Join us for an intimate show to celebrate the release of our second album, 'Plein Air', with special guest Ruth Parker. Seats are limited so get in early!

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Long-time friends Bec and Marty (Rebecca Howell and Marty Mckenna - aka Valley Road) appreciate a good harmony, thoughtful instrumentation, and quality songcraft. Most importantly, they value honesty and authenticity in music. They collaborate in an organic way, creating moments of gentle beauty and magic that often stir the soul. Their songs are rich in imagery, containing echoes of the dry bush and rolling hills of Central Victoria.

Valley Road entered the studio with a different kind of clarity and confidence for their second album, 'Plein Air'. The exquisite, heartfelt results find the pair refining and expanding their sound with the addition of some fine session players to add new textures and tones, while again working with producer McCormack.

Ruth Parker is a folk musician who debuted in her 60s with Cul De Sac. Her latest album, Otherwise Occupied, which has been well received internationally, explores loss and solace through fingerpicking and mesmerizing poetry. Based in Melbourne, Ruth crafts evoke confessional narratives inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell and Conor Oberst. 

Tickets HERE

Wishbone is a Naarm based project featuring Zeb Vescio (guitars), Holly Moore (saxophones), Luke Andresen (drums) and Robbie Finch (bass). They will be presenting original compositions developed together as an ensemble that reflect the openness, hope, and lightness of childhood.

Music from 8pm, $15 entry.

Tickets

https://www.trybooking.com/DOYKC

Where true stories meet a jazz band who have absolutely no idea of what’s coming. 

5 storytellers will take to the stage exploring this month’s theme: ‘Failure and Me.’

This month is dedicated to the clowns. A homage to Phillippe Gaulier who has brought so many of us together, while not all of us had the privilege to learn directly from him. His impact has been so profound throughout the clown community. Let’s celebrate his teachings and clowning this Melbourne fringe.

The stories can be funny, sad, absurd but must absolutely be true. We want real experiences from real lives. 

For our musicians, this is a high-stakes masterclass in listening and reacting. 

For our storytellers, it’s a chance to embrace the chaos when a lively tune plays over the description of a grisly high school breakup - oops.

Maybe you are interested in staying in sync with someone who doesn’t know where you’re going.

Open to exploring the fun in getting things wrong and think you’ll love that electric feeling when - against all odds - the story and the music land on the same note.

Maybe you should tell a story? 

We’d love to hear from you! get in contact at alrightcomedies@gmail.com. Places are limited. 

Pay What You Can Option:

Alright? Comedy believes access to the arts is fundamental to a creative, joyful and empathetic community. We don't think money should ever be the reason someone misses out, purchase a ticket priced by you.

Tickets HERE

TONGUE TIED is produced by Naarm-based production company Alright? Comedy, obsessed with this thing called community. 

Catch the Triveni Quartet bringing their unique blend of sounds for a night you won't forget!

Triveni Quartet were formed in 2026 to perform original jazz and groove based music drawn from the unique musical journeys of its members: Dan Ford (sax), Akash Dutta (piano), Tim Rex (bass) and Sandro Giambruno.

Triveni Quartet presents original music that blends contemporary jazz, groove, improvisation and world influences, drawing inspiration from artists such as Avishai Cohen, Yussef Dayes, Maceo Parker, and Brad Mehldau.

Tickets HERE

Following the release of their most recent single, 'Six Feet Deep', The Mods are getting cozy on Sunday the 20th of September for an afternoon of your favourite tunes at The Brunswick Green.

Expect a relaxed afternoon that defies genre, as The Mods blend rock, jazz and folk, ensuring there is a little something for everyone. Be prepared to be mesmerised by three-part-harmonies, shimmering guitars and punchy rhythms!

The Mods' very own rhythm guitarist, Sunday Livingston, will be opening the afternoon, gracing audiences with her wit alongside The Brunswick Green's mellow upright piano.

Merch will be sold, so if you missed out on a CD at the 'Six Feet Deep' single launch, now is your chance!

See you there...

TICKETS HERE

First Move is a night of free beginner workshops, community discussion and social chess — whether you’re here to learn, play or meet new people, everyone’s welcome.

Beginner workshops at 6:00PM and 7:45PM, with some special guest speakers between.

Feat: @___mschess @angelahooo @funavailable.link @ell3n.ss @t1g3rperkocet
@acid.chess.club.thursdays @acid.chess.club.amsterdam @notchessmaster

🚫 No dickheads - This is an inclusive space for people who want to learn chess :)
♿ Wheelchair accessible — DM us with any accessibility enquiries.

Jarrah Ma at the Brunswick Green.

There are worse ways to spend an evening.

