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Alan Rickman has signed on to play the legendary owner and founder of CBGB in Randall Miller and Jody Savin‘s project revolving the seminal New York rock club. Miller will direct the picture from a script he and Savin wrote together. They hope to begin shooting in June. Explore Aaron Ec...
CBGB Music Festival & Conference Coming to NYC The story centers on Kristal (Rickman) and his efforts to turn a tiny club into a groundbreaking rock ‘n roll venue where the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers played. The venue started out as...
The club, which was owned by Hilly Kristal, closed in 2008. PHOTOS: 28 of the Summer’s Most Anticipated Movies Also joining the cast are Steven Schub (Chicago 8) as Dee Dee Ramone; Evan Alex Cole (She’s Outta My League) as Richard Hell; Peter Vack (I Just Want My Pants Back)...
“CBGB,” director Randall Miller’s take on the story of Hilly Kristal and his club that birthed underground rock ‘n roll and punk, will open the festival at 8 p.m. on Oct. 8. “Broadway Idiot,” directed by Doug Hamilton, plays Oct. 10. The 2013 CBGB Film Festival World Premieres...
Sonic Youth will launch its summer tour with a June 13 show at legendary New York rock club CBGB, marking its first appearance at the venue since 1992. As previously reported, the group’s new studio album, “Rather Ripped,” will be released the same day via Geffen. In addition to ...
The birth of punk rock in New York City will be chronicled in a film about the club CBGB and its owner, the late Hilly Kristal.
I had Tom Tom Club in mind when I recorded the guitar, James Brown for the stabs, classic hip-hop for the scratches, sprinkled in with some more modern synths and sound effects.” Currently studying at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, whose alums include Maggie Rogers and FLETCHER, DeTiger’...
Alan Rickman has signed on to play the legendary owner and founder of CBGB in Randall Miller and Jody Savin‘s project revolving the seminal New York rock club. Miller will direct the picture from a script he and Savin wrote together. They hope to begin shooting in June. Explore Aaron Ec...
“CBGB” of the name) in New York City. But after acts playing that music were tough to find, Kristal allowed local performers to play. That decision was precipitous, as the club soon became ground zero for rock ‘n’ roll as well as punk, launching the careers of performers such as ...