Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 14, 2013
This past Saturday (12) as part of the city-wide CBGB Fest, Killswitch Engage played the 400-capacity Santos Party House. Considering that they’ll be back in New York in less than two weeks at the eight-times-larger Roseland Ballroom, Saturday was quite an underplay. The sold-out show was sponsored by the Merciless Book of Metal Lists, and proceeds […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on June 28, 2013
Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that Michael Couls and William Berardo were suing former Cro-Mags bassist Harley Flanagan and Webster Hall over last year’s now infamous stabbing incident. However, now frontman John Joseph is denying that anyone from Cro-Mags is suing anyone. In a posting on the band’s Facebook page, Joseph said […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 27, 2013
Age of quarrel indeed. About a year ago, the inaugural CBGB Festival was marred by violence when Cro-Mags bassist Harley Flanagan stabbed a current member of the band and a friend of the band shortly before they were to perform at Webster Hall. Flanagan was arrested, spending six days in Riker’s Island, the charges against […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 6, 2012
While we’d heard an unconfirmed report that Cro Mags founder Harley Flanagan was involved in the stabbing that took place earlier this evening, Lower East Side blog Bowery Boogie, appears to confirm that he did indeed stab someone. Here’s their firsthand account: We were watching the hardcore show at Webster Hall – featuring Sick of it All, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 6, 2012
Tonight was a night that many in the New York Hardcore community had been looking forward to for some time: the CBGB Fest show at Webster Hall featuring performances from Vision of Disorder, Cro Mags and Sick of it All. While details are still sketchy, the show has been shut down following a stabbing. According […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 12, 2012
As word starts to spread about the CBGB Festival, much of the interiors of the original club are literally being packed into boxes and sent to Savannah GA, where a movie is being filmed about the legendary East Village club. When CB’s closed in 2006, owner Hilly Kristal, who must have known that he was […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 8, 2012
Yesterday, it was confirmed that Sick Of It All, Vision Of Disorder, Cro-Mags and more were taking part of the CBGB Festival. And now an article in the New York Times not only reveals more details about the festival, but also confirms that new owners are eyeing to re-open the legendary CBGB. According to the […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 7, 2012
Back in January, rumors started to spread that a multi-day festival was being held this Summer in honor of the legendary CBGB club. A few months later, a newly launched website and Sonicbids page confirmed that the CBGB Festival would indeed take place during July 4 weekend all over New York City. More details are […]
