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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Watch: Shepparton Airplane Studio 5 Live

Thu 21 Aug 2025
Studio 5 Live

Shepparton Airplane (Naarm/Melbourne) are known for their frenetic blend of jagged melody, pithy punk rock discourse and screaming feedback. The band was formed in the mid-2010s, initially making waves with their energetic and raw approach to punk rock music. Their debut album, Shepparton Airplane (2016), immediately captured the attention of Naarm/Melbourne local music lovers with its post-punk sensibilities. The album was characterized by catchy hooks, driving beats, and fuzzy guitars, with a strong immediacy that resonates through each track.

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. 

Milly Strange - Milly Strange

Mon 18 Aug 2025 to Sun 24 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Milly Strange. 

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, Milly Strange captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as she moves through pain toward renewal. The eight-track release is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. 

Minor Gold - Way To The Sun

Mon 11 Aug 2025 to Sun 17 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Way To The Sun, the sophomore album by award-winning duo Minor Gold.

Crown and Country - Crown and Country

Mon 4 Aug 2025 to Sun 10 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the debut electronic collaboration from Warlpiri elders Crown and Country.

Step into a world of profound beauty and extraordinary ceremonial knowledge, in the vast desert
landscapes of the immersive First Nations audiovisual project, Crown and Country.

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.