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CBGB

March 14, 2023

For the 2013 drama film, see CBGB (film).

CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in Manhattan's East Village. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar.[2] The letters CBGB were for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues, Kristal's original vision, yet CBGB soon became a famed venue of punk rock and new wave bands like Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, and Talking Heads. From the early 1980s onward, CBGB was known for hardcore punk.[3]

CBGB
Front of CBGB, c. 2005
CBGB
Location within Manhattan
CBGB
CBGB (New York City)
CBGB
CBGB (New York)
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
OwnerHilly Kristal
Capacity350[1]
OpenedDecember 10, 1973
ClosedOctober 15, 2006
Website
www.cbgb.com
CBGB
Location315 Bowery
Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates40°43′31″N 73°59′31″W / 40.72528°N 73.99194°W / 40.72528; -73.99194Coordinates: 40°43′31″N 73°59′31″W / 40.72528°N 73.99194°W / 40.72528; -73.99194
Built1878
Part ofThe Bowery Historic District (ID13000027)
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2013

One storefront beside CBGB became the "CBGB Record Canteen", a record shop and café. In the late 1980s, "CBGB Record Canteen" was converted into an art gallery and second performance space, "CB's 313 Gallery". CB's Gallery was played by music artists of milder sounds, such as acoustic rock, folk, jazz, or experimental music, such as Dadadah, Kristeen Young and Toshi Reagon, while CBGB continued to showcase mainly hardcore punk, post punk, metal, and alternative rock. 313 Gallery was also the host location for Alchemy, a weekly Goth night showcasing goth, industrial, dark rock, and darkwave bands.[4][5] On the other side, CBGB was operating a small cafe and bar in the mid-1990s, which served classic New York pizza, among other items.[6][7]

Around 2000, CBGB entered a protracted dispute over allegedly unpaid rent amounts until the landlord, Bowery Residents' Committee, sued in 2005 and lost the case, but a deal to renew CBGB's lease, expiring in 2006, failed. The club closed upon its final concert, played by Patti Smith, on October 15, 2006.[8] CBGB Radio launched on the iHeartRadio platform in 2010, and CBGB music festivals began in 2012.[9] In 2013, CBGB's onetime building, 315 Bowery, was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of The Bowery Historic District (not a New York City Historic District).[10]

Founding

CBGB was founded on December 10, 1973,[11] on the site of Kristal's earlier bar, Hilly's on the Bowery, that he ran from 1969 to 1972. Initially, Kristal focused on his more profitable East Village nightspot, Hilly's, which Kristal closed amid complaints from the bar's neighbors. After Hilly's closure, Kristal focused on the Bowery club. Its full name of CBGB & OMFUG stands for "Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers." Although a gormandizer is usually a ravenous eater of food, what Kristal meant was "a voracious eater of (…) music."[12] Kristal's intended theme of country, bluegrass, and blues music along with poetry readings yielded to the American movement in punk rock. A pioneer in the genre, Ramones played their first shows at CBGB.[13]

Evolution

In 1973, while the future CBGB was still Hilly's, two locals—Bill Page and Rusty McKenna—convinced Kristal to let them book concerts. In February 1974, Hilly booked local band Squeeze to a residency, playing Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the club's change from country and bluegrass to original rock bands. Squeeze was led by guitarist Mark Suall, later with CBGB's quasi house band the Revelons, which included Fred Smith of Television and JD Daugherty of the Patti Smith Group. Although these bands did not play punk rock, they helped lay its foundation.[14] The August 1973 collapse of the Mercer Arts Center left unsigned bands little option in New York City to play original music. Mercer refugees—including Suicide, The Fast,[15] Ruby and the Rednecks, Wayne County, and the Magic Tramps—soon played at CBGB.

 
Drummer from the band Libertyville performing on the CBGB stage (1985)

In 1974, on April 14, in the audience of Television's third gig were Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, whose Patti Smith Group debuted at CBGB on February 14, 1975. Other early performers included the Dina Regine Band. Dennis Lepri was lead guitarist as well as the Stillettoes which included Deborah Harry on vocals. The newly formed band Angel and the Snake, later renamed Blondie, as well as Ramones arrived in August 1974. Mink DeVille, Talking Heads, the Shirts, the Heartbreakers, the Fleshtones and other bands soon followed. In April 1977, The Damned played the club, marking the first time a British punk band had ever played in America.[16]

During 1975 and 1976, Metropolis Video recorded some shows on film. Starting in 1977, Metropolis Video filmmaker Pat Ivers and partner Emily Armstrong continued to record shows in a project called Advanced TV, later renamed GoNightclubbing. Ivers' and Armstrong's films are available at the New York University Fales Library.[17]

