Start the holiday weekend with beer, pizza and music!

At 5 the reflective Mick RPM brings you Vibe Friday. Tunes for the ages featuring Cure remixes from 89.

This evening it's Roaming Hands. Like the Tories you won't need a seat in the house tonight, you'll be dancing!

The Sun Kings are live on stage tonight at 9.

Time was, Cardiff was one of the prime polyglot places in Britain, so no surprise that not only do an all star band of capital city faces have a hefty interest in Cumbia, they also have a darn good go at it. Proper entertaining too.

At 1 today we have live music from Troyka:

Balkan Heart Music and soulful songs. The story of this band is unique, as are the influences and work they bring to it. A crowded musical field, yes, but their angle on it is special and always worth your time

Entry is free!

Thursday night is open mic night at The Bell.

Come and join The Playgroup session from 8.

Email [email protected] to reserve your slot or just rock up!

Tonight at 9 we have Ash Mandrake and Jenny Bliss.

A heartfelt welcome back to the extraordinary Mr M, once a stalwart of The Playgroup in its Hat & Feather days, and more recently a wandering minstrel, instrument maker, hatter, storyteller.

A unique experience ...

At 1 today it's live music from Interstate Express:

Must be a train, though there may be some claim about picking speed included. Where American & British music share a bottle. Bluegrass beyond borders, from London & Berlin and a bit of Wales.

Free entry, music starts at 1.

Live at The Bell tonight at 9 it's La Malbec Orquesta.

11-piece Tango-Jazz band direct from Argentina? On a Monday night? Do you have a reason NOT to be here?

We're gonna need a bigger stage!

At lunchtime today we welcome back Dr Zebo's Wheezy Club.

Musical archaeology lecture with interesting things unearthed and exercised, to the general entertainment of all. Back to the 1920s and forward to classic film music & Tom Waits.

The music starts at 1.

POETS!

Come and grab a pint from our lovely bar crew at 1 and a pizza from Angel at 4.

At 5 the sublime Mick RPM is back with Vibe Friday - Autumn's here.

And at 8 DJ Tom is on the decks with tunes right through to closing time.

It's Heather's quiz night at The Bell!

Free entry with great prizes and bonus points. No teams needed.

The fun starts at 8!

Starting our live music this week tonight at 9 we have Lewis Barfoot (she/her) .

Ethereal, evocative - sometimes suitably euphoric or epic - Irish singer of whom big things are expected, in her trio format. Tour supported by Eire government arts.

On stage at 1 this afternoon we have The Glad Rags.

Who'd ha' thought this even existed in this day & age? Drum-free rockabilly, perfect sound and pretty much there on the look too. It's like the Everlys really were for ever…

We also have Beer and pizza.

Our fabulous bar crew and Angel from The Pizza Bike will be at serving you from 1.

Spinning the vinyl at 3 this afternoon Bruno does the Saturday Shuffle solo. Expect the unexpected.

Later at 8 it's musical treats from Marion .

At The Bell Inn tonight we have our weekly Playgroup open mic sessions.

All performing artists are welcome to come along and take the stage!

Email [email protected] to reserve your slot or turn up at 8 and say hello ...

On stage tonight at 9 we have Kosta Burgess.

Kosta plays the blues. But at about 95 years younger than most of the chaps we have in here doing that, there's a strong chance that he'll have something new to say about it…

Entry is free.

Start the week with live music from Von Wildenhaus!

Surrealist Rock, apocalyptic avant-pop, easy listening for demons… Do we have your attention yet? This is going to be memorable. And they're from Seattle…

Curiouser and curiouser ..

It's Friday!

The bar opens at 1 for booze and coffee, and The Pizza Bike opens at 4

At 5 the unsurpassable Mick RPM brings you Vibe Friday featuring Rock Steady & Ska trying to keep the Summer going

Later at 8 it's DJ Juzzy with a bit of Soul, Funk, R&B and a touch of Hip-hop

Tonight at 9 we have live music from Shak Shak.

There we were sadly writing this crew off as casualties of the bad years, but, no, here they are again. Everything feels better for a while at least. Ska, Afro, festy/traveller anthems, just plain old fashioned fun.

A lot of fun!

The week starts with live music from TangoJazzQuartet

On their 15th European tour (30th world tour), direct from Argentina, and, yes, the style is there in the name. This would normally be a ticketed arts centre gig, but they like The Bell better…

Who doesn't!

Live at lunchtime today it's Peter & The Wolves.

Pete Coggins, who you will remember as a Soul Ingredient can naturally turn those pipes round to the Blues too, who's even to say it's different music? Not me. Anyway, one class act…

Sunshine music, beer and The Pizza Bike!