CBGB and the Birth of New York Punk

From a humble biker bar to the epicenter of a movement, we trace how Hilly Kristal’s 315 Bowery venue sparked an underground revolution. The episode unpacks CBGB’s early nights, the first acts that set the tone—Television, Talking Heads, Ramones—and how a low‑budget space became the world’s DIY punk laboratory.

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