UPCOMING
Thursday 8th October 2026
ADRA Promotions presents
Dazzling Killmen (USA Skin Graft Records)
Return of the legendary noise-jazz-math-rock quartet feat. members of Colossamite, Uniform, Laddio Bolocko, and The Mars Volta.
https://dazzlingkillmen.bandcamp.com/
Plus support TBA
At Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds
£16/£12 (plus booking fee) available at https://www.skiddle.com/e/42099778.
7:30pm doors.
Wharf Chambers is a members club, you must be a member or a guest of a member to attend – for more info go to wharfchambers.org
MORE INFO
Foundational math rock / post-metal / jazz-core band Dazzling Killmen have announced they have re-formed and will be performing live again starting in September of 2025.
Founding members, vocalist/guitarist Nick Sakes and drummer Blake Fleming will be playing together for the first time since disbanding 30 years ago. The two will be joined by bassist Evan Jagels and guitarist Ben Greenberg of the band Uniform.
Dazzling Killmen formed in the St. Louis area in 1990 and was composed of vocalist/guitarist Nick Sakes and jazz students – drummer Blake Fleming and bassist Darin Gray. The group issued four singles, a live cassette and two full-lengths before officially ending in 1995, with a majority of it released through the independent label SKiN GRAFT Records. Guitarist Tim Garrigan later joined the band after guesting on their “Medicine Me” single. The group would break up in the fall of 1995, prior to a planned tour of Japan with Jim O’Rourke, Melt-Banana, Space Streakings and Zeni Geva.
Sakes went on to play in the band Colossamite with future Deerhoof members Ed Rodriguez and John Dieterich. He is currently a member of the Minneapolis post-hardcore trio Upright Forms, who released their debut LP “Blurred Wires” last year. Fleming was the founding drummer of Laddio Bolocko and then The Mars Volta. He recently performed with Jagels in the band Shatter on Impact, as heard on SKiN GRAFT’s “Sounds To Make You Shudder!” Halloween compilation.
Taking influence from hardcore punk and jazz music, Dazzling Killmen has been noted by critics and peers as having influenced the genres that came to be known as math rock and post-metal. The band’s final album “Face of Collapse” was reissued in a deluxe, expanded edition in 2016 and again in 2022 in by SKiN GRAFT Records.
Live in 2025 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn36I8OTHP4
PAST
2022
Sunday 27th Feb: Dean McPhee and Andrew DR Abbott at Good Mood, Halifax
Weds Oct 12th: Price Attack and ADRA at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
2023
Sunday March 5th: Antidote w/ Sirom and ADRA Ensemble, Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Weds March 22nd: XAM Duo and Game_Program at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Wednesday April 12th: Alison Cotton and The Isolde Chord at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Saturday April 8th: Kontiki and ADRA at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday May 14th: Omni Selassi and ADRA at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Wednesday May 24th: Astral Social Club and Anna Peaker at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday June 9th: Objections and Secret Pockets, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday 16th June: Dearthworms and Nape Neck at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday July 21st: The Unit Ama and Sophie Cooper at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday August 11th: Beige Palace and M-G Dysfunction at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 20th August: Calderfornia Daydreamin w/ Vibracathedral Orchestra, Menko, ADRA Ensemble, Bulbils, Madalitso Band (Malawi) at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 27th August: Antidote w/ Gwenifer Raymond, Chris Sharkey, Dean McPhee at The Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Monday August 28th: Cowtown and That Fucking Tank at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday Oct 1st: Sir Richard Bishop and Hawthonn at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday Nov 3rd: Easter and Crumbs at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday Nov 12th: Moonmot (Switzerland) at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday Nov 26th: Haress, Gareth Hardwick, ADRA Ensemble at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
2024
Friday Jan 19th: Reciprocate and Lands & Body at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday Jan 28th: Antidote w/ Samandtheplants and Soft Noise Ensemble, Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Saturday Feb 1st: Apollo House at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sat/Sun 17th/18th Feb: Glow w/ Game_Program, Anjanna and more, Fire and Water, Sowerby Bridge
Friday March 1st: Cadet Massive (France) and The Tall Trees at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday March 15th: Caja de Ordenacion Numero 4 (Spain) and Stef Kett, The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday March 17th: Antidote w/ Agathe Max, Marlo De Lara, Geraldine Snell at The Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Friday April 12th: Fantome Jospeha (France) and Augustin Bousfield at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Thurs April 18th: Bhajan Boy and Futurist Bags, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 28th April: Antidote w/ Ichi, Thorn Wych, Wire Worms at The Golden Lion, Todmorden
