On this day 19 years ago, the iconic New York City music club CBGB, famous for its role in the punk rock and new wave scene, closed its doors after 33 years — but not before one last epic show ...
Last weekend, the inaugural CBGB Festival finally found a way to celebrate the legacy of the iconic New York punk club paying homage to the style and spirit of late owner Hilly Kristal.
Something about what was brewing in CBGB spoke volumes and soon, the club would be known for platforming one of rock’s ...
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Patti Smith, the poet who became a rock legend
Long before she was a rock ‘n’ roll legend, Patti Smith (Chicago, 78 years old) was a poet who worked at Scribner, a bookstore next to New York City’s Rockefeller Center. She lived with her partner at ...
Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and students from Music Will perform during "People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith" at New York's Carnegie Hall on March 26, 2025 (photo: Taylor Hill / ...
Punk rock owes a lot to the blitzkrieg sounds of the Ramones, but Joey Ramone was always keen to heap praise onto their predecessors in the New York Dolls.
For the first time in nearly two decades, CBGB, the beloved Lower East Side punk venue, was back in the New York groove, but in a different form and in a new setting. Last weekend, nearly 10,000 fans ...
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