Community News
Wall of Magic Creatures at Hawthorn Arts Centre
Sat 14 Feb 2026 to Sat 25 Jul 2026
Become immersed in a magical world of colourful mask spirits and auspicious symbols.
PBS Presents
High Ground 2026
Fri 1 May 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
High Ground is a new live music series celebrating Fitzroy’s legacy of creative independence, underground culture and boundary-pushing music. Running across The Night Cat, The Evelyn and Punters Club from May–August, the inaugural winter program...
Community News
Khaled Chamma's 'Fireplace' in West Space Window
Sat 9 May 2026 to Tue 21 Jul 2026
'Fireplace' is a new site-specific project by Syrian Australian artist Khaled Chamma, presented in the West Space Window . Fireplace reflects on artworks Chamma has encountered during his time as both a volunteer and an...
Community News
MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open!
Mon 11 May 2026 to Sat 8 Aug 2026
MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open! Applications close at 6:00pm, Monday, March 23, 2026. Apply now!
Community News
Spilt Milk (and hard honey) at West Space
Sat 13 Jun 2026 to Sat 8 Aug 2026
"The land of milk and honey”, originally a biblical phrase, was used in the 1960s and ‘70s to describe Aotearoa and Australia as lands of abundance for the Moana people who had migrated from their...
PBS Presents
Gospel Whiskey presents Hi-Fi Rye July
Sun 12 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Australia's only dedicated rye whiskey distillery brings you Hi-Fi Rye July : boutique Sunday listening sessions where melded music meets this month's hero grain.
Feature Sounds
Music In Exile - Jutna
Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Sun 19 Jul 2026
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Jutna, the collaborative release from record label and collective Music In Exile. Late in 2024, six musicians from six countries - Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, France, the United Kingdom...
PBS News
Vale Cameron Reyntjes
Tue 14 Jul 2026 to Tue 28 Jul 2026
The PBS staff and volunteer community are saddened by the passing of former station manager Cameron Reyntjes, who passed away on 25th of June 2026. Cameron served from 1993-1996 and is remembered for new marketing...
PBS Presents
Leaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu 16 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
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...
Studio 5 Live
Claire Rousay Studio 5 Live
Sun 19 Jul 2026
Canadian-American musician, composer and artist Claire Rousay stops by PBS for a special Studio 5 Live set on Sunday July 19.
Community News
The Yalinguth Archives
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Dive in to the Yalinguth archives!
PBS Presents
Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival
Thu 23 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Winter Blues Festival , one of Victoria’s longest running and most iconic festival returns to Echuca in 2026 for four days of world-class blues and roots in the Murray Region.
PBS Events
Swinging City 2026
Free Event
Thu 23 Jul 2026
PBS and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival present the 2026 edition of Swinging City.
PBS Presents
TO BINA: A Night of Soukous Vibrations Powered by El Gran Mono
Sat 25 Jul 2026
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...
Studio 5 Live
Dumbhead Studio 5 Live
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Naarm three-piece Dumbhead are known for their genre-bending sound, creating bass-heavy music built for late-night movement. Drawing from experimental electronica, triphop and live beat-making, their shows are immersive and unpredictable. Tune in to Homebrew from...
Studio 5 Live
Helen Svoboda Studio 5 Live
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Recent PBS Feature Album artist Helen Svoboda's Headwater explores notions of fragmentation, individuality and wholeness, shaped by disparate and complementary aspects of her practice. Threads and earworms run throughout the record, forming an abstracted picture...
PBS Presents
Now or Never 2026
Just Announced
Wed 19 Aug 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.
PBS Presents
Soul A-Go-Go at The Night Cat
Sat 19 Sep 2026
PBS FM’s Soul-A-Go-Go Returns to The Night Cat! Naarm/Melbourne’s legendary funk and soul party Soul-A-Go-Go is back for one unforgettable night of non-stop grooves. Join us at The Night Cat in Fitzroy on Saturday September...
PBS Presents
Move My Way
Sun 4 Oct 2026
Astral People announce Move My Way , a brand-new community-focused festival landing in Naarm/Melbourne on Sunday October 4. Taking over PICA , Move My Way is grounded in connection, comfort and world-class curation, bringing together...
PBS Presents
Strawberry Fields Festival 2026
Fri 20 Nov 2026 to Sun 22 Nov 2026
The beloved Strawberry Fields Festival returns to the banks of the Dhungala / Murray River from November 20–22 for another unforgettable weekend of music, art and connection.
PBS Presents
Town Folk Festival 2026
Sat 21 Nov 2026
Town Folk Festival unveils its first 21 artists for 2026, bringing a standout mix of local and international talent to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 21. Now in its sixth year, Town Folk has cemented itself...
