Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)

8.0/10 • 90 min • Documentary Music

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.

Cast

Michael Bloomberg

Clem Burke

David Byrne

Cheetah Chrome

Jayne County

Jonathan Demme

Fab 5 Freddy

Flavor Flav

Debbie Harry

Richard Hell

Ice-T

Jim Jarmusch

Kurt Loder

Thurston Moore

Joey Ramone

Marky Ramone

Henry Rollins

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