A hui hou, Go Jimmy Go! The popular local and internationally known ska/rocksteady/reggae band held its last concert Saturday night at The Republik, playing to a venue packed with loyal fans. The concert also marked the band’s 20th anniversary, and…
Los Angeles electronic rock band Awolnation, fronted by Aaron Bruno, rocked a sold-out show at Republik Saturday night, delivering their catchy, gritty hits like “Sail,” “Burn It Down,” “Kill Your Heroes,” “Hollow Moon” and more with unrelenting passion and energy.…
Local DJs Super CW, Ramyt and duo Voltaic performed opening sets for Australian electro wizard Thomas Jack Saturday night at Republik. Super CW’s soulful set was one of the last before she begins undergoing cancer treatments, and several concert-goers bought…
Erin Smith and her band celebrated the release of their much anticipated new album “American Boy” with an all-ages party at Republik, sponsored by BAMP Project and STAR 101.9. Opening were talented young local musicians Crimson Apple, Random Weirdos and…
The annual Jameson Bartenders Ball, sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey, is known as one of the best “bartender appreciation” events of the year, and for good reason. The invitation-only event, open to bartenders and bar/club management only, is a crazy…
California rock band Incubus played their second sold-out show in Honolulu last night at Republik to an enthusiastic crowd. Formed in 1991 and known for top radio hits including “Wish You Were Here,” “Drive,” “Megalomaniac,” “A Crow Left of the…
Mackenzie Johnson, better known as DJ MAKJ, packed The Republik on Saturday night with special guests Joe Ghost, Matt Rage and Sam Lamb for a night full of EDM. An experienced DJ with a large following, MAKJ has toured the…
Eli-Mac, otherwise known as “American Idol” contestant Camile Velasco, celebrated the release of her “Dubstop” EP Friday night at The Republik. The sold-out reggae show also featured Japanese reggae star Likkle Mai and opened with local musicians The Vitals and The Jimmy…
Electric Palms and The Republik hosted New York electronica/EDM trio Cash Cash (brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf and Alex Makhlouf, along with Samuel Frisch) on Saturday night, for a show that got the audience pumped. In addition to three full-length albums…
The Republik hosted round three of the Bacardi Iron DJ challenge on Tuesday night. Local DJs battled on the wheels of steel by mixing together six genres of music within a five-minute time limit. A panel of judges made up…
Unicorns, fairy tale creatures, urban legends and crazy pop culture characters came out to The Republik on Friday night for the annual GIFT Foundation of Hawaii’s fundraiser party. Each year, GIFT Foundation selects several local nonprofit organizations or programs to…
This year, the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival after-party was moved to The Republik on Friday night, with food tents featuring innovative sample plates by six of Hawaii’s top chefs and guest mixologists from New York creating cocktails inside, with…
New Zealand dance/comedy trio JGeeks, sometimes described as the new “metro-Maori electro craze,” headlined two shows at Republik on Saturday evening; an all-ages show and one for 18+. They were joined for the late show by reggae band Inoa’ole, back…
The Fourth Annual Republik Music Festival at Kakaako Waterfront Park, organized by BAMP Project, brought about 6,000 people out on Sunday for a much-anticipated lineup of artists: Rebelution, Matisyahu, Steel Pulse and Makua Rothman all rocked the crowd. As the…
Zeds Dead, a Canadian electronic music duo known for its “flipping brilliant” fusion and mixes of dubstep, electronic, drum & bass, played to an unbelievably packed room at Republik on Saturday, part of the BAMP-hosted Electric Palms Concert Series. DJs…
Laughter was the best medicine Thursday night at The Republik with comedy band The Dan Band. The all male band is famous for covering well known female songs, with added obscenities and swearing for comic effect. Their most recognized moment…
Pop/ska/post-punk musician Adam Ant put on a “boomtastic” show Saturday at Republik, with his band, The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse. They’re touring in support of his new album, “Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the…
Swedish dance music duo Cazzette and Canadian electro-house DJ Lazy Rich headlined a special Independence Day show at Republik Wednesday evening, presented by A Room of House, Livewire, Odin Works & Pure Coalition. Excited EDM fans packed the house, dancing…
DJ Rob Garza, half of legendary world/electronica/house music act Thievery Corporation, played a show at Republik on Saturday night at Republik. Although he was playing on the side stage by Safehouse, the crowd spilled over into the main room and…
The first night of the Republik Music Festival brought the bass inside Republik, with DJ tag team sets by local DJs opening the night at 6 p.m., followed by heavy-hitting, back-to-back sets by Pretty Low, DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill,…
Legendary British ska band The English Beat played many of their beloved hits to a full house at Republik Saturday, for the second headliner concert of Jet Setter Productions’ Cafe Blue Hawaii, a vintage scooter rally happening throughout the weekend.…
Chicago house DJ Colette got The Republik dancing to a funky, feel-good set on Friday. Touring in support of her latest album, “Crush,” the DJ and singer wove in live vocals with her set for a catchy, jazzy finale to…
A sold-out crowd packed into the Republik for a one-night-only concert by the popular Celtic punk group from New England, the Dropkick Murphys.Known for encouraging audience participation during their shows, band members interacted with the crowd throughout the performance, and…
The SNDCLSH, a collaboration between world-famous rapper, DJ and producer Lupe Fiasco and DJ Sky Gellatly, made their Hawaii debut performance, playing everything from electro and club hits to hip-hop to an enthusiastic crowd at The Republik on Friday night,…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.
