The Wraylettes live at The Poet! Ready to rumble? Featuring members of Plastic Section, Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum, Les Yeye Girls and The Vibrajets, The Wraylettes preach the rock'n'roll gospel of all-time great musical guru Link Wray! Fresh from supporting The Cruel Sea in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney on their recent 'Honeymoon is Over' […]
Peter O'Shea, Viki Mealings and Jane Whitelock play the songs of Lou Reed at The Poet Lou Reed was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
Growing up in the USA with parents who played in a bluegrass band together it is fair to say James Cisco has deep roots in country music. His mother used to use a guitar case for his crib while on the road. James is a singer-songwriter who moved to Australia from the USA 20 years […]
Sam Curtis is an up and coming guitarist and singer songwriter with rock and folk influences from Naarm/Melbourne. Sam has been playing live venues since he was 17 after discovering his passion for music and performing. Heavily inspired by Australian artists such as Xavier Rudd, Tash Sultana and John Butler, Sam creates his own unique sound and songwriting style by drawing on his […]
Music from the Irish and Scottish traditions! Jigs, Reels, Polkas and songs all fly from MacCrimmin.
Otis Namrell is excited to be heading back to the amazing Drunken Poet in Melbourne with his trio band! Otis Namrell is a 21-year-old virtuoso blues/southern rock guitarist and singer/songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally a Northern Rivers native, Namrell spent his teenage years fine tuning his incredibly unique approach to blues guitar by incorporating elements of jazz, swamp rock, country and psychedelic rock […]
Morgan and the 770's arrive at The Poet for your Sunday afternoon tunes, kicking off at 4pm! Melbourne-based guitarist and singer Morgan Klose delves deep into the blues, with a heavy dose of funk and groove in the mix. Morgan has appeared as a sideman for some of the country’s finest blues headliners, and frequently […]
Brent Hayhurst - live at The Poet!
R.R Grenville and the Mooncats play the songs of Moon Mullican! Moon Mullican - nicknamed "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", was an American Country & Western singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which influenced rockabilly. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing […]
Emma Heeney, Jac Tonks and Brooke Russell are three of Melbourne's finest singer-songwriters, coming together to perform as a trio for Wine, Whiskey, Women at The Poet!
Blues Roulette are coming to The Poet!
Welcome to the Well Oiled Machine! Be prepared to be inspired! Since uniting their efforts in 2020, the members of the group have recorded 18 songs bound for their album. The band is disability led, with a mix of neurodiversity and physical challenges. Every instrumentalist in this band is an APRA award-winning songwriter (in addition […]
