There are at least fourbands named The Public:

The Public from St Louis - Dylan, Jack, and Harry.

1.) A Punk/Rock/Indie band from Cleveland. Featuring former/current members of Ultra Ultra, Heart Attack Man, Vince Roy, and others. Their debut EP titled Shibuya Crossing was released in 2014 and is available for free/pay-what-you-want download on bandcamp at http://thepublicohio.bandcamp.com

2) The Public was formed in New Orleans in 2003 by drummer Bryan Besse and guitarist Jack Champagne. Singer Travis Shuler and bassist Ryan Plattsmier joined the lineup and they began work on a few songs influenced by UK post-punk,90s Britpop and American underground alt-rock. They broke up in 2010 a year after losing Plattsmier to suicide. Bassist Ronan Bradley played for the last year of the group. Music can be heard at http://wearethepublic.com/

3) Political hardcore punk from Čadca, Slovakia (cca 1995-2000; 2009-present) https://thepublic.bandcamp.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.