Listen back to The Breakfast Spread live from Fed Square here!
Join PBS 106.7FM for a special, one-off broadcast of The Breakfast Spread with Milo Eastwood.
Featuring special guest interviews and live sets from Yalanji, Jirrbal and Badu Islander
songwriter/performer Kee'ahn, and Finn Rees (Close Counters) and his band, all set to the soundtrack of Milo’s revered Thursday morning soundtrack.
Running times:
06:00am - Milo Eastwood
07:15am - Finn Rees
08:15am - Kee'ahn
09:00am - Finish
This event coincides with Aus Music T-shirt Day, so don your fave band tee and head into the city for this early morning treat. Soundmerch will have a stall set up if you need an updated item (including new merch from PBS), with $4 from each sale being donated to Support Act, plus Gravity Espresso will be on site providing fresh brews - made with milk from St David Dairy - to get your day off to a great start, and will be donating sales to Support Act!
ALWAYS LIVE AT Fed Square: The Breakfast Spread live - free entry & all welcome
6am - 9am Thursday November 28
at Fed Square and live via 106.7FM, pbsfm.org.au and the PBS app
This event is part of ALWAYS LIVE - a 17-day state-wide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the Victorian Government through Visit Victoria, and is presented by PBS in partnership with Fed Square.
PBS is proud to be teaming up with ALWAYS LIVE to help raise funds for their 2024 charity partner Support Act. This means that $1 from each ticket sold will be going directly to Support Act and the amazing work they do with music workers, artists and crew.
You can find accessibility info for Fed Square here.
This event takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples and the extended clans of the Kulin Nation. We recognise and celebrate their connection to songlines and Country, ceremony and story, and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
About Milo Eastwood and The Breakfast Spread
Milo Eastwood is a broadcaster, DJ and event producer based in Naarm/Melbourne, best known as host of PBS FM’s The Breakfast Spread, where he’s been waking up the city every weekday morning for the past seven years.
Milo’s radio journey began at 14 years old, and his love for sharing and discovering music has continued to grow ever since. Having spent more than half his life behind the mic, he’s become a familiar voice of the local Naarm/Melbourne music scene. Recognised for his diverse and eclectic selections, Milo’s consistent mix of sounds keeps PBS listeners excited and engaged week in and week out.
Over the years, his Friday pre-weekend pump-up sessions have built a loyal following, with the enthusiasm from listeners spilling over into packed out dance floors at his events and festival appearances across Victoria.
About Kee'ahn
Kee’ahn (they/them) is a proud Yalanji, Jirrbal and Badu Islander whose name means to dance and to play in the language of the Wik Mungkan people. Venturing from Far North Queensland to Naarm/Melbourne in 2019, Kee’ahn has quickly made a significant impact in the music scene and across so-called Australia.
“As a First Nations person, my connection to music is strong because of my connection to my family and my culture. I come from along line of disruptors. My matriarchs were told to quieten their voices, but our stories were always shared and heard. My voice and my music allows me to my purpose". In the time since the release of the single Kee'ahn has been involved completely in their music.
Their debut single Better Things (2020) saw Kee’ahn awarded the Archie Roach Foundation Award at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards, and the Best Emerging Artist from Music Victoria. Kee’ahn has also found strength in their collaborations– among names like Dallas Woods, Emma Donovan, Candice Lorrae (The Merindas), and recently Samuel Gaskin with Find My Way Back (2024).
In 2023, Kee’ahn released two independent singles, Sunsets and Catch The Night, which garnered national attention for their determined lyrical composition and upbeat energy, courtesy of producer Alice Ivy. From supporting local and international artists including Angie McMahon (Making It Through Tour) in Aotearoa, Greentea Peng, Hiatus Kaiyote, Julia Jacklin, Alice Skye, Coloured Stone and Birdz.
About Finn Rees
Finn Rees is a lutruwita/Tasmanian born, Naarm/Melbourne based keyboardist, composer and producer who has built up an eclectic reputation for his music work both in Australia and internationally over the last decade.
He has a knack for capturing emotions and intriguing minds, whatever medium he chooses and can be seen performing and collaborating in some of the most forward thinking projects such as 30/70, Close Counters, Allysha Joy, Audrey Powne and more. Drawn to jazz from a young age his influences come from some of the most inventive jazz artists such as Alice Coletrane, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea or Brazilian legends Arthur Verocai, Azymuth and more.
His beautiful and uplifting debut record ‘Dawn Is A Melody’ was released in May 2024 on tastemaker label Mr Bongo records with an already growing hype internationally. It’s been nominated for best jazz at Music Victoria awards, featured as Jazz Album of the week on JazzFM UK and French FIP Radio, received support by Gilles Peterson on Worldwide FM, Jamie Cullum on BBC 2, BBC London with Robert Elms as well as 4 stars from MOJO magazine.
This much anticipated venture into his solo work explores a new synergy between modal and spiritual jazz, psychedelic soul, lush orchestral arrangements and heartfelt piano and features some of Melbourne’s finest musicians. As an improviser and composer, Rees is already making exciting new developments for Australian-jazz.
Photo of Milo Eastwood by George Johnson
Photo of Finn Rees by Jacob Collings
