Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009/04/24 • Released • English

Documentary
Music
8.0
1h 30m

Overview

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.

Director : Mandy Stein

Casts

Dicky Barrett

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

Self

Clem Burke

Clem Burke

Self

David Byrne

David Byrne

Self

Cheetah Chrome

Cheetah Chrome

Self

Jayne County

Jayne County

Self

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

Self

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Self

Richard Hell

Richard Hell

Self

Ice-T

Ice-T

Self

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Hilly Kristal

Self

Kurt Loder

Kurt Loder

Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Self

Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone

Self

Marky Ramone

Marky Ramone

Self

Tommy Ramone

Tommy Ramone

Self

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Self

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Self

Chris Stein

Chris Stein

Self

Sting

Sting

Self

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Self

Pete Yorn

Pete Yorn

Self

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