Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Release: 2009 | Community Score: 80%

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.

Cast

Dicky Barrett

Dicky Barrett

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

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Clem Burke

Clem Burke

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David Byrne

David Byrne

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Cheetah Chrome

Cheetah Chrome

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Jayne County

Jayne County

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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

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Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

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Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

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Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

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Richard Hell

Richard Hell

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Ice-T

Ice-T

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Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

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Hilly Kristal

Hilly Kristal

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Kurt Loder

Kurt Loder

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Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

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Joey Ramone

Joey Ramone

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Marky Ramone

Marky Ramone

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Tommy Ramone

Tommy Ramone

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Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

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Patti Smith

Patti Smith

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Chris Stein

Chris Stein

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Sting

Sting

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Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

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Pete Yorn

Pete Yorn

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