Handbill program advertising the grand opening of CBGB’s Second Avenue Theater, Hilly Krystal’s short-lived attempt at running a second, larger concert venue in what was once the Anderson Theater. Upcoming shows included Talking Heads with “2 special guest bands” (identified elsewhere as The Shirts and Tuff Darts), December 27; The Dead Boys, with The Dictators and “The New Luna Band,” December 28; and Richard Hell and The Voidoids with Patti Smith Group playing December 29, 30, and 31. (On the second night — Smith’s birthday — Bruce Springsteen would appear for “Because the Night” as an unannounced guest.) With bios for the three headliners plus an extra featurette for The Dead Boys.

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