Rock Indie

Local and international, new and used indie, garage, swamp rock and the latest Aussie and International releases are all represented on a wide range of Indie programs on PBS.

Richie 1250

Stone Love

strange & luxurious
Richie 1250
Fri 5:00pm
Rock Indie

The Afterglow Radio Show

Warm Upbeat Sounds
Lyndelle Wilkinson
Wed 5:00pm
Rock Indie

Firewater

Swamp rock
Claire Stuchbery
Tue 5:00pm
Rock Indie

Underground Love

Underground & DIY
Jordan Oakley
Tue 3:00pm
Rock Indie

Yellow Brick Road

Anything and Everything
Henry Osborne
Mon 2:00am
Rock Indie

Rotations

New program ideas
Various Presenters
Blues RootsElectronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Test Pressing

New program ideas
Tue 7:00pm
Electronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Storytellers

Stories in Song
Lee Gunn
Sun 6:00am
Rock Indie

Club it To Death

Aus/NZ underground
Peter Bramley
Wed 10:00pm
Rock Indie

Homebrew

Local & independent music
Brooke Kymberley
Rock Indie

Junkyard

Artist features
Michael Mulholland
Thu 7:00pm
Rock Indie

Radio City

Rock & roots
Crispi
Thu 1:00pm
Rock Indie

News

Town Folk Festival 2025

Sat 15 Nov 2025
PBS Presents
Town Folk Festival returns to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 15 with yet another impressive lineup of local and international music. Led by Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, the group return to Australia with their much-celebrated catalogue of indie anthems as well as 2025’s career-defining self-titled album.

Sounds Like Community Radio

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025
Community News

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

The Night Terrors, Vacuum, Claire Birchall & Full Fleshed Live at NSC

Thu 28 Aug 2025
PBS Events

Northcote Social Club is turning 20 and PBS is getting in on the celebrations. Join us for a night of dark synths on Thursday August 28, 2025 featuring live sets from The Night Terrors, Vacuum, Claire Birchall and Full Fleshed . Tickets are only $25+bf, or $20+bf if you're a PBS Member.

Now Or Never

Thu 21 Aug 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
PBS Presents

The City of Melbourne’s Now Or Never returns this August for its third year, transforming Naarm/Melbourne with an exciting program exploring art, ideas, sound and technology. 

Arockalypse Now 2025

Sat 2 Aug 2025
PBS Presents
Arockalypse Now returns for its fourth year on August 2 at the Westernport Hotel, San Remo with an explosive lineup!

Folk Bitch Trio - Now Would Be A Good Time

Mon 28 Jul 2025 to Sun 3 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Now Would Be A Good Time, the debut album from Naarm group Folk Bitch Trio.

Listen back - Swinging City Live From The Railway Hotel

Thu 24 Jul 2025
PBS Events

PBS 106.7FM and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival presented the second edition of ‘Swinging City’: a live broadcast of Radio City and Swinging Doors, this year from The Railway Hotel in Fitzroy North.

The Maes - Abreast

Mon 21 Jul 2025 to Sun 27 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Abreast, the fourth studio album from sister duo The Maes. 

Maggie and Elsie Rigby bring modern folk to life with lush harmonies and acoustic mastery on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, drawing their audiences in like your sweetest and scariest friend.

Fade Evare - Welcome Back

Mon 14 Jul 2025 to Sun 20 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Welcome Back, the full-length debut album by Naarm-based tripwave outfit Fade Evare.

Centred around the brother-sister partnership of Mira Holleman and Tori Holleman (Retiree), Fade Evare rests on the push and pull of the siblings’ respective musical journeys, with Mira’s starry-eyed youthfulness complementing Tori’s quietly assured, tasteful production.

UpStart Award 2025 - entries open now

Mon 14 Jul 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
Community News

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award, closing at midnight on August 31.

The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a grant of $10,000, with 2nd place receiving $3000 and 3rd place receiving $2000. The remaining 7 artists, who make up the top 10, will receive a grant of $1000. The award is funded by a music loving family in Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.