"Steve Reich In The Afternoon" An afternoon of minimalist & ambient music in the Puzzle Hall Community Pub beer garden (Weather permitting).Enjoy the drones, loops and repetition as you sup on your ale as fish stir on the surface of the Calder and Sand Martin tumble in the deep blue sky…… or something like that. […]
Pepperjam are a 9-piece 'old-school' band playing all original material rooted in reggae, dub, rocksteady, ska, funk, soul and jazz, but with a rocky twist. They create a unique but easily-identifiable sound of their own which is guaranteed to get you up and dancing.
When Andrew Turner met Lucy Speller they bonded over a shared love of folk music and classic prog rock. They became fast friends and collaborators and played in folk band Spinning Jenny and Flag Crackers Border Morris together and now work together as a duo. In their latest work this collaboration between generations draws on […]
KNOME Punk rock inna hardcore style from Glasgow. https://knomeknome.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025 SOLDERER Dirgey alien anarcho-no wave from Leeds. https://solderererer.bandcamp.com/album/normal-style
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. […]
REVIVAL ROOM Revival Room (album)… ”One of the best UK-derived albums of the year to appear" – Stephen Graham, Marlbank Revival Room are: Adam Fairhall, (organ), Mark Hanslip, (tenor saxophone), Johnny Hunter (drums) The band offer a fresh and distinctive take on the classic organ trio format, three equal and creative voices, playing vibrant new […]
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!
Sweet Williams (Spain/UK - Wrong Speed Records)Slowcore Postrock Light Industrial feat members of Charlottefield / I’m Being Good / Hey Colossus https://sweetwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/four-five The BricksYork-based postpunk garage rock feat members of Static Waves / Broken Arm / Red Monkeyhttps://thebricksband.bandcamp.com/album/modern-mirror at Puzzle Hall Inn, 21 Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2RF 8pm - 10pm (live music) […]
The Hatstand Medicine Band are a travelling troupe of musicological minstrels, peddling the good Doctors homemade tonic to all four corners of the land. Formed from a secret combination of early blues and jazz forms, a sprinkle of ragtime, a dash of folk tradition, the essence of old-time religion, a pinch of music hall wit […]
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In honour of Sowerby Bridge festival we've got three very different rock bands : First up is Huddersfield's Rock Paper Sister. Influenced by Guano Apes, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Skunk Anansie they combine a classic rock sheen with a side order of funkiness and dramatic vocals. Expect huge riffs, creative bass lines, flamboyant drums […]