Manchester new wave outfit Midnight Gallery came to life in 2020 amidst the hush of the pandemic, developing their sound at the forefront of modernising post-punk, with a shared enthusiasm for 80s musical influences and the distinctive sounds of the North. Drawing parallels with artists such as Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen and Interpol […]
The Calderdale Fantasy Orchestra is a community project based in the Calder Valley which brings together 50+ musicians, professional and amateur, to create a kaleidoscopic symphonic brigade.Their eclectic repertoire covers film soundtracks (Morricone, John Barry), rock and pop favourites (Leonard Cohen, Beatles, Bowie, Radiohead), and some more obscure treasures. Think psychedelic loveliness, rousing choral noise, […]
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.
Led by steel-pannist Dudley Nesbitt, Panjumby are a five-piece band with a repertoire of Modern Jazz, Contemporary Calypso and classic Latin tunes from Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Jamaica. A high-energy group of engaging and accessible performers, Nesbitt grew up in Trinidad and was a child prodigy on the steel pan, eventually becoming a regular arranger […]
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!
The Dirt are Pennines based Anglo- Japanese noise makers. Their sound mixes heavy guitar "loops" laced with distortion and fuzz punchy percussion and a splattering of fast firing Lyrics. Imagine a spaceship built by Suicide and Spaceman3 being commandeered by The Fall's Mark E Smith on a mission into the outer reaches and you'll be […]
Get ready to have your mind blown in the most pleasant and invigorating way at COSMIC VISIONS, Calderdale's very own festival of psychedelia. You will experience all manner of mind expanding music from the gentle and meditative to the awe inspiring and bone quaking. This is a payf event. The following acts are taking part […]
Join us at the Puzzle Hall Inn, the 1st Sunday of each month for an acoustic afternoon informal singaround. All persons of all ages and skill levels welcome. Hosting, will be the incredible Dave CalvertIn his own words: "Everyone is welcome to come along and sing, play, join in or just listen, the beer is […]
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.
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This August we Welcome Pete Dilley Pete is a singer/songwriter from the North-East, before absconding to Kendal, Hebden Bridge, and now Todmorden. With a background in Classics and Heritage, his songs are primarily based in the folk idiom, and explore his passion for the natural world and history. He plays guitar, lap steel, banjo, and […]
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!