These are the Bands that cement CBGB as the mecca of punk and rock music. Their influence reaches across the decades into today’s indie, alternative and punk scenes. We intend to celebrate every significant band that played the club. Check out our list below. Soon you’ll be able to help us remember all who dared to step onto the CBGB stage.
Click here to see an extensive list of the bands to have graced the CBGB stage.
Okay, while I understand the idea of recognizing those acts that “cement CBGB as the mecca of punk and rock music,” and the plans are probably still in the works to “celebrate every significant band that played the club,” even this list (as of today – 1.28.2010) feels lacking without The Police, The Jam and Elvis Costello. As is, the list seems to suggest that acts from outside the U.S. (and particularly the New York scene) have been dubbed “insignificant.” Surely that’s not the intent, right?
Thanks.
Comment by Matt Pike — January 28, 2010 @ 4:27 pm
Matt,
Great comment — any list with a cut off is too limiting by its very nature.
Our plan is to celebrate all the important bands that were part of the CBGB scene across four decades. This first twenty were intended as a starting off point — bands whose DNA closely mingled with ours. We know we didn’t get everyone, but we hope to soon.
If you listen to CBGB radio, which we just launched — the Police, the Jam, and Costello are in heavy rotation, because they were important to CBs.
Soon we hope to expand this section to mark those nights these bands you mention, as well as many others, took our stage.
Comment by cbgb — January 28, 2010 @ 5:45 pm
[...] as interested in early punk as me, I’d give anything to hear the bands in the late 70s. CBGB’s was by no means the only place to go, but sometimes, looking at their roster, it may as well have [...]
Pingback by NY Police State | Impact Fusion — February 8, 2010 @ 4:04 pm
All I know is when we played CBGB’s in the last year it was open, we felt honored to even have had the chance to.. It was killer with all the history–the band logs’s everywhere…. unreal…
we thank you for that..
SkEtcHbOOk
c-man
Comment by Cecil Monroe — February 25, 2010 @ 10:05 am
I’ve been listening since day one and it’s been great! i have not, however heard any Lou Reed stuff, and I listen alot. Can we get some Velvet Underground and some Lou solo please? Thanks!!
Comment by Joe Wiktorek — March 2, 2010 @ 12:41 pm
Ok maybe those ones are the best shows ever played at CBGB but There’s so much other bands that played there!!
Comment by Lenora — March 3, 2010 @ 8:34 am
Sweet! Just heard Velvet Underground. Thanks!!
Comment by Joe Wiktorek — March 4, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
I Love CbGb……
Comment by Simon Woodrow — March 29, 2010 @ 9:56 am
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Comment by mateo cano — May 30, 2010 @ 3:32 pm
where’s Sliver we were part of the last few shows
Comment by chase — June 15, 2010 @ 2:23 am
why isn’t there an icon at the top that just says play!
what a pain in the ass looking it
Comment by n — August 28, 2010 @ 10:00 am