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TO BINA: A Night of Soukous Vibrations Powered by El Gran Mono

Sat 25 Jul 2026
PBS Presents

Naarm’s Abbots Yard will come alive with electrifying cross-continental rhythms as TO BINA: A Night of Soukous Vibrations Powered by El Gran Mono transforms the space into a pulsating celebration of African and Afro-Colombian musical exchange.

Billy Gardner & Friends - Last of the Natural Light

Mon 20 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Last of the Natural Light, the debut release and collaboration
project from Billy Gardner & Friends.

Leaps and Bounds Festival 2026

Thu 16 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
PBS Presents

Yarra City Council's longstanding winter music festival is back and bigger than ever. Spanning ten days, they're celebrating the pubs, clubs, venues and bars that make Yarra a live music mecca. Check out the full lineup online now!

Music In Exile - Jutna

Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Sun 19 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Jutna, the collaborative release from record label and collective Music In Exile.

UpStart Award 2026 - entries open now

Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Mon 31 Aug 2026
Community News

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award, closing at midnight on August 31.

The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a grant of $10,000, with 2nd place receiving $3000 and 3rd place receiving $2000. The remaining 7 artists, who make up the top 10, will receive a grant of $1000. The award is funded by a music loving family in Naarm/Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.

Helen Svoboda - Headwater

Mon 6 Jul 2026 to Sun 12 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Headwater from Finnish/Australian double bassist, vocalist and composer Helen Svoboda.

Listen back: NAIDOC Week 2026

Sun 5 Jul 2026 to Sun 12 Jul 2026
PBS News

NAIDOC Week 2026 runs from Sunday July 5 - Sunday July 12.

DJ Plead - Please

Mon 29 Jun 2026 to Sun 5 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Please, the latest release from Berlin-based DJ Plead.

A lot can happen in a few years. For DJ Plead's Jarred Beeler that means making a whole new album, throwing it away, then releasing something else entirely. Gleaned from a folder of 120 demos and sketches made between 2023 and 2025, Please is a cool composite of the Lebanese-Australian producer's distinctive musical palette blending the techno, house, and dub of the club with the dabke, mijwiz and shaabi keys of a Levantine dancing circle.

Leah Senior - Pt. Roadknight

Mon 22 Jun 2026 to Sun 28 Jun 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Pt. Roadknight, the new full length release from luminous folk diviner Leah Senior.

​Watch: Tony Soprano Band​ Studio 5 Live

Mon 15 Jun 2026
Studio 5 Live

Blending downtempo electronica, breaks and live instrumentation, new project Tony Soprano Band released their debut album Downtempo 1 on May 22 via Dune Castle.

Downtempo 1 sits at the intersection of live band interplay and downtempo electronic music. 
Drawing from the language of breaks, sampling and loop-based composition, every sound on the 
record originates from live performance. Drums, bass, synthesizers and hardware elements were 
performed simultaneously, with no fixed arrangements or predetermined outcomes.