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We Hear CBGB Is Planning To Reopen... Soon
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 25, 2012
Modified Jan 29, 2012
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Published Jan 25, 2012
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So, about that whole CBGBs is dead thing? It may be coming back, and soon. We have it on good authority that the legendary venue is still alive in spirit, and angling to take over a new space in Manhattan. With the contents of the original club still around in a basement somewhere, if all goes according to plan it will even look like the old space. We'll update when we have more information, which should be filtering in over the next few weeks.
Do you think the legendary club can be a success without Hilly Kristal? Or without bands like this?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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