B9 is excited to do double-duty on Saturday, April 12th: it’s both Record Store Day (so we’ll be stocked with some great RSD-exclusive releases) AND we’ll be hosting another edition of The Vegan (Mini) Market with TEN prepared food vendors in our warehouse! Mark your calendars and make sure you stop by our Beverly, MA store for the market between 11am and 3pm. You can RSVP HERE!
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 (Recap)
Photo courtesy of Dave Boccio
On Saturday, December 7th, Bridge Nine had the honor of hosting the Godfathers of Hardcore, Vinnie Stigma and Roger Miret of Agnostic Front, for the highly anticipated release of both of their new books at an event that culminated with a very special performance.
To properly launch Vinnie’s memoir The Most Interesting Man In The World and Roger’s With Time: The Roger Miret Archives, Bridge Nine hosted a conversation with Vinnie and Roger (Howie had to cancel due to illness) that was moderated by Drew Stone (Incendiary Device). For over an hour, the three talked about the early years of the band, how it shaped their lives in the 4+ decades since, and the importance of properly documenting that early spark, the output of which became part of the foundation that Bridge Nine and many of our artists have been inspired by.
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9. Photo courtesy of Dave Boccio (12/07/2024)
Billed From A7 to B9 to reference the iconic A7 venue that is known as the birthplace of New York Hardcore where Agnostic Front played their first show, Bridge Nine wanted to recreate the intimate experience of seeing the band perform on the floor of a backroom as they once did in the early days while supporting the release of their first album, Victim In Pain, forty years ago. Mike Gallo and Danny Lamagna were unable to make it for the weekend, so Roger recruited A7-era peers Mark McKay (OG Slapshot, The Long Wait) to play drums and Jaime Sciarappa (S.S. Decontrol, The Long Wait) to play bass in what became an iconic, one-off half-Boston, half-New York lineup of Agnostic Front. They ripped through a fourteen-song set made up of AF’s earliest material:
With Jaime helping round out Agnostic Front, they included a cover of S.S. Decontrol’s song “Glue” in the middle of the setlist, and recruited SSD drummer Chris Foley to perform the song, making it the first time since 1985 that Chris and Jaime (and SSD) had played it together.
L to R: Craig Silverman, Vinnie Stigma, Mark McKay, Roger Miret, Jaime Sciarappa.
Photo courtesy of Steven J. Messina
As caught on video by Drew Stone here:
They also invited longtime fan and friend Eugene Hutz of the band Gogol Bordello to join Vinnie Stigma in singing “Power,” which Vinnie had originally written in 1977 for his band The Eliminators, but had never recorded. It became an Agnostic Front song when finally recorded during the Victim In Pain recording session with Don Fury.
Vinnie Stigma and Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello) performing “Power.” Photo by Dave Boccio.
To help commemorate the event, Bridge Nine made a limited-edition T-shirt and poster. We have some leftovers and they are available to purchase while supplies last HERE.
Agnostic Front finished the set with their cover of “Crucified” by the band Iron Cross (footage courtesy of Drew Stone):
A lot of people worked behind the scenes to make this event happen and run smoothly. From left to right in the below photo you have Larry Kelley, Craig Silverman, Roger Miret, Todd Huber, Drew Stone, Mark McKay, Vinnie Stigma, Jaime Sciarappa, and Chris Wrenn:
Photo courtesy of Steven J. Messina
Not pictured but equally important to making this event happen (and run smoothly) was Kat Batten, Chris Padgett, Chris Foley of S.S. Decontrol, Anthony Moreschi, and Zach Weeks / Godcity!
Check out the full set as captured by Dirt The Sixth for their Youtube channel:
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 photo gallery courtesy of Chris Padgett:
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 photo gallery courtesy of Dave Boccio:
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 photo gallery courtesy of Adam Tanner:
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 photo gallery courtesy of Steven J. Messina:
Agnostic Front: From A7 to B9 video courtesy of Steven J. Messina:
Were you one of the lucky few that made it in to this event? Got some good photos or video? Hit us up so we can include them in this recap!
Punk Yoga at Bridge Nine with Crystal Rose: Saturday, Dec. 14
Bridge Nine is happy to welcome back Crystal Rose to invite people of all levels to attend her Punk Yoga class on Saturday, December 14th, here at the Bridge Nine record store!
About the Class:
This will be an all-levels vinyasa flow to the sound of Punk Bands including Bridge Nine bands! Expect to stretch, sweat, and savasana. No props will be needed except a mat. It will start slowly and build. