War On Women "Wonderful Hell" LP re-press is in!

June 13, 2023 Bridge Nine

War On Women’s third full-length album, Wonderful Hell, is back in its 2nd pressing. This time, we mixed a black spatter with a dark oxblood red vinyl. In stock in the Bridge Nine record store and shipping now; grab a copy HERE!

Shawna Potter on Women Who Inspire Her

March 8, 2023 Bridge Nine

Recently, in honor of International Women’s Day, we reached out to Shawna Potter of War On Women to ask her about the women who have shaped her life, as well as the art and activism that inspire her own work.

Hollaback! (now known as Right To Be) is a nonprofit organization created to both raise awareness about and combat harassment.

“There's not a woman that's come into my life that hasn't shaped me in some way, but a few of the most impactful would be my mom and her mom, both of whom raised me to be independent and creative. My best friend Mel, whose knowledge and experience in gender-based violence response work pushed me to be a better activist every day. My Hollaback! family of the 2010s, who created community even when we were spread out all over the world, uniting with a single purpose to end harassment without a hint of competition or scarcity mindset.”

“Artistically, there's too much I couldn't even name it all, but what comes to mind is the raw, independent punk spirit embodied by Bikini Kill, Hole, and the Slits that I was lucky enough to find in my formative years. For books, the Valley of the Dolls, My Secret Garden, and the work of Margaret Atwood, Adrienne Marie Brown, and Carol Adams.”

“Lastly, I want to elevate the work of Las Tesis, the women protesting for more freedom in Iran, Russia, and around the world, Brigid Alliance, Yellowhammer, and anyone else working towards reproductive freedom, anyone working in transformative justice, like Creative Interventions, founded by Mimi Kim, and anyone working towards environmental justice. Lastly, I am humbled and inspired every day by my sisters who are trans, Black, Brown, and/or disabled, and will continue to learn all I can do to be a better accomplice in their fights for equality.”

-Shawna Potter

Catch War On Women at Camp Punksylvania, coming up in September!

CAMP PUNKSYLVANIA MUSIC & CAMPING FESTIVAL Featuring War On Women

March 1, 2023 Bridge Nine

Scranton, Pennsylvania - March 1, 2023 - Camp Punksylvania Music & Camping Festival has announced the full lineup of Artists set to perform at the highly anticipated 3rd annual event. Pennsylvania’s first DIY music & camping festival, Camp Punksylvania takes place September 1-3, 2023 at the legendary Circle Drive-In Theater. The festival features three stages and one-of-a-kind events that showcase and uplift the voices and talents of those in marginalized communities, as well as spotlighting notable artists for the fans.

Focusing largely on an eclectic & inclusive selection, talents are curated by Riot Squad Media’s all female executive team in collaboration with booking agencies, management and PR firms, record labels, media outlets & lifestyle brands.

The confirmed artists to appear at Camp Punksylvania include:

The Suicide Machies (Michigan)

A Wilhelm Scream (Massachusetts)

Tsunami Bomb (California)

Bad Cop Bad Cop (California)

War On Women (Maryland)

The Dollyrots (California)

Escape From the Zoo (Texas)

The Bar Stool Preachers (England)

The Potato Pirates (Colorado)

Belvedere (Canada)

Mikey Erg (New Jersey)

Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One (Massachusetts)

The Homeless Gospel Choir (Pennsylvania)

River City Rebels (Vermont)

Froggy (Pennsylvania)

Dissidente (Pennsylvania)

Fat Chance (Pennsylvania)

Jon Snodgrass (Colorado)

Working Class Stiffs (New York)

The What Nows?! (Pennsylvania)

The Jasons (New Jersey)

Stop the Presses (New York)

Pity Party (California)

Fat Heaven (New York)

Teen Mortgage (Maryland)

Doc Rotten (New Jersey)

The Squalors (Pennsylvania)

Dead 77 (California)

Tail Light Rebellion (Wisconsin)

