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
Watch: Cool Out Sun Studio 5 Live
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Melbourne’s afro hip hop veterans Cool Out Sun are a unique cross-cultural group spearheaded by Sierra-Leonean Australian MC N'fa Jones, and South African Australian Producer Sensible J. The group will drop the bustling, percussive and...
PBS News
Spring Celebration 2024 - winners announced!
Tue 1 Oct 2024 to Thu 31 Oct 2024
Everyone that joined or renewed their PBS membership during our October Spring Celebration membership drive went in the draw to win one of three great prizes - and the winners have just been announced! 1st...
Community News
ALWAYS LIVE Garage Band EOIs Open Now
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Garage Band is an initiative co-presented with JOF, Fed Square and Bunjil Place that celebrates and spotlights emerging Victorian talent. Part of ALWAYS LIVE, Garage Band features up to 30 young bands between 16 -...
PBS News
Ezra Collective - Dance, No One's Watching
Mon 30 Sep 2024 to Sun 6 Oct 2024
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Dance, No One's Watching the third studio album by UK jazz outfit Ezra Collective. Since forming in 2012, five-piece UK jazz outfit Ezra Collective have blossomed into one of...
Community News
Survey: Mapping Jobs And Skills That Contribute To Victoria’s Music Industry
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Researchers from RMIT are mapping the jobs and skills that contribute to Victoria’s music industry. Folks working in live band venues, record labels, touring, management, music retail, or any other work that’s not making or...
Feature Sounds
Ripple Effect Band - Mayawa
Mon 23 Sep 2024 to Sun 29 Sep 2024
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Mayawa , the debut album from Northern Territory rock group Ripple Effect Band. Mayawa is more than just a collection of songs, it is a celebration of Ripple Effect...
Community News
The Push All Ages Grants Submissions Open Now
Mon 23 Sep 2024 to Fri 18 Oct 2024
Youth music organisation, The Push has announced their new grant program connecting young audiences to Victorian music events - an initiative supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This grants program is designed to...
Community News
Music in Exile's Spring Fling
Sun 22 Sep 2024
The Music in Exile Spring Fundraising Fling is here! Tickets are on sale now - click here . Music in Exile is taking over the Thornbury Bowls Club on Sunday September 22 for ther biannual...
PBS News
Vale Zulya Kamalova
Thu 19 Sep 2024
PBS is devastated to learn of the passing of musician, and Director of The Boite world music organisation, Zulya Kamalova.
Feature Sounds
Allysha Joy - The Making Of Silk
Mon 16 Sep 2024 to Sun 22 Sep 2024
This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Making Of Silk, the brand new album from jazz-soul multi-instrumentalist Allysha Joy. Allysha Joy is a deeply expressive singer, songwriter, producer and keys player hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, known...
Community News
Nature-Fest on the Birrarung
Sun 15 Sep 2024
Join Yarra Riverkeeper Association for the Westgate Park Open Day, organised by Westgate Biodiversity. It's a free, family-friendly event taking place on Sunday September 15, 2024, and is the perfect chance to explore this hidden...
Studio 5 Live
Melbourne Ska Orchestra Studio 5 Live
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Forming in the early 2000s and comprising up to 26 members, the sonic juggernaut that is Melbourne Ska Orchestra is one beating at its core with technical brilliance and infectious joy. Bringing their own unique...
Community News
Australian Art Orchestra Creative Music Intensive: EOIs Open Now
Mon 9 Sep 2024 to Thu 19 Sep 2024
Expressions of interest for the Australian Art Orchestra 's 2024 Creative Music Intensive (CMI) are currently open, and the closing date is fast approaching! Follow the link to submit your application before June 9th. This...
Feature Sounds
Party Dozen - Crime In Australia
Mon 9 Sep 2024 to Sun 15 Sep 2024
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Crime In Australia by noise-rock duo Party Dozen. Following 2022’s The Real Work , the album that took Party Dozen to the USA, Europe (twice), Japan, China and New...
Studio 5 Live
Anja & Zlatna Studio 5 Live
Sun 8 Sep 2024
Anja & Zlatna preserves the beauty of traditional melodies from the beautiful Balkans and beyond, enhancing them with the structural architecture of baroque and modern languages. The ensemble has a unique sound, due in part...
PBS Events
Soul A Go Go - Celebrating 40 Years of Vince Peach on PBS
Sat 7 Sep 2024
This event has sold out! Lucky ticket holders will get to celebrate 40 years of Vince Peach on PBS at a special edition of Soul A Go Go , Saturday September 7 at Fringe Common...
PBS News
40 Years of Vince Peach on PBS
Wed 4 Sep 2024
This September, Vince “The Prince” Peach celebrates 40 years of volunteering at PBS. The host of Soul Time , the world's longest-running radio soul show, Vince has spent a lifetime chasing and championing soul music...
Feature Sounds
Cong Josie - Moto Zone
Mon 2 Sep 2024 to Sun 8 Sep 2024
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Moto Zone, the sophomore album from local wild greaser with an ever-broken heart, Cong Josie. Cong Josie is the hedonistic alter-ego (and anagram) of Nic Oogjes, also known to...
Community News
Songs for Zulya
Sun 1 Sep 2024
The community has gotten together to organise a benefit gig, raising money to help cover medical costs for The Boite's Director, Zulya Kamalova. The benefit is taking place at Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent on September...
Studio 5 Live
Watch: Rowena Wise Studio 5 Live
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Melbourne/Naarm-based artist Rowena Wise creates music that ruminates on love, alienation, and self-empowerment. Having gained a burgeoning reputation over the last few years as both a lyricist and performer, Rowena recently opened up her songbook...