5MBS 99.9FM

16/06/2025

🎶🌙 Experience a groundbreaking American classic! Tune in this Wednesday at 8pm on 5MBS for George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess—a powerful blend of opera, jazz, blues, and folk that changed the world of music forever. 🌙🎶

Premiering in 1935, Porgy and Bess is hailed as one of the greatest American operas of all time. With iconic songs like “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’,” Gershwin’s masterpiece captures the soul and spirit of the people of Catfish Row, a fictional African American community in Charleston, South Carolina.

The story follows the disabled beggar Porgy and his struggle to save the troubled Bess from her past—and from the dangerous men who threaten her future. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, Porgy and Bess is a deeply human tale of love, addiction, poverty, and resilience.

🎭 Don’t miss this unforgettable American masterpiece! Tune in to 5MBS this Wednesday at 8pm for Porgy and Bess—a landmark opera filled with emotion, soul, and timeless music. 🎭

Picture: Composer George Gershwin.

15/06/2025

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Dave Hall is presenting tonight’s program. You’ll hear music from Ash Grunwald & Josh Teskey, Pete Cornelius, Nathan Beretta, Frank Sultana, Dutch Tilders, Lazy Eye Band, Keith Hall, Chris Finnen, The Boogie Men, The TinMen, and more. Tune to 5 mbs 99.9fm or 5 mbs.com from 7-9pm or listen later on the 5 mbs website.

13/06/2025

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13/06/2025

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Tonight's River Blues program will be brought to you by Sister T. On the playlist are some of the best new releases including Taj Mahal and Keb Mo, Charlie Musselwhite, DKieran R Harrell, Gina Coleman, Aki Kumar, The Terry Hanck Band, Tony Holiday, John Brennan, GA-20, Brad "Guitar" Wilson, Dave Specter's Blues & Beyond, Harrell Davenport, The British Broadcasting Corporation plus Aussie acts including Hat Fitz & Cara, Don Morrison's Raging Thirst, The Breadmakers, Simon Kinny-Lewis, Pete Cornelius and Fiona Boyes. Towards the end of the program the featured retrospective album is `The Standard School Broadcast Recordings' by John Lee Ho**er recorded in 1973. This album has only just been made available.
Tune to 5mbs 99.9fm or https://5mbs.com/ from 6-8pm Friday evening local time or listen later on-demand on the 5mbs website.

09/06/2025

🗡️💔 A rare night of gothic passion and dramatic power awaits! Tune in this Wednesday at 8pm on 5MBS for a special broadcast of Donizetti’s Gabriella of Vergy (Gabriela di Vergy)—a dark and gripping opera rarely heard on the airwaves! 💔🗡️

Though it was composed early in Donizetti’s career and revised several times over the years, Gabriella of Vergy is one of his most dramatic and emotionally intense works. Set in medieval France, the opera tells the harrowing story of Gabriella, whose love for Raoul is cruelly thwarted when he’s forced to marry another. Consumed by grief and vengeance, Gabriella’s story spirals into obsession, betrayal, and a chillingly tragic conclusion.

Filled with passionate arias, powerful duets, and the bel canto brilliance that defines Donizetti’s style, Gabriella of Vergy is a gothic tale of love turned deadly—and a thrilling rarity for opera lovers.

🎶 Don’t miss this operatic gem of dark romance and high drama! Tune in to 5MBS this Wednesday at 8pm for Gabriella of Vergy—a night of rarely heard Donizetti at his most haunting. 🎶

Picture: A young Gaetano Donizetti.

08/06/2025

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Dave Hall is hosting this evenings River Blues with special guest Don Morrison live in the studio. We'll be having a chat and Don will be having a play and talking about The Memphis Blues Challenge which is happening on June 28 and his latest album with Don Morrison's Raging Thirst. We will be featuring a whole lot of local artists to give the show a home town feel, including tracks by 63 Deluxe, Paul & The Road, Brett Littlefair, Jesse Dean Freeman, Sweet Baby James, Gwyn Ashton - artist page and many more. Aussie interstaters Mississippi Shakedown Qld, Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald, Beretta and Sullivan , Lloyd Spiegel Music, Pete Cornelius, Dan Dinnen, & The Bondi Ci**rs among others will give an Aussie feel to proceedings. All this plus much more will shoo away these winter blues and warm up your evening. That's River blues with Dave Hall this evening from 7:00 till 9:00pm on 5MBS 99.9FM. Listen to the live stream (or listen back from tomorrow evening) @ https://omny.fm/shows/river-blues/playlists/river-blues/embed?style= Looking forward to your company 😀✌️

06/06/2025

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Friday night's River Blues on 5MBS or on the dial @ 99.9fm Adelaide (6 - 8pm) with Trish will feature: Anthony Gomes, B. B. & The Blues Shacks, Carolyn Wonderland, Balsam Range, Bert Deivert, Hat Fitz & Cara, Big Bill Morganfield, Big Joe Williams, Big Time Sarah, The Breadmakers, Simon Kinny-Lewis, Big Walter Horton & Alfred "Blues King" Harris, Billy Branch & The Sons of the Blues, Katie Henry, Larry McCray, Django Blackheart, Bob Corritore & Friends, Bear & Robert, Bob Margolin, Chicago Blues All Stars, Carey Bell, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings!

