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3 unusual facts about CBGB


Antis

Anties gave their final tours in the second half of 1989 and early 1990 including the appearances at festivals in Italy, Austria, Germany, France and USA, where they participated at the NY New Music Seminar and played at the CBGB.

Masters of the Backside

The band was managed by future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who wanted to create a band with the musical sound of The Ramones and the style of former Television member Richard Hell, both of whom he had seen perform at CBGB.

The Hangmen

Live highlights include their movie-shot New York Rumble Festival appearance, performing at CBGB in New York City and the distinction of ‘Live-pick-of-the-week’ in the national music press during a Canadian tour.


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Agnostic Front

The album pushed the band to the forefront of New York's fledgling hardcore scene, which was centered around CBGB, where they played with bands like The Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law.

Charles Romalotti

The novel is known for its accurate portrayal of the punk subculture, and it incorporates actual bands (Black Flag, Bad Brains, Descendents) and venues (Outhouse, CBGB's, and City Gardens) from the mid-1980s punk era into its fictional plot.

Circus Mort

Dan Braun also joined Swans for a short period, and recorded live with them at CBGB, which was released as Body to Body, Job to Job.

Doorika

They performed at PS 122, Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Chopin Theater, CBGB's Gallery, Chicago Filmmakers, Ohio Theater's Ice Factory Series, Vineyard Theater, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Downtown Theater Festival among other venues in New York and Chicago.

Drop Dead Festival

The festival was originally held at the famous CBGB punk rock club, but subsequent Drop Dead Festivals moved to the much larger Knitting Factory, also in lower Manhattan.

Fast Romantics

Taking a detour from their national Canadian tour, the band was flown to New York City to perform at the now-defunct venue CBGB (now owned by competition co-creator John Varvatos).

Freaks of Desire

The band played their final shows at New York venues CBGB, Maxwell's and Coney Island High in the winter of 1997.

Joseph Troski

By the age of 18, Troski began performing in clubs and restaurants throughout NYC's East Village and Brooklyn such as CBGB.

Kriota Willberg

The dance company has performed in a variety of dance, music, and performance venues in New York, including Performance Space 122, Dance Theater Workshop, Dixon Place, Irving Plaza, and CBGB's, and the U.S.

Live from CBGB's

Live From CBGB is a live album by Living Colour recorded live on December 19, 1989 at the legendary CBGB club, but not released until January 11, 2005 by Legacy Recordings.

Live Skull

Don't Get Any on You (live at CBGB, NYC, November 8, 1986) - LP/Cassette (1987, Homestead)

Message to Venus

Jandre was a former member of the band called Slimy Nuggetz who has experience on playing CBGB's and sharing stages with bands like Anthrax, Ill Niño, Puya, Circo, Caramelos de Cianuro, Sol D’Menta and many more in nearly every Rock Fest in Puerto Rico for the past 10 years not to mention U.S and South American tours.

Poem Rocket

Other drummers auditioned for the band, including author Paul Collins, who performed with the band in 1993 at CBGB.

Rosemary's Babies

A 2004 CD, Talking to the Dead included tracks from the EP, previously unreleased songs, and tracks recorded live at CBGBs NYC May 15, 1983.

Songs to No One 1991–1992

#"How Long Will It Take" (Pat Kelly) (Duet*; Soundboard tape; recorded at CBGB's, NY City; 4/23/92) – 5:17

The Cosmopolitans

As a sideline, the group - then consisting of both guys (Glen Tig, Harry Gantz, Greg Vines, Shaun) and gals (Jamie K. Sims, Karin Bradford, Nel Moore) - go-go danced onstage with rock-scene friends the dB's and the Fleshtones at clubs Irving Plaza, CBGB, Maxwell’s, and Tier Three.

The Cryptkeeper Five

Additionally, the band's logo is featured in the 2006 book CBGB: Decades of Graffiti by Christopher D. Salyers, published by Mark Batty Publisher.

The Skunks

One of the first Austin punk bands to tour nationally, The Skunks played CBGB's in August 1979 and Max's Kansas City in 1980 and opened for such national and international acts as The Ramones, The Police, Gang Of Four, Ultravox, The Clash, John Cale, The Cramps and many others.

The Undead

They played CBGB on Saint Patrick's Day (also Steele's 50th birthday) as well as a free show at Tompkins Square Park in June of that year.

The Yuppie Pricks

With last-minute addition Trey Robles (ex-Hard Feelings) on drums, the band toured the East Coast in Spring of 2005, hitting renowned punk-rock enclave, CBGB in New York City, as well as recording a live broadcast for XM Satellite Radio, at the invitation of Lou Brutus of the station's Fungus 53 channel.

Urban Verbs

In late 1978, Urban Verbs returned to CBGB to perform with Cleveland band Pere Ubu.


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