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André 3000 - New Blue Sun

Mon 27 Nov 2023 to Sun 3 Dec 2023
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is New Blue Sun, the debut solo album by André 3000.

Marysville Music Weekend 2023

Fri 24 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

Marysville Music Weekend has brought the best of Americana, blues and folk artists to the picturesque mountain town of Marysville since 2015 and returns this year from November 24-26. Tickets are on sale now.

Festival organisers are delighted to announce that Australian music queen Kate Ceberano and psych-folk storyteller William Crighton will be heading the line-up for the 2023 event, with something for everyone this year in a series of featured concerts over the weekend.

Queenscliff Music Festival 2023

Thu 23 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

PBS Presents the premiere music event of Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula, the 25th annual Queenscliff Music Festival.

QMF have just announced a second round of artists for 2023, joining a stacked first announcement and news that they've added an extra 24 hours to the festival this year!

The Counterfeit - 14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2)

Mon 20 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is 14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2), the second LP from 10-piece posse The Counterfeit.

14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2) showcases a track list of classic Spaghetti Western soundtrack music that has been reimagined, rearranged and carefully reorchestrated. Unlike their entirely instrumental Volume 1 LP, The Counterfeit have Freya Josephine Hollick riding in the posse for 5 tracks on the Vol.2 record, delivering a romantic backdrop for the perfect cinematic showdown.

 

Strawberry Fields 2023

Fri 17 Nov 2023 to Sun 19 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

Featuring acts such as DJ Seinfeld, Todd Terje, Barkaa, Ezra Collective and many more.. very limited number of final round tix on sale now!

MPAVILION 10

Thu 16 Nov 2023 to Thu 28 Mar 2024
PBS Presents

MPAVILION OPENS TADAO ANDO-DESIGNED PAVILION, KICKING OFF MILESTONE TENTH YEAR!

Since 2014, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation has commissioned extraordinary architects, artists and designers to create unique pieces for each MPavilion – elevating their careers and enhancing visitor experiences. In celebration of their milestone decade, this year’s MPavilion program will be anchored by 10 creative commissions spanning art, design, fashion, food, literature and music.

Nigel Wearne - The Reckoning

Mon 13 Nov 2023 to Sun 19 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Reckoning by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, and luthier, Nigel Wearne.

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he's a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influence from Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone.

OK EG - Rivulets

Mon 6 Nov 2023 to Sun 12 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Rivulets by OK EG, aka Lauren Squire and Matthew Wilson. The duo take intrepid recce’s on a Kalahari debut of fathoms-deep techno minimalism and opiated braindance styles. With release titles like Intertidal Zone, Anther, and Prismatic Spring, their ambition to evoke natural worlds is evident. But these tracks aren’t of this planet. Navigating truly alien terrain, Rivulets finds the duo imagining uncharted environments into existence through the medium of analogue hardware.

Watch: ZÖJ Studio 5 Live

Sun 5 Nov 2023
Studio 5 Live

ZÖJ is an experimental cross-cultural music duo based in Australia, comprising Gelareh Pour on Kamancheh Qeychak Alto and vocals and Brian O’Dwyer on drums. The duo has been creating music as ZÖJ since 2016 but have worked together in other projects since 2012. The ideals of ZÖJ are firmly rooted in true expression of inter-culturalism, specifically what it means to be from more than one place.

Inward Goods Festival 2023

Fri 3 Nov 2023 to Sun 5 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

The much-anticipated Inward Goods Festival is set to return for its third edition in the picturesque Moornappa Forest, Briagolong, for two dreamy nights of music and art, set in a natural amphitheatre among the golden gums. Be visually and audibly thrilled, while you tip back a delicious cocktail (or cup of tea) at the Forest Stage, join a wine tasting in the Freestone Press Gallery, and don’t forget to check out the installations along the way.