CBGB's two rules were that a band must move its own equipment and play mostly original songs—that is, no cover bands—although regular bands often played one or two covers in set.[18] CBGB's growing reputation drew more and more acts from outside New York City. In 1978, new wave songwriter Elvis Costello would open shows for The Voidoids, while The Police played at CBGB for their first American gigs. Meanwhile, CBGB became famed for Misfits, Television, Patti Smith Group, Mink DeVille, the Dead Boys, the Dictators, the Fleshtones, the Voidoids, the Cramps, the B-52's, Blondie, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Shirts, and Talking Heads. Yet in the 1980s, hardcore punk's New York underground was CBGB's mainstay. Named "thrash day" in a documentary on hardcore,[citation needed] Sunday at CBGB was matinée day, which became an institution, played from afternoon until evening by hardcore bands such as Reagan Youth, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law, Cro-Mags, Leeway, Warzone, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick of It All, Misfits, Sheer Terror, Stillborn and Youth of Today. In 1990, violence inside and outside of the venue prompted Kristal to suspend hardcore bookings, although CBGB brought hardcore back at times. CBGB's last several years had no formal bans by genre.

Rent controversy

In 2005, atop its normally paid monthly rent of $19,000, CBGB was sued for some $90,000 in rent allegedly owed to its landlord, Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC).[19] Refusing to pay until a judge ruled the debt legitimate, Kristal claimed that he had never been notified of scaled rent increases, accruing over a number of years, asserted by BRC's executive director Muzzy Rosenblatt.[19] Ruling the debt false—that BRC had never properly billed the rent increases[19]—the judge indicated that CBGB ought to be declared a landmark, but noted that Rosenblatt did not need to renew the lease, soon expiring.[20] Rosenblatt vowed to appeal.[20]

Expecting Rosenblatt's resistance to lease negotiation,[19] Kristal agreed that the rent ought to rise, but not to the $55,000 monthly that Kristal believed the BRC to want.[20] A nonprofit corporation housing homeless above CBGB mostly through donations and government funding,[19] the BRC had only one commercial tenant and raised its monthly rent to $35,000.[21] Kristal and the BRC reached an agreement whereby CBGB would leave by September 30, 2006.[21] Planning to move CBGB to Las Vegas, Kristal explained, "We're going to take the urinals. I'll take whatever I can. The movers said, 'You ought to take everything, and auction off what you don't want on eBay.' Why not? Somebody will."[22]

Closure

 
Exterior view of CBGB on the day it closed
 
CBGB on the day after it closed

Many punk rock bands played at CBGB when they found it was going to close in hopes that their support could keep it from closing. Rocks Off, a promoter in New York, organized CBGB's final weeks of shows to book "many of the artists who made CB's famous."[21] Avail, the Bouncing Souls, and such newer acts opened during the last week, which included multi-night stands by Bad Brains and the Dictators and an acoustic set by Blondie. The final show, broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio on October 15, was played by Patti Smith, helped on some songs by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Television's Richard Lloyd, too, played in a few, including "Marquee Moon". Nearly finished, Smith and band playing "Gloria" alternated the chorus with echos of "Blitzkrieg Bop"—by the Ramones—Hey! Ho! Let's go!. During "Elegie", her final encore, Smith named musicians and other music figures who had died since playing at CBGB.[23] On October 15, 2006, upon Patti Smith's last show at CBGB, the storied bar and club closed.[24]

Aftermath

After closing, the old CBGB venue remained open as CBGB Fashions—retail store, wholesale department, and an online store—until October 31, 2006. CBGB Fashions moved to 19–23 St. Mark's Place on November 1, and closed nearly two years later in summer 2008.[25]

Hilly Kristal died from complications of lung cancer on August 28, 2007. In early October, Kristal's family and friends hosted a private memorial service in the nearby YMCA. Soon, there was a public memorial, contributed to by CBGB onetime staff and by others.

Kristal's ex-wife Karen Kristal and his daughter, Lisa Kristal Burgman, battled legally over the purported $3 million CBGB estate, and settled in June 2009 with Burgman receiving most of the money left after payment of creditors and estate taxes.[26] In 2011, a group of unknown investors bought the remaining CBGB assets, including the associated intellectual property and original interior. The location is now occupied by John Varvatos fashions.

In December 2015, various news outlets reported on a rebranded CBGB "reopening" at Newark International Airport - as CBGB L.A.B. (Lounge and Bar)[27][28] by New York Chef chef Harold Moore; which had opened as of the end of December 2015.