PBS Presents
Port Fairy Folk Festival 2027
Fri 5 Mar 2027 to Mon 8 Mar 2027
The beloved Port Fairy Folk Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in March 2027.
Past News
Feature Sounds
David and Goliath
Mon 19 Aug 2013 to Sun 25 Aug 2013
by Chris Poulsen Trio This week's Top 10:
Feature Sounds
Hully Gully
Mon 19 Aug 2013 to Sun 25 Aug 2013
by Don Walker This week's Top 10:
Feature Sounds
Western Sun
Mon 19 Aug 2013 to Sun 25 Aug 2013
by The Grapes In any musical generation, 14 years is a very long time between albums. Unfortunately, for fans of The Grapes’ first album, this is exactly how long we’ve had to wait for a...
Community News
Hoot House Warehouse Party for Beyond Blue
Fri 16 Aug 2013
Hoot House is bringing together Melbourne’s music lovers for a warehouse event in support of Beyond Blue!
PBS News
Announcer Profile: Smoke & Mirrors with CC:DISCO!
Fri 16 Aug 2013
Tune in to Smoke and Mirrors with CC:DISCO! every Friday night from 8-10pm.
Studio 5 Live
Peep Tempel
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Listen back to Fang It! with Ruari for a live set from Peep Tempel.
Feature Sounds
Blokes You Can Trust
Mon 12 Aug 2013 to Sun 18 Aug 2013
by Cosmic Psychos The Cosmic Psychos need no introduction to PBS listeners. One of Australia’s longest running and most influential punk rock bands, the Psychos have been heard on 106.7 almost since they first began...
Feature Sounds
Calluses
Mon 12 Aug 2013 to Sun 18 Aug 2013
by Pikelet Synth-pop is like a ray of musical sunshine into an otherwise dull and grey day, and Melbourne’s Pikelet certainly deliver on the dreaminess with her new album Calluses. It’s not all meadows and...
Feature Sounds
Ten Hands
Mon 12 Aug 2013 to Sun 18 Aug 2013
by Topology Brisbane quintet Topology have been creating uncompromising and engaging music for around 16 years. The classical combination of strings, piano, saxophone and bass can be said to be anything but "classical combo". Their...
Feature Sounds
Rhythm & Blues
Mon 12 Aug 2013 to Sun 18 Aug 2013
by Buddy Guy Buddy Guy is the very essence of the blues. In a career that has been going strong for decades, he has proven to be so reliably excellent that really any blues lover...
Feature Sounds
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
Mon 12 Aug 2013 to Sun 18 Aug 2013
by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Quite a name and quite a band! After releasing two albums of happy psych gospel blessed out music, they’re back with their third album. It has to be...
PBS Presents
Jeff Lang
Sat 10 Aug 2013
Yarraville welcomes Jeff Lang home from the UK with Chris Russell's Chicken Walk.
Feature Sounds
Suicide/The Time It Takes (7" Single)
Mon 5 Aug 2013 to Sun 11 Aug 2013
by Zillanova On their latest seven inch single Brunswick based recording label Hope Street have assembled a team of funk musicians with exceptional pedigree. Bob Knob, one of the label’s founders and a brilliant producer...
Feature Sounds
Lamentations
Mon 5 Aug 2013 to Sun 11 Aug 2013
by Ngaiire This week's Top 10:
Feature Sounds
Cosmic Country
Mon 5 Aug 2013 to Sun 11 Aug 2013
by Various I think that regular listeners will be aware of my love for compilations (Note from Maddy: Especially Retrospective ones!!) and this latest one from Festival Records is an absolute beauty! It’s having a...
Feature Sounds
Transitions
Mon 5 Aug 2013 to Sun 11 Aug 2013
by Major Chord In March of this year, a single arrived at PBS, in a clear plastic cover, it had one track on it and the label just said ‘Major Chord, Transition’. The track started...
Feature Sounds
Tokishine
Mon 5 Aug 2013 to Sun 11 Aug 2013
by Sugai Ken ToKiShiNe’ is an album best listened to in headphones, preferably on a sunny winter’s day in some kind of garden. It is a highly immersive blend of electro, field recordings and traditional...
PBS News
Soul-A-Go Go in August!
Sat 3 Aug 2013
Soul-A-Go Go returns to The Workers Club on Saturday the 3rd of August.
PBS News
Changes in August to PBS' Programming
Fri 2 Aug 2013
Some changes to PBS' programming will take place this week.
Community News
Liquid Architecture - Call for Volunteers
Thu 1 Aug 2013
Liquid Architecture – the National Festival of Sound Arts - is currently seeking volunteers to assist with our upcoming festival.