Jarrah paints with colours from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s captured in country, jazz, folk and pop songs. Jarrah cares about lyrics and uses songwriting as a space to be vulnerable, inviting listeners into this space to share the deep stuff and have a laugh.

No great ceremony about it. No smoke machines. No promises of transcendence. Just Jarrah, some songs, a room full of people and whatever happens between the first song and the last song. 

Opening the show will be Leah Ferguson a beautiful local songwriter whose unique guitar playing, soulful voice and beautiful songs will make this a special afternoon. 

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

Tickets $20 HERE or on the door

Book at table for the night: info@thebrunswickgreen.com

Community Chess Club @ The Brunswick Green

7:00pm till late

1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in beer garden

All levels welcome — beginners to grandmasters!

Come down to the Brunswick Green for a pick!

If you're unsure of what songs and tunes we will be playing this book kindly shared with us by Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Time camp is a great resource:
https://drive.google.com/.../19vYHAyygfkEzXdx4y46.../view...

This will be a slow to moderate jam focusing on bluegrass and country music.
We will give a brief rundown how things work for new comers catering to learning the genre and keeping an inclusive space for everyone.

Bring ya pals, your bluegrass/country tunes and songs and acoustic instruments!

There will be two sets starting with a slow to moderate jam. The later set may pick up in tempo depending on who’s around!

Donations welcome/PAYF

Guitarist Nash Lee (12 Tone Diamonds, Rabid Hawk) leads a refined new quartet featuring acclaimed Australian saxophonist Julien Wilson, alongside local legends bassist Chris Hale and in-demand drummer Sam Bates. 

Together, they explore subtle rhythmic interplay and melodic dialogue — a sound that honours the jazz tradition while embracing open improvisation and forward motion.

Lee began his musical journey in the mid-to-late ’90s on the NSW North Coast, mentored by rhythm visionary Greg Sheehan and guitarist Jim Kelly.

Having spent most of his career in original improvised music, Lee has more recently turned his focus toward the jazz standard repertoire — refining his voice within the tradition while maintaining an adventurous, exploratory edge.

“Lee’s playing gripped me… tightening his lyrical sound until he seemed to meet resistance in the air.”

— John Clare, SIMA

“Guitarist Nash Lee is the wild card in the band. Whether soloing or accompanying, he constantly produces unexpected melodic and textural ideas. Not a bebop cliché in sight.”

— Adrian Jackson

$20 on the door

The MBQ perform live at the Brunswick Green!
Last gig for a little while before we take a bit of a break.
Come on down to hear some of your favourite standards and original tunes by Maddie Browne!

Sunday September 13
7-9pm

The Maddie Browne Quintet (The MBQ) is a contemporary, Naarm based jazz ensemble. Featuring their unique instrumentation of saxophone, trombone, acoustic bass, drums and voice, the group takes an innovative approach to their improvisation, transporting you to a new world of original compositions by Maddie Browne, notably inspired by Esperanza Spalding and Nubya Garcia. In 2025, The MBQ were honoured to receive the Monash University Vice Chancellor’s Ensemble Leadership Scholarship, which enabled the band to record, produce and release their debut album, “The Method & The Madness”. The album launch was held on R U Ok? Day, September 11 2025, and the event generated over $1000 in donations to The R U Ok? Foundation.

Tickets HERE

Old fashioned banjo and fiddle duets. Yeeeehaaaaaw!

Support from the amazing Bobo Roux.

Good times! Free entry!

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

Tickets $20 HERE or on the door

Book at table for the night: info@thebrunswickgreen.com

LIVE at THE BRUNSWICK GREEEN 9 SEPTEMBER 7:30

Bovine are a three piece based out of Naarm/Melbourne, made up of members Thom Johnston, Ali Harman and Nic Murray. All with diverse musical backgrounds, they come together to create their own variant of country-folk.

Crittenden Tyndall is an emerging artist, singer song writer, storyteller, playing folkish songs on guitar about place, sometimes politics, and seeing music.

Tickets HERE

WTF Tuesdays are back at the Green! A new series mixing up improv sessions and contemporary classical. Anything is possible!

This Tuesday, curated by Art Seed, features sets from Sahul Sakti, Beardmore and Ledi Hanane.

Artist 1: Sahul Sakti
Sahul Sakti is an improvisation ensemble who transports listeners around the world, across sonic worlds, and across creative boundaries. Inspired by the ancient and ever-evolving connections between Australia and South-East Asia, our music is forged in imagination, friendship, and unbounded freedom. It's psychedelic, hypnotic, experimental, avant-garde, atmospheric, jazzish, folkish, with hints of electronica, folk, music from different parts of the world, and our own unique irresistible rhythms that will draw you in.

