CBGB's

Type: Location

CBGB's

As of November 2026, CBGB's has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Oct 2025 on Theo Von. A famous music club where Patty Smith performed, significant in her early career.

CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal and his ex-wife Karen Kristal at 315 Bowery in the East Village in Manhattan, New York City. The club was previously a biker bar and before that it was a dive bar. The letters CBGB were for Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Kristal's original vision for the club, but CBGB soon emerged as a famed and iconic venue for punk rock and new wave bands, including Poly Styrene and the X-Ray Spex, Ramones, Dead Boys, Television, Richard Hell and

CBGB's at a glance
Mentioned in2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heardOct 2025 on Theo Von
Typevenue
CountryUnited States

What do podcasts say about CBGB's?

2 quotes, recorded on The Ezra Klein Show and Theo Von.

How do different shows talk about CBGB's?

2 shows discussed CBGB's in these episodes.

Who talks about CBGB's on podcasts?

CBGB's came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.