Venue

 
The John Varvatos store on the site where CBGB used to stand
 
CBGB '73 in front of the former location

By late 2007, fashion designer John Varvatos planned to open a store in CBGB's former space, 315 Bowery,[29] but to tastefully trail CBGB's legacy[30] rock and roll stickers on the walls, and much of the graffiti at the toilets was preserved, as were some playbills, found behind a wall, from shows at the club's 10th anniversary in 1983.[31] The store opened in April 2008.[32]

In 2008, a SoHo art gallery dedicated to music photography, the Morrison Hotel, opened a second location in the onetime CBGB Gallery at 313 Bowery,[31] but the Morrison Hotel gallery closed in 2011.[33] The space was then occupied by a surf-oriented Patagonia store until late 2021.[34][35]

Called the "Extra Place", the alley behind the building became a pedestrian mall. The Dead Boys' Cheetah Chrome rued, "All of Manhattan has lost its soul to money lords", yet reflected, "If that alley could talk, it's seen it all".[36] CBGB's nomination as a landmark drew an explanation:

CBGB was founded in 1973 at 315 Bowery, in a former nineteenth-century saloon on the first floor of the Palace Lodging House. The legendary music venue fostered new genres of American music, including punk and art rock, that defined the culture of downtown Manhattan in the 1970s, and that still resonate today. In this role as cultural incubator, CBGB served the same function as the theatres and concert halls of the Bowery's storied past. The former club, now occupied by a retail business, remains a pilgrimage site for legions of music fans.[10]

Today visitors can see etched into the cement at the entrance to the clothing store, the name of the music venue and the date it was founded "CBGB '73". People often stop and take pictures of the inscription as well as the facade of the store.

Influence

CBGB's second awning, the one in place when the club closed in 2006, was moved into the lobby of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.[37]

The CBGB Festival produced large free concerts in Times Square and Central Park on July 7, 2012. They also showcased hundreds of bands in venues across the city.[38][39] The festival premiered dozens of rock-n-roll movies in theaters around Manhattan.[40]

Directed by Randall Miller and starring Alan Rickman as Hilly Kristal, the film CBGB, about Kristal and the origins of the club, was released in October 2013[41][42] to harsh reviews.[43][44] Iconic in American popular culture, CBGB's image remained storied:

