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Kaki King is a petite American with a prodigious talent.

The bona fide guitar superstar is no stranger to Australian audiences and sports a strong following nationwide. Based solely on the buzzing and bustling crowd at the...[more]

Crowd participation is what you want when you're in a band, up on stage and belting out your pride-and-joy, or so I'm led to believe.

That's until the scene gets ugly....

Ok, so the scene at the Republic Bar and Cafe on April 23rd neve...[more]

Where to start.

Once upon a time there was a legendary Nashville singer-songwriter named Steve Earle.

Among other magical things, he produced a son named Justin. For the purpose of this gig review we can assume that the young [more]

Welcome to a very hairy, sweaty, Saturday night gig. There was Lou Reed, there was a bit of Blur, and a whole heap of love thrown Hobart's way by Yves Klein Blue.

The group from Brizvegas kicked off their national 'Ab...[more]

There were a few little things that left me confused after the Whitley gig at North Hobart's Republic Bar. I needed answers to the following questions …

1) Is Whitley the dude, or the band?

2) Why didn't more people take the chance t...[more]

This is the first time that Jeff Martin has played with his new band The Armada in Hobart since forming last year. The trio is made up of Jeff Martin on vocals and his countless instruments, Wayne Sheehy on perc...[more]

When you walk into the Republic and everyone is sitting down patiently waiting, with hesitant anticipation-filled looks towards the stage, you know you are about to be treated to a blissful, intimate gig. Perhaps one that is reminiscent of those moments...[more]

The Republic Bar was hit with a force. And that force was the serene yet powerful Jeff Martin and his Armada.

Visually, when you entered the Republic, the Stage was breathtaking. Red and gold rugs embraced the stage, walls...[more]

Bearded men are dedicated men, and having dabbled with various incarnations of my own chin-and-cheek-wear these last few years, I think I'm in a reasonable position to make that judgement. That said, none of my hirsute offerings have ever reached their...[more]

It's no secret that hip-hop is a musical genre on the rise in Australia. Ask anyone of the appropriate demographic and they'll no-doubt reel off a list of Aussie acts getting played at the moment. But how about Snob Scrilla? Unless you're a Triple...[more]

With much anticipation, we headed to the Republic Bar, where we found the bar staff had removed the tables and positioned rows of seats in front of the stage. Not long after 9pm, Lulo Reinhardt and his five band members came on. He...[more]

Wolf & Cub have begun touring the great land of Oz in support of their latest album "Science And Sorcery." Supported by another fresh Australian band The Scare, this tour will be anything but smooth sailing.., well, for the audience any...[more]

OK, so I'm a Ben Kweller (BK) fan and I have been for a good few years. There're plenty of us out there and after last Wednesday's set at North Hobart's Republic Bar, it's safe to say there's now even more! First appearing on the Au...[more]

Release the felines! It's Let the Cat Out! This new funk/roots outfit has been heating Hobart venues to an ever-widening fan base. On a September's eve they attracted hipsters, hippies and myself to the Republic Bar for a...[more]

It's always a little thrilling to go and see three acts I have never seen live before. There are no expectations, which in some ways can be a lovely thing in the situation of a gig review – where, like a surprise present, you don't know what you might...[more]

She had already sold out 15 of her previous dates on her Winter Secrets solo tour and now she had done the same at the Republic Bar in Hobart on a Friday night in July. The ARIA winning Triple J darling Clare Bowditch can certainly...[more]

"What a great way to spend a cold night, all huddled together for a night of music" Jeff Lang said as he smiled, sat down and wiped some sweat from his brow.

Supporting Jeff Lang was Kara Grainger who...[more]