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The club’s full name, CBGB & OMFUG, stands for “Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers,” where “gormandizers” means someone who consumes music voraciously. Despite its initial musical intentions, CBGB became synonymous with the DIY ethos of punk music, characterized by its raw, unpolished sound and ...
One of the most prominent NYC landmarks that ultimately brought punk-rock to the Big Apple was the infamous CBGB Club. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, CBGB OMFUG was originally opened with the intent of booking C ountry, B lue G rass and B lues bands and “ O ther M usic F or U plifting G ormandizers”. Hence the name CBGB OMFUG. The Ramones.
CBGB is a 2013 American biographical drama film about the former New York music venue CBGB. It follows the story of Hilly Kristal's New York club from its concept as a venue for Country, Bluegrass and Blues (CBGB) to what it ultimately became: the birthplace of underground rock 'n' roll and punk.
CBGB is the undisputed birthplace of punk. A Couple of Punks Who Just Won't Quit The amazing story of Ramones Super Fans via the NY Times
Stiv Bators, Cheetah Chrome, Jimmy Zero and Johnny Blitz were their names. The were without a bass player at that time but it was soon to be Jeff Magnum. The lack or a bass player did not handicap them in the least. In 1998, Hilly Kristal, founder of CBGB, wrote a brief history of the club. Here it is in its unedited entirety.
Other articles where CBGB is discussed: CBGB: New York City’s proto-punk new wave was a downtown thing, crawling out of the damp stonework in yet-to-be-gentrified Soho and the Lower East Side well before the trendy clothing stores and art galleries arrived. The first generation of musicians emerged from the rubble left by…
Aug 8, 2013 · A look at the NYC punk-rock scene & the nightclub CBGB. Sub NOW http://bit.ly/Movietrailers ★ Join us on Facebook http://bit.ly/Inspiring-Cinema★ CRY all...
