FENWAY PUNK Release Party @ B9 (recap)

Fenway Punk is out NOW! You can grab it here: Beverly, MA / USA / Canada / Europe

Friday, February 13th, was the kickoff party at Bridge Nine for the release of Fenway Punk, the new book by Bridge Nine founder Chris Wrenn. It’s the true story of how Red Sox fans and the long-standing rivalry with the New York Yankees helped fund the Bridge Nine record label in the early 2000s. Chris was joined by Jared Carrabis of the Section 10 Podcast, and the two longtime collaborators chatted about the intersection of Boston punk and sports, the birth of the Sully’s brand, and how the money earned from peddling “Yankees Suck” merch on the sidewalk outside of Fenway Park over twenty-five years ago helped Chris to document an entire generation of hardcore punk bands and send them on tour all over the world.

We’ll be adding more photos and video to this post, so check back!

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FENWAY PUNK Book Release Party POSTPONED: Now on Fri. Feb 13th 7pm

THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW / CITY-WIDE PARKING BAN. IT’S NOW ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th at 7 PM!

The release of the book FENWAY PUNK: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball’s Greatest Rivalry by Chris Wrenn is officially on Tuesday, February 10th, and we’ll be celebrating it at Bridge Nine Records on Friday, February 13th!

Come celebrate the release of the book, hear stories from the early days of the Bridge Nine label, and learn about how Boston Red Sox fans unknowingly helped bankroll the release of dozens of hardcore punk albums, from bands like AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, TERROR, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, HAVE HEART, and many more. We will also have an early-aughts Red Sox / Yankees rivalry exhibit to check out!

Moderated by Jared Carrabis and being recorded with a live audience for his Section 10 Podcast.

Starts at 7 pm at Bridge Nine Records in Beverly, Massachusetts on Friday, February 13th. Info and RSVP HERE!

Bridge Nine Records
282 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915

**Postponed to 2/13** FENWAY PUNK Book Release Party at Bridge Nine

***UPDATE: This event was postponed to Friday, February 13th, because of snow***

The release of the book FENWAY PUNK: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball’s Greatest Rivalry by Chris Wrenn is officially on Tuesday, February 10th, but we’ll have it in person at Bridge Nine Records three days earlier on Saturday, February 7th!

Come celebrate the release of the book, hear stories from the early days of the Bridge Nine label, and learn about how Boston Red Sox fans unknowingly helped bankroll the release of dozens of hardcore punk albums, from bands like AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, TERROR, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, HAVE HEART, and many more.

Moderated by Jared Carrabis of the Section 10 Podcast.

Starts at 7 pm at Bridge Nine Records in Beverly, Massachusetts on Saturday, February 7th. Info and RSVP HERE!

Bridge Nine Records
282 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915

Free Stickers With Every Order book + B9's next warehouse gig!

Bridge Nine is helping Iodine Recordings celebrate the release of their new book by Thomas Rackow, Free Stickers with Every Order: A History of Hardcore Stickers ($39.95), by hosting a very intimate performance in our warehouse with two bands featured in its pages. We can't tell you who it is yet, but if you've checked out our other shows with bands like Agnostic Front, Ten Yard Fight, H2O, New Found Glory, and American Nightmare, you know it's going to be special. It's happening on Saturday, March 7th.

Free Stickers with Every Order is the first book dedicated entirely to the visual and cultural legacy of hardcore punk stickers. Spanning North America from the early 1980s to the present, this 250-page deluxe hardcover presents a carefully curated archive of rare and often long-lost stickers — collected over decades and contextualized through firsthand interviews with key figures from bands including 7 Seconds, Quicksand, Earth Crisis, American Nightmare, Hot Water Music, Bane, Integrity, Agnostic Front, and more. The book stands as a focused time capsule of hardcore’s DIY ethos, visual language, and community, told by those who were there.

This next event is so outrageous and one-of-a-kind that we can't just sell tickets as we have in the past. Iodine is making copies available for pre-order from the Bridge Nine store in Beverly, Massachusetts. Come down in person, pre-order the hardcover, 250-page book for $39.95, and your name will be added to the will-call list. Books for Bridge Nine's customers will be available at the show on 3/7, so you'll be getting your copy more than a month before anyone else! Reserve your spot before they're gone. You're not going to want to miss this.

