Crackling with wit and infectious melody - Melbourne’s smouldering, cool, inner-urban contemporary folk savant is a craftsman: writer, performer, multi-insrumentalist, and producer. Sparkling with hooky exuberance on his new EP, Slow Fireworks, a mission statement of Glass’s inner-city, pop-folk sensibility, his songs are unique in their impressionistic style - warm-hearted and infectiously catchy snapshots of […]
Multi - award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter Matt Dwyer has been wowing audiences across Australia and overseas for close to two decades. By the time he was in his mid twenties he’d already become a respected veteran of the blues and roots scene as a member of seminal band The Bondi Cigars as well as a solo […]
Wobbly Boots! Yolanda Ingley II! Van Walker! The Tipplers!
The songs and music of the Stray Cats and Brian Setzer. An intimate gig with Dizzy Davidson Frontman singer and guitarist of The melbourne rockabilly trio The Strays performing STRAY TRAX (THE MUSIC of The STRAY CATS and Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker With his 59 Orange jumbo Gretsch 6120 , tube amplification , analogue delay and a touch of cat class and cat […]
Join local singer-songwriter Alice Isabella for an intimate night of heartfelt pop and indie tunes at The Drunken Poet on Wednesday the 24th of September. Blending acoustic elements with honest storytelling, Alice delivers original songs that will be remembered long after the last chord. With a sound that takes you on a musical journey of […]
Kier Stevens plays Tex, Don & Charlie!
Cousin Maya blends folk traditions from Ireland, England, Appalachia and the Deep South with just a hint of the blues. Inspired by many, from Aoife O'Donovan to Susana Baca to Ola Belle Reed, Maya has played banjo, guitar and sung solo and with others across Melbourne for the past five years or so, in a range […]
Local guitarist and singer-songwriter Rubita brings her soulful, electric sound to The Drunken Poet on October 1st. Known for her captivating vocals and infectious melodies, Rubita was the first female electric guitarist to graduate out of Otago University in 2015, and since then, she's played her songs 'Geraldine' and 'Strange Company' at music festivals and venues across her home country […]
Sunshine Tip hits the Drunken Poet for a free Springtime Sunday arvo show, bringing their sweet and sour, original alt-country tunes on guitar, mandolin, cello and brushes, all warmed up from recent sessions in the recording studio.
Gypsy King Jones delivers groove-heavy, growling blues steeped in tradition and swagger. Influenced by Texas country blues, the Mississippi Delta, Hill Country grooves, and the New Orleans street sound, GKJ blends these roots with a distinctly Australian edge, forging a sound that’s his own. A fixture on Melbourne’s live scene and a regional favourite, his […]
Joshua Batten plays the songs of Bowie! Ground control to Major Tom! Joshua Batten makes his triumphant return to Tuesday Tribute night at the Drunken Poet with a one-hour set of David Bowie's greatest hits, covering the 'Golden Years' of 1969-1983! Put on your red shoes and dance the blues with JB as he plays DB at […]
