Cbgb Awning Auction

This is not worth 30 000.

Cbgb awning auction.

The story of ableton live. Though the venerable auction house is listing the item as the original awning for punk mecca cbgb that s not actually the case. It s a version rescued from the trash in 2004 by former. And it wasn t even the original awning.

It s not the original as claimed by the way it s a 2004 repainting the third or fourth in its line. You can own a piece of punk rock history in the form of a cbgb awning. Berlin techno scenesters creating something to help them do their own stuff live. Cbgb awning on auction block along with other rock memorabilia.

The hand painted vinyl canopy emblazoned with the signature cbgb omfug and 315 bowery address. Nearly 850 000 was raised by the end of the auction. Punk s not dead it s just super expensive. Expect some pharma bro to pay 25 000 or so.

An organ with cucumbers for keys created as advertising for hendrick s gin. A piece of the 70s and 80s new york city music scene with one of the original awnings at the club emblazoned with cbgb omfug. A rock roll anthology. From folk to fury featured an impressive collection of memorabilia ranging from the beatles to the eagles.

One of the very few cbgb awnings ever made was sold at an auction this past weekend and the prediction that it would cost a dumb amount of money was spot on. Cbgb s awning just sold at sotheby s for 30 000 by lauren evans. The cbgb awning is up for auction. Former manager drew bushong got himself 30 000 for the awning.

Sotheby s held an auction on saturday where an original cbgb awning sold for 30 000. Let that sink in for a moment. The awning was put on the block. A superb way to make a buck is to pull something out of the trash and.

The iconic awning that graced punk mecca cbgb goes on the auction block saturday at sotheby s.