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
The Cinematic Orchestra (UK) with Philharmonia Australia
Fri 11 Oct 2013
Lush, evocative, deeply moving – The Cinematic Orchestra is here to play the movie soundtrack to your life.
PBS Presents
JamGrass Music Festival
Fri 11 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
This aint just a bluegrass festival!
Studio 5 Live
The Three Kings
Wed 9 Oct 2013
Listen back to Jumpin' The Blues with Tom Sianidis for a live set from The Three Kings.
Feature Sounds
Ocean From Above
Mon 7 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
by Seagull Ocean From Above is the third album from Melbourne band Seagull, and their first release on Two Bright Lakes. Chris Bolton's imaginative and visual narratives curl through the textured instrumentation Seagull is so...
Feature Sounds
Open
Mon 7 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
by The Necks Bells, something akin to a zither, intone a dignified, ceremonial entrance to Open , The Necks’ latest masterpiece of musical unfolding/revealing/falling away. A steady piano motif develops, the dull thump of a...
Feature Sounds
Tender is the Night
Mon 7 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
by Old Man Luedecke Tender is the Night is the 5th full-length album for Canadian musician Chris Luedecke. This album is a lovely mixture of folk and bluegrass, with Luedecke’s warm and earnest voice effectively...
Feature Sounds
Another Self Portrait
Mon 7 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
by Bob Dylan Bob Dylan’s latest release in his Bootleg series, Another Self Portrait (1969 – 1971) is a two disc collection of previously unreleased, demo and alternative versions of tracks recorded mostly for his...
Feature Sounds
B-Room
Mon 7 Oct 2013 to Sun 13 Oct 2013
by Dr. Dog After listening to this album, Dr. Dog clearly falls into the category “why haven’t I gotten into this band before??” This is their 8th album and is very much my sort of...
PBS News
Soul-A-Go-Go in October
Sat 5 Oct 2013
Soul-A-Go-Go is turning up the heat and shaking off the winter chills with an all-star line-up of some Melbourne’s best soul and funk selectors!
PBS News
Spring clean your conscience with a PBS membership this October!
Tue 1 Oct 2013 to Thu 31 Oct 2013
Throw off the winter blues and get into the summertime swing with PBS!
Feature Sounds
Here's Nikki Hill
Mon 30 Sep 2013 to Sun 6 Oct 2013
by Nikki Hill Hill draws on vintage female rhythm and blues influences such as LaVern Baker, Etta James and Ruth Brown, as well as some of her favorite male singers Otis Redding and Solomon Burke,...
Feature Sounds
Feast/Beast
Mon 30 Sep 2013 to Sun 6 Oct 2013
by Clark Warp announce "Feast / Beast" by Clark, a double album containing his best remixes to date along with new material to create an impressive body of work. Split into "Feast" and "Beast" respectively...
Feature Sounds
Complicating Things
Mon 30 Sep 2013 to Sun 6 Oct 2013
by The Spinning Rooms Complicating Things was recorded and mixed by Tom Lyngcoln (Harmony, The Nation Blue) and mastered by Mikey Young (Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Total Control) – the same team that delivered their...
Feature Sounds
Burrows St. Poolside
Mon 30 Sep 2013 to Sun 6 Oct 2013
by Royal Jellies Local group The Royal Jellies, formerly The Royal Jelly Dixieland Band, have got something going on with their hybrid mix of traditional Dixieland jazz, New Orleans grooves and even a bit of...
Feature Sounds
Seasons Of Your Day
Mon 30 Sep 2013 to Sun 6 Oct 2013
by Mazzy Star Seasons Of Your Day is the fourth album from Mazzy Star, and is such a satisfying follow on from their previous albums. This is striking and surprising simply for the fact that...
Community News
A Show For Casey
Sun 29 Sep 2013
People from all over Australia continue to show their generosity towards Casey Tutungi whose heartbreaking story has resonated across the nation. Born and bred in Lorne, Casey suffered a tragic football accident in June this...
Feature Sounds
Dream River
Mon 23 Sep 2013 to Sun 29 Sep 2013
by Bill Callahan Bill Callahan has been around for a long time now. Whether it’s under the Smog name or under his own, he’s been releasing albums since 1990! While many of the Smog albums...
Feature Sounds
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood
Mon 23 Sep 2013 to Sun 29 Sep 2013
by Various Artists The latest in the ‘Rough Guide to’ series is an absolute cracker. The Bollywood compilation from this ongoing franchise was fun enough, but adding a serious does of Indian psychedelia to this...
Feature Sounds
Variations
Mon 23 Sep 2013 to Sun 29 Sep 2013
by Monash Art Ensemble Local label Jazzhead reaffirms its commitment to emerging Australian jazz artists with two releases over the last month that feature students from the Monash University School of Music. First we heard...
Feature Sounds
Feeling Good
Mon 23 Sep 2013 to Sun 29 Sep 2013
by Nightmares on Wax Known as Nightmares on Wax, George Evelyn has a pedigree that goes back to 1991 when his first album was released. He was one of the first acts to appear on...