A Community based Radio Station located in Canberra.
We broadcast at 92.7/90.3MHz in ACT and can also be found as ArtSound on the DAB+ band and by streaming applications (and from our website).
11/12/2025
Tonight on JAZZ FRONTIERS (10-midnight)
We start with three pieces from the renowned clarinet player John Carter, but in an early phase of his career where he often performed and recorded on alto and tenor saxophones, as on Seeking (1969), with trumpeter Bobby Bradford.
Also on the program: Archie Shepp in some familiar and not-so-familiar settings — the latter including his collaboration a few years back with Damu The Fudgemunk (you read that right) on the album Ocean Bridges.
And much more.
11/12/2025
Tomorrow Saturday 13 December, it's a Paul Conn two-for-one again with very different music genres being featured....
From 12 noon, the ARTSOUND RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY presents the now hard-to-find 1975 album Scheherezade And Other Stories from British progressive folk/rock band Renaissance. This orchestrated concept album sounds as fresh as it did 50 years ago.
Then, from 1pm, LIVE ARCHIVE goes to the Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada during 2002 for the very last stage performance by the bad boy of West Coast music, Warren Zevon. Playing acoustically, he dipped into his own great back catalogue and added a couple of surprise songs that he never performed anywhere else.
The ArtSound Recorded Music Society is repeated Wednesdays at 4pm.
Live Archive is repeated Thursdays at 10pm.
11/12/2025
Double Bill! Danny Junor Trio; Rachael Thoms/Lachlan Coventry Duo
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE — 8pm tonight on on ArtSound FM92.7/90.3/DAB+/online
ArtSound held a fundraising concert in March this year in the leafy grounds of the Manuka Arts Centre. Tonight we revisit that event which featured live performances from Danny Junor’s trio (Danny Junor - sax, Lachlan Coventry – bass, Nick McBride – drums) as well as vocalist Rachael Thoms accompanied by Lachlan Coventry on guitar. Cool jazz from the Manuka Arts Centre gardens for your enjoyment!
(Rachael will be appearing with Tom Fell (sax) in the final Jazzhaus concert for the year at Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Sat 13 Dec).
A reminder that ArtSound’s Garden Concerts kick off again on Sunday at 2PM. There’s nothing quite like live music in a leafy garden on a Canberra afternoon, and ArtSound FM’s upcoming Garden Party Sunday 14th Dec 2-4pm is set to be one of those “remember when” days you talk about for years. Local singer‑songwriter Gary Luck brings stories, nostalgia, and beautifully crafted songs to the ArtSound stage. Book now at artsound.fm!
Produced and presented by Chris Deacon OAM for ArtSound FM
11/12/2025
Revolt Into Sound takes over ArtSound’s airwaves at 11pm Saturday!
Bringing great new music for inquiring minds.
This week we have Canadian post punk duo Small Pleasures reviewing 3 new tracks in the Jury Of Peers slot, album of the week comes from Cleveland twitchy art punks KNOWSO and the new feature, “To The Letter”, features the letter Y with 2 cracking tunes beginning with the letter Y.
10/12/2025
Arts Cafe Monday! We talk with and who bring “Sketches from the Fringe” to as the final Jazzhaus concert for 2025. Also speaks with .narev about God - playing at right now. We continue to look back at the music we introduced you to this year - and lay some more new stuff too. 12-2pm!
08/12/2025
Wednesday’s Arts Cafe & members of The Johnny Reynolds Band will be in the studio to talk about their new album New Road. Hip hop MC & jazz guitarist will tell us about a gig he has with Mr Rodes at .alternative on Friday night. And from ambient hard rock band will preview the launch of their debut album Dark Simulator at this Friday night. Music from bands & musicians playing around town. Broadcast 12-2pm
07/12/2025
On Arts Cafe Monday we talk with about his work in “After The Rain” on now at and drops in to Arts Cafe to talk about her new show “RGB_.v2” and talks with ahead of his ArtSound Garden Party concert next Sunday. We also look back at 2025 in music and still find something new to fling at you- 12-2pm Monday!
05/12/2025
ArtSound got to attend the launch of “After The Rain” - the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial yesterday. Here are the artists! We spoke with one of them - - and he will feature on Monday’s Arts Cafe program. 12-2pm!
05/12/2025
High Score - ArtSound’s own video game music program - returns for a one-off episode this Saturday at midday. Music from these games, and more! Replayed on Wednesday next week at 4 if you miss it. Or want to hear it again!
05/12/2025
Revolt Into Sound takes over ArtSound’s airwaves from 11pm this Saturday.
This episode brings you new punk, post punk and new wave tunes.
The album of the week comes from PANEL out of Minneapolis, the second part of an interview with Canadian post punk duo Small Pleasures and a new feature I like to call “To the Letter”... tune in to investigate further.
05/12/2025
Tonight on JAZZ FRONTIERS (10-midnight)
Sam Rivers' first recordings, Paul Bley in full flight, Henry Threadgill's Zooid, the little known Earl Cross Sextet, and much else.
04/12/2025
Listen to “Friday Night Live” 8PM tonight ArtSound FM92.7/90.3/DAB+/artsound.fm stream
Hugh Barrett & Wayne Kelly’s Thelonius Monk Special
Hugh Barrett & Wayne Kelly (piano) play a selection of their favourite pianists with Brendan Clarke (bass) and Mark Sutton (drums) in this concert recorded at the former ANU pop up Village.
They’ll play, separately and sometimes together, a program of Monk compositions accompanied by Ben O’Loghlin (bass) and Mark Sutton (drums).
Some words from Wayne: ‘To be asked to perform for the hundredth anniversary Monk’s birth and play his unique compositions is an honour and privilege, a delight and a blessing for me, I’m very excited about this concert and am looking forward to be playing with my longtime friends Mark Sutton (drums) and Ben O’Loghlin (bass), Hugh Barrett will be the other pianist. In addition, Hugh and I will play some duets and some solo piano Monk tunes. We’re delighted to embark on this adventure into the world of Monk!!!’ Produced and presented by Chris Deacon OAM. (Pics courtesy canberrajazz.net)
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ArtSound FM is an independent, locally focused community arts and music station powered by the Canberra community.
ArtSound, formerly known as Canberra Stereo Public Radio (CSPR), was established in 1983 with the aim of providing a high-quality FM radio service to meet the needs of the music and arts community in the Canberra region.
In March 1993 ArtSound consolidated its part-time programming by beginning weekend-long broadcasts throughout the year. Over time additional aspirant radio stations emerged, and a system of frequency sharing developed to cater to all the groups. This arrangement continued until October 1999, when a new Temporary Community Broadcast Licence came into effect, permitting the station to increase its broadcast hours with weekday programming.
The ABA called for applications for full-time licences on December 11, 1999, and in mid 2000 allocated three community licences. ArtSound was successful from a field of seven aspirants and commenced full-time broadcasting in December 2000.
ArtSound aims to:
Inform and foster the arts in the Canberra region
Reflect and promote the extensive range and diversity of creativity and artistic practice
Collaborate with and support individuals and organisations that are similarly motivated
Participate, support, and celebrate the cultural life of the ACT region
We do this with via a range of arts news and information and music programming focused mainly on the genres of classical, jazz, folk, and world music, and their various sub-genres.
