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For the first time, US musician and YouTube personality Rick Beato is bringing his live show to Australia, with a stop at the Thornbury Theatre on October 30. Rick will open the show by reflecting on his career before breaking down a song in the style of 'What Makes This Song Great?', concluding with an audience Q&A. He has spoken to everyone from Sting and Brian May to Flea, George Benson, Peter Frampton, Rick Rubin and many more. Adam catches up with Rick on Black Wax ahead of the tour.

The 11th album 'Terrestrials', from critically acclaimed band Pond is a cyclone of urgent, scorched-earth rock'n'roll. A record of people and place, the new album explores the identity of each, as well as where and how they intersect and interact. Formed in 2010 in Fremantle, Pond is made up of Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joseph Ryan, James 'Gin' Ireland, and Jamie Terry. Tune in to Homebrew, as Brooke catches up with Joe and Gin while they're in town.

'Collingwood Children's Farm Winter Bonfire Fundraiser' returns on Saturday, June 27. The night will be centered around a winter solstice bonfire, with live music from Babycino, Immy Owusu, Jarabi Band and Music is the Massage. ‘Afrodelik’ musician Immy Owusu joins Brooke on Homebrew for an acoustic, live in-studio performance, tune in to hear what Immy's been working on since his psych/afro/funk EP ‘Spiritual War’ with Sensible J.

Local post-punk trio LXRP have released their self-titled, debut LP, which was recorded completely DIY in a single day in a tiny home studio in Coburg.  Balancing a deep love for the dancier sides of New Order and The Cure, it’s an album that effortlessly bounces between heavy post-punk bursts and lighter, colder moments, showcasing the trio’s wide-ranging influences. Tune in to hear from members of the band, chatting with Jordan about the new album. 

On June 25-26 at the Northcote Social Club, Chasing Ghosts will perform their final Naarm shows. Joined by powerful First Nations artists DENNI, Abselom, and Oblivion, the event will also feature the words and presence of storyteller Uncle Kutcha Edwards, along with special guest speakers Celeste Liddle and Senator Lidia Thorpe. Chasing Ghosts frontman Jimmy Kyle catches up with Ryan, reflecting on the band's 15 year career and what he plans to do in his musical retirement.

Greg Kubacki is the guitarist and songwriter for Car Bomb. Formed in 2000, the New York mathcore group is heading to Australia in July for two shows in Perth alongside Karnivool and Tesseract. On the show, Ryan will chat with Greg about the band’s philosophy of less is more, and what inspires their music. Tune in to find out what else Car Bomb has in store for the rest of 2026.

Local DIY musician O.R.C (Oscar Casley) has been making and producing music since he was 15. He's been a part of many local bands, the latest of which was his solo project O.R.C. Recently, he's been the lead artist and sound designer on 'Freefall '95', an indie video game developed by S-Bend Games. Matt catches up with Oscar on Game Jams, tune in to hear about his journey of moving away from guitars, to create a 90s-influenced soundtrack full of house and drum and bass.

The Pearly Shells are launching their latest album 'Hot 5 Live!' at the Kindred Bandroom in Footscray on Saturday, July 4 from 3pm. Recorded Live at the now closed 'Claypots' in St Kilda, the band will be bringing the loose and live vibe to Kindred with their Hot 6-piece band and a stack of special guests, including Paula Maki on saxophone, boogie boogie prince Dan Wass on upright piano and Yoland Ingley ll on vocals. Steve Purcell stops by PBS to chat with Tom about the new album release.