Sahul Sakti's performances include the 2026 Half Bent Music Festival, La Mama Musica Explorations, the 2026 Sleepless Festival, and the 2025 Emerging Writers' Festival.

Sahul Sakti is : Huich Goh (violin), Michel Honegger (gendang, mixed percussion), Rana Mitra (surdo, pandeiro, cajon), Henry Smithers (bass), Paul Whitwood (drums),

Instagram/Facebook/Youtube: @sahulsakti
Website: www.sahulsakti.com

Artist 2: Meredith Beardmore and Oliver Ledi Hanane
Meredith Beardmore and Oliver Ledi Hanane are two Naarm-based musicians who have diverse artistic practices. Meredith plays on historical flutes and enjoys pushing this old instrument in new directions, often combining her flutes with field recordings, samples, and pedals. Oliver is a drummer, percussionist, and visual artist, who plays in a variety of genres including jazz, neo-soul, cinematic-math rock, and punk. Together they will explore the expansive, dynamic, and nuanced possibilities of these wildly different palettes.

Music from 8:00pm // Tickets $15 (or pay what you can at the door - cash only).
https://www.trybooking.com/DPJKQ

Jazzy Jam Sesh on the first Sunday of every month!!
Bring yo instruments and let’s battle
JAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMZZZZ

A place for all us delinquents to get together and make some incredible music, so bring your instrument, voice, hands and whatever else there is to the Brunswick Green the first Sunday of every month.

Hosted by Ryley Duncan and house band

Entry $10 or pay what you can on the door.

Alex is excited to bring his quartet to the Brunswick Green. Playing some of his original compositions and covering some tunes that he's been enjoying. Come along and listen!

Isaac Randel - Saxophone
Coco Browne - Piano
Alex Keatley - Double Bass
Jerush Perera - Drums

Doors at 2:30 pm

Tickets HERE

Come and celebrate the release of Thomas Skalicky' new single, 'Pain and Change', at the Brunswick Green on the arvo of Saturday, September 5th. Opening the show will be songwriting maestro 'Caelo' with his harmony-laden brand of alt-folk. Thomas' set will feature the debut performance of his new band.

This show will take place on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. Sovereignty was never ceded, always will be Aboriginal Land.

Tickets HERE

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

Tickets $20 HERE or on the door

Book at table for the night: info@thebrunswickgreen.com

Community Chess Club @ The Brunswick Green

7:00pm till late

1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in beer garden

All levels welcome — beginners to grandmasters!

Catch Buckleys live at The Brunswick Green on Saturday the 29nd of August as they launch their debut single, 'You, Me, Mary' with an intimate, homely headline show!

Expect an afternoon filled with all things intricate, ornate and a little out-of-the-ordinary as Buckleys beckon listeners into the worlds they build. When attending a Buckleys gig you may find yourself in snowy NYC, a medieval landscape or maybe just at a local tavern; wherever you end up, Buckleys are sure to leave you feeling spellbound.

Completing the bill are Jib and Bones + All, two of Buckleys' favourite acoustic acts from the Naarm / Melbourne music scene.

Being the first chance to get your hands on some Buckleys merch, you won't want to miss out.

See you on the other side...

Tickets HERE

Event cancelled. Michelle will be back next week!

The Tom Lee Quartet return to the Brunswick Green! Featuring some of Melbourne's finest musicians, the group balances thoughtful composition with spontaneous interaction, creating immersive soundscapes that are lyrical, contemplative, and richly expressive, allowing each performance to evolve naturally in the moment.

Featuring:

Tom Lee - double bass

Hugh Stuckey - guitar

Fran Swinn - guitar

James McLean - drums

Tickets $20

Music starts at 8pm

I am thrilled to finally announce something I’ve been working on! This work is deeply personal; an honest expression of my life and identity. I’m lucky enough to have an unbelievable band bring my art to life - Nick Gregory

NIGHTJAR is a shifting, experimental ensemble exploring the art-music and performance poetry spaces. The group places a strong emphasis on the voice to convey both power and vulnerability - crafting intricate sonic worlds that are equal parts ethereal and unsettling. Drawing on a wealth of improvising experience, NIGHTJAR weaponises the volatile nature of human impulse. The ensemble palette culminates as a whirlwind of organic and digital textures; physicality and emotion at the forefront of a deeply considered sound.

ENSEMBLE:

Nick Gregory - vocals, guitar
Helen Svoboda - vocals, upright bass
Ava McDermott - vocals, electronics
Kyrie Anderson - drum kit, percussion

Photo - Erin Sherlock

$20 TIX On the Door

An intimate celebration of our cover of "Believe" by a little girl named Cher.