Monday April 22nd: Edgars Rubenis (Latvia) and Andrew DR Abbott at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Thursday May 16th: Stinking Lizaveta (USA), Darsombra (USA) and Lands & Body, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday May 31st: ANTA, Sans Froid, ADRA at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday June 30th: Antidote Alldayer w/ Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Holodrum, Holly Blackshaw, Pefkin, Expo 92, Death-static, Primitive Percussion Orchestra at Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Saturday 24th August: Reflections w/ Galaxians, Marlene Ribeiro, Game_Program, Belle, at Fire and Water, Sowerby Bridge
Saturday 5th October: Savak (USA) and The Unit Ama, at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday Oct 6th: Antidote w/ Calluna Sun, Kinaara, Aby Vulliamy at Bankfield Social Club, Elland
Saturday 12th Oct: Omni Selassi (Switzerland), Holodrum, Lands & Body, Wharf Chambers, Leeds
Sunday Nov 3rd: Antidote w/ Ex-Easter Island Head, Kar Pouzi, ADRA at Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Weds Nov 27th: Edgars Rubenis (Latvia), Marlene Ribeiro, ADRA at Imaginary Wines, Todmorden
Sun 8th Dec: Kogumaza and XAM Duo, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
2025
Saturday 11th Jan: Mums and Callis a The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Saturday 18th January: Kontiki at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 19th Jan: Antidote w/ These Towns, The Exu, Zandra at Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Sunday 16th Feb: Bhajan Bhoy and ADRA, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Tuesday 18th March: Kal Marx (USA) and Thank, at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 23rd March: Phil Tyler and Henry Parker, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday 30th March: Antidote w/ Billy Mahonie and Lands & Body at The Grayston Unity, Halifax
Sunday 30th March: Antidote w/ Rattle, Bulbils, The Silver Field at Victoria Theatrre, Halifax
Saturday 5th April: Treat Life w/ Holodrum and more at Fire and Water, Sowerby Bridge
Sunday May 25th: Antidote w/ Emergence Collective, Dean McPhee, John Haycock at Victorea Theatre, Halifax
Sunday 8th June: Floating World Pictures and Helicopter Quartet at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Fri 27th June: Sweet Williams and The Bricks, The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sat June 28th: Anjanna, The Short Causeway, Dan’s Girlfriend and more, Fire and Water, Sowerby Bridge
Thurs July 3rd: Lower Slaughter, Slow Knife, Lands & Body at The Golden Lion, Todmorden
Sun July 20th: The Horse Loom and Andrew DR Abbott, Puzzle Hall Inn Sowerby Bridge
Sun 27th July: Antidote w/ Ibantuta (Basque Country), Hameed Brothers Qawwal at Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Thurs 21st August: Theresa Kelly and Small Gauge at The Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sat August 30th: Water Damage (USA), Solderer, Lands & Body at Wharf Chambers, Leeds
Sat 6th Sept: Duotor, Satnam Galsian, Wire Worms, George Daniels, dbh, Sowerby Bridge Town Square
Sun 7th Sept: Antidote w/ Bridget Hayden and The Apparitions and Ancient Hostility, The Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Sunday 19th Oct: Dean McPhee and ADRA, Dukes, Halifax
Thurs 6th Nov: Henry Parker and Farjado (Gran Canaria), Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sun 16th Nov: Antidote w/ Sirom (Slovenia) and ADRA, Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Weds Dec 3rd: Kar Pouzi, Misery Bacon (Norway), ADRA at Nan Moors, Todmorden
2026
Sun Jan 18th: Raymond Macdonald and SA Malley, Dukes Halifax
Sun Jan 25th: Haress and ADRA, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sat Feb 14th: The Unit Ama and Knitting Circle, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sun Feb 15th: Foundling (Canada / Berlin) and Marlene Ribeiro, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Weds Feb 25th: BREND w/ Misery Bacon (Norway) + Pope Joan, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sun March 1st: SA Malley, David Birchall + ADRA, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Thurs March 19th: Chicaloyoh (France) + Barnabaie (France) + Fun Fun Funeral (France), Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Sun March 29th: Fuzzy Lights + Hexama, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Weds April 8th: Dean McPhee + Andrew DR Abbott, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Sunday April 12th: Toby Hay + Holly Blackshaw, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Monday April 13th: Dal:um + ADRA, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Friday April 17th: Henry Parker, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Sat April 18th: Listening Rooms w/ Bhajan Bhoy (Netherlands), Emergence Collectice, ADRA / If Planes were Comets at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
Fri April 24th: Bhajan Bhoy (Netherlands) + Piro (Spain), Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Sat April 25th: Bhajan Bhoy (Netherlands) + Piro (Spain) + Dean McPhee, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Fri May 1st: Martyn Roper, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Tues May 8th: Alula Down, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Thurs May 14th: ANTA + NOPE.0, Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge
Fri May 15th: Rebecca Spooner, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
Fri June 5th: Serious Sam Barrett, Farmers Arms, Lowick Green
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