CBGB To Close on Oct. 31st 2006

[Jaimoe]

I was in this fabled club a year and a half ago. I urge anyone that is planning a trip to NYC before next October to go to CBGB. This news is damned inevitable shame.

From Pitchfork:

CBGB to Close on Halloween 2006

It looks like the CBGB saga is finally coming to an end. Regardless of your feelings for the legendary downtown New York City venue, the long, drawn out battle between the club and its landlord, the Bowery Residents' Committee, has been painful to follow. But come October 31, 2006, CBGB will close its current location’s doors for good.

The BRC is a nonprofit organization that houses 250 homeless New Yorkers in the building at 315 Bowery where CBGB is located. As previously reported, the club’s lease with the BRC expired on August 31, and Hilly Kristal, owner of the bar since 1973, was presented with an eviction notice after much fighting.

Both sides went to court and a new agreement was reached, requiring Kristal to vacate by next Halloween. According to Billboard.com, Kristal has been scoping out new sites in lower Manhattan, and is considering opening another CBGB in Las Vegas.

And punks around the world hang their heads in shame.