When Have Heart announced they were reuniting this summer, our friends at Trust Records got the idea to get a collab going with SSD. This limited edition T-shirt is the result, and the profits are going to a Boston-area cancer charity, to be named later, in honor and support of Al Barile’s fight against colon cancer. Grab one while you can, HERE!
Have Heart x Erica Lauren Photo Print Raises $5,000 for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund
A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based photographer Erica Lauren contacted us to see if we’d help use one of her fantastic photos of Have Heart taken live at Tied Down Fest, to benefit the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
We’d collaborated with Erica back in 2021 through our other brand, Sully’s, on a puzzle featuring a mural of Joe Kelly of the Los Angeles Dodgers painted by artist Jonas Never and were thrilled to work with her again.
We made a limited run of five hundred 18x24 prints, and donated the profits - an incredible $5,000 - to the PCRF yesterday. THANK YOU to everyone involved: Erica, Have Heart, Bob Shedd, for making this happen, and everyone who supported this effort! There are a few prints left, grab one while you still can HERE!
Vinne Stigma (Agnostic Front) & Howie Abrams with Drew Stone (NYHC Chronicles) at Bridge Nine December 7th
Bridge Nine is thrilled to host Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front) and Howie Abrams in a moderated conversation by Drew Stone (Incendiary Device, The New York Hardcore Chronicles) in support of the release of Vinne’s new book: Vinnie Stigma, The Most Interesting Man in the World (Due out on Permuted Press, September 10th). Mark your calendars! It’s happening at the Bridge Nine HQ in Beverly, MA on Saturday, December 7th from 2 pm-4 pm.
Coming to Boston this week for Have Heart? Stop by the B9 record store!
If you’re visiting the Boston area this week for the Have Heart show on Saturday night, make sure to visit the Bridge Nine record store in Beverly, Massachusetts! We’re just 35 minutes north of the city, only 8 minutes door-to-door from with Witch City of Salem, and we’re on the commuter line (Newburyport/Rockport train). We’ll be open later than usual on Friday night (until 8pm!) and we’ve got some fun stuff planned with our friends at Trust Records on Sunday from 11am-2pm to help celebrate their re-issue of “Get It Away” by S.S. Decontrol! Store details can be found HERE!
A look back at the making of TERROR's "Lowest of the Low" (No Echo)
Punk Yoga Returns to the B9 Warehouse on July 21st!
Crystal Rose will be back to lead a punk yoga class from 9:30 am - 10:30 am on Sunday, July 21st in the Bridge Nine warehouse. These have been popular events where attendees follow an all-levels vinyasa flow to the sounds of your favorite punk songs (including Bridge Nine bands)! No props needed besides a mat and water. Pre-registration encouraged. And be sure to stay after for our coffee & donuts event with Trust Records!
HAVE HEART: New Pressings of both LPs Available!
In celebration of Have Heart’s brief return to the stage this summer, Bridge Nine has repressed both of their albums in an array of colors! Available on cover artwork-matching splatter vinyl from Bridge Nine HERE!
We’ve also partnered with our friends at RevHQ (The Things We Carry, Songs To Scream at the Sun), Project M (Alt Press, Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan), and for our European fans, Coretex on some exclusive variants. Grab those while they’re available!
HAVE HEART 'PCRF' Benefit Poster by Photographer Erica Lauren Available Now!
HAVE HEART captured live at Tied Down Fest by photographer Erica Lauren. This 100lb. offset-printed poster measures 18" x 24" and is limited to a one-time printing of 500. Shipped rolled in a tube, if you are ordering other items, consider ordering this separately. Order a poster HERE!
Profits from the sale of this poster benefit the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
SSD Breakfast at B9 on July 21st: Get It Away / Trust Records
Are you headed to Boston for Have Heart on July 20th? Need something to do Sunday morning? We’ve got you covered! From 11am to 2pm, come hang with the Trust Records crew at Bridge Nine in Beverly (35 minutes north of Boston) and celebrate the long-anticipated re-release of Get It Away. Bridge Nine has an exclusive variant of the LP, there will be coffee and donuts, and a few surprises!