  • CBGB was in a promotional ad aired during New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.[45]
  • CBGB appears in the 2010 rhythm game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[46]
  • In The Shapers' song "Old School Punk Star", the venue is referenced in the bridge: "...And to rock on at the CBGB ..."[47]
  • Rapper Aesop Rock mentions CBGB in his song "Shrunk", "Telephone uncovered by purveyors of the Ouija/Then checked against the CBGB women's room graffiti"[48]
  • Talking Heads mention CBGB in the song ""Life During Wartime", "This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B"[49]
  • LCD Soundsystem's 2002 debut single "Losing My Edge" references CBGB, "I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids. I played it at CBGB's. Everybody thought I was crazy."[50]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kokenes, Chris. "CBGB sounds its final note". CNN. from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Bryan Waterman (2011). Television's Marquee Moon. USA: The Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-1-44114-5-291.
  3. ^ Bands such as Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law, U.S. Chaos, Cro-Mags, Warzone, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick of It All, and Youth of Today became identified with CBGB.
  4. ^ "Alchemy". www.nycgoth.com. from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Jason, D. J. (September 9, 1996). "Alchemy Gothic Mondays". from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Playing in the neighborhood". The New York Times. December 19, 1993. from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  7. ^ "Pop And jazz guide". The New York Times. January 24, 2003. from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  8. ^ Yahoo Music coverage of concert July 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Marcus Gilmer (May 8, 2012). "CBGB now a festival, could reopen in new location". The A.V. Club. from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  10. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Bowery Historic District July 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ Q magazine, 2002
  12. ^ Official CBGB website August 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ Crotty & Lane, "Interview with Hilly,"The Mad Monks Guide to NYC, 1999, p 190.
  14. ^ "Debunking CBGB myths: An interview with Dana, Hilly Kristal's son September 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Tiny Mix Tapes, September 11, 2007.
  15. ^ David Nobakht (2005). Suicide: No Compromise. UK: SAF Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 0-946719-71-3.
  16. ^ aficionado, Binky Philips Music (November 2, 2010). "The Damned at CBGB: The Night Punk Was Officially Born in the USA". HuffPost. from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  17. ^ "NIGHTCLUBBING Archive by Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong. MSS 305". dlib.nyu.edu. from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  18. ^ Kristal's son claims the policy meant to avert owing royalties to ASCAP. "Debunking CBGB myths: An interview with Dana, Hilly Kristal's Son September 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Tiny Mix Tapes, September 11, 2007.
  19. ^ a b c d e Chris Harris, "CBGB doesn't have to pay $90,000 in back rent, judge rules" July 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, MTV News, August 10, 2005.
  20. ^ a b c NY1 News, "Judge rules punk landmark CBGB doesn't owe back rent" July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Time Warner Cable News: NY1, August 11, 2005.
  21. ^ a b c Unsigned, "CBGB to shut down on Sept. 30" July 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Billboard website, July 6, 2006.
  22. ^ "Stars return in CBGB's last shows" August 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, October 12, 2006.
  23. ^ Sarah Ventre (September 30, 2010). "How far would you go to see a show". NPR. from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  24. ^ Sisario, Ben (October 16, 2006). "CBGB Brings Down the Curtain With Nostalgia and One Last Night of Rock". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  25. ^ Dodero, Camille (March 25, 2008). . Village Voice. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  26. ^ The final CBGB settlement: Hilly Kristal's estate takes its last legal bow June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Village Voice, June 16, 2009.
  27. ^ "CBGB to Reopen as Restaurant in Newark Airport". Rolling Stone. December 21, 2015. from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  28. ^ . Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  29. ^ Segal, David (November 2, 2007). "A punk temple reborn: Would you like to see the $200 safety pins?". The Washington Post. from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  30. ^ "Now Opening Saturday Special". Racked.com. January 14, 2008. from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2008. We don't want anyone to walk into the space and say, 'Oh, they screwed it up.' We want them to walk in and say, 'It's not CBGB, but they did the right thing.'
  31. ^ a b Karen Brettell (March 27, 2008). "NY gallery keeps punk alive in old CBGB space". Reuters. from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  32. ^ Ben Sisario (April 19, 2008). "At the former CBGB, the punks once played but the rich now pomp". The New York Times. from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  33. ^ Cuozzo, Steve (March 8, 2011). . New York Post. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
  34. ^ "Patagonia New York Bowery Store - 313 Bowery NY, NY 10003". from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  35. ^ Perler, Elie (November 16, 2021). . Bowery Boogie. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  36. ^ Jennifer Fermino (March 25, 2008). "Hobo Goes haute". New York Post. from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  37. ^ Blistein, Job (December 14, 2016). "CBGB Awning Sells at Auction for $30,000". Rolling Stone. from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  38. ^ Flanary, Patrick (July 5, 2012). "CBGB Festival Brings Veteran Bands Back to the Stage". Rolling Stone. from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  39. ^ Pareles, Jon (July 8, 2012). "A Raucous Weekend for a Rock Club That's Long Gone". Critic’s Notebook. The New York Times.
  40. ^ "About Us". CBGB. from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  41. ^ "CBGB, new film tells the history of New York City's legendary club". laughingsquid.com. April 10, 2013. from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  42. ^ "CBGB (2013)". imdb.com. from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  43. ^ Linda Sickler. "'Punk rock' inventor Legs McNeil coming to Savannah post 'CBGB'". from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  44. ^ Marc Campbell (October 2013). "If you thought CBGB's bathrooms were full of shit, check out the movie". from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  45. ^ NYC 2012 Olympics Promo Video April 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, NYC Olympic Committee via YouTube, (Timecode 1:36–1:49)
  46. ^ . Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  47. ^ "Old School Punk Star, by The Shapers". from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  48. ^ "When checked against the CBGB women's room graffiti". from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  49. ^ "This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B." from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  50. ^ LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge, from the original on December 16, 2022, retrieved December 16, 2022

Sources

  • Beeber, Steven. The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's: A Secret History of Jewish Punk. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-55652-613-8.
  • Brazis, Tamar (ed.). CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock (1st ed.). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2005. ISBN 0-8109-5786-8.
  • Heylin, Clinton. From the Velvets to the Voidoids (2nd ed.). Eastbourne, East Sussex: Gardners Books, 2005. ISBN 1-905139-04-7.
  • Kozak, Roman. This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1988. ISBN 0-571-12956-0.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to CBGB.
  • CBGB – official site
  • CBGB discography at Discogs
  • Between Punk Rock and a Hard Place article in New York Magazine
  • CBGB Takes Final Bow Before Eviction on WCBS TV

