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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.

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...

War Child Records - HELP(2)

Mon 9 Mar 2026 to Sun 15 Mar 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is HELP(2), the brand new collaborative album compiled by War Child Records. Inspired by the landmark 1995 release HELP , which brings music lovers together in support of War Child's...

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Šimšek Studio 5 Live

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Catch Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek on Boogie Beat Suite for an exclusive Studio 5 Live performance on Tuesday March 10.

Bowls for Benefit

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Grab your mates and head to Bowls for Benefit, a community fundraiser supporting those most affected by climate change.

Iron & Wine Studio 5 Live

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Iron & Wine returns down under for the first time since 2018 and drops by PBS for a very special Studio 5 Live on 5ft High & Rising.

Temporary Blessings Studio 5 Live

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Tune in to The Breakdown on Friday March 20 to hear Temporary Blessings Studio 5 Live, plus an interview with DJ Manchild.

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival, LuliePalooza, is back on Saturday March 21!

Free Event

City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Ausecuma Beats

Sun 22 Mar 2026

PBS 106.7FM and Kingston Arts team up to present Live at City Hall: Sunday Sounds, a series of free, family-friendly events. In March, let's boogie with Ausecuma Beats!

Gospel Whiskey Presents Chessboxin' 2 with GZA

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Naarm indie rye whiskey distillers The Gospel Whiskey presents Chessboxin’ 2 with GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, returning on Thursday March 26 at Collingwood Town Hall.

The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations

Bluesfest Tours and PBS are proud to present The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations.

Erykah Badu – Walk Between Worlds: Australia Tour April 2026

Bluesfest Tours and PBS 106.7FM proudly present Erykah Badu, the Queen of neo soul, returning to Naarm for the first time in 12 years with her Walk Between Worlds tour in April 2026.

Buddy Guy

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

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.

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

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!

25 Years of Burning Bitumen live at The Bergy Bandroom

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.

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!

Past News

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Solidarity

Mon 24 Sep 2012 to Sun 30 Sep 2012

by The Souljazz Orchestra More fire on Solidarity, the fifth full-length from Canada’s hardest working afro-jazz supergroup, The Souljazz Orchestra. Rooted in rhythmically rich musical traditions of the past, the collective have kept their eyes...

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Meat and Bone

Mon 24 Sep 2012 to Sun 30 Sep 2012

by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Meat and Bone is the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s first album of new material in eight years. This is straight-up, A-grade Blues Explosion, 12 prime cuts of raw rock ‘n’...

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Katchafire

Fri 21 Sep 2012

Listen back to Break the Chain with Derek for a live set from Katchafire.

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MBAS Blues Performer of the Year Contest presented by PBS

Tue 18 Sep 2012

Entries for BPOY close on September 18th!

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Electric Shorts 2012 - Call for Entries

Mon 17 Sep 2012

Looking for shorts under 30 minutes, any genre, any format, that have been fully self funded by the filmmaker.

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Mojo Juju

Mon 17 Sep 2012 to Sun 23 Sep 2012

by Mojo Juju Mojo Juju sings songs that sound like that night you can't quite remember and that girl you promise you've never met. It's blues, but not as we know it; it's nostalgic yet...

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In Echoes of Dawn

Mon 17 Sep 2012 to Sun 23 Sep 2012

by Matt Walker 2012 album from singer songwriter Matt Walker which was recorded in an isolated Victorian farm using acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, piano, drums, violin and harmonica. This week's Top 10:

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Earth

Wed 12 Sep 2012

Listen back to Pojama People with Chris for a live set from Earth.

48 Hour Film Project Creative Forum Confirmed

Wed 12 Sep 2012

48 Hour Film Project Melbourne will be hosting this year’s first event at Loop Bar, 23 Myers Place on Wednesday 12 September at 7:30 pm.

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Better Than the Wizards

Tue 11 Sep 2012

Listen back to Everybody Moves with Lukie D for a live set from Better Than the Wizards.

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Deer Creek Canyon

Mon 10 Sep 2012 to Sun 16 Sep 2012

by Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone is a long way from home. Growing up the daughter of a dynamite salesman in the Colorado foothills, she got her start on the drums at 11, and at 12...

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Access Airwaves wraps up for September

Mon 10 Sep 2012 to Thu 20 Sep 2012

Access Airwaves is new community initiative that engages local youth with the ins and outs of radio broadcasting.

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I Bet On Sky

Mon 10 Sep 2012 to Sun 16 Sep 2012

by Dinosaur Jr. ”I Bet on Sky", due for release in Australia on September 14th, is the third Dinosaur Jr. album since the original trio – J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph – reformed in...

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The Ride to Conquer Cancer 2012

Featuring the rip snorting Howlin' Steam Train with support from The Last Five Minutes and One And The Same.

Performance Enhancers

Sat 8 Sep 2012 to Sat 8 Dec 2012

The art behind the music

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Notes - asking the big questions

Melbourne musicians share their passion for inspiring change

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12 Bar Bruise

Mon 3 Sep 2012 to Sun 9 Sep 2012

by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard There’s a thud. A reverberated crunch. And then, a sudden stifling wall of primal noise and that could probably only hail the return of one seven headed beast...

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Time's All Gone

Mon 3 Sep 2012 to Sun 9 Sep 2012

by Nick Waterhouse Nick Waterhouse is a 25 year old R&B and soul fanatic who combines an uncanny old-school sensibility with a charged, contemporary style. He joins the ranks of similar acts and producers of...

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Give your Dad the gift of music this Father’s Day!

Make sure he’s listening to PBS in the best quality he can with the Cord Panorama Digital Radio!

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Soul-A-Go-Go

Melbourne's biggest soul and funk party welcomes spring with a bang...