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This week’s PBS Feature Album is BLACKPRINT, the long-awaited debut mixtape from proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali sovereign woman Miss Kaninna. A history-making six-time ARIA Award nominee, multi-award-winner, and leader whose cultural influence extends far beyond the stage, Miss Kaninna's genre-defying approach provides a staunch foundation for a new artist with an urgency for change.

Taking over St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street precinct this September is Fusion On Fitzroy Street, the free festival that transforms 19 local venues into intimate music spaces.From 1:00pm to 10:30pm, St Kilda’s iconic Fitzroy Street will come alive with the sounds of live jazz, soul, and swing on Saturday 5 September. Featuring a diverse lineup of 19 acclaimed local acts and performers, the festival is designed to showcase the precinct’s vibrant culture and premier hospitality offerings.

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Bloodhorse!, the grand, nervy fourth album from Naarm-based musician Grace Cummings. Fight or flight is the fuel that powers Bloodhorse! – a bold, lush and at times perversely provocative journey through the anxieties, confessionals, hopes and nightmares of one of the country's most acclaimed performers.

When Pigs Fly returns this New Year's Eve to celebrate five years of music, dancing and community at its favourite patch of dirt on the banks of the Birrarung. What began as a New Year's Eve gathering at the Collingwood Children's Farm has grown into one of Naarm's most beloved end-of-year celebrations, bringing together world-class selectors, live acts, stage takeovers and a crowd that’s made the farm feel like home for five years.

The Yarra Community Awards are held each year to recognise the everyday heroes who make our city such a wonderful place to live, work and visit. There are 7 categories and City of Yarra invite community members to nominate individuals or groups who are making a difference in Yarra. Winners are chosen by our Community Awards Panel. Winners are celebrated and recognised at an awards ceremony.

This year’s Headbanging for Hope mini fest is built from the heart of Naarm/Melbourne’s heavy scene, and brings together some of the city’s most captivating bands for one purpose: to raise money and awareness for R U OK?. For organisers Toby and Kit, this night is more than just another gig. Having experienced the loss of loved ones battling with mental health, they’ve built this event as a way to give back.

Get ready to turn it up! Amplified brings together local and emerging musicians and music lovers for one unforgettable night of live music. All proceeds will be donated to the Peace of Mind Foundation, a charity raiseing awareness and funds for brain cancer. Buy a presale and head along to the newly opened Smith St Hotel (ex-Gaso) on Wednesday August 19, and make some noise for a meaningful cause. Doors open at 6.30pm and tickets are available here or at the door.

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Bad Things Feel Good*, the sophomore album from Naarm/Melbourne artist Rowena Wise. Bad Things Feel Good* is a bold, intimate statement on transformation, tracing the emotional fault lines of love, identity and mental health with unflinching clarity.

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Renascent, the long-awaited release and return from legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column. Intricate yet unflashy, melancholic yet quietly ecstatic, The Durutti Column have always sounded ​​indelibly, like themselves.

Marking Amaru Tribe’s 10-year anniversary, their third full-length album Golden Roots opens a new chapter for the band. Following years of touring festivals across Australia and around the world, the album weaves together Amaru Tribe’s signature blend of electronica, cumbia, global bass and ancestral rhythms. Throughout Golden Roots, Amaru Tribe captures the collective energy of their live shows while exploring more intimate, downtempo soundscapes.