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N 73 99194 W 40 72528 73 99194Built1878Part ofThe Bowery Historic District ID13000027 Added to NRHPFebruary 20 2013One storefront beside CBGB became the CBGB Record Canteen a record shop and cafe In the late 1980s CBGB Record Canteen was converted into an art gallery and second performance space CB s 313 Gallery CB s Gallery was played by music artists of milder sounds such as acoustic rock folk jazz or experimental music such as Dadadah Kristeen Young and Toshi Reagon while CBGB continued to showcase mainly hardcore punk post punk metal and alternative rock 313 Gallery was also the host location for Alchemy a weekly Goth night showcasing goth industrial dark rock and darkwave bands 4 5 On the other side CBGB was operating a small cafe and bar in the mid 1990s which served classic New York pizza among other items 6 7 Around 2000 CBGB entered a protracted dispute over allegedly unpaid rent amounts until the landlord Bowery Residents Committee sued in 2005 and lost the case but a deal to renew CBGB s lease expiring in 2006 failed The club closed upon its final concert played by Patti Smith on October 15 2006 8 CBGB Radio launched on the iHeartRadio platform in 2010 and CBGB music festivals began in 2012 9 In 2013 CBGB s onetime building 315 Bowery was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of The Bowery Historic District not a New York City Historic District 10 Contents 1 Founding 2 Evolution 3 Rent controversy 4 Closure 5 Aftermath 6 Venue 7 Influence 8 See also 9 Notes 10 Sources 11 External linksFounding EditCBGB was founded on December 10 1973 11 on the site of Kristal s earlier bar Hilly s on the Bowery that he ran from 1969 to 1972 Initially Kristal focused on his more profitable East Village nightspot Hilly s which Kristal closed amid complaints from the bar s neighbors After Hilly s closure Kristal focused on the Bowery club Its full name of CBGB amp OMFUG stands for Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers Although a gormandizer is usually a ravenous eater of food what Kristal meant was a voracious eater of music 12 Kristal s intended theme of country bluegrass and blues music along with poetry readings yielded to the American movement in punk rock A pioneer in the genre Ramones played their first shows at CBGB 13 Evolution EditIn 1973 while the future CBGB was still Hilly s two locals Bill Page and Rusty McKenna convinced Kristal to let them book concerts In February 1974 Hilly booked local band Squeeze to a residency playing Tuesdays and Wednesdays the club s change from country and bluegrass to original rock bands Squeeze was led by guitarist Mark Suall later with CBGB s quasi house band the Revelons which included Fred Smith of Television and JD Daugherty of the Patti Smith Group Although these bands did not play punk rock they helped lay its foundation 14 The August 1973 collapse of the Mercer Arts Center left unsigned bands little option in New York City to play original music Mercer refugees including Suicide The Fast 15 Ruby and the Rednecks Wayne County and the Magic Tramps soon played at CBGB Drummer from the band Libertyville performing on the CBGB stage 1985 In 1974 on April 14 in the audience of Television s third gig were Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye whose Patti Smith Group debuted at CBGB on February 14 1975 Other early performers included the Dina Regine Band Dennis Lepri was lead guitarist as well as the Stillettoes which included Deborah Harry on vocals The newly formed band Angel and the Snake later renamed Blondie as well as Ramones arrived in August 1974 Mink DeVille Talking Heads the Shirts the Heartbreakers the Fleshtones and other bands soon followed In April 1977 The Damned played the club marking the first time a British punk band had ever played in America 16 During 1975 and 1976 Metropolis Video recorded some shows on film Starting in 1977 Metropolis Video filmmaker Pat Ivers and partner Emily Armstrong continued to record shows in a project called Advanced TV later renamed GoNightclubbing Ivers and Armstrong s films are available at the New York University Fales Library 17 CBGB s two rules were that a band must move its own equipment and play mostly original songs that is no cover bands although regular bands often played one or two covers in set 18 CBGB s growing reputation drew more and more acts from outside New York City In 1978 new wave songwriter Elvis Costello would open shows for The Voidoids while The Police played at CBGB for their first American gigs Meanwhile CBGB became famed for Misfits Television Patti Smith Group Mink DeVille the Dead Boys the Dictators the Fleshtones the Voidoids the Cramps the B 52 s Blondie Joan Jett amp the Blackhearts the Shirts and Talking Heads Yet in the 1980s hardcore punk s New York underground was CBGB s mainstay Named thrash day in a documentary on hardcore citation needed Sunday at CBGB was matinee day which became an institution