The Car Bomb Parade (New York)

Dead Rest (Illinois)

Avenues (Wisconsin)

Cardboard Homestead (New York)

Oh, The Humanity! (Massachusetts)

Freeze MF (Pennsylvania)

The Mostly Dead (Maryland)

Scott Reynolds of ALL (New York)

Coffee With Lions (Pennsylvania)

ÅSMR (Ohio)

Black Guy Fawkes & the Co-Conspirators (Maryland)

Condition Oakland (Pennsylvania)

Suburban Downgrade (Pennsylvania)

Sweet Anne Marie (Pennsylvania)

Camp Punksylvania will feature live music, market shopping, interactive activities, camping & more.

Listen to the artists performing at Camp Punksylvania 2023 on Spotify.

All Camp Punksylvania Press registrants receive parking as well as access to the Press Pit, VIP & Comfort areas and all Official After Parties.

Camp Punksylvania is organized & operated by Riot Squad Media. Founded in 2019, Riot Squad Media is a female owned and operated DIY media agency specializing in event booking, operations and talent management. Camp Punksylvania 2023 will take place September 1-3, 2023 in Scranton, PA. For more information, please visit camppunksylvania.com. To register for the event, please fill out the form.

Camp Punksylvania 2023 is sponsored by Punk Rock Saves Lives, Stupid Rad Merch Co, Kester Productions, Ionic Development & Skid Row Garage.

Recap of Our First In-Store Event with War On Women

November 29, 2022 Bridge Nine

YOUTUBE: War On Women (Acoustic) Live at Bridge Nine Records

On Monday, November 28, 2022, we were lucky enough to have War On Women stop by for our first in-store event. The band hung out with some fans and played a few acoustic songs; the full video, shot by Bill Fulkerson of OTC Industries Productions, is above and features songs “White Lies”, “Big Words”, and “Silence Is The Gift”.

The band left to kick off their East Coast tour with Cancer Bats at the Middle East in Cambridge that evening and sounded incredible. Be sure to check them out if they come through your city! Also be sure to join our mailing list, as we’re hoping to host more of our bands and artists in the future for free, intimate shows and in-store events.

Bridge Nine Announces First In-Store Event with War On Women

November 22, 2022 Bridge Nine

You're invited to our first in-store event this coming Monday, November 28th with WAR ON WOMEN. From 12:00-1:30 pm, they'll be hanging out at the Bridge Nine Records store, snapping pics, and playing some acoustic songs, before heading to the Middle East in Cambridge for the kick-off of their East Coast tour with Cancer Bats.

Event Details:

Event is FREE! We do have limited capacity, so please RSVP so we can hold a place for you!
Bridge Nine Records store is located at 282 Rantoul Street in Beverly, MA. We are a 5-minute walk from the Beverly commuter rail stop and there is also ample street parking on our street as well as the side streets around us.

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War on women east coast tour dates

War On Women Announce East Coast Tour Dates to Close Out 2022

October 6, 2022 Bridge Nine

War On Women have announced an east coast US tour with Cancer Bats and Spaced! They kick off the tour on 11/28, performing in Boston at The Middle East Upstairs. Tickets go on sale on tomorrow, 10/7.

War On Women Kick Off UK Tour

August 17, 2022 Bridge Nine

War On Women kicks off their summer UK tour this evening - their first UK show since 2019. They’ll be supported throughout the next few weeks by deux furieuses. Be sure to check them out if they come through your town!

War On Women Summer 2022 European Tour Dates

June 26, 2022 Bridge Nine

War On Women is headed to Europe this summer, check out all of the tour dates HERE!

H2O & War On Women Contribute to Punk Rock Saves Lives Vol. II

May 10, 2022 Bridge Nine

H2O and WAR ON WOMEN have each contributed songs to Punk Rock Saves Lives Vol. II, a 180 gram colored vinyl fundraiser album benefiting Punk Rock Saves Lives, a 501(c) charity and Denver-based nonprofit organization. This release is strictly limited edition of 1,000 on vinyl only, so check out the song list below and click here to grab one and support this great cause!

