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

Strawberry Fields 2018

Fri 16 Nov 2018 to Sun 18 Nov 2018
PBS Presents

Another 64 acts added to Strawberry Fields epic 10th-anniversary line-up!

Laughing Clowns 1981

Thu 15 Nov 2018
From The Vault

From the PBS Vault – a live set from Laughing Clowns, recorded at the Seaview Ballroom on 12th September 1981.

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS 2018 - voting now open!

Fri 9 Nov 2018
PBS Presents

Australia’s largest publicly voted music awards The Age Music Victoria Awards is back for its 13th year in 2018.

Reservoir Stomp

Sun 4 Nov 2018
PBS Presents

The biggest suburban shindig of the year is back in 2018 and it’s better than ever.

The Grace Darling

Thu 1 Nov 2018
Venue Supporters

The Grace Darling is an ornate 19th-century pub with a focus on locally produced beer and food, plus live indie bands.

With two seperate live music spaces and a warm and bustling front bar and eatery, this inner Northern staple is a great place for a casual pub lunch, group dinner or gig going for all kinds of music lovers.

 

 

Wanderer

Mon 22 Oct 2018 to Sun 28 Oct 2018
Feature Sounds

by Cat Power

 

Chan Marshall, more commonly know as Cat Power, releases Wanderer.

 

Produced in its entirety by Marshall, Wanderer includes appearances by long-time friends and compatriots, as well as guest vocals courtesy of friend and recent tour-mate, Lana Del Rey. Written and recorded in Miami and Los Angeles over the course of the last few years, the new album is a remarkable return from an iconic American voice.

Bottle It In

Mon 15 Oct 2018 to Sun 21 Oct 2018
Feature Sounds

by Kurt Vile

 

Travel can inspire in surprising ways: Kurt Vile discovered as much making his first record in three years, the eclectic and electrifying Bottle It In, which he recorded at various studios around the country over two very busy years, during sessions that usually punctuated the ends of long tours or family road trips. Every song, whether it’s a concise and catchy pop composition or a sprawling guitar epic, becomes a journey unto itself, taking unexpected detours, circuitous melodic avenues, or open-highway solos.

Silver Drop

Mon 8 Oct 2018 to Sun 14 Oct 2018
Feature Sounds

by Gregor

 

This week’s feature record is Silver Drop, the debut album by young Melbourne pop eccentric Gregor.

 

Gregor was first heard via the 2016 cassette Thoughts & Faults on Chapter Music, which Stereogum described as “Talking Heads meets Trolls.”

Good Citizens

Mon 1 Oct 2018 to Sun 7 Oct 2018
Feature Sounds

by Cash Savage and The Last Drinks

 

Good Citizens begins and ends with a thought. “I’m thinking violence is the answer”, Cash Savage sings as the Last Drinks rally behind her.

 

The Old Bar

Mon 1 Oct 2018
Venue Supporters

Keeping the filth in Fitzroy for over fifteen years. The Old Bar is a beacon of dirt in the sparkly clean ether of the Melbourne bar and music scene.

Live music 7 nights a week and Saturday and Sunday afternoon shows.  

Satellite art gallery upstairs.

Good poeple, good staff, good bands.

 

The Old Bar