Comments on: CBGB RIP

By: Nessa

Nessa — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:59:55 +0000

If you really are going to miss CBGB just stand under nay NYC bridge – the stench of urine will bring you right back.

By: Ron Mwangaguhunga

Ron Mwangaguhunga — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:34:23 +0000

Downtown manhattan near the bowery is getting super gentrified of late. I won’t miss the ultrascuzzy bathrooms at CB’s, though. RIP, CBGB.

By: EP Sato

EP Sato — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:25:03 +0000

THAT’s IT! Arlene Grocery. I totally agree that CBGB’s is an iconic place and am bummed to see it go, but at the same time feel like the New York music scene will continue to produce great music and will continue to start new musics altogether. New York is the town that invented salsa music and hip hop. It’s the town that brought punk rock to our shores. I can’t wait to hear what is next.

By: Lyssa

Lyssa — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:09:56 +0000

EP Sato- I think you’re referring to “Arlene Grocery” love that place. And we also have the Pyramid Club and Kenny’s Castaways among others, but CBGB’s closing is saddening for New York rock fans.

By: EP Sato

EP Sato — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:53:05 +0000

CBGB’s may be gone, but we still have First Avenue in Minneapolis, as well as all those amazing clubs on Clark in Chicago. Anyway, New York still has plenty of venues for rock and punk. I was at a show at some place called “Arlene’s Shopping Basket” (or something like that, New Yorkers, please correct me on the title) in Manhattan to check out some local bands not a year ago.
While every “scene” has had it’s mainstays and clubs that were best known, the venues often move or close down. That does not mean the end of the music itself.