Less Than Jake "Spirit of '20"
Cock Sparrer "Take It On the Chin"
The Living End "Guns and Ammunition"
H2O "Use Your Voice"
The Bridge City Sinners "The Fear"
The Alarm "Standing On the Corner"
War On Women "White Lies"
Swingin' Utters "Human Potential"
CHASER "Good Times"
Dead To Me "Don't Be Mad"
The Venomous Pinks "Hold On"
Belvedere "Good Grief Retreat"
Crimson Riot "Time (Acoustic)"
The Re-Volts "The Earth Trembles"
Soldiers Of Destruction "Death Or Glory"
Cuidado "Cramp Your Style"
Middle-Aged Queers "This Song is Sponsored by Absolut Vodka"

Punk Rock Saves Lives is a really great organization, so if you're not familiar with them, I encourage you to check out their website and mission. They also are always looking for volunteers and make it really easy to register to volunteer - you can browse their volunteer opportunities here.

War On Women Raise $1500 for The Brigid Alliance

May 10, 2022 Bridge Nine

Feminist hardcore-punk band WAR ON WOMEN quickly responded to the news last week that the Supreme Court had voted to strike down the Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft opinion that was obtained by POLITICO. The band, longtime sociopolitical activists, announced that they would be donating the proceeds from any sales of their grenade shirt to The Brigid Alliance, a non-profit organization that arranges and funds confidential, personalized travel support to those seeking abortion care in increasingly hostile environments. Within days, the band raised $1,500, and undoubtedly will be carrying the torch against anti-abortion rhetoric as they embark on their tour with Good Riddance on Friday, May 13th.

War On Women on the road with Good Riddance this May!

March 2, 2022 Chris Wrenn

War On Women will be hitting the road in May supporting Good Riddance, with a few dates including Brutal Youth. They also have a few dates in Canada, so be sure to check them out if they come to your city! Click here to visit War On Women's Facebook page for details on each show and where to purchase tickets.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

May 13 - Brooklyn, NY - Kingsland
May 14 - Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independents
May 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
May 16 - Covington, KY - Madison Live!
May 17 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
May 18 - Hamtramck, MI - Small's
May 19 - London, ON - Rum Runners
May 20 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
May 21 - Montreal, QC - Pouzza

War On Women announce new album 'Wonderful Hell': Listen to the title track

September 10, 2020 ryan boone

A lot has happened since War On Women burst out of Baltimore’s activist community in 2010 as an unapologetically intersectional feminist hardcore punk band. In their early days, even some of their peers found their politics “extreme” but in the years since, feminism has undeniably gone mainstream, as evidenced by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements and superstars like Beyonce incorporating it into their personal brands. There’s also been backlash, from the growth of the alt-right out of misogynist message boards, to an actual rapist landing in the White House where he’s spent the past four years pouring gasoline on the flames of hatred and division, rather than striving toward unity.

That’s all to say, that in the midst of this tumultuous period of American history, and especially with the crucial 2020 election looming on the horizon, War On Women’s unrelenting vision and ferociously vital messages are more necessary than ever before.

Their new album Wonderful Hell (out digitally October 30th + physically on November 13th via Bridge Nine) is a call to action, even when every step forward feels like it’s met with a landslide back. The title track, which unintentionally echoes John Lewis’ notion of “good trouble” as a catalyst for change, emerged during a period when vocalist/lyricist Shawna Potter was feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by life in the Trump era. “I think it expresses something that a lot of people are feeling. Like, ‘Okay, we had our moment. Now it's time to get back to work. We can't let this happen again. We can't endure another four years of this,’” she comments.

