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Hilly Kristal, CBGB founder, dies at 75

CBGB founder Hilly Kristal died Tuesday at age 75 from complications related to lung cancer he'd been battling since June 2006. According to the Associated Press, Kristal was using a cane and showing the effects of chemotherapy during his Bowery, New York club's final concert last October. Headlined by Patti Smith - a regular at CBGB when it was the mainstay dive for seminal acts like the Ramones, Television, Blondie and Talking Heads - the last hurrah (or last "yeah, yeah!") ended 33 years of Kristal-led, career-starting rock shows. "[Kristal] was our champion and in those days, there were very...  read more