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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Actors:  Dicky Barrett, Michael Bloomberg, Clem Burke, David Byrne, Cheetah Chrome, Jayne County Directors:  Mandy Stein

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.

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