CBGB

“Been waiting outside the Varvatos Bowery store for six hours now. This party better be fun :(” – Nat Thomson Alberta Cross did in fact play the fashion week party at the Varvatos Store on Thursday night, but it ended up that they were only the opener for a much larger band…

with Rich Hall, aka 1000 Knives, is a NYC-based booker that is responsible for some of the most forward-thinking hardcore shows in NYC since he started working at CBGB in the early 2000s…

“John Varvatos is hosting a benefit concert on January 7, 2010, for the non-profit organization Road Recovery with a one-time performance given by Grammy-Award Winning Artist Peter Frampton and FX’s Emmy nominated Rescue Me star and comedian Denis Leary, along with his band The Enablers…

“Morrison Hotel, the legitimately rock-historical art gallery that shares the former home of CBGBs with John Varvatos, is moving out. The gallery has several other locations, but the Bowery one is their largest…

“”Oh, this is beautiful!” said singer David Johansen, who emerged before a wall-to-wall crowd in a snug black blazer and skin-tight jeans, with a silky leopard print scarf draped around his neck, and who, along with guitarist Syl Sylvain, is one of the band’s two surviving original members…

Spike Lee got this Broadway hit on film. Now you can see this coming-of-age Bohemian rhapsody on the big screen. A reminder (and this is from the tickets page): Never Say “Sold Out” – Even if advance tickets are no longer available, don’t give up–just think RUSH TICKETS…

NY Dolls @ SXSW 2009 (by Stereocourier)In support of their new album ‘Cause I Sez So’ produced by Todd Rundgren, New York Dolls return to US with Summer 2009 dates…

Pete’s Candy Store (bitchcakesny) tonight in NYC * Chris Cornell @ Webster Hall * The Rakes & Radical Dads @ Union Hall * The Gay Blades, Demander @ Mercury Lounge * James Yuill, The Answering Machine @ Coco 66 * White Hills, Gunslingers, Bogan Dust @ Cake Shop * Millions, Telecult Powers, Noveller @ Monkey Town * Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline & Steve Cardenas @ Blue Note * Scary Mansion, Tiger Saw, Tripping Lily @ Pete’s Candy Store * Here We Go Magic, The Antlers, Hymns @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Jason Trachtenburg, Ching Chong Song & Phoebe Kreutz @ Cameo * My Education, Youth Group, Dylan Connor, Eastern Midwestern @ Pianos * Drunkdriver, Rice, Deskonocidos, Sacred Shock, Teenage Night War @ Death By Audio * Thurston Moore/Okkyung Lee/Ikue Mori Trio, Fat Worm, Noise Nomads @ Santos Party House Beatrice Inn shut down…