Tonight was a night that many in the New York Hardcore community had been looking forward to for some time: the CBGB Fest show at Webster Hall featuring performances from Vision of Disorder, Cro Mags and Sick of it All. While details are still sketchy, the show has been shut down following a stabbing. According [...]
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
As word starts to spread about the CBGB Festival, much of the interiors of the original club are literally being packed into boxes and sent to Savannah GA, where a movie is being filmed about the legendary East Village club. When CB’s closed in 2006, owner Hilly Kristal, who must have known that he was [...]
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
While Dave Grohl is working on his own documentary, his bandmate Taylor Hawkins is making his own entrance into cinema. The Foo Fighters drummer has just signed on to play Iggy Pop in a new film about the CBGB club and its founder Hilly Kristal. Also appearing in the film, simply titled CBGB, will be [...]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Yesterday, it was confirmed that Sick Of It All, Vision Of Disorder, Cro-Mags and more were taking part of the CBGB Festival. And now an article in the New York Times not only reveals more details about the festival, but also confirms that new owners are eyeing to re-open the legendary CBGB. According to the [...]
Monday, May 7, 2012
Back in January, rumors started to spread that a multi-day festival was being held this Summer in honor of the legendary CBGB club. A few months later, a newly launched website and Sonicbids page confirmed that the CBGB Festival would indeed take place during July 4 weekend all over New York City. More details are [...]
Thursday, January 26, 2012
It’s been just over five years since the last note was played at iconic New York City fixture CBGB’s. Long before the club closed, however, the East Village neighborhood that it opened in back in 1973 had been gentrifying. The club finally shut down over back rent due, and now the original site at Bleecker [...]
Monday, June 14, 2010
While famed New York venue CBGB closed in 2006, its name will live on forever – or will it? CBGB Holdings LLC, the company that bought the right to license and market the CBGB name, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this past Friday in Manhattan, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company had [...]
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
Unsigned & Streamed alum Pheroze has released a video for the song “Today I Belong To The Dead.” The song appears on Pheroze’s recently released EP, Ennui.
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