Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Republic Tigers Play Festival in Lebanon

Posted by Jason Harper on Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:20 PM

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In just a couple of weeks -- provided all the members can get their passports in time -- the Republic Tigers will make their international debut in Beirut, of all places, at the Big Bang Festival, August 22 through 24. Hm, that's a rather unfortunate name for a rock festival featuring American bands in a country with a history of terrorism. Not only is there the explosive implication, radical Muslims probably don't put much stock in the theory of the creation of the universe for which the festival is apparently named.

Tigers frontman Kenn Jankowski tells the Wayward Blog that he wanted to play the festival despite any such concerns because "I wanna go everywhere if possible, it's our first show out of the country, and it pays pretty well."

Let's hope the only bangs come from the drums of our proud Tigers. The lineup hasn't been announced, but we know that Mercury Rev is playing, along with German electro guy Apparat.

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Can't wait until the next episode, need my Big Bang Theory fix!

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Posted by Watch Big Bang Theory Online on January 10, 2010 at 6:42 AM

Wow, that's really cool they're not letting anything stop them from spreading their music. I just read an interview on the band for Ragged mag and got a more personal look into what their background is...I downloaded it for free at RaggedMag.com

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Posted by BMB on September 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM

OMG the Republic Tigers are so amazing! I am from Olathe, Kansas and I have been listening to the Republic Tigers since BEFORE they were big, but i guess they have always been big in Kansas. Keep it up, you guys rock!

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Posted by Cheyenne on August 7, 2008 at 4:25 PM
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