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Thu 23 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023

PBS Presents the premiere music event of Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula, the 25th annual Queenscliff Music Festival.

QMF have just announced a second round of artists for 2023, joining a stacked first announcement and news that they've added an extra 24 hours to the festival this year!

Mon 20 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023

This week’s PBS Feature Album is 14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2), the second LP from 10-piece posse The Counterfeit.

14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2) showcases a track list of classic Spaghetti Western soundtrack music that has been reimagined, rearranged and carefully reorchestrated. Unlike their entirely instrumental Volume 1 LP, The Counterfeit have Freya Josephine Hollick riding in the posse for 5 tracks on the Vol.2 record, delivering a romantic backdrop for the perfect cinematic showdown.

 

Fri 17 Nov 2023 to Sun 19 Nov 2023

Featuring acts such as DJ Seinfeld, Todd Terje, Barkaa, Ezra Collective and many more.. very limited number of final round tix on sale now!

Thu 16 Nov 2023 to Thu 28 Mar 2024

MPAVILION OPENS TADAO ANDO-DESIGNED PAVILION, KICKING OFF MILESTONE TENTH YEAR!

Since 2014, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation has commissioned extraordinary architects, artists and designers to create unique pieces for each MPavilion – elevating their careers and enhancing visitor experiences. In celebration of their milestone decade, this year’s MPavilion program will be anchored by 10 creative commissions spanning art, design, fashion, food, literature and music.

Mon 13 Nov 2023 to Sun 19 Nov 2023

This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Reckoning by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, and luthier, Nigel Wearne.

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he's a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influence from Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone.

Mon 6 Nov 2023 to Sun 12 Nov 2023

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Rivulets by OK EG, aka Lauren Squire and Matthew Wilson. The duo take intrepid recce’s on a Kalahari debut of fathoms-deep techno minimalism and opiated braindance styles. With release titles like Intertidal Zone, Anther, and Prismatic Spring, their ambition to evoke natural worlds is evident. But these tracks aren’t of this planet. Navigating truly alien terrain, Rivulets finds the duo imagining uncharted environments into existence through the medium of analogue hardware.

Sun 5 Nov 2023

ZÖJ is an experimental cross-cultural music duo based in Australia, comprising Gelareh Pour on Kamancheh Qeychak Alto and vocals and Brian O’Dwyer on drums. The duo has been creating music as ZÖJ since 2016 but have worked together in other projects since 2012. The ideals of ZÖJ are firmly rooted in true expression of inter-culturalism, specifically what it means to be from more than one place.

Fri 3 Nov 2023 to Sun 5 Nov 2023

The much-anticipated Inward Goods Festival is set to return for its third edition in the picturesque Moornappa Forest, Briagolong, for two dreamy nights of music and art, set in a natural amphitheatre among the golden gums. Be visually and audibly thrilled, while you tip back a delicious cocktail (or cup of tea) at the Forest Stage, join a wine tasting in the Freestone Press Gallery, and don’t forget to check out the installations along the way.

Thu 2 Nov 2023 to Thu 9 Nov 2023

On Tuesday October 31, Music Victoria revealed the winning artists, venues, festivals and music industry leaders of the 2023 Music Victoria Awards. 

The awards ceremony took place at The Edge, Fed Square and welcomed Kutcha Edwards and Kirsty Rivers as inductees into the Music Victoria Hall Of Fame.

Tue 31 Oct 2023

The 2023 Music Victoria Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday October 31 at The Edge, Fed Square.

Music Victoria has also announced that Kutcha Edwards and industry stalwart and previous PBS board member, Kirsty Rivers will be inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony.

The Music Victoria Awards are proudly presented by PBS and Triple R.

 

Pictured: Baker Boy at the 2022 Music Victoria Awards. Photo credit: Brnjak