played from afternoon until evening by hardcore bands such as Reagan Youth Bad Brains Beastie Boys Agnostic Front Murphy s Law Cro Mags Leeway Warzone Gorilla Biscuits Sick of It All Misfits Sheer Terror Stillborn and Youth of Today In 1990 violence inside and outside of the venue prompted Kristal to suspend hardcore bookings although CBGB brought hardcore back at times CBGB s last several years had no formal bans by genre Rent controversy EditIn 2005 atop its normally paid monthly rent of 19 000 CBGB was sued for some 90 000 in rent allegedly owed to its landlord Bowery Residents Committee BRC 19 Refusing to pay until a judge ruled the debt legitimate Kristal claimed that he had never been notified of scaled rent increases accruing over a number of years asserted by BRC s executive director Muzzy Rosenblatt 19 Ruling the debt false that BRC had never properly billed the rent increases 19 the judge indicated that CBGB ought to be declared a landmark but noted that Rosenblatt did not need to renew the lease soon expiring 20 Rosenblatt vowed to appeal 20 Expecting Rosenblatt s resistance to lease negotiation 19 Kristal agreed that the rent ought to rise but not to the 55 000 monthly that Kristal believed the BRC to want 20 A nonprofit corporation housing homeless above CBGB mostly through donations and government funding 19 the BRC had only one commercial tenant and raised its monthly rent to 35 000 21 Kristal and the BRC reached an agreement whereby CBGB would leave by September 30 2006 21 Planning to move CBGB to Las Vegas Kristal explained We re going to take the urinals I ll take whatever I can The movers said You ought to take everything and auction off what you don t want on eBay Why not Somebody will 22 Closure Edit Exterior view of CBGB on the day it closed CBGB on the day after it closed Many punk rock bands played at CBGB when they found it was going to close in hopes that their support could keep it from closing Rocks Off a promoter in New York organized CBGB s final weeks of shows to book many of the artists who made CB s famous 21 Avail the Bouncing Souls and such newer acts opened during the last week which included multi night stands by Bad Brains and the Dictators and an acoustic set by Blondie The final show broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio on October 15 was played by Patti Smith helped on some songs by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Television s Richard Lloyd too played in a few including Marquee Moon Nearly finished Smith and band playing Gloria alternated the chorus with echos of Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones Hey Ho Let s go During Elegie her final encore Smith named musicians and other music figures who had died since playing at CBGB 23 On October 15 2006 upon Patti Smith s last show at CBGB the storied bar and club closed 24 Aftermath EditAfter closing the old CBGB venue remained open as CBGB Fashions retail store wholesale department and an online store until October 31 2006 CBGB Fashions moved to 19 23 St Mark s Place on November 1 and closed nearly two years later in summer 2008 25 Hilly Kristal died from complications of lung cancer on August 28 2007 In early October Kristal s family and friends hosted a private memorial service in the nearby YMCA Soon there was a public memorial contributed to by CBGB onetime staff and by others Kristal s ex wife Karen Kristal and his daughter Lisa Kristal Burgman battled legally over the purported 3 million CBGB estate and settled in June 2009 with Burgman receiving most of the money left after payment of creditors and estate taxes 26 In 2011 a group of unknown investors bought the remaining CBGB assets including the associated intellectual property and original interior The location is now occupied by John Varvatos fashions In December 2015 various news outlets reported on a rebranded CBGB reopening at Newark International Airport as CBGB L A B Lounge and Bar 27 28 by New York Chef chef Harold Moore which had opened as of the end of December 2015 Venue Edit The John Varvatos store on the site where CBGB used to stand CBGB 73 in front of the former location By late 2007 fashion designer John Varvatos planned to open a store in CBGB s former space 315 Bowery 29 but to tastefully trail CBGB s legacy 30 rock and roll stickers on the walls and much of the graffiti at the toilets was preserved as were some playbills found behind a wall from shows at the club s 10th anniversary in 1983 31 The store opened in April 2008 32 In 2008 a SoHo art gallery dedicated to music photography the Morrison Hotel opened a second location in the onetime CBGB Gallery at 313 Bowery 31 but the Morrison Hotel gallery closed in 2011 33 The space was then occupied by a surf oriented Patagonia store until late 2021 34 35 Called the Extra Place the alley behind the building became a pedestrian mall The Dead Boys Cheetah Chrome rued All of Manhattan has lost its soul to money lords yet reflected If that alley