CBGB closing down.. Options

[Maggie]

I apologise if this article has already been posted.

If Kristal found a band he liked, he would keep putting it onstage, recording contract or no recording contract. A few years before "Throwing Copper" went to No. 1, an unknown band from York, Pa., showed up looking for a gig. Kristal's faith in Ed Kowalczyk and Live might have been the nudge the band needed.

CBGB timeline:

1989
Live is playing a regular gig at CBGB when a label swoops in and signs the band to a record contract.

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