The Melbourne musician had a ragged, Cash-esque voice and swagger, singing dark alt-country ditties made for heartbreak and the aural pleasure of bar flies.

Since 1999, Brodie has released five studio records, including the Australian classics Big Black Guitar and Empty Arms, Broken Hearts.

The musician will perform a special free performance on Thursday night at the Junkyard.

Brodie was raised in a musical family and learned how to sing and play guitar from his father.

Along with his brother Chris, the trio were soon making music for anyone who would listen.

In 2001, Brodie, with his band the Broken Arrows, signed to EMI Australia and Last Call Records in France and worked with esteemed producers and engineers like Oz Fritz (Tom Waits), John Wooler (Iggy Pop, John Lee Hooker) and Rick Will (Robbie Fulks, Mark Lanegan) and played with a diverse range of artists including The Strokes, Steve Earle, El Vez, Chris Bailey (Saints), Arthur Lee (Love), The White Stripes and Gillian Welsh. 

Brodie's musical talents have taken him to the US, UK, France, Spain and New Zealand playing such iconic venues as CBGB in New York, The Continental in Austin, The Exit/In in Nashville and The Olympia in Paris.

His last record was 2012's Deep Deep Love and he will soon release the EP Run Yourself Ragged.

Brodie, with new outfit The Grieving Widows, will play the Grand Junction on Thursday night at 8pm.