CBGB Festival

Jane's Addiction played CBGB Fest's Icon Award Ceremony and the Times Square show (pics, setlist, full set video)

Following Devo‘s set in Times Square during NYC’s multi-venue CBGB Fest on Sunday (10/12), there was a set from pop musician Robert Delong and then veteran alt-rockers Jane’s Addiction…

Devo played a CBGB Fest show in Times Square (pics, full set video and setlist)

NYC’s multi-venue CBGB Festival wrapped up yesterday (10/12) after kicking off this past Wednesday (10/8). The fest doesn’t have too much to do with CBGB, but a few of the bands who played had played the actual venue back in the day, one of which was the legendary D…

Electric Six releasing new LP, touring, including two NYC shows this week (dates, streams)

Tongue-in-cheek rawkers Electric Six, best-known for cheeky singles “Danger! High Voltage!” and “Gay Bar,” will release their new album, Human Zoo, next week (10/14) and you can stream a couple songs from it below…

Dead Leaf Echo share new video, playing 2 NYC shows w/ Sister of Your Sunshine Vapor, touring w/ The New Lines

Brooklyn dreampop band Dead Leaf Echo released the true​.​deep​.​sleeper EP earlier this year and the band just made a video for it’s swirling highlight “so…

CBGB Fest begins this week, full Times Square schedule w/ Jane's Addiction, Devo & more revealed

Devo at Best Buy Theater in June (more by PSquared) The CBGB Festival returns to various NYC venues this week, beginning Wednesday (10/8) and continuing through Sunday (10/12)…

CBGB Fest update: Billy Idol interview & acoustic set; schedule posted; Jane's Addiction, Devo & more playing Times Square?

Billy Idol at Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As previously discussed, the CBGB Music & Film Festival is returning to various NYC venues from October 8-12, and since we last spoke there’s been some updates to the festival…

CBGB Music & Film Fest 2014 initial lineups announced

As mentioned, the CBGB Music & Film Festival is back for a third year, going down October 8 – 12 at venues across NYC. The initial lineup for this year was just announced and includes Jane’s Addiction, Devo, Billy Idol, Macy Gray, The Muffs, Upset, Duff McKagan, and more…

CBGB Music & Film Fest 2014 dates announced

CBGB Fest 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The CBGB Music & Film Festival returns to NYC for its third year with five days of events across various venues from October 8 to October…

My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear, Divine Fits, James Murphy & more played Times Square for CBGB Fest (pics)

In between the day’s coffeehouse-ready beginning and stadium-worthy end, Divine Fits and Grizzly Bear delivered the two most CBGB-worthy sets of the day: It was easy to picture Divine Fits’ (and Spoon’s) Britt Daniel and Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste in the recesses of a rock club, though the North Stage of the festival, sidled up alongside the Ed Sullivan Theater, felt as natural an arena as any for their straightforward rock stylings and fuzzed-out, exploratory soundscapes, respectively…

CBGB Festival is this week (win music / film badges!)

The 2013 CBGB Festival happens this week, kicking off on Tuesday (10/8) with the premiere of CBGB: The Movie at Landmark Sunshine. You can still get tickets to the premiere (though, at $50, they’re not cheap)…
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