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
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!
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.
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...
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...
PBS Events
Soul-A-Go-Go August!
Sat 7 Aug 2010
Need your soul and funk fix? Go Go returns to The Johnston!
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.
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.
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.
Studio 5 Live
Easey Street Sessions: The Transatlantics
Sat 31 Jul 2010
Live from 3pm on Soulgroove'66
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.
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...
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...
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...
Feature Sounds
Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die
Mon 21 Jun 2010 to Sun 27 Jun 2010
by The Hard-Ons It sounds ridiculous, but right now, the world needs a new Hard-ons album. That’s right, in this era of downloading, social-networking and over-the-top consumerism, the world needs, as outrageous as this sounds,...
Feature Sounds
Next Stop Soweto, Vol. 3
Mon 21 Jun 2010 to Sun 27 Jun 2010
by Various Artists Strut concludes their essential three-part excursion into the archives of South African music with the third and final volume of the Next Stop… Soweto series. Volume 3 is a long overdue retrospective...
PBS Presents
Emerge Festival 2010
Sun 20 Jun 2010 to Tue 3 Aug 2010
Emerge Festival is a dynamic celebration of Victoria's many rich and undiscovered refugee and emerging cultures.
Studio 5 Live
The Easey Street Sessions: The Meanies
Wed 16 Jun 2010
Listen back to this live set, heard on Shock Treatment with Kev Lobotomi.