Bridge Nine Records
282 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915

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Fenway Punk (the book) coming next month, release party at B9 on February 7th!

Fenway Punk, the new book by B9’s Chris Wrenn, tells the story of how Boston’s hardcore punks profited off the rivalry between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees in the seasons leading up to the 2004 World Series. This early-aughts tale of how Red Sox fans unknowingly bankrolled the Bridge Nine record label, and dozens of albums from bands like American Nightmare, Terror, Have Heart, Death Before Dishonor, and so many more from the sale of Yankees Suck swag, will finally be in stores on Tuesday, February 10th. If you pre-ordered it, thank you! If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to grab it HERE.

The publisher, Running Press, is sending a free throwback sticker - the kind we used to sell in the streets outside of Fenway Park over 25 years ago - to anyone who uploads their receipt. It doesn’t matter where or when you ordered, just upload the info, and they’ll hook it up! Details for that are HERE!

To celebrate the release, we’ll be hosting an event at the Bridge Nine warehouse on Saturday, February 7th at 7 pm, hosted by our pal Jared Carrabis from the Section 10 podcast. Come on out and help us launch it in style! RSVP HERE!

The Mission Hill Yankees Suck crew, circa 2000, on the bridge to Fenway Park

Join us for RSD Black Friday 2025

Join us at our shop in Beverly, MA for RSD Black Friday on Friday, November 28, 2025! We’ll be opening early at 8:00 am and staying open until 8:00 pm, and will have tons of exclusive RSD Black Friday releases waiting for you. We’ll be offering 25% off any Bridge Nine Records releases and merch! We’re excited to also have our local mobile espresso bar, By The Sea Coffee, popping up from 8 am - 11 am so you can get your caffeine fix while shopping. Lastly, it will be the opening day of our newest gallery show: Todd Pollock x Bridge Nine Thirty Years, will be on display featuring the live performance photography of Todd Pollock, a mainstay in the New England hardcore punk scene. A reception with the artist will take place from 6-8 pm that evening and all are welcome to attend. Read more about the gallery show here.

By The Sea Coffee, a local mobile espresso bar, will be joining us from 8 am - 11 am so customers can grab their coffees while enjoying RSD Black Friday! (Photo via @bytheseacoffeeco)

Todd Pollock x Bridge Nine: Thirty Years / A Photography Exhibition 11/28-12/07

Bridge Nine is proud to be hosting THIRTY YEARS, an exhibition featuring the live performance photography of Todd Pollock. Todd is a mainstay in the New England hardcore punk scene and has been capturing moments at shows since 1995.

The exhibition will be open from Friday, November 28th, until Sunday, December 7th, during regular business hours at Bridge Nine Records, and features images from Ten Yard Fight, American Nightmare, H2O, Death Before Dishonor, Have Heart, and many more. An artist reception with Todd Pollock will be on opening night, from 6 pm until 8 pm. Come check out three decades of Bridge Nine’s artists, captured through Todd’s lenses!

Bridge Nine is located at 282 Rantoul Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. Find directions HERE!

Small Works Art Market at Bridge Nine: Saturday, November 15th!

Bridge Nine Records is proud to host a small works art market this Saturday, November 15th! 15+ artists and makers will be vending in our warehouse, some come by, say hello, and pick up some holiday gifts! For more details, click HERE!

XXX Years: Surprise Guest at B9: Monday, September 8th

***Update: SOLD OUT

Friends of ours played their first show thirty years ago this September. To acknowledge their 30th anniversary (and B9's!), we're hosting an intimate live performance in the Bridge Nine warehouse. Spaces are limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.

If you buy a ticket for someone else, list their name in the notes at checkout for the will-call list.

Monday, September 8th, 7 pm. Grab tickets while you can HERE! Local to Beverly, MA? A limited number of spots will be available to purchase at the Bridge Nine record store as of Friday, August 29th!

The Vegan Nite Market returns to Bridge Nine on August 9th!

Bridge Nine is excited for The Vegan Market to return with its “Nite” edition on August 9th from 4pm-8pm! We'll have around 15-20 vegan food and treat and apothecary vendors. Let us help you go plant based in 2025!

This is a partial indoor/outdoor event, like last year’s summer event we’ll be closing down Riverside Street and will have vendors both inside B9 and out. Let us know if you’re coming, HERE!

