and give it a West Yorkshire twist. No mere revival act The Shining Hour's music tackles contemporary concerns but without a heavy heart or hand drawing you in with the warm rhythmic chug of […]

All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

With a new set written especially for the Puzzle, experimental loops with samples including ghosts from Puzzle Past provide soundscapes for a moody woman singing over the top. A weird yet exciting blend of sample soundscapes, guitars, synths, drones and incredible vocals, it’s sure to be enjoyed. Supported by herself, it will be good fun […]

Leeds' Kibitz are a sonic whirlwind of expansively eclectic influences, incorporating far reaching elements and playfully experimenting with time, texture, mood and dynamic. Their energetic and soulful music takes inspiration from the melodies of traditional Jewish wedding Klezmer music and Eastern European folk tunes, tinged with gypsy jazz improv and driven by infectious Balkan beats. […]

All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

On the fourth Tuesday of the month the music stops and we pay attention to the spoken word. There has been poetry at the Puzzle Hall since the Nineties, with breaks when the pub was closed. Sometimes we are a small seminar group bringing work we love, and want to discuss, including our own writings. […]