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What does CBGB stand for? The questions most asked of me is, "What does CBGB stand for?" I reply, "It stands for the kind of music I intended to have, but not the kind of music that we became famous for: COUNTRY BLUEGRASS BLUES." The next question is always, "but what does OMFUG stand for?"
Its full name of CBGB & OMFUG stands for "Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers". Although a gourmandizer is usually a ravenous eater of food, what Kristal meant was "a voracious eater of (…) music". [12]
The club’s full name, CBGB & OMFUG, stands for “Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers,” where “gormandizers” means someone who consumes music voraciously. Despite its initial musical intentions, CBGB became synonymous with the DIY ethos of punk music, characterized by its raw, unpolished sound and ...
Dec 3, 2013 · The club's full name was actually CBGB-OMFUG which stands for "Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers." It quickly evolved from a roots music venue to the home...
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Dec 3, 2023 · CBGB & OMFUG, as it was officially known, stood for 'Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers,' reflecting the sort of music it liked to host. Memorable bands like...
Nov 15, 2018 · getty images. For a time, kids and young adults who wanted to be “punk rock” and “edgy” could be seen wearing T-shirts with the letters “CBGB/omfug” on them, long after punk rock had really died, but the fact that many years after the reason for the T-shirts was gone is testament to the power of one little place and one man.
