The infectious crunch of “Baby, Let’s Twist” in the original vinyl was blasting from the stereo. The 14-year- old came in, cocked his baseball-capped head and asked, ...

Looking back at the early years of pop sensation Cyndi Lauper, and the inspiration provided to the young New Yorker by Blondie, and the CBGB punk scene.

Iconic artist Patti Smith made a mark 50 years ago with her iconic first album, Horses, which mixed punk, poetry and ...

Max's Kansas City was one of the most iconic venues of the 1960s and '70s where the New York scene would gather - but who was the first band to play there?

In June 1965, Gruen was a rebellious 19-year-old from Great Neck, Long Island. While attending a sociology class at a ...

New York City’s legendary punk and new wave venue CBGB closed. In the nearly 20 years since, nothing in the City has quite replaced the iconic performance space where Patti Smith, Talking Heads ...

CBGB was a cornerstone of New York’s underground music scene and played a key role in launching the careers of artists such as the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Patti Smith and Television.

Dead Boys and Patti Smith Group, among others—has announced that it will be popping up once again as CBGB Festival on September 27 at Under the K Bridge Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

CBGB closed up shop for good on Oct. 15, 2006, after an epic show by alumna Patti Smith. The storefront then became a John Varvatos store, with the storied awning packed up and sent to the Rock ...