Driven by a love of the blues, The Dusty Dimes will whisk you down South to a dark, smoky juke joint in an alley way of who-knows-where, USA. Having raised eyebrows in music venues all over Melbourne in the last few years, the boys will be coming by for a special performance at the Drunken […]

Jan Preston is a knockout boogie singer and pianist who has captured audiences around the world with her energy, magnetic boogie/blues grooves and expressive singing. Winner of 5 music awards, Jan plays concerts and festivals throughout Australia, NZ, and Europe, writes music for film, and has supported international blues acts such as Robert Cray and Bo Diddley. She […]

Rory Newman plays the songs of The Triffids The Triffids formed in 1978 by mainstay David McComb, his school friend Alsy MacDonald together with Phil Kakulas. Their first release was a cassette tape, Triffids 1st recorded in May, by September they had added Byron Sinclair and released, Triffids 2nd with four more cassette tapes released by […]

    Special guest Hayden Butler (Texas, USA) is coming to The Drunken Poet!

The Chilli Pickers trio play old time, folk and bluegrass tunes, featuring Kate Connor on fiddle, Gus Macmillan on banjo and suitcase, and the amazing vocals and guitar of Jane McCracken.

The Band She are a duo hailing from Co Tyrone, Ireland and currently living in Melbourne. Having met whilst playing in 5 piece indie rock band ‘False Friends’, they branched out in 2021 and began to play together in bars and pubs in Glasgow, Scotland. After moving to Melbourne in 2023 they have been performing […]

Don't miss this tribute show - Poet fave Suzette Herft plays the songs of Classic Country Queens!    

High Voltage Celtic Punk from Melbourne Town, Australia!

Jessie is an Avant-Folk Artist, recently returned to Naarm after several years living in Germany's iconic capital -- Berlin --  and touring Europe, supporting acts like Ocie Elliot, Mathew and The Atlas and The Ocelots. Jessie has played big festivals (BeKind Festival, Women in (e)Motion) as well as headline tours around Europe and beyond. She has been […]

Waz E James will be playing with Scott Wilson at The Drunken Poet, the perfect Saturday night!

BB Sabina (vocals, guitar, synth) is joined by bandmates Warrick Newman (bass, vocals) and Travis Germaine (drums) for a Wednesday evening show at The Drunken Poet. BB Sabina's music is an immersive experience, drenched in rich guitar tones, psych-tinged synth and emotive lyricism. Working with ARIA-nominated producer Evelyn Ida Morris (Pikelet), BB Sabina debut EP received airplay on Double J and PBS. […]

Clap Hands are a two piece slow-band-project that play uptempo and raggedy rock and roll amid emotive and moody jams. They have been around in Melbourne for a minute and have a humble, loyal following. The most exciting news of late is that one Danny Heifetz (formally of giants Mr Bungle) has re-joined guitarist/singer Sascha […]

Adelaide Based Americana artist, Paula Standing, has been working in the recording studio on new material over the past year. Kicking off an interstate tour in Melbourne with a fresh gig at The Drunken Poet, Standing is returning after a lengthy hiatus due to two C words. One, the pandemic and also a short spell […]