could talk it s seen it all 36 CBGB s nomination as a landmark drew an explanation CBGB was founded in 1973 at 315 Bowery in a former nineteenth century saloon on the first floor of the Palace Lodging House The legendary music venue fostered new genres of American music including punk and art rock that defined the culture of downtown Manhattan in the 1970s and that still resonate today In this role as cultural incubator CBGB served the same function as the theatres and concert halls of the Bowery s storied past The former club now occupied by a retail business remains a pilgrimage site for legions of music fans 10 Today visitors can see etched into the cement at the entrance to the clothing store the name of the music venue and the date it was founded CBGB 73 People often stop and take pictures of the inscription as well as the facade of the store Influence EditCBGB s second awning the one in place when the club closed in 2006 was moved into the lobby of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland 37 The CBGB Festival produced large free concerts in Times Square and Central Park on July 7 2012 They also showcased hundreds of bands in venues across the city 38 39 The festival premiered dozens of rock n roll movies in theaters around Manhattan 40 Directed by Randall Miller and starring Alan Rickman as Hilly Kristal the film CBGB about Kristal and the origins of the club was released in October 2013 41 42 to harsh reviews 43 44 Iconic in American popular culture CBGB s image remained storied CBGB was in a promotional ad aired during New York City s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games 45 CBGB appears in the 2010 rhythm game Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock 46 In The Shapers song Old School Punk Star the venue is referenced in the bridge And to rock on at the CBGB 47 Rapper Aesop Rock mentions CBGB in his song Shrunk Telephone uncovered by purveyors of the Ouija Then checked against the CBGB women s room graffiti 48 Talking Heads mention CBGB in the song Life During Wartime This ain t no Mudd Club or C B G B 49 LCD Soundsystem s 2002 debut single Losing My Edge references CBGB I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids I played it at CBGB s Everybody thought I was crazy 50 See also EditMax s Kansas City Punk rock New wave musicPortals Rock music New York CityNotes Edit Kokenes Chris CBGB sounds its final note CNN Archived from the original on October 5 2016 Retrieved May 18 2016 Bryan Waterman 2011 Television s Marquee Moon USA The Continuum International Publishing Group pp 66 67 ISBN 978 1 44114 5 291 Bands such as Agnostic Front Murphy s Law U S Chaos Cro Mags Warzone Gorilla Biscuits Sick of It All and Youth of Today became identified with CBGB Alchemy www nycgoth com Archived from the original on July 20 2018 Retrieved July 20 2018 Jason D J September 9 1996 Alchemy Gothic Mondays Archived from the original on January 28 2023 Retrieved February 6 2023 Playing in the neighborhood The New York Times December 19 1993 Archived from the original on April 29 2013 Retrieved April 1 2010 Pop And jazz guide The New York Times January 24 2003 Archived from the original on April 29 2013 Retrieved April 1 2010 Yahoo Music coverage of concert Archived July 26 2008 at the Wayback Machine Marcus Gilmer May 8 2012 CBGB now a festival could reopen in new location The A V Club Archived from the original on May 9 2012 Retrieved May 8 2012 a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form The Bowery Historic District Archived July 10 2014 at the Wayback Machine Q magazine 2002 Official CBGB website Archived August 8 2006 at the Wayback Machine Crotty amp Lane Interview with Hilly The Mad Monks Guide to NYC 1999 p 190 Debunking CBGB myths An interview with Dana Hilly Kristal s son Archived September 15 2007 at the Wayback Machine Tiny Mix Tapes September 11 2007 David Nobakht 2005 Suicide No Compromise UK SAF Publishing p 222 ISBN 0 946719 71 3 aficionado Binky Philips Music November 2 2010 The Damned at CBGB The Night Punk Was Officially Born in the USA HuffPost Archived from the original on October 15 2016 Retrieved December 3 2016 NIGHTCLUBBING Archive by Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong MSS 305 dlib nyu edu Archived from the original on March 8 2016 Retrieved March 8 2016 Kristal s son claims the policy meant to avert owing royalties to ASCAP Debunking CBGB myths An interview with Dana Hilly Kristal s Son Archived September 15 2007 at the Wayback Machine Tiny Mix Tapes September 11 2007 a b c d e Chris Harris CBGB doesn t have to pay 90 000 in back rent judge rules Archived July 20 2014 at the Wayback Machine MTV News August 10 2005 a b c NY1 News Judge rules punk landmark CBGB doesn t owe back rent Archived July 14 2014 at the Wayback Machine Time Warner Cable News NY1 August 11 2005 a b c Unsigned CBGB to shut down on Sept 30 Archived July 5 2014 at the Wayback Machine Billboard website July 6 2006 Stars return in CBGB s last