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
Feature Sounds
The Television Sky
Mon 11 Nov 2013 to Sun 17 Nov 2013
by The Television Sky Melbourne trio The Television Sky (Maximilian White, Fabian Toonen, Andrew Macrae) brings us another half dozen tracks of piano, guitar and drums on their self-titled follow-up to its 2011 six-track album...
Community News
Wilderness Society Forest Fundraiser at Bar Open
Sun 10 Nov 2013
The Wilderness Society hopes to raise funds and awareness for the protection of our native forests.
Feature Sounds
The Healer
Mon 4 Nov 2013 to Sun 10 Nov 2013
by Anton Delecca Quartet The Anton Delecca Quartet returns with their third album ‘The Healer’. Out on Melbourne’s Jazz head label, the record contains seven of Delecca’s original compositions, a track by drummer Jonathan Zion,...
Feature Sounds
Where the Girls Are: 8
Mon 4 Nov 2013 to Sun 10 Nov 2013
by Various Ace Records continue their excavation of that never ending gold mine of mid-sixties girl group sounds with this eighth volume in their Where The Girls Are series. Lots of reverb, dreamy harmonies, castanets,...
Feature Sounds
Inform, Educate, Entertain
Mon 4 Nov 2013 to Sun 10 Nov 2013
by Public Service Broadcasting Inform – Educate – Entertain is the debut album from UK project Public Service Broadcasting. A curious hybrid of vintage vocal samples, retro dance beats and even the occasional driving rock...
Feature Sounds
Many Days End
Mon 4 Nov 2013 to Sun 10 Nov 2013
by Tom Hall Many Days End is the latest release from LA-based Australian Tom Hall. The album continues Hall’s exploration of subtle texture and drone-like distortion heard on his previous Sonoptik release ‘Muted Angels’. Like...
Feature Sounds
Off By Heart
Mon 4 Nov 2013 to Sun 10 Nov 2013
by Darren Sylvester Darren Sylvester unexpectedly launched onto the music scene with his debut album in 2009 which was originally written in 3 months as an accompaniment to an exhibition he had in GOMA in...
PBS Presents
Clave Contra Clave
Sun 3 Nov 2013
Latin musicians are tuning their congas and restringing their guitars for Clave Contra Clave 2013, a Latin music experience like no other.
PBS Events
Soul-A-Go-Go in November
Sat 2 Nov 2013
The Workers Club is gearing up for a massive Melbourne Cup weekend for the next instalment of PBS’ Soul-A-Go-Go.
PBS Presents
Wangaratta Jazz & Blues
Fri 1 Nov 2013 to Mon 4 Nov 2013
Four days of seriously good jazz in a seriously relaxed place!
PBS News
Young Elder of Jazz Commission - Entries close this week!
Thu 31 Oct 2013
Applications for this year's YEOJ Commission are open until this Thursday 31st October.
Arts & Film
Art & Horror Warehouse Film Night
Thu 31 Oct 2013
An ideal way to indulge in some gory glamour for Halloween and save your party for the weekend.
Community News
MBAS Blues Performer of the Year 2013 Winner
Tue 29 Oct 2013 to Thu 31 Oct 2013
Rod Paines was selected from 6 participants in the Grand Final, held on Sunday 27th October at the GH Hotel.
Feature Sounds
Wenu Wenu
Mon 28 Oct 2013 to Sun 3 Nov 2013
by Omar Souleyman Syria's biggest musical export; Omar Souleyman comes through with his first full studio album titled Wenu Wenu. Produced by Kleran Hebden (Four Tet), the album marks the next step in Omar's unfolding...
Feature Sounds
Duets
Mon 28 Oct 2013 to Sun 3 Nov 2013
by KES Duets is the sixth album for Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Karl Scullin or ‘Kes’ as he is more commonly known. Having previously released albums both as a solo performer and also as Kes Band, we...
Feature Sounds
Hoodoo
Mon 28 Oct 2013 to Sun 3 Nov 2013
by Tony Joe White This week's Top 10:
Feature Sounds
Borrowed Time
Mon 28 Oct 2013 to Sun 3 Nov 2013
by Hopkins/DiSario/Collings Like so many in Melbourne’s thriving contemporary jazz scene, Frank DiSario and Phil Collings can be found playing in different bands with different people almost every other week. For this latest project DiSario...
Feature Sounds
Distant Oceans
Mon 28 Oct 2013 to Sun 3 Nov 2013
by Ross McHenry This week's Top 10:
Community News
The 2013 International Blues Challenge
Sun 27 Oct 2013
The Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society and PBS proudly present the 2013 Blues Challenge.
PBS News
Irvine Jump turns 20!
Sat 26 Oct 2013
Get out your 90’s gear and get ready to party as Irvine Jump celebrates 20 years on PBS!