Owners of New York’s Legendary (and currently out of business) punk
club, CBGB, have announced the club could possibly be reopening at a new
location sometime in the near future… Along with that they have also
announced they will be putting on a CBGB Festival this year, which will
feature more than 300 bands playing at 30 venues in New York City and
Brooklyn from July 5th through the 8th. The first bands announced
include Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags, Guided By Voices, and a handful of others. Read a statement from club’s current owners: If and when CBGB does reopen, it will be at a new location
downtown and have most of the clubs original decor at its disposal. The
items are currently located at a 3,000-square-foot storage space in
Williamsburg. The new owners hope to focus on supporting local artists,
much like founder Hilly Kristal did for the Talking Heads, the Ramones,
Blondie and Patti Smith.
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