shows Archived August 30 2011 at the Wayback Machine BBC News October 12 2006 Sarah Ventre September 30 2010 How far would you go to see a show NPR Archived from the original on February 17 2013 Retrieved December 22 2012 Sisario Ben October 16 2006 CBGB Brings Down the Curtain With Nostalgia and One Last Night of Rock The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on July 12 2019 Retrieved September 29 2019 Dodero Camille March 25 2008 CBGB St Mark s shop closing at the end of June Village Voice Archived from the original on April 30 2013 Retrieved March 9 2013 The final CBGB settlement Hilly Kristal s estate takes its last legal bow Archived June 20 2009 at the Wayback Machine Village Voice June 16 2009 CBGB to Reopen as Restaurant in Newark Airport Rolling Stone December 21 2015 Archived from the original on November 18 2016 Retrieved December 3 2016 CBGB Is Reopening At Newark Airport As A Restaurant Archived from the original on December 29 2016 Retrieved December 3 2016 Segal David November 2 2007 A punk temple reborn Would you like to see the 200 safety pins The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 9 2012 Retrieved April 1 2010 Now Opening Saturday Special Racked com January 14 2008 Archived from the original on October 26 2011 Retrieved January 16 2008 We don t want anyone to walk into the space and say Oh they screwed it up We want them to walk in and say It s not CBGB but they did the right thing a b Karen Brettell March 27 2008 NY gallery keeps punk alive in old CBGB space Reuters Archived from the original on November 7 2020 Retrieved June 30 2009 Ben Sisario April 19 2008 At the former CBGB the punks once played but the rich now pomp The New York Times Archived from the original on August 29 2011 Retrieved May 7 2008 Cuozzo Steve March 8 2011 WilmerHale eyes 7 WTC New York Post Archived from the original on February 16 2013 Patagonia New York Bowery Store 313 Bowery NY NY 10003 Archived from the original on January 2 2015 Retrieved December 3 2014 Perler Elie November 16 2021 Wipe Out Patagonia Closes its Bowery Surf Shop Bowery Boogie Archived from the original on March 23 2022 Retrieved July 29 2022 Jennifer Fermino March 25 2008 Hobo Goes haute New York Post Archived from the original on April 3 2008 Retrieved March 28 2008 Blistein Job December 14 2016 CBGB Awning Sells at Auction for 30 000 Rolling Stone Archived from the original on May 16 2021 Retrieved May 16 2021 Flanary Patrick July 5 2012 CBGB Festival Brings Veteran Bands Back to the Stage Rolling Stone Archived from the original on April 14 2021 Retrieved May 16 2021 Pareles Jon July 8 2012 A Raucous Weekend for a Rock Club That s Long Gone Critic s Notebook The New York Times About Us CBGB Archived from the original on May 19 2021 Retrieved May 16 2021 CBGB new film tells the history of New York City s legendary club laughingsquid com April 10 2013 Archived from the original on April 24 2013 Retrieved May 7 2013 CBGB 2013 imdb com Archived from the original on August 12 2013 Retrieved December 1 2013 Linda Sickler Punk rock inventor Legs McNeil coming to Savannah post CBGB Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved December 1 2013 Marc Campbell October 2013 If you thought CBGB s bathrooms were full of shit check out the movie Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved December 1 2013 NYC 2012 Olympics Promo Video Archived April 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine NYC Olympic Committee via YouTube Timecode 1 36 1 49 A Los Angeles Social Diary Archived from the original on July 29 2013 Retrieved December 3 2016 Old School Punk Star by The Shapers Archived from the original on April 15 2015 Retrieved December 3 2016 When checked against the CBGB women s room graffiti Archived from the original on February 6 2023 Retrieved January 28 2019 This ain t no Mudd Club or C B G B Archived from the original on February 6 2023 Retrieved November 1 2022 LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge archived from the original on December 16 2022 retrieved December 16 2022Sources EditBeeber Steven The Heebie Jeebies at CBGB s A Secret History of Jewish Punk Chicago Chicago Review Press 2006 ISBN 978 1 55652 613 8 Brazis Tamar ed CBGB amp OMFUG Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock 1st ed New York Harry N Abrams Inc Publishers 2005 ISBN 0 8109 5786 8 Heylin Clinton From the Velvets to the Voidoids 2nd ed Eastbourne East Sussex Gardners Books 2005 ISBN 1 905139 04 7 Kozak Roman This Ain t No Disco The Story of CBGB Boston Faber and Faber 1988 ISBN 0 571 12956 0 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to CBGB CBGB official site CBGB discography at Discogs Between Punk Rock and a Hard Place article in New York Magazine CBGB Takes Final Bow Before Eviction on WCBS TV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CBGB amp oldid 1143310438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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