Drunken Prayer

Drunken Prayer brings Morgan Geer to Hank Dietle’s Tavern with Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers on bass and Claude Coleman Jr. of Ween on drums. Geer’s songwriting draws from Americana, gospel-blues, country-blues, and the broader American spiritual tradition, combining devotional themes with the earthy character of a honky-tonk.

The performance centers on *Thy Burdens*, Drunken Prayer’s new record. Geer and Patton recorded the album in North Mississippi with musicians from Appalachia and the Delta, including members of Wednesday, Band of Heathens, and Jimbo Mathis’ group. The page describes the record as a praise album that approaches spiritual music with the genre-crossing perspective of a country-rock classic, while retaining Geer’s distinctive lyrical wit and restless American perspective. The Drunken Prayer name reportedly came from a chance conversation Morgan had with Tom Waits at a Bodega Coast fish market about rats.

When: Saturday, October 17, 2026

Showtimes: 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Note: Special Saturday matinee

Tickets: $15 through Eventbrite

Lineup: Morgan Geer, Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers on bass, and Claude Coleman Jr. of Ween on drums

Music: Americana, gospel-blues, country-blues, and American spiritual music

Venue: Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Address: 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852