The Marbles Cbgb

Here are ten that sealed its reputation.

The marbles cbgb.

The cbgb one and the e6 one. As cbgb s infamy spread its influence lessened and it hosted more vanity shows than cultural groundswells. No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

Well e6 stands for elephant 6. With blondie david byrne john cale jayne county. There are at least two other marbles i can think of. In 1976 the marbles nevertheless joined television and patti smith on the landmark ork label with their debut single red lights the group then cut several tracks for a proposed cbgb compilation that went unreleased and was a featured artist in amos poe s seminal punk film blank generation.

Directed by ivan král amos poe. To add to the mix eric li s delicate keyboard filigrees acted as twinkling fairy lights. Moreover all four sang at times in an orgasmic blend of harmony rarely heard since the heyday of the beach boys or pre cynical flo and eddie. In 1976 the marbles nevertheless joined television and patti smith on the landmark ork label with their debut single red lights the group then cut several tracks for a proposed cbgb compilation that went unreleased and was a featured artist in amos poe s seminal punk film blank generation.

The project was simply called marbles and was by robert schneider. Four bands from cbgb s second golden era by michael layne heath january 2002. The other marbles were an american punk rock group. As the east side yuppiefied rents rocketed and when its lease expired in 06 it wasn t renewed.

The cream of new york new wave punk filmed live at cbgb s when the scene was just beginning. Now just a t shirted memory across 43 years cbgb hosted some of rock s most crucial shows. Includes performances by patti smith blondie television the ramones talking heads the heartbreakers the shirts wayne county the marbles the dolls miamis harry toledo and the tuff darts w robert gordon. All four marbles played.

Melly42 02 04 10 january 2007 utc. The cream of new york new wave punk filmed live at cbgb s when the scene was just beginning. August 1 3 1975 cbgb new york city ny supporting 1st the ramones blondie 2nd 3rd supporting television marbles august 15 17 1975 cbgb new york city ny september 12 14 1975 cbgb new york city ny october 10 12 1975 cbgb new york city ny november 28.