The Vegan NIGHT Market (@ B9 in Beverly, MA): August 10th
Mark your calendars! Saturday, August 10th Bridge Nine will be hosting our third Vegan mini-market, this time in the evening! Tons of vendors, live music (local, not HC), and we’ll be shutting off the street next to our building to spread things out a bit. More info can be found HERE!
Springa (SS Decontrol) on the New York Hardcore Chronicles Live! (Sunday, July 7th)
Catch the SS Decontrol’s wildcard, Springa, on the New York Hardcore Chronicles show, hosted by Drew Stone of Incendiary Device! Springa will be appearing live from the Bridge Nine warehouse. Details HERE.
H2O / European Tour Summer 2024
WAR ON WOMEN supporting Fear and D.O.A. / August 2024
War On Women are hitting the road in August for ten shows, supporting Fear and D.O.A. on most of them. Grab tickets HERE!
S.S. DECONTROL "Get It Away" 12" EP (B9 Exclusive) Pre-Order NOW!
Bridge Nine’s exclusive “black with white stripe” variant is limited to 300 copies and can be pre-ordered HERE! Shipping the week of July 19th.
Universally recognized as the first straight-edge band, SSD's (Society System Decontrol) 1982 debut The Kids Will Have Their Say is considered a landmark release for hardcore music. However, many fans consider their 1983 sophomore effort Get It Away to be the band's most crucial release. Most notable is the addition of guitarist Francois Levesque who joined the classic lineup of the "Boston Crew": Guitarist Al Barile, vocalist David "Springa" Spring, bassist Jaime Sciarappa and drummer Chris Foley.
Another dramatic shift for Get It Away was the improved recording quality of this recording. While The Kids Will Have Their Say was recorded during multiple session on 8-track recorders, Get It Away was recorded on 24-tracks at Downtown Studios in Boston and produced by Mike Bastarche and Lou Giordano (the latter of whom would go on to work with everyone from Hüsker Dü to the Goo Goo Dolls). "It was much more organized as far as the sessions went and we were more prepared," Foley explains. The result is a seven-song collection, including a cover of the Buzzcocks' "No Reply," that finally captured the veracity of the band's legendary live performances. "When I listen back, it sounds like the vinyl can barely hold all the sound," he adds.
That said, Get It Away isn't an easy release to describe?and the fact that hardcore didn't exist yet allowed the band to approach aggressive music in a way that didn't sound like anyone else. From the distortion-drenched groove of the opener "Glue" to the blistering chaos of "Under The Influence" and the avant-tinged experimentation of "Xclaim," Get It Away effortlessly captures a moment of Boston at a time before the scene was codified.
Ultimately, Get It Away is the result of five people and a confluence of circumstances that had to come together in a very specific way in order to create this sonic document. "I think sometimes the arc of a band intersects with the arc of public taste and you have a moment," Foley says. "Whether it's the cover art by Pushead (Metallica, Septic Death) or the pictures of us playing at CBGB on the back or maybe it's just how unique we sounded in 1983. I think for some people it captured a moment in time." Sciarappa adds, "When we were kids doing this stuff, I don't remember thinking about future relevance. I've got to admit it's pretty cool nowadays to hear how much the album meant to them and many have it in their top five hardcore albums of all-time, which is a nice compliment."
Following the 2023 reissue of The Kids Will Have Their Say, Trust Records is set to re-release Get It Away on vinyl July 19 and across digital platforms for the first time ever. It features remastered audio of these songs by Dan Johnson at Audio Archiving Studios and immaculate deluxe packaging - the Trust Records touch. The album has been out of print for almost three decades and is massively in demand amongst the band's rabid fan base - this is the first officially sanctioned repress of the album since its initial pressing back in 1983. Whether Get It Away is already one of your favorite albums or you're hearing it for the very first time, this is the definitive version of one of hardcore's most important releases.
AGNOSTIC FRONT supporting Sepultura w/ Obituary: Sept/Oct 2024
Agnostic Front will be joining Sepultura and Obituary this September and October as part of Sepultura’s North American leg of their “Celebrating Life Through Death” Farewell Tour! Grab tickets HERE!