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The Ramones and CBGB: Forever Linked
…first came together on August 16, 1974 the Ramones played their first gig at CBGB, arguably launching the punk era. While this wasn’t the Ramones’ first public performance ever, it…
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Remembering Joey Ramone
…in Portland Oregon how Joey and the Ramones had changed his life. He sang “Amazing Grace” in his honor, and then went into “I Remember You” from the Ramones 1977…
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April 23, 1976: Ramones Debut Album Released; Music Changed Forever
On April 23, 1976, the Ramones self-titled debut album was released, changing the face of music forever. Clocking in at just 29 minutes, ‘The Ramones’ was the absolute antithesis of…
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Happy Birthday Combat Rock and Joey Ramone
…locations like Times Square in the early 1980’s. Meanwhile May 19 marks the birthday in 1951 of Jeffrey Ross Hyman, better known as Joey Ramone, lead singer of the Ramones. …
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The Ramones’ First Performance
On March 30, 1974, the Ramones played their very first public performance. The Ramones are of course considered the inventors of punk rock, as well as the ultimate downtown band and…
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The Ramones’ First Public Performances
…August 16, 1974, that they played at CBGB’s — the downtown club with which they were so strongly associated. The Ramones — the classic line-up The Ramones went on to…
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Tour the Meccas of East Village Punk via Our Building Blocks Website
The East Village is generally credited with being the birthplace of punk music, which emanated from CBGB in the mid-1970s and the bands who played there, including the Ramones, Television,…
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Iconic album covers of Greenwich Village and the East Village: Then and now
…encore for any passersby discerning enough to notice. Ahead, we round up some of the most notable examples, from “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” to the Ramones’ self-titled debut album. “The…
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Psycho Killer! Qu’est-ce Que C’est? The Talking Heads at CBGB
…and the Talking Heads – just one year old as a band – were opening for the Ramones. History tells us that there were about ten people in attendance. David…
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East Village Rock Tours – Part 2
…they made such an impact. From the Ramones to the Beastie Boys, and Patty Smith to Nirvana, our neighborhood is lined with the buildings that opened their doors to these…
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East Village Rock Tour – Part 2
…of those who impacted music, as well as the architectural history of the places where they made such an impact. From the Ramones to the Beastie Boys, and Patty Smith…
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East Village Rock Tour B: Beyond Iconic Photos
…such an impact. From the Ramones to the Beastie Boys, and Patti Smith to Nirvana, our neighborhood is lined with buildings that opened their doors to these icons of rock…
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Greenwich Village and the East Village Rock Tour
…many of its greatest practitioners drawn here to live or perform, while others had their careers launched here. From the Ramones to Buddy Holly, and Nirvana to Elvis, our neighborhood…
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Hilly’s Bar and Restaurant: It Was No Disco, Nor CBGB
…styles of country, bluegrass and blues, CBGB became an incubator for underground groups in the punk and rock scene. The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, and the Talking Heads all got…
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Hilly Kristal’s Long Road to the Bowery and Rock and Roll Legend
…this case, a voracious eater of music. CBGB After Joey Ramone’s Death in 2001, via our Historic Image Archive www.archive.gvshp.org Kristal had two very DIY rules for the bands that…
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Happy Birthday, Debbie Harry
…and Stein sublet his apartment to Tommy Ramone, who they knew from CBGB’s. During this period, Harry and Stein played with different musicians, and eventually adopted the name ‘Blondie’ for…
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Exploring East Village Music Meccas with Building Blocks
…Blocks, reminding us how many unforgettable musicians made their mark on these humble streets. East Village Music Venues Tour on Building Blocks. CBGB CBGB after the death of Joey Ramone….
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East Village Rock Tours – Part 1
…they made such an impact. From the Ramones to the Beastie Boys, and Patty Smith to Nirvana, our neighborhood is lined with the buildings that opened their doors to these…
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East Village Rock Tour A: Making Music in the East Village
…the places where they made such an impact. From the Ramones to the Beastie Boys, and Patty Smith to Nirvana, our neighborhood is lined with the buildings that opened their…
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It Happened Here: Album Covers
…The Ramones third album cover, 1977 Heading east, Extra Place, a tiny alley coming off 1st Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue, is probably one of the least known…
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A Genius of Music and Art
…wave scene of the 1970’s, with their very first gig as the Talking Heads opening for the Ramones at CBGB’s on the Bowery on June 20, 1975. Unlike some of…
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The Gardens Less Travelled
…wall of the garden is where photographer Roberta Bayley snapped her famous photograph of The Ramones which became the cover of their first album. The image was taken here as…
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Making Beautiful Music Together: The Grammy-Winning Artists #SouthOfUnionSquare
…David Plastik Phil Ramone would later join RPM, becoming the “Pope of Pop” when he mixed and produced albums for Billy Joel, Paul Simon, and Art Garfunkel, among others. His…
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Hip Hop’s 2nd Birthplace, Part 5: Negril Nightclub
…Basquiat, Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Julian Schnabel, Carolina Herrera, Keith Haring, Francesco Clemente, Madonna etc. all hanging out with the Bronx kids and downtown hipsters. Awesome.” Flier for a 1982…
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Veniero’s: An East Village Cornerstone Since 1894
…business and building ownership. On a side note, he mentions the East Village’s punk rock scene, and Joey Ramone coming to Veniero’s to buy a cake. Veniero’s itself has changed…
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Fred W. McDarrah’s Greenwich Village and the East Village of the 1950s and 60s
…most legendary and sought-after recording studios in the world, producing records by everyone from the Clash to Beyonce, the Ramones to Madonna, Hendrix barely got to savor or experience one…
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Cemeteries of the East Village, Part I
…early incubator of New York’s house music and club kid scenes and helped launch the careers of several prominent nightlife figures. Stars such as David Bowie, the Beastie Boys, The Ramones, Public Enemy, Neil Young, and many…
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Walk on the Wild Side’s Birth of Punk Virtual Tour
…the late 70’s with Patti Smith, the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, and Blondie. See where the Velvet Underground first met Andy Warhol and Nico, where Lou Reed and John Cale…
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Party Like it’s 99… Years Since Prohibition
…for an old New York feel, and over the years has served drinks to the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Joey Ramone, Frank Sinatra, W. H. Auden, Leon Trotsky, and Madonna….