Recorded with the band’s guitarist and co-founder Brooks Harlan alongside J. Robbins at his Magpie Cage Studios in February 2020 and completed in April (when in a COVID-19-free timeline the band would have been on tour with Bad Religion), Wonderful Hell is the first War On Women album to feature the band’s current lineup of Potter, Harlan, bassist/vocalist Sue Werner, guitarist/vocalist Jennifer “Jenarchy” Vito, and drummer Dave Cavalier. The record opens with the explosive “Aqua Tofana,” which references the notorious 17th-century “husband killer” poison, and pokes fun at misogynists who’d imagine feminist musicians as jonesing to destroy all men, rather than convert them to the cause. But as War On Women mix lines from Shellac’s classic vengeance plea “Prayer to God” with their own, it’s easy to imagine their brutally tongue-in-cheek barbs could get MRAs shaking behind their 4chan screen names.

Wonderful Hell 's steadfast rager “White Lies” is a takedown of systemic racism and those who complicitly watch—and even benefit from—institutions that openly favor one group over everyone else, while “This Stolen Land” confronts the gall of leaders who declare refugees and migrants “illegal” as they govern from land violently seized from Native Americans. And like War On Women’s previous albums, Wonderful Hell includes plenty of songs that aim straight at the jugular of gender disparity. “Her?” lists the petty but politically lethal criticisms leveled at woman who dare to be visible in public office, while “In Your Path” takes on gender-based violence with lyrics adapted from chants introduced by Chilean grassroots feminist collective Las Tesis.

Like the title track, the anthemic “The Ash is Not the End” and the magnificently slow-burning closer “Demon” acknowledge the natural feelings of wanting to give up or self-destruct in the face of insurmountable adversity—feelings Potter says she has experienced herself. "In those songs I'm giving myself the advice to keep fighting. I'm just hopeful that someone else who needs to hear that message will find strength in it, too," she says.

But while War On Women offers listeners space to vent their anxieties and frustrations, they ultimately challenge them to find their inner strength and build the world they want to live in rather than burn down what’s left of this one. "The thing is, we don't have a do over,” Potter says. “We don't have a time machine. We can't snap our fingers and start from some other place. All we have is right here, right now. So what can you do right here, right now, to help?"

So take a breath, recharge, and then join War On Women— because it's time to raise some Wonderful Hell.

War On Women to support Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio this Spring

January 15, 2020 ryan boone

War On Women will be supporting Bad Religion, who is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and Alkaline Trio!

Bad Religion / Alkaline Trio / War On Women — 2020 Tour Dates
TUE 24-Mar Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
THU 26-Mar Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Palladium SOLD OUT
FRI 27-Mar Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
SAT 28-Mar Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
MON 30-Mar Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
WED 1-Apr Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
THU 2-Apr Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
SAT 4-Apr Orlando, FL @ House of Blues SOLD OUT
MON 6-Apr Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
TUE 7-Apr Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
WED 8-Apr Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo RiverWorks
FRI 10-Apr Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Hall
SAT 11-Apr Worcester, MA @ Palladium
MON 13-Apr Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
TUE 14-Apr Toronto, ON @ Rebel
WED 15-Apr Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
FRI 17-Apr Columbus, OH @ Express Live
SAT 18-Apr Chicago, IL @ Radius Chicago SOLD OUT
SUN 19-Apr Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club

War On Women To Tour With Cave In This Fall

July 19, 2019 ryan boone

War On Women will be hitting the road with Cave In and Wulf this fall. The tour begins on October 10th. See full dates below:

10/10 Chicago IL @ Metro
10/11 Detroit MI @ Loving Touch
10/12 Cleveland OH @ Grog Shop
10/13 Toronto ON @ Lee’s Place
10/14 Montreal QC @ La Sala Rosa
10/16 Washington DC @ Union Stage
10/17 Philadelphia PA @ TLA
10/18 New York NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/19 Cambridge MA(w/ Miltown)
10/20 Cambridge MA (w/ Miltown)
10/21 Allston MA @ Great Scott