Hilly Kristal

Patti included covers of The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Stevie Wonder, and dedicated songs to Charlie Watts, Lee ”Scratch” Perry, and Fred ”Sonic” Smith at this big homecoming show…

Cheetah Chrome, guitarist for legendary punk band The Dead Boys and pre-Dead Boys band Rocket From the Tombs (with whom he’s reunited in recent years), is set to put out his first-ever solo release this week (10/8) via Plowboy Records, which he co-founded…

As previously mentioned, the CBGB movie will premiere at this year’s CBGB Music & Film Festival, which goes down across various NYC venues from October 9 to 13…

Looks like CBGB isn’t the only legendary NYC punk venue celebrating a “reunion” this year. Max’s Kansas City will be throwing an alumni reunion for four days in June at The Bowery Electric from June 7-10…

Riverboat Gamblers @ CBGB in 2006 (more) As discussed, Gothamist revealed the other day that a new CBGB was in the works. People have since run with that news and more information is surfacing…

“But just as CBGB is getting its due alongside John Lennon’s piano and Jimi Hendrix’s guitar, its ownership and legacy are being challenged by a lawsuit that has riven the family of its proprietor, Hilly Kristal, who died last year…

inside the John Varvatos store (Hardcore Shutterbug) this + this =

“Losing CBGB meant it was only a matter of time before Hilly followed” said Van Zandt “It was his whole life. He created the space to allow Indie Rock, Pop Art Rock, and Punk to be born…

DOWNLOAD: Ronnie Spector – All I Want (MP3) Hilly Kristal (RIP) & Ronnie Spector * Todd Terje at Tribeca Grand * Clutch is at Bowery Ballroom w/ Beatallica * The Budos Band are having a party at Lucky Cat * Langhorne Slim is at Europa in Williamsburg too * Mika Miko, High Places & Numbers are at Death By Audio * Battles & Deerhunter are playing for free @ South Street Seaport * Institubes Tour at Studio B with Curses, Surkin, + Orgasmic What else…

DOWNLOAD: Nico – Janitor of Lunacy (live at CBGB, March 8, 1979 (MP3)