After 26 six years under the ownership of music lover Ian Lobb and his wife Sharon, Newcastle's cradle of live music, the iconic Lass O' Gowrie Hotel is about to change hands. It's the hotel sale that has local music lovers holding their breath. What has the Lass O' Gowrie's new owners got in store for what is arguably Newcastle's most iconic original live music venue? Glen Whaler, spokesman for the Hunter-based hotel group which purchased The Lass, said with confidence ther

LIVE MUSIC PUBS FEATURE Known as the cradle of original live music in Newcastle, The Lass O’ Gowrie is not your average pub. And the reason for that, is because it’s not run by your average hotelier… For the past 26 years Ian and Sharon Lobb have been at the helm of the Wickham-based Lass O’ Gowrie Hotel and for Ian, a 67-year-old self-proclaimed fossil, fogie and advocate for old-school ways, there is no place he’d rather be. “I don’t do social media, I don’t have email and