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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

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...
Community News

UpStart Award 2026 - entries open now

Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Mon 31 Aug 2026
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...
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.
Feature Sounds

Iwuda - Music for Iwuda

Mon 27 Jul 2026 to Sun 2 Aug 2026
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Music for Iwuda, the debut release from First Nations bassist Davin Ojala AKA Iwuda. Music for Iwuda was built in two halves: a run of duo compositions recorded live...
Studio 5 Live

Dumbhead Studio 5 Live

Mon 27 Jul 2026
Tune in to Homebrew from 3pm on Monday July 27 to hear a very special Studio 5 Live set from Dumbhead.
Studio 5 Live

Helen Svoboda Studio 5 Live

Sun 2 Aug 2026
Playing songs off her latest release, Helen Svoboda stops by PBS for an exclusive Studio 5 Live performance on The Sound Barrier .
Community News

Canvas Collective and Revolver Upstairs present: (de)Generate

Sat 8 Aug 2026
Canvas Collective and Revolver Upstairs Arts come together for (de)Generate , a one-night exhibition supporting deviants and artists alike on August 8 2026. This anti-doomscrolling takeover brings together degenerates, creatives, gremlins and musicians for a...
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PBS Presents

Now or Never 2026

Wed 19 Aug 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.
PBS Events

Blue Juice Radio Show live from Camberwell Market

Sun 30 Aug 2026
PBS 106.7 FM and Balwyn Rotary present Blue Juice Radio Show live from the Camberwell Market , celebrating Camberwell Sunday Market 's 50th Anniversary! Hosted by Mohair Slim, get down to the Camberwell Market on...
PBS Events

Rock-A-Bye Baby with Cool Out Sun at Darebin Arts Centre

Fri 11 Sep 2026
PBS' premiere kid friendly music show Rock-A-Bye Baby returns this September for Fuse Darebin , featuring a live performance from the cross-cultural Cool Out Sun bringing the good beats and good vibes. Taking place at...
PBS Events

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

Workhorse - No Photographs

Mon 22 Aug 2022 to Sun 28 Aug 2022
Workhorse ’s highly anticipated debut LP No Photographs is this week’s PBS Feature Album. Workhorse is the western-tinged, dream-pop project of Kaurna-based multi-instrumentalist Harriet Fraser-Barbour. The band was originally formed in late 2016 when Harriet...
Studio 5 Live

Emma Volard

Mon 22 Aug 2022
Back in June, PBS picked future-soul artist Emma Volard ’s debut album Deity as a PBS Feature Album. And for good reason. Deity is an expression of self-love, desire and hope that’s entrenched in lavish...

Szun Waves - Earth Patterns

Fri 12 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Feature Sounds

King Stingray - King Stingray

Mon 8 Aug 2022 to Sun 14 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
PBS News

Unbroken Trio in Concert

Sun 7 Aug 2022
On Sunday June 5, the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative presented a double bill with the bands Unbroken Trio and Data Entry , each featuring musicians amongst the current generation establishing themselves in the Australian scene. The...
Feature Sounds

Jitwam - Third

Mon 1 Aug 2022 to Sun 7 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Archie Roach
PBS News

Archie Roach

Mon 1 Aug 2022
It is with great sadness that PBS acknowledges the passing of Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller Archie Roach. The musical and cultural body of work Archie has gifted to the...
Black Jesus Experience Photo Bram Lammers
Studio 5 Live

Black Jesus Experience

Sun 31 Jul 2022
Black Jesus Experience ( BJX ) is a community of musicians pumping out an irresistibly danceable array of traditional Ethiopian song and 21st century groove. BJX ’s music reflects the multicultural vibrancy of the band’s...
Anna Scionti
PBS Presents

Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival

Thu 28 Jul 2022 to Sun 31 Jul 2022
THE BLUES ARE BACK! After two years of COVID cancellations, Echuca Moama’s legendary Winter Blues Festival is back in 2022, bringing some of Australia’s best blues and roots artists to town from 28 to 31...
Grace Cummings
Studio 5 Live

Grace Cummings

Tue 26 Jul 2022
Grace Cummings and her band return to Melbourne following a triumphant debut international tour. After crossing continents – recording a live set for NPR's prestigious World Cafe series in the US, joining Viagra Boys on...
Feature Sounds

Ray Beadle - Stax of Blues

Mon 25 Jul 2022 to Sun 31 Jul 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Studio 5 Live

Endless Boogie

Tue 19 Jul 2022
Iconic U.S. band Endless Boogie describe themselves as "two or three guitars, whatever amps you got, one wah pedal, one distortion box. The bass, the drums. Reluctant vocals." Yet they are much, much more. In...
Feature Sounds

Outright - Keep You Warm

Mon 18 Jul 2022 to Sun 24 Jul 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Studio 5 Live

Cool Out Sun

Tue 12 Jul 2022
Melbourne band Cool Out Sun make Afro roots music, peppered with hip hop goodness and a sunny disposition. The supergroup is a cross-cultural enterprise that sees vocalist N’fa Jones (1200 Techniques), percussionist Nui Moon (Digital...
Feature Sounds

Emma Volard - Deity

Mon 11 Jul 2022 to Sun 17 Jul 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Feature Sounds

Wantok Musik Vol. 3

Mon 4 Jul 2022 to Sun 10 Jul 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
PBS News

The Antripodean Ensemble live on Dizzy Atmosphere

Sun 3 Jul 2022
The Antripodean Ensemble is an ever-changing group of some of Australia's finest improvising musicians, whose aim is to explore improvised music from every angle and in every form. They seek to create situations that extend...
PBS Presents

Music Victoria Awards 2022 Submissions Open

Fri 1 Jul 2022 to Sun 31 Jul 2022
Submissions are officially open as the whole state comes together to celebrate twelve months of amazing songs, albums, festivals and live shows. Music Victoria have announced the return of their beloved Music Victoria Awards this...
PBS Events

Rock A Bye Baby featuring Ajak Kwai

Thu 30 Jun 2022
Rock A Bye Baby returns in 2022! Joins us at Collingwood Town Hall 11am - midday Thursday June 30 with Afro-soul superstar Ajak Kwai and her band!
PBS News

Make It Home - Last Call!

Thu 30 Jun 2022
Finally! We are in at Collingwood Yards, and we are ready to wind up our Make It Home fundraising campaign. After over two years of fundraising, the PBS community has achieved an incredible feat. Together...