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Retracing The East Village’s Historic Little Italy
…an oral history with Village Preservation, Zerrilli discusses customers as varied as Mario Cuomo, Joey Ramone and Hillary Clinton. The bakery/pasticceria/caffe is famed for its cheesecake, biscotti, cannoli, tiramisu, and…
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If the Washington Square Hotel Could Talk (or Write, or Sing)
…have been the Hotel Albert on University Place – it remains unclear). Other world-famous musicians like Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand, and Dee Dee Ramone also spent time at this “seedy…
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Business of the Month: Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, 125 East 7th Street & 61 Grove Street
…ever be. May it rest in… not peace. Brownie’s was a great place for new bands, and Joey Ramone was still lumbering around. Of course, it’s not the same now,…
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Public Characters: Brenda Coultas and Investigative Poetics on the Bowery
…for Joey Ramone outside the former site of CBGB, on Bleecker and Bowery. Gathered together, these pieces of ephemera constitute contemporary poet Brenda Coultas’ The Bowery Project (published in the…
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History Lost to NYU
…Genesis, the Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen Frank Zappa, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead, The Clash, U2, Duran Duran, The Undertones, and Chuck Berry. From 1985 to 1997 the Palladium operated as a nightclub. In 1997…
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New York City from the 1970s to 9/11: Through the Lens of Meredith Marciano
…in background, 1978 Meredith captured the feeling of a very different New York City, such as this graffitt-covered subway, the outpouring of grief following Joey Ramones’s passing, commemorations and protests following 9/11, a quiet…
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A History of the East Village in 10 Objects
…scene. The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, and the Talking Heads all got their start at what owner Hilly Krystal opened as a blues and country music club.” Not far away,…
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2020 Village Preservation Public Programs Roundup
…a coincidence! (video) (event description) Tour Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo (from east to west): CBGB after the death of Joey Ramone. From Meredith Marciano Collection, archive.gvshp.org. The…
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This Day in 1979: The Talking Heads’ ‘Life During Wartime’ is released
…Bluegrass Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers.” The club was an incubator for underground groups in the punk and rock scene, giving starts to such acts as The Ramones,…
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Unrecognizable: Former Village Institutions and what has taken their place
…club eventually became known as an incubator for underground groups in the punk and rock scene, giving starts to such acts as The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, and the Talking…
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(Street) Signs of the Times
…time. Artists of all types also make up many of the honorific names sprinkled throughout the Village environs, such as Joey Ramone Place (Bowery between 1st and 2nd Streets); Ellen…
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A History of the East Village in 10 Objects
…for “Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers” actually belied the club’s status as an incubator for underground groups in the punk and rock scene. The Ramones, Blondie,…
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Manic Panic – 35 Years of Making Our Lives More Colorful
…they continued to perform at venues like CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City, and the Mudd Club. Manic Panic was a favorite shop of Cyndi Lauper, The Ramones, The Dictators, Cher, Sid…
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Remembering CBGB
…The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, and the Talking Heads all got their start at what owner Hilly Krystal opened as a blues and country music club. You can read more…
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Remembering the boy bar
…closed, Coney Island High occupied the site until 1999. This punk venue hosted shows by Iggy Pop, the Ramones, the Beastie Boys, and more. Prior to boy bar, Paul McGregor’s…
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Movie Palace, Music Hall, Dance Club: the Many Lives of the Palladium
…the Ramones, and Bruce Springsteen. Famously, the Clash performed at the venue in September of 1979. During the performance the band’s bassist Paul Simonon crashed his bass onto the stage….
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Hip Hop’s 2nd Birthplace, Part 5: Negril Nightclub
…Basquiat, Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Julian Schnabel, Carolina Herrera, Keith Haring, Francesco Clemente, Madonna etc. all hanging out with the Bronx kids and downtown hipsters. Awesome.” Flier for a 1982…
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“Godlis Streets” of the Lower East Side: Book and Photo Talk with David Godlis
…scene at CBGB between 1976 and 1979 – including Blondie, Patti Smith, the Ramones, Talking Heads, and Richard Hell — Mr. Godlis will discuss that series of photographs, as well…
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The Humble “Nerve Center” of the City: Gem Spa
…© Estate of Fred W. McDarrah Some years later, the corner store became a recurring destination for musicians Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, the Ramones, and the New York…
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Recording Pioneer Rob Mason’s Life on 12th Street
…of its kind at the time. And before I knew it, I had Billy Joel and Paul Simon up here with the King of All Record Producers, Phil Ramone, who…
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Levi Strauss, From Immigrant Peddler to International Icon
…original, Levi’s, as an emblem of the essential elements of utility and cool. Local bands like The Ramones, Blondie, the Talking Heads and Television resurrected the simple basic Levi jeans…
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12 historic Italian-American sites of the East Village
…oral history with Village Preservation, Zerrilli discusses customers as varied as Mario Cuomo, Joey Ramone, and Hillary Clinton. Veniero’s is famed for its cheesecake, biscotti, cannoli, tiramisu, and sfogliatelle. While food is its…
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