Moksha alongside DownTheDrain and NobodyNoSpirit are bringing heavy music and high energy onto the stage, don’t miss out this June!!

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Asher Posie sings with a heavy influence of Rnb, Soul and a solid foundation of Folk and Pop. With the help of Christian Nardella on drums, Emma Yue on bass, Charlotte Bridie on rhythm guitar, Fletcher Campbell on lead guitar and Austin Garcia on keys, she invites you to an intimate and soulful afternoon to share in her writings of joy, heartbreak and growing pains.

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Buzz Kull brings his Deep Hate EP tour to Melbourne, delivering his signature blend of dark electronic intensity and industrial pop precision. The long-running project of Marc Dwyer has built a global cult following since 2012, touring Australia with Molchat Doma and Boy Harsher, the United States with Cold Cave, and Europe with Kontravoid. Deep Hate captures Buzz Kull at his most focused and ferocious, translating to a commanding and immersive live performance.

Opening the night is Cherry Rype, whose brooding and atmospheric sound blends dark pop textures with raw emotional weight. Rapidly emerging within the underground scene, Cherry Rype’s live shows balance vulnerability and intensity, setting the tone perfectly for a night of shadowy, high-impact electronic music.

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Memory Palace with No Hoper, Sylvia and La Scimmia

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Get down Thursday June 18th as The Noise, Salmon Sisters and W.O.M.B.A.T take on Nighthawks!

The Noise is a band blended together by lush melodies, memorable hooks and sudden outbursts of sound. The push-pull nature of the group is heavily influenced by indie/alternative adjacent genres, resulting in a distinct live experience.

The salmon sound ranges from eccentric rock n roll, punchy punk, a smidge of blusey charm and a whole lot more. A quartet defined by their eclectic sprawl of influences and unique stage presence; Switching instruments, genres and outfits, this sisterhood will leave you danced out and confused with a hint of salmonella.

Waste of Money, Brains and Time deliver a chaotic mix of rock ’n’ roll swagger and punk energy, balancing rough-edged guitars with surprisingly catchy hooks. The band proudly lean into their tongue-in-cheek name, describing their sound as equal parts chaos and melody with a loose “Gen-Z twang” attitude.

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Forrer band returns to Nighthawks Bar on June 14 alongside Ash Felt and Jack Haynes (solo) for a warm winter gathering of songs and sounds. Doors open 5pm. Tickets via the link in description.

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Sydney favourites 'Gilroy' are hitting the road in the midst of their biggest year yet. For the first time ever, the band is taking it interstate for a run of headline shows. After packing out their biggest hometown gigs to date, Gilroy are ready to bring that same raw, electric energy to new cities, new rooms, and new faces. Built on years of friendship and constant gigging, their live show turns late-night thoughts into something loud, honest, and impossible to ignore. This tour marks a new chapter with bigger moments, new connections, and songs that hit even harder in the room.

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Come down to Nighthawks for an afternoon of slagger tunes from Haylex Cox, Pet Therapy and Alice and the Slags!

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Name: LOTHARIO
Height: 6'9
Weight: 300kg
From: Sunbury, Vic.
Trained By: Ken Done
Debut: 1972
Finishers: Thunderstruck (Double knee backbreaker)

Name: EQUESTRIAN FIELDS
Height: 5'1”
Weight: 7kg
From: Sebastapol, Vic.
Trained by: Minogue Minogue
Debut: 2001
Finishers: Electrocution (Twist of fate tummy tuck)

Name: TECHNO 666
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 32.5 kg
From: Mentone
Trained By: Guru Josh
Debut: 1954
Finishers: The Ibiza Lobotomy (skywheeling skull crusher)

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Sacred Hearts are an alt-rock, two-piece blending riot-grrrl and post-punk. Their hypnotic live show isn’t one to be missed.

This event is part of the Victorian Government’s 10,000 Gigs initiative, supported through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria

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Muloobinba act Ponzi Scheme hit Naarm for the first time with their signature collision of post-punk tension, darkwave mood and EBM force.

Joining them are Kayo and Second Skin, delivering a full bill of dark energy and live intensity.

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3 X Indie Alternative Rock and Pop/Rock acts hit the NightHawks, Johnston Street, Collingwood. South Melbourne group Ruby & The Tuesdays, Tirzah Vision from Canada and Hugernaut from Castlemaine. Edgy, punchy, funky, powerful and all original Indie Alternative/Pop Rock.