06/06/2025

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Ashli is back this Friday night with a great mix of smooth jazz. Tune to 5mbs 99.9FM or https://5mbs.com/ from 8-10pm Adelaide time or listen later on the 5mbs website.
Playlist:
Basia - Baby you're mine
Basia - Until you come back to me
Basia - Brand new hope
Basia - New day for you
Basia - Take him back
Basia - From now on
Bobby Lyle - Tippin
Bobby Lyle - Harlem blues
Bobby Lyle - La Clave
Bobby Lyle - Step in the name of love
Dave Koz - Always there
Dave Koz - Got to get you into my life
Dave Koz - Rise
Dave Koz - Summer horns
Rod Best - Being expressive
Rod Best -Gentle grooves
James Osborne Jazz Collective - Alter ego
James osborne Jazz Collective - Helen's song
渡辺貞夫 / Sadao Watanabe - After goodbye
Sadao Wantanabe - Tembea
Sadao Wantanabe - Old photograph
Paul Hardcastle Official - See you in July
Paul Hardcastle - Smooth Euge Groove
Bob Baldwin - My soul

03/06/2025

🌆🎭 Step into the haunting, heartfelt world of Gian Carlo Menotti this Wednesday at 8pm on 5MBS, with a powerful double feature: The Saint of Bleecker Street and The Medium (featuring “Monica’s Waltz”)! 🎭🌆

🙏 The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954)
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, The Saint of Bleecker Street is a deeply moving opera set in New York’s Little Italy. It tells the story of Annina, a young woman who experiences religious visions and stigmata, while her atheist brother Michele struggles to protect her from what he sees as fanaticism. With its poignant themes of faith, family, and sacrifice, Menotti’s soaring score captures both the beauty and the heartbreak of spiritual devotion.

🕯️ The Medium (1946) – Featuring Monica’s Waltz
In this chilling psychological drama, Madame Flora (Baba) runs a fake séance business—until the supernatural begins to feel all too real. The opera’s most famous aria, Monica’s Waltz, is a hauntingly beautiful moment of tenderness and longing, as the mute servant boy Toby watches the young Monica dance and sing with innocent joy, unaware of the tragedy to come.

🎶 Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of modern opera! Tune in to 5MBS this Wednesday at 8pm for The Saint of Bleecker Street and The Medium—a double bill of emotion, mystery, and musical brilliance by Gian Carlo Menotti. 🎶

Picture: Composer Gian Carlo Menotti

01/06/2025

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Sister T is back tonight with another jazzy mix for your listening pleasure to get your Friday night pumping!! There's some new recordings and some favorites from the 90's and early noughties. Tune to 5mbs 99.9FM or https://5mbs.com/ from 8-10pm or catch up later on-demand on the 5mbs website here: https://5mbs.com/
Playlist:
Surprise Chef – Plum Tuckered
KOKOROKO – Closer To Me
Theo Croker – High Vibrations
Wheelup – Inner Light
Barney McAll – Sweet Sweet Spirit feat. Gary Bartz, Rita Satch & Belle Bangard
Audrey Powne – From The Fire
Move ’78 - Daisies
Mo’ Horizons – Green Day
Moonchild – Run Away
Blue Lab Beats – Slow Down feat Ego Ella May
Colman Brothers – On A Better Day (Tall Black Guy Remix)
Quantic – Sound of Everything feat. Alice Russell
Rodina with The Joe Tatton Trio & The Haggis Horns – Trust in This Life
Adrian Younge – Ainda Preciso do Sol
Carwun Ellis & Rio 18 – Deffro’r Dydd
Emilio Santiago – Bananeira
Djavan – Aquele Um
Cymande – The Message
Ju Ju Man – Hot Stuff Band
Anna Mazzotti – Eu Sou Mais Eu
Azymuth – Maracana
Mr Gone – Fresh Out The Box
Down To The Bone – Sound As A Pound
Count Basic – All Time High
Urbanator – Hot Jazz Biscuits
Night Trains – Jericho
The Boom Yeh – Keep Right on