In memory of Hilly Kristal, owner of the legendary New York club CBGB, born on this day in 1931 in New York City.

Photo: J. R. Rost, taken in Hilly's management Office 😍

#punk #punkrock #HillyKristal #cbgb #omfug #bowery #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

In memory of Hilly Kristal, who died on August 28, 2007, at the age of 75 from lung cancer.

Picture by Dave Ellsworth, who photographed Hilly shoveling snow in front of his club, CBGB, at 315 Bowery in New York City

#punk #punks #punkrock #HillyKristal #cbgb #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

watched CBGB, about Hilly Kristal and the seminal New York venue ~ the soundtrack of original recordings is fantastic but, chronologically speaking, the songs, tees, flyers and posters are all over the place!

the film is better than expected and has some interesting casting

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1786751/?ref_=mv_close

#CBGB #CBGBOMFUG #HillyKristal #PunkHistory #Film #Soundtrack

In memory of Hilly Kristal, who owned the legendary New York club CBGB, born on this day in 1931, New York City

Photo by Drew Carolan on Hilly's birthday on 9/23/85 for the first issue of SPIN Magazine

#punk #punkrock #HillyKristal #cbgb #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory

In memory of Hilly Kristal, American club owner, manager and musician who owned the legendary New York club CBGB, which became the cradle of New York punk and art rock in the 1970s

Hilly died on August 28, 2007 from complications of lung cancer, aged 75

#cbgb #HillyKristal #otd

In memory of Hilly Kristal, who owned the legendary New York club CBGB, born on this day in 1931, New York City

Photo by J. R. Rost

#punk #punkrock #HillyKristal #cbgb #omfug #bowery #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

In memory of Hilly Kristal, American club owner, manager and musician who owned the legendary New York club CBGB, which became the cradle of New York punk and art rock in the 1970s

Hilly died on August 28, 2007 from complications of lung cancer, aged 75

#cbgb #HillyKristal #otd

45 years ago
Not a bad punk rock week in New York City

Handbill program advertising the grand opening of CBGB’s Second Avenue Theater, Hilly Krystal’s short-lived attempt at running a second, larger concert venue

#richardhell #pattismith #HillyKristal #DeadBoys #talkingheads

On this day, December 3rd, in 1973: From the ashes of "Hilly's on the Bowery," Hilly Kristal opened the doors to CBGB & OMFUG for the first time.

Today’s soundtrack: Television, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, Blondie, Jayne County, Dead Boys, Dictators, the Heartbreakers, the Fleshtones, Mink Deville, Ramones, and 8 million other bands.

Today’s horrible screening: ”CBGB” (the movie).

#HillyKristal
#CBGB
#OTD

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