Tirzah Vision is a 4 piece Groove driven Pop Rock project of Tirzah Vetter, Singer Songwriter from British Columbia, Canada. With songs like “Fool 4 U” and “What’s Lost” .

Ruby & The Tuesdays is a young, up-and-coming indie rock band from Melbourne’s South. Defined by their rock-on grooves and powerful, emotional lyrics, Ruby & The Tuesdays is sure to have you up on your feet, or on the floor in tears (just joking. kinda.). Led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ruby Margaux and her four-piece band, The Tuesdays.

Hugernaut delivers a fresh take on the 3-piece rock group, keeping it real with their raw and unfiltered sound. The poised and passionate vocals of lead singer Hugo Horvat are extended by his heady and deliberate lifted lead guitar, giving extension to the vocals with great effect. With great drive and energy, each song is propelled into another stratosphere by the hard hitting, yet smart drumming of Gerard Horvat. Anchored together by bass guitarist Gabriel Horvat with depth and distinction, like a warm blanket around an electrical storm. Hugernaut’s vision of contemporary alternative vibes, smashing against the most classic rock, emerges as a sound of magnitude and timeless emotive musical elegance. Smart yet edgy, pumping and escalating Indie Alternative Rock in the best Australian fashion. Each song is destined to follow the last and designed to listen to as a complete album from start to finish. From the most modern theme of bitchin’ about a misguided pull of social media, to the age-old case of broken relationships, yearning and fanaticising about what could be, after getting over the hurdles of life.
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BENEATH THE NOISE:

Are you ready?

Beneath The Noise is hitting Nighthawks Bar on Saturday June 6th.

One action packed afternoon, three bands, fifteen bucks and whole lot of noise, come join us as EVEYA, Elyzium Falls and Crestfallen carve out their own path beneath the spotlight in celebration of the underground and the unheard.

Combing the sounds of Alt Rock and Modern Metalcore, this isn't just another gig but rather a community and reminder, that the biggest bands all started on the smallest stages.

It's time to tune out the noise and find what's beneath.

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WITH ONE EXCEPTION (Kaurna Land) bring their intricate spidery Emoviolence to Nighthawks in their debut Naarm show.

Joining them ARE skramz / shoegazers Chromatin and exciting new screamo supergroup ...And The Mountain.

A night of panic, chaos and longing. Like witnessing the fastest tear to ever fall from someone's cheek.

Mosh hard but don't hurt each other 🫂

This event takes place on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation where sovereignty was never ceded.

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JAMES SEEDY:
the dirty bedroom serenade of neon latex cowboy

SOLAR LOGOS SECT:
Orthodox Industrial - Exhuming the fossilised remains of god from the machine

BUTCHER:
avian humanoid sings the brain-worms with a full flock

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This event is part of the Victorian Government’s 10,000 Gigs initiative, supported through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria

Celebrate Great Lake's first show outside of their hometown with World's Best Neighbours and Darcy Forever at Nighthawks on Tuesday June 2. This is the kind of show you ought to attend if you enjoy earnest and dynamic songwriting in the alternative orbit, as all three acts converge on this axis. There will be happy songs and sad songs and loud songs and quiet songs.

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Capital Noise presents: ‘Nothing Left But Noise’ Compilation Launch

Following the success of their compilation ‘Beyond Us’, featuring Canberra artists and bands such as Nuta Mantis and At Last, Capital Noise have returned with a new compilation titled ‘Nothing Left But Noise’, a compilation of screamo and heavy bands from across Australia.

Featured on the compilation and headlining are Naarm’s Indented, blending post-hardcore, emo, and screamo into a dense, heavy sound. Their recent debut EP, ‘The Day It Broke’, brings a heavy, sombre brand of post-hardcore, with elements of Midwest emo and screamo scattered throughout. Also playing at Capital Noise’s sold-out ‘I Thought You’d Be Here Too’ at The Tote, Indented are guaranteed to deliver an intense, emotionally charged set with lots of energy and sick breakdowns.

Supporting and also featured on the compilation are Street Carp; loud gazey indie / slacker rock bound to get your head banging. Dubbing themselves a ‘less-horny deftones’, Street Carp bring a fresh, yet familiar take to indie rock & shoegaze that everyone can rock with. Playing at Capital Noise’s ‘Eaten Alive’ and ‘I Thought You’d Be Here Too’, the carp are bound to perform some loud, fun, and raw tracks with insane atmosphere and energy.

