PLUGIN EVENTS

Jazz Jam is back in 2025 for it’s 7th year.
Lead by our House band of Damien Kingston, Tom Robb and Hamish Houston. The boys are joined by local and travelling Jazz Musicians. We always welcome new players. So grab your instrument and come in and join the fun.
Music starts at 8pm

Ebony Tait, Lachlan Mills & Jack Rosenzweig are HEAPS GRASS. After meeting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2023, the trio began writing music together combining dreamy textures and rich grooves with nostalgic storytelling, evoking the picturesque Australian coastline where they grew up. In March they released their debut 5-track EP, recorded at Golden Retriever Studios with renowned Australian engineer Simon Berckelman, accompanied by a headline tour visiting Melbourne, Kiama, Nowra, Canberra and Sydney. Since then, HEAPS GRASS have enjoyed a busy performance schedule and are looking forward to recording their sophomore release in September

On the 6th of December The Gus Leighton Quartet will be performing at Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams to launch their new album “We’ll Meet Again.”

The album which was recorded live in the founders room earlier in 2025 is an album dedicated to Gus’s late Grandmother Freda and features songs written about her as well as pieces that remind Gus of her.

Gus and his quartet have been making a name for themselves on the Australian jazz scene with their performances of Gus’s
original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards.
“We’ll Meet Again” is the groups 4th album to be released with tracks off his previous album “From Day To Evie” receiving international recognition (with their performance or Prisoner Of Love being a featured song on allaboutjazz.com and with Gus’s original compositions being featured in the Australian Jazz Real Book)

Gus’ compositions are honest and emotionally charged, taking
influences from his musical heroes and built upon his experiences, his current life and hopes for the future. You can expect to hear ballads, hard swingers, cookin’ bebop and the occasional waltz in this local act comprised of some of Tasmania’s finest jazz musicians.

Jed Appleton will be performing new and old songs from his 10+ album discography in an intimate setting, with stone walled, 1960s Greenwich Village tones you could have seen Dylan perform at in the 60s. come along for a night of ranting about washing machines and sad songs

Jazz Jam is back in 2025 for it’s 7th year.
Lead by our House band of Damien Kingston, Tom Robb and Hamish Houston. The boys are joined by local and travelling Jazz Musicians. We always welcome new players. So grab your instrument and come in and join the fun.
Music starts at 8pm

With new album under their collective arms, The Valentitanic Trio hit Tasmania for the first time, and the first stop is an evening soiree at Pablo’s Cocktails And Dreams in Hobart.
Come and see us traverse jazz in a way previously unheard to the human ear and be the first to purchase our new album “Live at Johnston Street Jazz (Volume 2)”.
The Valentitanic Trio are:
Mike Kennett (Fabulous Contraption) – Guitar & Piano
Alia Josephine (Vermillion Trio) – Saxophone
Tim Bradley (On The Stoop) – Drums and Percussion
Josh Shipton (Blue Eyed Ravens) – basses
Turn up and so will we

A show of swing, bossa and blues from artists like Madeline Peyroux, Chet Baker, Etta James and Billie Holiday.
Vocal: Anita Cairns
Guitar: Jamie Pregnell
Bass: Jed Adams
Drums: Chris McGuinness-Terry

Jed Appleton will be performing new and old songs from his 10+ album discography in an intimate setting, with stone walled, 1960s Greenwich Village tones you could have seen Dylan perform at in the 60s. come along for a night of ranting about washing machines and sad songs

Jazz Jam is back in 2025 for it’s 7th year.
Lead by our House band of Damien Kingston, Tom Robb and Hamish Houston. The boys are joined by local and travelling Jazz Musicians. We always welcome new players. So grab your instrument and come in and join the fun.
Music starts at 8pm

Local musical stalwarts 4 Letter Fish are proud to announce the debut of bringing their unique brand of 60’s and 70’s pop psychedelia to Pablo’s on Aug 16. In this three piece incarnation featuring Dean Stevenson on vocals and acoustic guitar, Dave Wilson on electric guitar and Scott Targett on piano, the guys are set to give you a full feast of auditory splendour reinvigorating the classic sounds of their infamous five piece band

Seven Tree Hobart’s premier Hip Hop Outfit Host a night for up and coming MC’s. Opening up the stage at Pablo’s for a 10 minute set for each MC. Hosted by Hayden “Hermit” Kovacic a stalwart of the Hobart scene. All new talent welcomed.

“[Spike Mason is] able to find the sweet spot in any venue, the heart in any ensemble, the ear of any audience.” So say the critics! Jed and Louise will be seeking the sweet spot in Pablo’s with our dear friend and colleague to celebrate the dawning of 2026. Come and share it with us

Hank and Slim hear half remembered hillbilly hits echoing through the ghost towns of rural Tasmania. Dad and uncles worked too hard, drank too much, shot rabbits and drove trucks. The bar room jukebox and Holden cassette tapes played hymns of heartbreak and loss beneath the rainy mountains. The sensitive man acts tough, the poor man struts like a rooster. A shot of whiskey with dry humor. Hank and Slim sing beside the old grave, lonesome together

Parlour Band:
Songs you may have heard but broken down and funked for a quarter parlour.
Parlour band are Kelly Ottaway, Dean Stevenson, Tom Rob and Hamish Houston

This will be the Final Gig in Hobart before Martine Holiday moves to the big smoke of Melbourne.
The ultimate music duo, blending contemporary r&b, funk, indie folk, and jazz to create a mesmerizing sound. With the captivating vocals of Martine and Moz’s smooth keyboard skills, they bring the best of their worlds together.
Having met in the vibrant arts scene of Nipaluna, they are ready to bring a fusion of old school style and funky new twists to the stage