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!
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...
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!
Terror Taking On Europe & The UK This Summer
Terror will be spending over two months touring across the pond, starting with Great Britain in just 3 weeks! More info and tickets can be found HERE.
Roll Call's 'Perpetuate' EP Now Available on 4 Vinyl Variants
The Perpetuate 12" EP is now available in 4 variants and is shipping worldwide. You can also visit the Bridge Nine store and buy it in-person! Save 15% if you get the bundle that includes all variants! Check it out HERE.
Guitarist Brian Kemsley (Outbreak) and drummer James Philips (Sea Haven, Final Fight) wrote six songs in November 2021 before recruiting bassist Cornell Ward and vocalist Chad Leddy to record their EP last summer.
Adam Yoe of No Echo described the opening track as “… a blazer that makes its bones somewhere in the midpoint between late '80s NYHC and early ‘oughts Boston. The clean production doesn’t skimp on rawness or urgency, which lends it a vibrant and decidedly current vibe.”
Since the initial release of their EP, they have performed and made a name for themselves across the American northeast, as well as southeast Asia. Keep your eye out for more music to come!
Store Feature: Static Era Records (Jay Reason / The Distance)
Photo: Jean Falbo-Sosnovich/ NewHaven.com
Jay Reason, frontman for B9-alumni and CTHC ambassadors The Distance had his Static Era record store featured in a New Haven-area newspaper recently, check out the write-up about what Jay has been doing, HERE!
H2O Supporting Gorilla Biscuits this July & A September Show with Crime In Stereo
H2O will be joining Gorilla Biscuits for a Denver show and a run of California shows! They will also be performing with support from Crime In Stereo (their first show in nearly two years) this September in Brooklyn.
Cross Me supporting World I Hate For Their Record Release Show
World I Hate will be holding a Years of Lead record release show at Cactus Club in Milwaukee, WI on July 15th with Cross Me (celebrating 10 years of being a band!), Pains, Chain of Command, and Force. All proceeds will be donated to the Midwest Access Coalition to help ensure access to safe, free, legal abortions to anyone traveling to, from, or within the Midwest. Grab tickets HERE.
American Nightmare Announces Two New England Shows
American Nightmare has announced two shows in New England in support of the release of their new EP, Dedicated To The Next World. One will be in Cambridge, MA on 6/8, and the other will be in Portland, ME on 6/11. Stay tuned for the announcement of supporting acts for the Boston show! Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 12. More info and tickets will be available HERE.
Finally Acknowledging These 5 Records
When the Raid The Archive box was announced, all five vinyl releases contained within remained a mystery and we vowed to not say what was inside. Just that if you liked Bridge Nine’s output in the mid-2000s, that this would be up your alley. With the label having to make the tough move from our old office into our new space, this was designed to help us weather the storm. Thankfully, the boxes were a hit, and the feedback was great. One of the records was pressed in a different quantity than the rest, so it threw off our ability to finish the boxes. So, we’ve broken them out and they’re now available for individual sale, while supplies last! If you grabbed a box originally and now want the other color of a record, now’s your chance! Missed it the first time around but one of your favorite bands was in the mix? Pick up their record now and help us keep buttoning up the new HQ! Click a record to grab one in the B9 Store:
Corey Williams (Carry On, Internal Affairs, Piece By Piece) featured on No Echo
Piece by Piece @ Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA, 2009. (Photo: Dan Rawe) - Courtesy of No Echo
Corey Williams, who has done time in Carry On, Internal Affairs, Piece By Piece and other great California hardcore bands, has a great interview up with our friends at No Echo. To give it a read, click HERE!
Chris B9 on the Mid Life Punk Podcast (Episode 118)
Chris Wrenn was interviewed this week on the Mid Life Punk Podcast, where he dials things back fifteen years to 2008 and discusses five of the records that came out that year. Give it a listen HERE!
Bridge Nine's First Official Record Store Day & Indie Label Market A Success
Chris Wrenn (L) with Chris Foley (Drummer, SSD), Al Barile (Vocalist, SSD), and Jaime Sciarappa (Bass, SSD). Photo by Nancy Barile.
Bridge Nine Records celebrated its first ever Record Store Day as an actual record store this past Saturday, April 22nd, and also with the label’s first ever official Record Store Day release. Agnostic Front released “United Blood (The Extended Sessions)”, a 19-song LP version of their original 10-song EP from 1983. We pressed 3,000 copies on clear vinyl and it was amazing to hear from so many other stores that this record was the only other record that sold out that day besides Taylor Swift. This was a great way to commemorate 40 years of United Blood.
The Bridge Nine store opened early at 10 am to a line of RSD supporters and the store quickly filled with excited shoppers. An indie label market, featuring local labels from the New England area, also took place in the store’s back warehouse. Participating labels were X-Claim! Records, Counter Intuitive Records, Crimewave Records, Tor Johnson Records, Sound Investment Records, Hellhound Publishing, and Iodine Recordings.
Al Barile was onsite with X-Claim! along with his wife, Nancy Barile, author of the book “I’m Not Holding Your Coat”. Photo by Nancy Barile
The market featured lots of other vendors and organizations from the punk community. Al Quint of Suburban Voice, an avid record collector and seller, set up shop with some awesome titles for sale. Women Of The Pit, a charity based organization established to highlight and promote bands and fans of the hardcore music scene, was also in attendance promoting their first compilation, Stronger Together Vol. 1, featuring various female led punk and hardcore bands. The team behind Hope Fest, a yearly benefit music festival that takes place in Salem each year, was also onsite to promote their September 2nd festival in support of nAGLY. Larry Kelley displayed items from the late Lexa Vonn, an activist, fashion designer and music memorabilia collector. Local educator and author Nancy Barile was onsite with her awesome book, I’m Not Holding Your Coat. And Al Barile, Jaime Sciarappa, and Chris Foley of SSD hung out for a few hours, telling stories and sharing memories.
Needless to say, it was an incredible day and the Bridge Nine team is grateful for a few hundred of our supportive customers coming through and all our amazing vendors. We hope to do more events like this in the future, so be sure to join our email list if you haven’t already and follow us on social media!
New Noise Magazine features Agnostic Front & Bridge Nine
BRIDGE NINE AND AGNOSTIC FRONT CELEBRATE RECORD STORE DAY
by Toni Elton
“Bridge Nine Records, a hardcore and punk music label hailing from the mid-90s, commemorates Record Store Day this Saturday with a remixed and remastered version of Agnostic Front’s “United Blood” EP. Agnostic Front helped pave the way for the hardcore scene in New York in the early 80s, with “United Blood” being their first release in 1983. The re-release of the EP by Bridge Nine, pays homage to the band and the early days of the scene that it was part of.” Click here to continue reading article on New Noise Magazine’s website…
Bridge Nine Records featured in Salem News
Vinyl roars back on Record Store Day
By Joel Barrett
“At Bridge Nine Records in Beverly, proprietors of the shop, which began as and continues to be a record label, are kicking out the jams for RSD 2023.
The day will feature the label’s release of a 40th anniversary expanded edition of legendary New York hardcore band Agnostic Front’s “United Blood” EP.
The extended version is a remaster of the original EP, as well as previously unreleased versions of the band’s earliest and classic recordings. Bridge Nine is also inviting other independent record labels to set up tables in its warehouse for a RSD market to sell vinyl and merchandise and network. It’s a way for these labels to gain extra exposure and new fans.” Click here to continue reading the article on Salem News…