Also supporting are the up-and-coming post-hardcore trio Cornea. Based on Awakabal lands (Newcastle, NSW), the trio take a lot of inspiration from bands such as title fight and modern baseball, and are eager to perform at their debut Naarm shows, which include Capital Noise’s compilation launch.

You do not want to miss this epic compilation launch, with such amazing local and national talent playing at one of melbourne’s best live music venues.

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A night which showcases an eclectic mix of electronic genres. All while being performed with LIVE instruments and/or through hardware and laptops. Expect guitar, atmospheric vocals, fingers drumming and more all behind the diverse beats and textures electronic music cultivates.

From genres ranging from Techno, Trip Hop, House to Experimental, you'll always find something new and unique at ECLECTICA.

LINEUP:

Blue Captive - Electronic / Singersongwriter - https://youtu.be/Peq5f8tQxfs?si=Lb7Bx-6s0dzQOwYv

Baby Blood Lotus - Experimental & RnB - https://bloodlotus.bandcamp.com

LOCIAN - Trip Hop & Atmospheric Art Rock - https://locian.bandcamp.com

Sol Flare - Techno / House - https://tr.ee/KrmVN5ABe4

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of where this event takes place. The Wurundjeri-willam people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.


Blood Lotus is the music project of Hannah Wu, who fuses club, experimental R&B, avant-garde
pop and traditional Chinese instruments to push the sonic parameters of genre. She constructs
spectral worlds where the past and future collide in motion; intimate vocals flutter over
shapeshifting beats, scaffolded by oscillating synths and glistening strings. With a focus on
collaboration, she has worked with Voidhood and Kuya Neil to produce her debut album, slated
to be released in 2026. She also makes ambient music in collaboration with poet Panda Wong,
under the moniker Lotus Threads, as well as their extended project, Lotus Web.

Blue Captive crafts music that moves between blissful atmospheric space, and beautifully chaotic
wall-of-sound-like textures. Whether live on stage or in the studio, their sound fuses ethereal
textures, raw vocal energy, and hypnotic rhythms.
Debuting with Mid Air, Blue Captive carved out a distinctive sonic world, where intimacy and
catharsis intertwine, and where atmospheric electronica meets emotional storytelling. That vision
deepened with the release of Make It Last Forever: a melodic techno journey of rolling waves,
nostalgic undertones, and pulsing energy.
Live, Blue Captive’s sets are chaotic, vulnerable and intense, blurring the lines between ambient
beauty and deep emotional release. Vocals float between airy delicacy and raw intensity, recalling
the emotive brutality of memory, heartache and love. Layers of distortion, soothing synth washes,
and glitchy textures build emotional arcs that keep audiences suspended in their world.
Hailing from the seaside town of Mt Eliza, Australia, Blue Captive draws inspiration from the
bittersweet beauty of passing moments. Each track is a sonic tapestry that captures the push and pull
between nostalgia, hope, chaos and calm.


Combining lush synths, driving basslines and groove filled beats, Sol Flare’s live shows are known for working the dance floor up to a fever pitch. Fusing together genres ranging from dreamy melodic house, indie dance to techno whilst exploring the light and the dark.

Sol Flare made his debut into the Electronic with his first release Silver Moon on Global Underground, garnering attention in the community and a subsequent remix from Darin Epsilon. Following with a string of releases support has been found with airplay from BBC Introducing, London Live, Triple J and Kiss FM to name a few. His live shows have been performed throughout UK notably at BlueDot & Kendal Calling Festivals and Europe & Australia.


Locian redefines musical storytelling by blending
reflective lyricism with a vibrant fusion of trip-hop rhythms and electronic textures. He weaves together
intricate narratives and thought-provoking themes, drawing inspiration from his personal experiences and
a desire to challenge conventional ideas. With a keen focus on storytelling, Locian poses questions that
invite his listeners to embark on introspective journeys, exploring the hidden corridors of the mind and the
landscapes of the heart.
Influenced by seminal artists such as Radiohead, Nicolas Jaar, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Howling/RY X, his
music exudes a unique blend of atmospheric soundscapes and emotive vocals, evoking moments of
clarity amid a world of chaos.

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Get ready for an evening of heavy distortion and rock and roll with three local bands, G-String Nicotine, Crushed Lavender and Lace Dress.

G-String Nicotine are a all female punk rock band with a riot grrrl sound. From Djilang they play music with gritt and punch which will end the night with a bang.

Crushed Lavender are a 4-piece punk band inspired by the generations of riot grrrl music before them. They play music that is just like them; confident, loud, fun and always up for a good time. After a writing break for most of 2025, the band is back and ready to share their new music on a stage near you!

