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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009
Directed byMandy Stein
1h 30m

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.

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STATUSReleased
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8.0

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