Celebrate Diversity

Bridge Nine Records is an ally of the LGBTQ community. We steadfastly support your pursuit of happiness and right to exist and thrive as important and equal members of our community. Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

Robots Will Kill x Bridge Nine exhibit recap & merch store NOW OPEN

On Saturday, June 7th, the B9 warehouse opened its doors for a special one-day exhibit from street artist Chris ROBOTS WILL KILL. Chris brought 21 pieces of art he had created for the show and designed two exclusive B9xRWK T-shirts, each limited to just 75 printed. The T-shirts, exclusive sticker and button packs, as well as a selection of original artwork pieces that are still available for sale, are now up in the B9 online store. Check those out HERE or click through below:

Check out the original art here, click through to see if it’s still available!

Check out this quick video recap from our friends at Silver Tuna Studios:

Chris RWK’s art was appreciated by people of all ages

Larry Kelley, Lori Dawn, Chris B9, and Chris RWK at the Robots Will Kill x Bridge Nine exhibit.

A very special thank you to Chris RWK for coming up to B9, and to Larry Kelley and Lori Dawn for helping pull it together!

ROBOTS WILL KILL x BRIDGE NINE: One Day Only: June 7, 2025

Artist Chris ROBOTS WILL KILL will be at Bridge Nine Records in Beverly, Massachusetts on Saturday, June 7th for a one-day-only artist exhibit. Doors are noon until 6 pm, with cake and refreshments at 4 pm. We’ll have exclusive collab merch, so come through and check it out!

Artist bio:

A child of the 70s into the 80s, ChrisRWK’s world was often completely flooded with the imagery and ideas presented by his television, his comic books, and the music and movies of the time. Immersed in these various mediums, ChrisRWK began to store the images brought forward through these everyday experiences in what he refers to as a "mental journal." This journal was a haven for his thoughts to refer to whenever necessary. ChrisRWK’s paintings frequently cite past conceptions of popular culture embedded in his psyche's cache. This use of intertextuality also offers a comfort or familiarity of sorts to the viewer. ChrisRWK’s works frequently reveal everyday musings and people one would pass on the street without looking or thinking twice. These images also aid ChrisRWK in the creation of a visual language comprised of his iconographic imagery. Through the repetition of this imagery, ChrisRWK strives to familiarize his viewers with the language he has constructed. ChrisRWK believes that the notions within his pieces serve as a backbone to the many stories created by the onlooker when he or she is viewing the work.

In 2001 ChrisRWK  set in motion RobotsWillKill.com. Robots Will Kill is an arts site dedicated to community and exposure for artists/media often disregarded by the mainstream art world. Rather than featuring his own work exclusively, he opened it up to allow the possibility for it to become whatever it evolved into being. ChrisRWK has used this interaction and collaboration with artists to help develop his artwork in new ways. Over the years, ChrisRWK’s imagery has become quickly identifiable and familiar to many people. He is trying to evoke more stories in people's minds every day. 

SCRIBBLE announces “TOUCH: An Interactive Interdisciplinary Art Show” at B9

Friday, April 25th 12-6 pm
Saturday, April 26th 12-9pm (Reception 5:30-9pm)
Sunday, April 27th 12-6pm

SCRIBBLE announces TOUCH: An Interactive, Interdisciplinary Art Show. Where the phrase “please do not touch the artwork” is the norm we invite you come interact with works across a variety of disciplines.

You’ll find mixed media works, impromptu performances, and an immersive environment to explore. We encourage you to touch and interact with the works on display and become part of the exhibit yourself.

Expect thoughtful, provocative, interactive work from Scribble members: Christine April, Michael Lamarache, Peter Littlefield, Michelle Marroon, Nick Neyeloff, Sarah Slifer Swift, & Jash Richardson.

Scribble is a non hierarchical artist collective based on the North Shore of Massachusetts. We are committed to accessible, inclusive spaces, and work to create community-focused shows for artists of all skill levels.

Located at Bridge Nine, 282 Rantoul St, Beverly, MA 01915

Suggested event donation: $15
Information: ScribbleTheArtShow.com

For Press Information, contact Jash Richardson (978)578-2933 or scribbletheartshow@gmail.com

Record Store Day at B9

Bridge Nine is a RSD store and we’ll be stocking a ton of exclusives! We open at 8am and will be slinging vinyl until 6pm, so stop by and support an indie record store and label! Click HERE for more details about our record store in Beverly, Massachusetts!