We're releasing our first ever single together and would love you to join us at The Brunswick Green on August 22nd. It's an afternoon show celebrating our version of Cher's iconic song "Believe", which will be released on August 14th. Please dress with a hint of blue and prepare yourself for two sets from piano driven singer-songwriters. We love singing this song and we can't wait to sing it with you!

Free tickets for First Nations people, please contact us through instagram. @drunkysue @banjolucia  

Tickets HERE

Community Chess Club @ The Brunswick Green

7:00pm till late

1st & 3rd Thursday of the month in beer garden

All levels welcome — beginners to grandmasters!

Alt-folk & country ACT songwriter Bec Taylor, genre-bending slide guitarist Dan Musil, and eagle-voiced singer-songwriter James Fahey join forces for a special evening of live music in The Brunswick Green bandroom.

Hear a set from each artist, and some captivating collaborations.

Bec Taylor is an acclaimed ACT songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer whose music blends alt-folk and country influences with heartfelt storytelling and rich melodic textures. Her songs explore motherhood, heartbreak, resilience, and the beauty and mess of everyday life, delivered with warmth, honesty and wit. Renowned for engaging live performances and a genuine connection with audiences, Bec has performed at festivals and regional venues across Australia. Her recent single Irresistible with her band Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds received national airplay and earned praise from ABC Country, further cementing her reputation as one of the ACT’s most distinctive contemporary songwriters.
https://beacons.ai/bectaylor

Dan Musil plays slide guitar like no-one else, weaving otherworldly musical journeys and with incisive songwriting.
Melding masterful lap steel guitar and dobro with songwriting both honest and astute, Dan’s new EP journeys to where Irish tunes emerge from stomping blues, where eucalyptus-infused musical meditations meet driving groove & flowing phrase - the provocative and the calming.
https://danmusilmusic.com/

James Fahy is an eagle-voiced singer-songwriter with a unique, entrancing finger-picking guitar, playing an eclectic blend of deep folk and urban storytelling. His songs draw from Connie Converse, the Ink Spots, Elliott Smith, The White Stripes, Toumani Diabate, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Jeff Buckley, Darren Hanlon and Radiohead. He once learned the harmonica in one long night of dancing and tootling. Check out his latest single Trick of the Light on all reputable music platforms.
http://linktr.ee/jamesfahymusic

Tickets onsale via Humanitix HERE, or at the door.
Concession tickets available (no-one turned away).

The show will take place on the un-ceded lands of the Wurundjeri People.

Come down to the Brunswick Green for a pick!

Country & Bluegrass jam happens on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Brunswick Green on Sydney Road, Brunswick

This is a slow to moderate jam focusing on bluegrass and country music.

We will give a brief rundown how things work for new comers catering to learning the genre and keeping an inclusive space for everyone.

Bring ya pals, your bluegrass/country tunes and songs and acoustic instruments!

If you're unsure of what songs and tunes we will be playing this book kindly shared with us by Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Time camp is a great resource: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19vYHAyygfkEzXdx4y46Z3gUySp3JJIKp/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawLQDttleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1aTB6R1VDT2pEUk5jNGcyAR4S5gsbymPrbQsM3ukqM9AXPa2BO5ABmAzfvcPfuVbA7cgwZG7cPr2uvEQNZQ_aem_foTLqR2peOLNGiBDwa9EKQ

Here's a playlist of all the songs in the book as well: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2CYCmMcBG251dMVPiycvuA?si=01a17927770a4596

Join us in celebrating the launch of TONGUE TIED.

Where true stories meet a jazz band who have absolutely no idea of what’s coming. 

6 storytellers will take to the stage exploring this month’s theme: ‘To be or not to be.’

The stories can be funny, sad, absurd but must absolutely be true. We want real experiences from real lives. 

For our musicians, this is a high-stakes masterclass in listening and reacting. 

For our storytellers, it’s a chance to embrace the chaos when a lively tune plays over the description of a grisly high school breakup - oops.

Maybe you are interested in staying in sync with someone who doesn’t know where you’re going.

Open to exploring the fun in getting things wrong and think you’ll love that electric feeling when - against all odds - the story and the music land on the same note.

Maybe you should tell a story? 

We’d love to hear from you! get in contact at alrightcomedies@gmail.com. Places are limited. 

Pay What You Can Option:

Alright? Comedy believes access to the arts is fundamental to a creative, joyful and empathetic community. We don't think money should ever be the reason someone misses out, purchase a ticket priced by you.

TONGUE TIED is produced by Naarm-based production company Alright? Comedy, obsessed with this thing called community. 

Tickets HERE