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.

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The Breakfast Spread LIVE from Fed Square

Thu 27 Nov 2025

PBS Events

Free Event

Join PBS for a special live broadcast of The Breakfast Spread at Fed Square, 6am to 9am Thursday November 27. Pop down or tune in for a special edition of The Breakfast Spread featuring hosts Claire Dickson and Milo Eastwood, plus live sets from special guests SHOUSE and WILSN.

Running times:

06:00am - Claire Dickson & Milo Eastwood

07:15am - WILSN - live

08:15am - SHOUSE - live

Toody Cole & Her Band Studio 5 Live

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Studio 5 Live

Toody Cole, co-founder and mainstay of iconic Oregon group Dead Moon and the godmother of raw DIY rock 'n' roll, returns to Australia for the first time fronting her own band, following three decades of appearances here with Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and as a duo with her late great husband Fred Cole. In Toody Cole & Her Band, she is joined by Kelly Haliburton and Christopher March (on drums and guitar respectively) of fellow Oregon outfit Jenny Don't & The Spurs.

Birdsnake - Biofilter

Mon 17 Nov 2025 to Sun 23 Nov 2025

Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Biofilter, the debut album from synth ambassadors Birdsnake.

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.

screensaver - Three Lens Approach

Mon 10 Nov 2025 to Sun 16 Nov 2025

Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Three Lens Approach, the third album from Naarm/Melbourne five-piece screensaver.

Watch: The Prize Studio 5 Live

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Studio 5 Live

Naarm's fave three-guitar rock'n'roll power poppers The Prize have recently released their long-awaited debut album In The Red on Anti Fade Records in Australia and Goner Records in the USA.

Spring Renewal 2025 Prize Winners Announced!

Thu 6 Nov 2025

PBS News

Everyone that joined or renewed their PBS membership during our October Spring Renewal membership drive went in the draw to win one of three great prizes - and the winners have just been announced!

1st Prize: Bobby from Seddon West, Proud Member of Hippopotamus rex
A luxury vineyard accommodation package from Mount Avoca Organic Winery

Mavis Staples - Sad And Beautiful World

Mon 3 Nov 2025 to Sun 9 Nov 2025

Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Sad And Beautiful World, the latest solo album from acclaimed soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples.

One of the most enduring figures in American music, the multigenerational talent Mavis stands beside us in the face of danger, at a time when more and more people have reason to wonder who and what could be lost.