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.

News

Balaclava Boogie

Fri 24 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

Balaclava will be home to Melbourne’s newest FREE music festival when Balaclava Boogie takes over the Carlisle Street Precinct on the last weekend of November. Artists with local connections to the area will perform in live music venues, bars, cafes and restaurants over the weekend of November 24-26, 2023.

Queenscliff Music Festival 2023

Thu 23 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

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!

Save Our Strathbogie Forest Fundraiser

Thu 23 Nov 2023
Community News

Strathbogie Forest on Taungurung land, in North East Victoria is an old growth forest and home to the endangered greater glider, powerful owl, and many more species of flora and fauna. The forest has been under threat from loggers for some time, and community organisation Save Our Strathbogie Forest stopped logging and established protection for the site a few years ago.

The Counterfeit - 14 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West (Vol.2)

Mon 20 Nov 2023 to Sun 26 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

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.

 

MPAVILION 10

Thu 16 Nov 2023 to Thu 28 Mar 2024
PBS Presents

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.

Nigel Wearne - The Reckoning

Mon 13 Nov 2023 to Sun 19 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

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.

The All Ages Afternoon Rock Show ft. Mod Con, Bad Bangs, and DJ Jordan Oakley!

Sat 11 Nov 2023
PBS Events

PBS is proud to present The All Ages Afternoon Rock Show! Saturday November 11, at Cactus Room in Thornbury. Read more here. 

LuliePalooza 2023

Sat 11 Nov 2023
PBS Presents

Melbourne’s biggest rock 'n' roll street party, LuliePalooza, returns to Abbotsford this November. After a sold out debut in 2021, and an even bigger return in 2022, LuliePalooza is now an unmissable event for music fans across Naarm, keen to celebrate boot-scootin’, butt-shakin’ good times!

Taking over a massive chunk of Lulie Street and Victoria Park Oval in Abbotsford Saturday November 11, LuliePalooza will deliver big block party vibes and a music line-up that rock dreams are made of. Tickets are available now from lulietavern.com.

OK EG - Rivulets

Mon 6 Nov 2023 to Sun 12 Nov 2023
Feature Sounds

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.

2023 Music Victoria Awards Winners Announced

Thu 2 Nov 2023 to Thu 9 Nov 2023
Community News

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.