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 News
Vale Uncle Jack Charles
Tue 13 Sep 2022
PBS is deeply saddened by the passing of Boon Wurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta Elder Uncle Jack Charles, who passed away Monday night. All of us here at the station send our...
Feature Sounds
Marlon Williams - My Boy
Mon 12 Sep 2022 to Sun 18 Sep 2022
Marlon Williams' third record My Boy is this week's PBS Feature Album. The New Zealand singer/songwriter announces an artist emerging anew. Gone is the solemn, country-indebted crooner with the velvet voice - in his place...
PBS Events
A Soul A Go Go Tribute to Pierre Baroni
Sat 10 Sep 2022
Melbourne's premier soul and funk party, Soul A Go Go , returns Saturday September 10 and is now SOLD OUT. The first Soul A Go Go since early 2020 is a tribute to Pierre Baroni,...
Feature Sounds
Julia Jacklin - PRE PLEASURE
Mon 5 Sep 2022 to Sun 11 Sep 2022
Julia Jacklin 's third album PRE PLEASURE is this week's PBS Feature Album. Conceived upon returning to Australia at the end of a huge world tour, and finished in a frantic few months of recording...
PBS News
Data Entry in Concert
Sun 4 Sep 2022
Data Entry is a new trio formed by drummer/composer Luke Andresen, featuring Bernard Alexander (alto saxophone) and Sam Anning (electric bass). They debuted at a presentation by the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative at The Jazzlab on...
Studio 5 Live
Mary Gauthier
Thu 1 Sep 2022
In June of this year, award-winning American folk singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier released Dark Enough to See the Stars, h er first album in 8 years. On the LP Mary mourns the loss of dear friends...
Community News
Music Industry Joint Statement of Acknowledgement
Thu 1 Sep 2022
The Music Industry Review into Sexual Harm, Sexual Harassment and Systemic Discrimination report, Raising Their Voices , has been released.
Community News
Upstart Award 2022
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Submissions are open now for this year's UpStart Award , with entries closing August 31, 2022. Funded by a music-loving family in Melbourne, the UpStart Award is an annual round of grants given to emerging...
Feature Sounds
CLAMM - Care
Mon 29 Aug 2022 to Sun 4 Sep 2022
CLAMM ’s second album Care is this week's PBS Feature Album. Melbourne punk power trio CLAMM explore the confusion of what it is to be a young person trying to live an honourable life in...
Studio 5 Live
Archie & Amos Roach
Sat 27 Aug 2022
On July 30, Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung senior elder, songman, prolific storyteller and First Nations champion, Archie Roach , passed away. His contribution to the modern Australian musical canon is unparalleled. He leaves behind...
Feature Sounds
Workhorse - No Photographs
Mon 22 Aug 2022 to Sun 28 Aug 2022
Workhorse ’s highly anticipated debut LP No Photographs is this week’s PBS Feature Album. Workhorse is the western-tinged, dream-pop project of Kaurna-based multi-instrumentalist Harriet Fraser-Barbour. The band was originally formed in late 2016 when Harriet...
Studio 5 Live
Emma Volard
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Back in June, PBS picked future-soul artist Emma Volard ’s debut album Deity as a PBS Feature Album. And for good reason. Deity is an expression of self-love, desire and hope that’s entrenched in lavish...
Szun Waves - Earth Patterns
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
Feature Sounds
King Stingray - King Stingray
Mon 8 Aug 2022 to Sun 14 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
PBS News
Unbroken Trio in Concert
Sun 7 Aug 2022
On Sunday June 5, the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative presented a double bill with the bands Unbroken Trio and Data Entry , each featuring musicians amongst the current generation establishing themselves in the Australian scene. The...
Feature Sounds
Jitwam - Third
Mon 1 Aug 2022 to Sun 7 Aug 2022
Check out this week's PBS Feature Album and the new releases we're loving.
PBS News
Archie Roach
Mon 1 Aug 2022
It is with great sadness that PBS acknowledges the passing of Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller Archie Roach. The musical and cultural body of work Archie has gifted to the...
Studio 5 Live
Black Jesus Experience
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Black Jesus Experience ( BJX ) is a community of musicians pumping out an irresistibly danceable array of traditional Ethiopian song and 21st century groove. BJX ’s music reflects the multicultural vibrancy of the band’s...
PBS Presents
Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival
Thu 28 Jul 2022 to Sun 31 Jul 2022
THE BLUES ARE BACK! After two years of COVID cancellations, Echuca Moama’s legendary Winter Blues Festival is back in 2022, bringing some of Australia’s best blues and roots artists to town from 28 to 31...
Studio 5 Live
Grace Cummings
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Grace Cummings and her band return to Melbourne following a triumphant debut international tour. After crossing continents – recording a live set for NPR's prestigious World Cafe series in the US, joining Viagra Boys on...