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
Studio 5 Live
Jen Cloher & Courtney Barnett
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Listen back to Homebrew with Jenny for a live set from Jen Cloher & Courtney Barnett.
PBS News
Changes to the PBS Program Guide in November
Mon 12 Nov 2012
This month, PBS officially rolls out a revised program schedule.
Feature Sounds
The Soul of Melbourne
Mon 12 Nov 2012 to Sun 18 Nov 2012
by Various Soul music in Melbourne has arrived truly arrived! The groundswell that has been slowly building for the last decade has exploded into a modern music scene as varied and colourful as the city...
PBS News
Access Airwaves wraps up for October
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Access Airwaves aims to give participants hailing from local housing estates a taste of community broadcasting.
Feature Sounds
The Drifter's Dawn
Mon 12 Nov 2012 to Sun 18 Nov 2012
by The Tiger & Me Melbourne sextet The Tiger & Me weave a rare mixture of styles and sounds as three lead vocalists exchange and merge tunes from whispered ballad to fevered maelstrom, from charming...
Community News
Imagine Concert
Sun 11 Nov 2012
On 23rd November, 50 Aboriginal elders and 50 white leaders will sit together for a forum weekend and forever transform Australian culture.
PBS Presents
Rock for Recognition
Thu 8 Nov 2012 to Sun 11 Nov 2012
Rock for Recognition raises awareness and promotes the need for recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution.
PBS Presents
Pause Digital Festival 2012
Thu 8 Nov 2012 to Sun 11 Nov 2012
Pause Digital Festival Melbourne 2012 has just announced the festival program and the release of early bird tickets!
Community News
Overland’s Subscriberthon 2012
Wed 7 Nov 2012 to Wed 14 Nov 2012
Overland literary journal has been Australia's premier source for articles, stories and poems looking at the intersection between politics and culture.
Feature Sounds
Spencer P Jones & the Nothing Butts
Mon 5 Nov 2012 to Sun 11 Nov 2012
by Spencer P Jones & the Nothing Butts It’s a group made in rock’n’roll heaven: Spencer P Jones, the redoubtable, life-hardened troubadour, and former member of The Johnnys, the Beasts of Bourbon and a host...
Feature Sounds
Blak & Blu
Mon 5 Nov 2012 to Sun 11 Nov 2012
by Kutcha Edwards Kutcha’s story is one of twists and turns, ups and downs but always one of family and culture. BLAK & BLU is an album of his soul. It’s a road journey of...
Community News
Cancerpalooza
Sun 4 Nov 2012
Arts and Music Benefit In Support Of The Peter Mac Centre.
PBS Presents
The Good Hustle
Sat 3 Nov 2012 to Mon 3 Dec 2012
The Shadow Electric Bar and Abbotsford Convent are proud to present The Good Hustle - November Music Salon.
PBS Events
Soul-A-Go-Go November 2012
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Melbourne's most notorious funk and soul dance fest at the Laundry, Fitzroy
PBS Presents
Yarraville Club - Exhile in Yarraville
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Cherry Rock & James Young are proud to announce the launch of a new 600-capacity live music venue in Melbourne’s West at the historic Yarraville Club
PBS Presents
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues
Fri 2 Nov 2012 to Mon 5 Nov 2012
An exciting program of international jazz and blues artists from the USA, France, Germany and the UK, performing alongside the cream of Australian artists
Studio 5 Live
King Parrot
Fri 2 Nov 2012
Listen back to Burning Bitumen with Kene for a live set from King Parrot
Feature Sounds
Lonerism
Mon 29 Oct 2012 to Sun 4 Nov 2012
by Tame Impala West Australian psych warriors Tame Impala return with their new album Lonerism, released globally this October through Modular Recordings Again recorded and produced almost entirely by Kevin Parker in studios, planes, hotels...
Feature Sounds
Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk
Mon 29 Oct 2012 to Sun 4 Nov 2012
by Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk For two and a half years, Chicken Walk was just Chris playing solo with just an open tuned sea foam green Danelectro and a Goldentone reverbmaster for company on stage...
Community News
The 10th Annual Fairplay!
Sat 27 Oct 2012
Football gets fair again as over 20 teams compete in this community event at the historic Victoria Park!