CBGB opened in 1973 in New York's East Village and became home to the new and exciting underground punk rock movement of the later 1970s. The Legacy of CBGB: 5 Bands That Helped Define Punk Rock ...

Bands were doing rock operas and looking down their noses at regular rock ’n’ roll.” 7 “They were like a cartoon version of a rock band,” said Craig Leon, who produced the Ramones ...

Harbingers of the punk revolution, the Ramones actually took a lot of their inspiration from pop music, regularly incorporating those elements into their sound.

Hilly Kristal, who died Tuesday at 75, saw his skid-row country music dive bar, CBGB, transformed into the crucible of punk rock. Such bands as Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, and Blondie got ...

Hilly would have been delighted. As rock ‘n’ roll bands celebrate CBGB’s 40th anniversary, a film festival is also occurring this week, a cinematic salute to Manhattan’s hippest music club.

As mentioned earlier, 21 artists and bands will populate the Under The K Bridge Park this September. ... take a look at the 2025 CBGB Festival lineup below. Huge punk acts on tour in 2025.

CBGB begins with a bit of misdirection. You think punk started at 315 Bowery. You’re wrong. It began in a basement in Connecticut with two ne’er-do-wells, John Holmstrom and Legs McNeil. There ...

In the mid-’70s, punk wasn’t really a genre, says New York City venues historian Jess Rifkin. Punk was whoever showed up to play at CBGB.

Iggy Pop and Jack White will headline CBGB Festival, which will take place at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn on Sept. 27 and features 21 bands performing on three stages.

Though Television was a fixture among CBGB bands in the 1970s, no one sounded like them. While others focused on speed and simplicity, Television created a unique cocktail of art rock and jazz.

Although essentialy already saved, CBGB is having a benefit auction on Ebay. Right now all they've got are Save CBGB T-Shirts which include a ticket to see Offspring, but more items should be put ...