News

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Town Folk Festival returns to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 15 with yet another impressive lineup of local and international music. Led by Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, the group return to Australia with their much-celebrated catalogue of indie anthems as well as 2025’s career-defining self-titled album.

Sat 20 Sep 2025

2025 marks 25 years of Naarm/Melbourne funk and soul trailblazers The Bamboos. To celebrate, they’re releasing a deluxe compilation -The Bamboos Best - and hitting the road for some of their biggest Australian shows yet - joined by an expanded on-stage lineup.

Sat 6 Sep 2025

Sovereign Day Out - Saturday September 6 from 12:00pm - 10:30pm.

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

Mon 1 Sep 2025 to Sun 7 Sep 2025

This week's PBS Feature Album is Molasses, the sophomore album from Eora/Sydney soul songstress Natalie Slade. 

Staying true to her debut album Control's style of Australian future soul, Molasses has an emphasis on poetic storytelling with Natalie's lyrics and melodies heard against a lush bed of string arrangements and the influence of Sampology’s soulful but gritty sensibility.

Mon 25 Aug 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025

This week's PBS Feature Album is Strange Love from Bleak Squad, the new Naarm/Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting).

Mon 18 Aug 2025 to Sun 24 Aug 2025

This week's PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Milly Strange. 

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, Milly Strange captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as she moves through pain toward renewal. The eight-track release is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. 

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Purveyors of all things soul, Sweethearts bring a new energy to the genre with their exciting performances. Sweethearts' mesmerizing blend of soul, funk and R&B transcends generations. With each member bringing their own unique talents to the stage, from intense saxophone solos to delicately crafted melodic storylines, the band creates a sonic tapestry that is as rich and diverse as the women who comprise it.