Mark Easton has been part of the blues scene since releasing his first album ‘Coast to Coast’ in 2000. Mark taught himself throat singing, Mongolian horse fiddle, Kazakhstan Dombra and Siberian jaw harp and started to mix it in with blues, and middle eastern folk music. He uses unique instruments from around the world to create something truly original and exotic.

According to legend, Hellhound Brown is the reincarnation of Howlin’ Wolf’s second cousin once removed. Born at a young age somewhere in the South with six fingers on his left hand and a gold front tooth, he is a black man trapped in a white man’s body. By day he loiters around cemeteries and by night he plays the blues. His music is ancient and futuristic, blending tradition with technology.

Freight Train Foxes are a folk duo built around the talents of Queensland songwriters, Pat Kenny and Kelsey Berrington. Armed with the sonic influences of Passenger and The Lumineers, the pair wield their unique brand of suburban acoustic folk, which manages to wound and soothe simultaneously. Finalists at the 2023 Queensland Music Awards for ‘Best Folk Song’ for their track, ‘Fly to You’, their impressive catalogue of songs continues to garner praise from critics and fans.

Andy ‘Zeebz’ Stanhope is a Singer/Songwriter based in Tannum Sands, Central Queensland and has been a part of the local and broader music scene for over the last 20 years. Utilising open tunings and drawing on influences from blues and roots genres, Zeebz sings and performs using 12, 6 string and lap steel slide guitars. 

could best be described as indie folk/blues, but it’s best to expect the unexpected with these guys, as no two releases sound the same! Their dedication and infectious stage-presence has landed them several noteworthy gigs and festival slots across the country, including Initiation Festival, Wallaby Creek Festival, Woodford Festival of Small Halls and Dragon Dreaming Festival. Harding’s House have performed alongside impressive local and international names like Bootleg Rascal, Blair Dunlop and more.

Karen Thomsen is not just a singer but a storyteller; a woman who has lived life and experienced the best and worst of what the universe has to offer. Her dulcet, bluesy tones make her easy to listen to, no matter what genre she delivers.

Commanding audiences with soulful tones and an engrossing stage presence, Piper Butcher always delivers the shivers. Hailing from the Hunter, Piper has paved her music pathway by supporting acts including Robben Ford (US), Ryan McMullan (UK), Kasey Chambers, Nathan Cavaleri, GRAACE, Ash Grunwald, Tori Forsyth, Kav Temperely (Eskimo Joe), Casey Donovan, You Am I, Karise Eden, Diesel and many more.

Alex Kosenko is an independent traveling artist from Brisbane, Australia with a music style best described as a unique mix of Australian Folk and Blues Rock, accompanied by an inventive electric sound. His one-man band performances include a thumping kick drum and tambourine, howling harmonica solos, bluesy acoustic-electric guitar and soul driven vocals.

Texas-born, NYC-made Bret Mosley is a singular artist who blends Americana, blues, and soulful folk into a uniquely potent sound that is introspective, raw, and emotional, Mosley’s stirring vocals, intricate lap slide guitar work, and stomping groove deliver deeply personal and poetic songwriting that explores the complexities of love, longing, belonging and the crux of the human adventure.

With songs about dogs at the beach, Chicken Parmy’s, getting paid, just being yourself and the importance of not just getting a beer for yourself when it’s your shout, Burger Joint really are the people’s band. Whether it’s their hard-hitting song lyrics or the fattest, funkiest tunes you’ve ever heard getting you on the dance floor, one thing is certain that this is where you’ll meet your new best mates.