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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009

90 minutes

DocumentaryMusic

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.

Top Cast

Dicky Barrett headshot

Dicky Barrett

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Michael Bloomberg headshot

Michael Bloomberg

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Clem Burke headshot

Clem Burke

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David Byrne headshot

David Byrne

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Cheetah Chrome headshot

Cheetah Chrome

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Jayne County headshot

Jayne County

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Jonathan Demme headshot

Jonathan Demme

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Fab 5 Freddy headshot

Fab 5 Freddy

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Flavor Flav headshot

Flavor Flav

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Debbie Harry headshot

Debbie Harry

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Richard Hell headshot

Richard Hell

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Ice-T headshot

Ice-T

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Jim Jarmusch headshot

Jim Jarmusch

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Hilly Kristal headshot

Hilly Kristal

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Kurt Loder headshot

Kurt Loder

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Thurston Moore headshot

Thurston Moore

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Joey Ramone headshot

Joey Ramone

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Marky Ramone headshot

Marky Ramone

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Tommy Ramone headshot

Tommy Ramone

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Henry Rollins headshot

Henry Rollins

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Patti Smith headshot

Patti Smith

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Chris Stein headshot

Chris Stein

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Sting headshot

Sting

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Steven Van Zandt headshot

Steven Van Zandt

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Pete Yorn headshot

Pete Yorn

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