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Flying Fruit Fly Circus Youth Classes - Open Now in Melbourne!

Fri 23 Jan 2026 to Tue 30 Jun 2026
Discover circus with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at Circus Centre Melbourne, Collingwood Yards.
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.
Community News

Tina Stefanou's Motet Fail at West Space

Wed 18 Feb 2026 to Sat 18 Apr 2026
Open now until April 18, 2026 at West Space in Collingwood Yards.
Drive Live 2024 Friday Crew by Suzanne Phoenix
Volunteer Blog

Upcoming Volunteer Vacancies at PBS

Sun 1 Mar 2026 to Thu 30 Apr 2026
Amy volunteers at the all-important refreshments counter during Drive Live 2026. Photo by Lucas Packett. Opportunities to volunteer in 2026 are coming up, but before we get there, we want to say a big THANK...
PBS Events

Listen back: Down By The River live at Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Fri 6 Mar 2026 to Thu 9 Apr 2026
ICYMI, PBS made live radio on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival . Check out how you can listen back to these exclusive sessions on PBS programs The Juke Joint and Down By...
PBS Presents

JOLT Arts Autumn Season 2026

Sat 7 Mar 2026 to Sun 31 May 2026
Running from March through May, the JOLT Autumn Season spans everything from avant garde noise to classical Indian tabla, acousmatic opera to stand-up comedy; all threaded through JOLT’s commitment to neurodiverse artists and pushing sound...
Feature Sounds

Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit

Mon 6 Apr 2026 to Sun 12 Apr 2026
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Creature of Habit, the fourth studio album from GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. Creature of Habit is a bold, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to...
PBS Presents

Buddy Guy

Mon 6 Apr 2026
The greatest living blues legend, Buddy Guy, returns to Naarm/Melbourne for one exclusive performance at the Palais Theatre on Monday April 6.
PBS Events

Soul-A-Go-Go at the Brunswick Ballroom

Sat 11 Apr 2026
Naarm/Melbourne’s legendary soul party Soul-A-Go-Go is back for a one-off night of dancing and rare grooves at the Brunswick Ballroom on Saturday April 11, from 9pm ‘til 3am.
Studio 5 Live

Steppers Studio 5 Live

Wed 15 Apr 2026
Naarm/Melbourne-based, seven-piece soul-funk outfit Steppers are proud to present a work truly representative of their unspoken dialect; a sonic language communicated in groove, translated through dance. Unhindered by any one mode or method of creation,...
PBS Presents

Arockalypse Now 2026

Sat 18 Apr 2026
Arockalypse Now Festival returns bigger and louder than ever in 2026, taking over two stages from 5pm until late for a full-throttle night of rock and roll.
Free Event
PBS Events

City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Checkerboard Lounge and Joshua Batten

Sun 19 Apr 2026
PBS 106.7FM and Kingston Arts present Live at City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Checkerboard Lounge and Joshua Batten!
Community News

Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour

Sun 26 Apr 2026
Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour is a massive dayfest comprising 10 incredible Naarm/Melbourne artists across 2 lineups; one in the early arvo and the other in the early evening.
Studio 5 Live

Carcinoid Studio 5 Live

Thu 30 Apr 2026
Carcinoid is an odorous cacophony spewing forth from the reeking underground grave of Naarm/Melbourne since 2018. The band embodies both raw crushing death and suffocating doom elements, but also forges their sound by incorporating a...
PBS Events

25 Years of Burning Bitumen live at The Bergy Bandroom

Sat 9 May 2026
PBS Presents Burning Bitumen 's Birthday Bonaza '25 Years of Evil'. To celebrate, we are bringing some of the scene's heaviest bands to rattle your bones at The Bergy Bandroom on Saturday May 9.
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!
PBS Presents

Echuca Moama Winter Blues Fetival

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. Winter Blues has long felt...

