Bridge Nine featured in The Athletic (New York Times)

July 13, 2023 Bridge Nine

Chris Wrenn (left) and Wes Eisold of American Nightmare (right) selling “Yankees Suck” merch after a Red Sox game (Sumer 2000, photo by Kate Bowen)

The Athletic just released an article written by senior editor Sunaya Sapurji that delves into the origin story of Bridge Nine Records, and the outside-of-the-box way that we financially kickstarted the label, by selling “Yankees Suck” merch to Red Sox fans after every game at Fenway Park in the early 2000s through an effort that later became the Sully’s brand. Learn about how Boston's sports fans (unknowingly?) helped launch the Bridge Nine label, and how both brands have grown side-by-side over the past two decades! Read it HERE!

***(Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; photos: Getty Images, Smith Collection / Gado, Dina Rudick / The Boston Globe; courtesy of Bridge Nine Records)***

40 Years of United Blood: Agnostic Front on tour in September

July 12, 2023 Bridge Nine

As Agnostic Front continues celebrating 40 Years of United Blood, they are excited to announce this mini North East run with their life long NYHC brothers Murphy’s Law and the UK’s Grade 2! Tickets go on sale this Friday! Spread the word and stay tuned for more info!!!

Sept. 8th - Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance

Sept. 9th - Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater

Sept. 10th - Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street

Sept. 12th - Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft's Brewing

Sept. 13th - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes

Sept. 14th - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk

Sept. 15th - Albany, NY @ Empire Underground

Sept. 16th - Montreal, QUE @ Envol et Macadam (AF only)

Sept. 17th - Burlington, VT @ Showcase Lounge

Sept. 18th - Boston, MA @ House of Blues (AF and Grade 2 only)

CAVE IN Performed live at Bridge Nine (Recap)

July 8, 2023 Bridge Nine

CAVE IN live at Bridge Nine, July 7th, 2023 (Photo by Chris Padgett)

CAVE IN performed the most intimate of sets live in the Bridge Nine warehouse on Friday, July 7th, 2023.

I’ve been a fan of Cave In since their inception. Both Cave In and Bridge Nine got started in 1995. In 2000, I began working for Lumberjack Distribution assisting Big Wheel Recreation and Cave In’s label at the time, Hydra Head Records, right as Jupiter was being released, and I had a chance to see them navigate a very transitional time for the band.

In 2022, I was asked if Cave In could record a music video in our yet-to-be renovated warehouse space, here at the new B9HQ. It was for the song “Reckoning” on their new album, Heavy Pendulum on Relapse Records. Check out that video HERE!

CAVE IN live at Bridge Nine, July 7th, 2023 (Photo by Chris Wrenn)

When the warehouse was finished and we were ready to start asking bands to perform in it, Cave In was one of the first bands that we asked. Artist Thomas Hooper contributed a great illustration for our show posters, and I hand numbered them before the show.

Jason Zucco, who directed the music video for “Reckoning” returned to Bridge Nine and with the assistance of Ian McFarland (The Godfathers of Hardcore) helped capture Cave In’s live performance. We’ll let you know when the video is ready!

I want to thank everyone involved with making this evening happen, and everyone who came out and spent it with us.

- Chris Wrenn

CAVE IN set list / live at Bridge Nine / July 7th, 2023

CAVE IN photo gallery courtesy of Chris Padgett:

(L to R): Adam McGrath, Larry Kelley, Chris Wrenn, Nate Newton, Steve Brodsky, J.R. Conners (Photo: Chris Padgett)

CAVE IN photo gallery courtesy of Dominic DiNardo:

SLAPSHOT: EUROPEAN TOUR 2023

July 7, 2023 Bridge Nine

SLAPSHOT is headed to Europe this summer, so click the above image for ticket info!

ROLL CALL playing with JUDGE in October, New Podcast / Live Recording

July 7, 2023 Bridge Nine

NYHC legends JUDGE have announced some northeast shows for this October, including a show at the Brooklyn Monarch on October 21st with ROLL CALL opening! Other openers include 108, Age of Apocalypse, and Wild Side. Tickets are available here!

Roll Call was recently featured on Queens hardcore podcast Up In The Locker Room, where they played a live set and discussed the release of their EP and more. Check it out here!

Up In The Locker Room Podcast - S2, Episode 14

We've been playing this EP regularly here at the office for months and this continues to be one of the best recent hardcore bands I've heard. It's been incredible to hear that you all feel the same way. Keep sending your feedback to us at info@bridge9.com or message us on socials. Be sure to follow Roll Call as well because you have to see this band live.

And if you're still living under a rock and haven't checked this band out yet, do yourself a favor and listen today. Vinyl records and cassettes of the EP are still available here.

SPINE East Coast Shows

July 6, 2023 Bridge Nine

SPINE is making a short trip east for three shows: Boston, Philly and Brooklyn next weekend in support of their new LP, RAÍCES on Convulse Records. Check that album out HERE, and grab their last two releases on Bridge Nine HERE!

