65 Peel St

West Melbourne

(03) 9348 9797


Drunken Hours:

Monday - closed

Tuesday-Friday - 3pm-1am

Saturday 12 noon - 1am

Sunday 12 noon - 11pm

Brittle Sun

Brittle Sun are a bluesy, psychedelic garage folk band from Melbourne. With soulful vocals that are as fragile as they are powerful, they weave lyrical narrative with stripped back grooves and evocative melodies. In 2017 the released their EP ‘Elemental Skin’ which was followed up by ‘Space Dogs and Orphans’ in 2018. They released ‘Little […]

Georgia Ray Band

Georgia Ray is a singer-songwriter based in Melbourne’s inner north. Influenced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne and Tegan and Sara, she has been playing and writing music ever since she can remember. After playing keys and bass guitar in her first band as a teenager, her passion for music soared and she […]

LJ Parks

With a powerful voice, dynamic guitar riffs and playfully wry lyrics, LJ Parks has captured the attention of audiences from Hobart to Cairns and beyond. Hailing from Victoria's surf coast and based in southern Tasmania, she received the Cygnet Folk Festival Emerging Artist Award in 2024 with her duo, LJ and Lucy, and was a finalist for Youth Artist of […]

Brittany Elise

Brittany Elise, a vibrant, powerhouse singer-songwriter, has already had many successes in 2021 with the release of new music. Find Your Music continually echoed round the summer airwaves, having remained in The Music Network Australian Country Hot 50 Chart for 3.5 months, peaking at #16. The track, debuted on the iTunes charts at #4, received full rotation on Country Music […]

Zoe Mortella

Zoe Mortella is a Melbourne based Melbourne singer, song writer, loop musician whose music is reflected in her mixed background. Belonging to both the old world of Italy and the new world of Australia, she has created her own distinct style by fusing influences such as Nu Jazz, Trip Hop, Electronic, Acoustic and Soul. Her […]

Girl Friday and the Sepia Tones

Girl Friday's rich, soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics are drenched in the simplicity of a bygone era

Samara Cullen

Samara Cullen is returning to the Drunken Poet stage after a stint living and playing in Tassie and beyond. One third of the Stragglers, she will be accompanied with the ex-Fremantle angel, Racoo Charles on violin. “Cullen’s music combines raw and honest melancholic poetry which touches emotions and nerves you never knew you had. Her […]

Misty (8pm) & Maja (9pm)

  Thought- provoking and deeply-personal, Maja's songs are vulnerable and relatable, displaying a depth and maturity far beyond her age. Looking to the past for inspiration, her songs possess a sound quality and nostalgia that her audiences know so well, echoing soul, blues and folk music. Her diverse ranges of styles come to highlight her […]

Hayley Mary

Hayley Mary, solo rock artist and front woman of The Jezabels with is excited to announce she will be playing an intimate acoustic set at The Drunken Poet. The set with be a journey through the years of her career, including some Jezables songs, tracks form her three solo EP’s and recent singles, combined with […]

Elly McK & The Unbelievers

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Elly McK & The Unbelievers are passionate about creating evocative music. Their journey began in 2023, with all four members united in their exploration of the Country, Americana, and Roots sounds they love. Their first single, ‘Down On Your Luck,” garnered significant radio airplay nationwide and found a global audience on […]

Peny Bohan

Peny Bohan is an award winning local Melbourne singer songwriter whose sweet croonings will make you want to stay, buy a drink and let yourself be wrapped up in her melodies. Honest, gritty and a wee bit seductive, Peny spins tales of her every day life, love, anxiety and her sometimes desire for hirsute men.

Katankin

Katankin is the solo moniker of Melbourne singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer Helen Catanchin.Helen’s uniquely warm tone – simultaneously earthy and incredibly pure – and a true bard’s ability to deftly expose the beating heart of every song, along with her poetic and poignant, cuts-to-the-bone songwriting, all put their unmistakable stamp on Katankin’s songs. 

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