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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Leaps And Bounds Music Festival 2024

Thu 25 Jul 2024 to Sun 28 Jul 2024
PBS Presents

Yarra City Council’s annual winter music festival Leaps and Bounds returns July 25 to Sunday July 28.

Watch: Full Flower Moon Band Studio 5 Live

Tue 23 Jul 2024
Studio 5 Live

Brisbane/Meanjin rock group Full Flower Moon Band return with their third studio album Megaflower. Produced by frontwoman Kate Dillon aka Babyshakes, Megaflower features the full five-piece, triple-guitar line-up that audiences have grown accustomed to over the last two years of must-see live shows. Presenting a new direction for the band, their latest release emphasises expansion and diversity rather than just intensifying their rock sound. 

Big Yawn - NGBE

Mon 22 Jul 2024 to Sun 28 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is NGBE, the fourth full-length offering from Melbourne quartet Big Yawn. 

Sarah Carroll - NQR&B

Mon 15 Jul 2024 to Sun 21 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is NQR&B by the 'Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine', Sarah Carroll.

NQR&B is a collection which celebrates Sarah's great loves and her unique life, with a career spanning over 30 years as a performer. Her songs chime with sincerity and deal largely with her life as a teacher, mother, wife, political animal and touring musician. 

Watch: The Fadeaways Studio 5 Live

Fri 12 Jul 2024
Studio 5 Live

Since their inception in Tokyo in 2005, The Fadeaways have not just played music; they’ve orchestrated a garage punk rock revolution, deeply infused with the raw energy of ’60s garage punk and ’70s punk trash. The trio are a spectacle of high energy, garage, pop, and punk music brilliance, dressed in matching ’60s Europop-inspired outfits that scream style as loud as their music.

Andrew Gurruwiwi Band - Sing Your Own Song

Mon 8 Jul 2024 to Sun 14 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Sing Your Own Song, the debut album from multi-talented Northern
Territory musicians, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band.

A high-energy, eight-piece funk band who have honed their chops on the beach at Birrtjimi and in the dirt of Yirrkala, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band write real funk jams in their native tongue, Yolngu Matha.

Watch: Proto Moro Studio 5 Live

Mon 1 Jul 2024
Studio 5 Live

Punk funk four-piece Proto Moro experiment with delving into the extended techniques of their instruments to create textures that are new and exciting for all listeners. 

Taking influences from a mixture of genres such as funk, punk, techno, psychedelic rock, metal and spiritual jazz, the band create heavily smooth stylings that will leave you both bewildered and entranced.

Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code

Mon 1 Jul 2024 to Sun 7 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote.

Love Heart Cheat Code is a snapshot of four musicians dancing together on the edge across 11 playful and exuberant tracks. For a band that made a name for itself with its complexity and for their embrace of maximalism, one of the most striking things about Love Heart Cheat Code is its simplicity.

The Double Agents - New Motion

Mon 24 Jun 2024 to Sun 30 Jun 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is New Motion by local rockers The Double Agents.

Returning with their long-awaited third studio album, New Motion is a powerful recording evoking directness and immediacy, marking The Double Agents' first release of new material in nearly two decades. 

Priori - This But More

Mon 17 Jun 2024 to Sun 23 Jun 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is This But More by Priori.

Francis Latreille's evolution as Priori seems deeply intertwined with a commitment to exploring new sonic territories and collaborative endeavors. This But More appears poised to be a significant milestone, blending elements of dubby techno with ambient textures, and drawing inspiration from a rich tapestry of sources, including literature, cinema, and the natural world.