Past News

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Feature Sounds

Y Fre Mi

Mon 23 Aug 2010 to Sun 29 Aug 2010
by Richy Pitch Producer and DJ, Richy Pitch moved from UK to Ghana, West Africa and took on the challenge to record an LP which drew on his many musical experiences during his stay. His...
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PBS Presents

Cabins

Sat 21 Aug 2010
Sydney four-piece Cabins headline in support of their debut mini-album Bright Victory.
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PBS Presents

5th Indonesian Film Festival

Fri 20 Aug 2010 to Sun 29 Aug 2010
Be prepared for the largest Indonesian Film Festival in Australia this year!
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Studio 5 Live

Easey Street Sessions: Los Chicos

Thu 19 Aug 2010
Spain's country-punk-rock-soul-gospel machine live on Fang It from 5pm!
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Studio 5 Live

Easey Street Sessions: PVT

Tue 17 Aug 2010
Listen back to this live set from PVT (the electronic rock trio formerly known as Pivot) heard on Mixing Up The Medicine.
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Feature Sounds

Raw Soul

Mon 16 Aug 2010 to Sun 22 Aug 2010
by various artists "RARE & UNRELEASED FUNK FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 1971-73" is a collection of 13 funk tracks done by or featuring Raw Soul. Hard to find tracks from out of print 45s including cuts...
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Feature Sounds

Butcher Holler

Mon 16 Aug 2010 to Sun 22 Aug 2010
by Eileen Jewell Still fresh from her much-acclaimed Australian tour, Boston alt-country and Americana singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell pays tribute to groundbreaking country icon Loretta Lynn with the new album by Butcher Holler – “Eilen Jewell...
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PBS Presents

A Night at the Jazz Rooms

Sat 14 Aug 2010
A block rocking new live/DJ dance session for Melbourne brought to you by one of the worlds legendary club nights!
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PBS News

PBS and Passport Travel present: African Music Safari 2010

Fri 13 Aug 2010
Stani Goma (PBS) will host this once in a lifetime opportunity to explore Africa’s diverse musical traditions, amazing wildlife and strong community spirit.
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Feature Sounds

Rebel Within

Mon 9 Aug 2010 to Sun 15 Aug 2010
by Hank III All you have to do is take one glance at a few of the song titles on Rebel Within - Getting Drunk And Fallin’ Down, Rebel Within, Tore Up And Loud and...
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Feature Sounds

Tin Can Trust

Mon 9 Aug 2010 to Sun 15 Aug 2010
by Los Lobos Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band, announces the release of their brand new studio album, Tin Can Trust. With Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos’ first release for Shock and first...
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PBS Events

Soul-A-Go-Go August!

Sat 7 Aug 2010
Need your soul and funk fix? Go Go returns to The Johnston!
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PBS Presents

PBS Presents: Puta Madre Bros

Fri 6 Aug 2010
Check out these dirt-faced Mexicale wannabes on Friday 6th August at the East Brunswick Club.
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Studio 5 Live

Easey Street Sessions: Will Stoker & The Embers

Mon 2 Aug 2010
Listen back to the live set heard on Firewater with Claire Stuchbery.
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PBS News

Win a bike in August!

Sun 1 Aug 2010 to Tue 31 Aug 2010
Sign up and support PBS this month and you could win one of the three bikes courtesy of Allegro bikes, a PBS-badged Crumpler bag or an iPod docking station.
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Studio 5 Live

Easey Street Sessions: The Transatlantics

Sat 31 Jul 2010
Live from 3pm on Soulgroove'66
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Studio 5 Live

C.W. Stoneking on Blue Juice

Sun 4 Jul 2010
C.W. Stoneking has rightfully earned the reputation as the leading voice on the Australian roots music scene. Listen back to this Easey Street Session.
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Feature Sounds

Two Headed Demon

Mon 28 Jun 2010 to Sun 4 Jul 2010
by Urban Junior Guitar! Synth! Drums! Megaphone! Urban Junior and Voodoo Rhythm Records unite for Junior's New Record Two Headed Demon. It's about the Good and the Bad, the Nice and the Ugly, Night and...
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Feature Sounds

The Shape of Punk To Come (Deluxe Edition)

Mon 28 Jun 2010 to Sun 4 Jul 2010
by Refused Epitaph Records has announced plans to release a Deluxe Edition of one of the most influential hardcore albums of all time, The Shape of Punk to Come, from groundbreaking Swedish band Refused. The...
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Feature Sounds

Innerspeaker

Mon 21 Jun 2010 to Sun 27 Jun 2010
by Tame Impala Welcome to the world of InnerSpeaker, the debut record by Tame Impala. It’s a woozy world of synesthesia soul, of hazy home-brewed daydreams and of infinitely unraveling adventures to the bottom of...