You Can't Put Your Arm Around A Memory...

April 03, 2012

You Can't Put Your Arm Around A Memory...

So yes, I certainly miss CBGB and can't even begin to talk about my general disappointment in the state of music venues that exist in Manhattan currently. That is a rant for another space, another time. It has been pointed out recently via more than one source, most notably by This Ain't The Summer Of Love that CBGB's - the brand, is hosting a music festival. A quick tweet of disdain by good friend Zenametal and I take a look...yes it looks dubious to me. The background, as from what I remember -is that the rights to the CBGB name/brand were sold off a couple of years ago, some four years after the closing of the club itself. There's been nary a peep from the punk icon's website, and I've heard background conversations about CBGB's coming back. In Manhattan. What? Was I drunk? So at the moment, there is not actual CBGB's any longer, and the entity known as CBGB is hosting a music conference, it's sponsored by Sonicbids and it's a $25 entry fee to be considered to get on the bill. I've got a pretty good dose of resignation in relation to pay to play things like this with absentee party-throwers' names. Apparently it's going to take over the city. Who's got a good guess as to what's going on here? Say it isn't so, or say it's gonna be killer! I suppose leaving the billing to the public and those interested is interesting, but there is such a thing as curating and caring. You can't put your arm around a memory...