It wasn’t supposed to be a punk club. You could tell that from the name of the place: CBGB & OMFUG, which stood for Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers. New York bar ...

But why do these investors (a few of which had ties with the rock joint back in the day) want to put together a music festival when the city already sees its fair share throughout the year, including ...

We suspect this news would give Patti Smith the CBGBs. The former CBGB Gallery space at 313 Bowery is on the market. The former den of the Ramones and Blondie was only a couple of years ago rescued ...

After inheriting headmaster duties at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter franchise, Alan Rickman is now running one of New York's most iconic rock concert clubs. CBGB tells the story of Hilly Kristal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred For the first time in nearly two decades, CBGB, ...

Despite some recent positive developments and a series of successful benefit performances including Kid Dynamite, Gorilla Biscuits, Bouncing Souls and many others, the Bowery Residents Committee has ...

The future of CBGB could lie in the hands of a judge. On Feb. 25, the Bowery Residents’ Committee took Hilly Kristal, owner of the famed punk rock club, to court for failure to pay a rent increase ...

Hyphenates Randall Miller and Jody Savin, who previously teamed on 2008’s “Bottle Shock,” are developing an untitled project about the punk scene and Gotham’s famed CBGB nightclub. Savin will direct ...

Fifty years after the explosion of punk and 20 years since it closed its doors in 2006, the legendary New York venue where it all began is being celebrated. A four CD box set has been released to mark ...

CBGB is preparing for takeoff. The legendary East Village rock club that closed in 2006 is reopening as a restaurant in Newark Airport slated to begin service at the end of the year. CBGB, which ...

Mainly because the true spirit of rock involves a sort of spontaneity that the highly-calculated world of feature films can never fully capture. Such is the case with the new film, “CBGB”, which tells ...