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News

Benefit Concert for Enushu (Black Jesus eXperience)

Sat 15 Apr 2023
Community News

On Saturday April 15 Black Jesus eXperience plus friends and guests will perform at The Night Cat in Fitzroy in a benefit event to raise funds to help one of Melbourne’s great cultural contributors, Enushu Taye, in her time of need. Tix available here.

APRA AMCOS x PBS FM Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

APRA AMCOS & PBS Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

Wed 12 Apr 2023
Community News

Looking to collaborate? Give it a try at APRA AMCOS's 321 Session with guidance from Ben Stewart (Slowly Slowly).

Private Function - 370HSSV 0773H

Mon 10 Apr 2023 to Sun 16 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is 370HSSV 0773H, the hotly anticipated third studio LP by pub-rockers Private Function.

Coda Chroma - Dream-self

Mon 3 Apr 2023 to Sun 9 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Dream-self, the third studio album by Ballarat based cinematic indie-folk project Coda Chroma, fronted by award winning singer/songwriter Kate Lucas. 

RBI - Disseminate

Mon 27 Mar 2023 to Sun 2 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Disseminate by RBI. Following multiple appearances on local
Naarm label digital compilations, RBI lands on Butter Sessions with a full length worth of downtempo, ambient and full throttle, braindance-inspired dnb/jungle cuts. 

Revisit The Juke Joint Live

Sun 26 Mar 2023
PBS News

Over the 2023 Labour Day long weekend, thousands of music lovers descended on Port Fairy for the annual Port Fairy Folk Festival. This year’s event featured a very special concert – The Juke Joint, Live on Stage.  For two hours Matt Frederick presented his long-running PBS blues show to a packed house at the Pyipgil Gundidj stage, and introduced live sets from Early James, Blue Moon Marquee and Fiona Boyes (pictured).

Good Times 2023

Sat 25 Mar 2023
PBS Presents

PBSFM & Strawberry Fields Presents Good Times, a new intimate concept to combat your festival fatigue.

The Rookies - Feed The Fire

Mon 20 Mar 2023 to Sun 26 Mar 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Feed The Fire by The Rookies. Born in the spring of 2014 on the forgotten end of Brunswick Street in a dimly lit room full of sweat and beer at The Rooks Return, The Rookies started as a quiet set of background jazz for punters while they imbibed their cocktails. This quickly devolved into an uninhibited, drunken dance party reminiscent of a time almost forgotten.

Flyying Colours - You Never Know

Mon 13 Mar 2023 to Sun 19 Mar 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is You Never Know, the third studio album by shoegaze-dream pop outfit Flyying Colours, landing Friday 17 March via Poison City / Club AC30. 

Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023

Fri 10 Mar 2023 to Mon 13 Mar 2023
PBS Presents

Port Fairy Folk Festival have announced the third artist line-up for their major four-day event by the mighty Southern Ocean running across the labour day long weekend, 10 - 13 March, 2023.