Cave In LIVE at Bridge Nine Warehouse on Friday, July 7th

June 30, 2023 Bridge Nine

Flyer designed by Thomas Hooper (@thomas__hooper)

Cave In is a band close to our hearts here in Boston. Not only did they get their start in Methuen, MA, but they were originally signed to Hydra Head, one of the labels that Bridge Nine shared a space with at the original 'Initech' office near Fenway Park!

Just over a year ago, Cave In used our then-unfinished warehouse space to record the music video for the song "Reckoning" off their album Heavy Pendulum, released on Relapse Records.

Next Friday (7/7), they're bringing things full circle and doing us the honor of performing for the third event in our B9 warehouse series! We're excited to welcome you to come and share this experience with us.

ATTENDANCE IS FREE, BUT LIMITED. You will be able to reserve your spot starting today by coming to our storefront in Beverly, MA during normal hours while supplies last. Tickets are non-transferrable.

Doors are at 7 PM, performance starts at 8 PM.

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!

American Nightmare LIVE at Bridge Nine on June 9th (recap)

June 13, 2023 Bridge Nine

American Nightmare live at Bridge Nine on June 9th, 2023. Photo by Chris Wrenn

It was an honor and a privilege to invite American Nightmare to perform live in the Bridge Nine warehouse on Friday, June 9th, 2023.

Our label would not have been the same had we not once shared an apartment with members of American Nightmare as they wrote the songs that became the band’s debut EP in the fall of 1999.

American Nightmare set list photo, courtesy of Jameile Cawley

To have the band return and be a part of the community we are trying to build here in Beverly was nothing short of one of the most memorable evenings we’ve experienced as a label, and we are thankful to have been able to share it with those who were able to make it.

A special thank you to Wes, Josh, Brian, Alex, and Jim for performing. Thank you to Linas Garsys for the fantastic imagery, to Chris Padgett for running sound, to Larry Kelley for helping everything run smoothly, to Anthony Moreschi, Bill Fulkerson, Chris Padgett, Todd Pollock, Adam Tanner, Aaron Pepelis, Dom Dinardo, Johna Jo, Pats Polaroidz, Al Quint, and others for helping to document the evening. And thank you to Liquid Death for murdering our guests’ thirst!

Performance #3 is in the works; details soon…

American Nightmare photo image courtesy of Linas Garsys

American Nightmare photo gallery courtesy of Chris Padgett:

American Nightmare photo gallery courtesy of Dominic DiNardo:

American Nightmare photo gallery courtesy of Todd Pollock:

Chris B9 on Podioslave Podcast (episode 169) to discuss 5 of their favorite B9 releases

June 5, 2023 Bridge Nine

Chris Wrenn joined a discussion of five Bridge Nine releases picked by the staff of Podioslave Podcast. In this episode (#169), Chris gives background on Have Heart’s The Things We Carry, Frank Turner’s Beverly, New Found Glory’s Tip Of The Iceberg, Crime In Stereo’s Is Dead, and Outbreak’s You Make Us Sick. Link to give it a listen HERE!

Death Before Dishonor Announce Summer 2023 European Tour

June 1, 2023 Bridge Nine

Bridge Nine is excited to announce that Death Before Dishonor is headed back to Europe this summer, courtesy of Stronger Bookings! Tour starts July 29! Get tickets and more info HERE!

Don't Stand In Line Season 1 Episode 4 Now Streaming On Youtube

June 1, 2023 Bridge Nine

We are excited to announce that Episode 4 of the first season of the six-episode docu-series Don’t Stand In Line is now streaming on Youtube, and you can watch it HERE!

We were profiled alongside three other entrepreneurs, Sunny at Hate5Six, Greg at Wolf Brigade, and Steve at FBM Bike Company.

Check out the first four episodes, and then go to Codec Projects to see how you can help support Anthony as he works on Season Two!

Chris B9 on the Between Awesome And Disaster Podcast with Will Carey

May 30, 2023 Bridge Nine

Chris Wrenn joined Will Carey on his “Between Awesome And Disaster” podcast recently, and it just went live! Chris talks to Will about the band Deep Purple being a gateway into heavy guitar music, his experience growing up in the New England hardcore scene, how he started putting out 7-inch records with local bands, what Bridge Nine looks for in bands, getting rid of gatekeepers in punk, what bands can do to get themselves positive attention, and finally, Bridge Nine’s new physical record store. Give it a listen, HERE!

Agnostic Front's European Tour Starts In One Week!

May 25, 2023 Bridge Nine

Agnostic Front will be going on tour in Europe starting on June 1st in Germany! Tickets and info are available HERE.

Mayans Season 5: Death Before Dishonor track "True Defeat" featured...

May 25, 2023 Bridge Nine

We’re excited to report that the song “True Defeat” by Death Before Dishonor was placed in the premiere episode of season 5 of Mayans. Check out a sneak-peek HERE! And if you haven’t already, makes sure you dig into the Mayans universe, and catch up on the whole series, which was conceived by showrunner Elgin James (Wrecking Crew, Righteous Jams). This season is going to be wild, catch the rest of it on Wednesday nights at 10pm EST via FX Networks!

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