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
Community News
Breaking the Beat
Sun 7 Aug 2011
Uniting the Melbourne Hip Hop Community
Community News
Freedom Road with the Melbourne Millennium Chorus
Sun 7 Aug 2011 to Sun 28 Aug 2011
The Boite’s Melbourne Millennium Chorus has been wowing audiences for the past 14 years and is set to do it again with more than 380 voices.
PBS Presents
The Annual World Rangers Day Fundraiser Dinner Gala
Sat 6 Aug 2011
Featuring Archie Roach, Marty Nelson Williams (album launch), Lucky and Damien Howard and the Ploughboys plus guests!
PBS Events
Soul-A-Go-Go
Sat 6 Aug 2011
Get ready, get set... PBS 106.7FM’s Soul-A-Go-Go this Saturday, August 6th at Bella Union. Get in early!
Community News
Mixtape CD Launch
Thu 4 Aug 2011
Presented by FReeZACentral and The Push.
PBS Events
Rock-A-Bye Baby Music Sessions featuring Sarah Carroll and the Psychedelic Wildmen
Thu 4 Aug 2011
Sarah Carroll and The Psychedelic Wildmen bring their special brand of upbeat western-swing to the Fitzroy Town Hall.
Arts & Film
Silent Disco by Lachlan Philpott
Wed 3 Aug 2011 to Sat 13 Aug 2011
In a world of absent mothers and missing fathers, Mrs Petchall battles to keep another year of students out of the ranks of the vanished.
Feature Sounds
Flight of the Ancients
Mon 1 Aug 2011 to Sun 7 Aug 2011
by Shaolin Afronauts The mysterious afro-soul of the Shaolin Afronauts first echoed across dance floors in late 2008 and upon listening to their debut album on the UK’s Freestyle label one might swear that they...
PBS News
PBS Announcer Course
Mon 1 Aug 2011
The next PBS announcer course starts 1st August and there’s a space for you!
Feature Sounds
Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009
Mon 1 Aug 2011 to Sun 7 Aug 2011
by Iggy Pop Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009 is a 4-CD set of newly re-mastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy Pop. Roadkill Rising features the best of concerts recorded over four decades and from...
Studio 5 Live
Easey Street Sessions: Dananananaykroyd
Mon 1 Aug 2011
Listen back to Firewater for a live set from Dananananaykroyd.
PBS News
Radio Festival 2011 prize winners
Sun 31 Jul 2011
We had the draw today (Thursday, 7 July) and the announcement was made just after 5pm on Fang It!
PBS Presents
Reverend Beat Man & Delaney Davidson
Thu 28 Jul 2011
Cult figure and gospel trash preacher REVEREND BEAT MAN is finally coming to town!
Studio 5 Live
Easey Street Sessions: The Reverend Beatman & Delaney Davidson
Wed 27 Jul 2011
Listen back to City Slang for a live set from The Reverend Beatman & Delaney Davidson.
Community News
The Repair Workshops at State of Design
Wed 27 Jul 2011 to Sun 31 Jul 2011
An exciting artistic exploration into the idea of repair.
Feature Sounds
Satin Panthers
Mon 25 Jul 2011 to Sun 31 Jul 2011
by Hudson Mohawke Glaswegian electronic producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke (aka Ross Birchard) is set to deliver a new kaleidoscopic 5-track EP, ‘Satin Panthers’, out this 29th of July on Warp through Inertia. The follow-up to his...
Feature Sounds
Mo’ Record Kicks II
Mon 25 Jul 2011 to Sun 31 Jul 2011
by Various MO' RECORD KICKS is back! And Act II is an even heavier collection of RK exclusives, b-sides, remixes and material that appears on CD and compilation for the very first time. The man...
PBS Presents
The Gertrude Street Projection Festival
Fri 22 Jul 2011 to Sun 31 Jul 2011
1km of Gertrude Street in Fitzroy will be illuminated in July by the visions of talented projection artists for the Gertrude Street Projection Festival.
Studio 5 Live
Easey Street Sessions: The Funkadelic Side
Wed 20 Jul 2011
Listen back to Soul Time with Vince Peach for a live set from The Funkadelic Side.
Feature Sounds
From Africa With Fury: Rise
Mon 18 Jul 2011 to Sun 24 Jul 2011
by Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Unanimously hailed for continuing his renowned father Fela’s musical legacy, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 return with a mighty new album - From Africa With Fury: Rise. To be...