Lace Dress are a four-piece rock band incorporating elements of garage rock, alternative rock, classic rock, or basically any rock you’d like.

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On May 29th we will be celebrating all things screamo and post hardcore with 4 bands at Nighthawks. Come hang and see Gil Cerrone, Keratin, and the mountains plus pale view will be playing their first show. Doors at 8pm. As always, the show will be a safe space. See you then.

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A heathen temple? Yes!Come to temple! Not just any temple- but an artists heathen temple founded on experiment, originality and immersion into each distinct but cohesive performance---

Citizen Zane, Sasha Cuha, and The Shimmering Dark bring a night of original music spanning gothic, avant-garde, and experimental sound- it's a night of immersion, exploration and communion with the audience through these 3 distinct music acts from Naarm

Each artist brings their own sonic world — distinct, immersive, and deeply felt — converging for one night inside the Heathen Temple.

From intimate solo performance to layered sound and visual atmosphere, the night unfolds as a live, shared experience.

No covers. No filler. Just three artists building something real in the room.

Step inside...

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Indie/alt-rock songwriter Mia June brings her live band show to Nighthawks for three Sundays to celebrate the release of her new single, Pet. Joined by imfreshmeat, Twine (solo) and Darcy Forever.
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Grab your ticket to Sebastian Haysman's headline show to celebrate the release of his third single "seasons change".
Sebastian Haysman grew up writing stories by day and practising piano by night. Now 22, he’s found his voice where words and music collide—crafting confessional pop songs rooted in emotional honesty. With two singles released and a third (“seasons change”) arriving in May, Sebastian is emerging as a compelling new voice unafraid to articulate the feelings we struggle to explain.
Opening act Sophie Salter uses intimate lyricism and personal inspiration to tell stories through songwriting in an indie pop style of music. With many songs freshly recorded, Sophie is working her way through Melbourne and making a name in the industry.

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DING DING DING! Smooth Brains coming at you like a beam, like a ray, with our 3rd ever single ‘Paradigm shift (Kill my Flow!)’. In order to celebrate we’ll be throwing a little shindig over at Night Hawks on Saturday night, the 23rd of May. Come be a boozy Susie and support some local Melbourne music!

Onboard for the antics we got a first class all round group of local Melbourne upstarts. First up we got Clydesdale, followed by The Clones, Whoopie! Doors will be at 8:00pm sharpish, with $20 bucks entry for ya health. SPLOOSH! Come home to the warm embrace and eternal sunshine that is human interaction. Come home to Night Hawks for “Smooth Brains and Friends”.

For your health :)

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No detours. No extended wanderings.

Just riffs.

The Rock Set is Seedy Jeezus at their most direct - tight, driving, and full force from start to finish.

This is the punch-in-the-chest version of the band.

High energy.

No let-up.

With Tench and NON firing things up early, this one closes out the residency at full throttle.

Doors 3pm

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Lily Of The Valley:

Fresh off the release of their debut album Adorn The Earth, Melbourne's 5-piece sludge/post metal outfit crafts music forged in tension and release. Their sound balances vast, punishing heaviness with fragile, sweeping atmospheres, creating a sonic landscape as overwhelming as it is immersive.

Gull:

Gull is a heavy band with a penchant for progressive songwriting.  Thick, sludgy guitars churn out articulate riffs, frenetic drums thump odd-time grooves, and powerful death growls lead listeners across high peaks of catharsis and deep valleys of introspection.  Shades of atmospheric black metal, ambient post rock, and whirlwind prog for fans of early Mastodon, Baroness, Intronaut, Opeth, Rosetta, and Gojira.

What Most You Fear:

WMYF is a 6-piece instrumental post-rock band from Geelong. Blending sparse piano & violin-based ambience, the dynamic band is defined by distorted guitars and walls of chaotic noise. A visceral reaction to the state of the world, What Most You Fear is a collective effort not to be consumed by the maelstrom.

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Doom. Grind. Noise.

21st of May at Nighthawks. a crushing obliteration of extreme metal genres. Doom masters Religious Observance, Tunour and the debut of Skinpicker collaborating with Shoshana Rosenberg.

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This event is part of the Victorian Government’s 10,000 Gigs initiative, supported through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria

Indie/alt-rock songwriter Mia June brings her live band show to Nighthawks for three Sundays to celebrate the release of her new single, Pet. Joined by imfreshmeat, Twine (solo) and Darcy Forever.
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