On Oct. 15, 2006, New York City’s legendary punk and new wave venue CBGB closed. In the nearly 20 years since, nothing in the City has quite replaced the iconic performance space where Patti Smith, ...

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 movement in ...

Culminating with the godfather of punk emanating raw power, backed by guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, and brass instruments to deliver elevated renditions of fan favorites from The Stooges and his ...

The 2025 CBGB Festival was a great mix of nostalgia, a showcase for the current state of punk, and a tribute to the iconic, long-shuttered NYC punk venue for which it was named. It was a beautiful day ...

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 ...

CBGB was known for hardcore matinees as much as it was known for the birth of punk and other things, so it’s fitting that a hardcore show that could have happened at CBGB will also now happen as part ...

Jack White’s feud with the White House underscores the need for the CBGB Festival, showcasing 21 generation-spanning bands who embrace the ethos of punk rock across three raucous stages. Punk rock has ...

CBGB, the legendary birthplace of punk rock, may have closed in 2006 but its spirit is getting a jump-start with the CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with Bowery Presents, taking place ...

The iconic punk venue CBGB is coming back to life this weekend for one day only. This year’s festival includes headliners Iggy Pop and Jack White, along with 20 other notable punk groups. Phil ...

The East Village CBGB club was the ground zero for New York punk, but some of its pioneering artists, like Blondie managed to ...

Yurei (Ghost); Death; Wer Wie Wo Was Warum (Who How Where What Why); Life Drunk (Dedicated To Gallon Drunk), Positiv Ja (Positive Yes); Tavalod (Birthday); 35 Cent Puppy Sandwich (Dedicated To Fugazi) ...