We're celebrating that decision with a list of 10 Influential Bands That Got Their Start at CBGB. ... and the Angel and the Snake (a roughed-up precursor to Blondie).

CBGB: Film Review. Randall Miller ... the griminess of the club and showing how its motley inhabitants — from the junkie in the kitchen and the Hell’s Angels occupying the pool table to Hilly ...

When he first opened the club, he befriended the local Hells Angels crew who would come in, play pool and buy a few beers. “That was enough for him. Hilly just wanted to pay rent.” ...

A dearly departed piece of New York’s punk past is being resurrected for one night only this fall. CBGB—the iconic East Village music club that helped kickstart the careers of many notable ...

The Hells Angels are dumping their infamous clubhouse on the Lower East Side — selling the building that had been their headquarters for half a century to a developer. The clubhouse at 77 E.

Blondie's debut album arrived in record stores December of 1976, but by that point the band (originally called Angel and the Snake) was a hit at CBGB.

The 2025 CBGB Festival happens September 27 at Under the K Bridge Park and also features The Damned, Johnny Marr, Soul Glo, Marky Ramone, Melvins, Cro-Mags, Murphy's Law & more ...

Making a dramatic document of a cultural landmark is a risky business. You had to be there, as the saying goes. So it is with “CBGB,” a tinny little rumpled valentine to the home of punk music ...

Originally opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal, CBGB was a cornerstone of New York’s underground music scene and played a key role in launching the careers of artists such as the Ramones, Blondie ...

It’s been nearly two decades since the shuttering of beloved New York punk bar CBGB & OMFUG. But this fall the club known for its grotty bathrooms and for being the birthplace of the punk ...

Organizers announced the date and lineup for the CBGB Festival on Monday (May 12), a collaboration with promoter The Bowery Presents that will take place on Sept. 27 at Under the K Bridge Park in ...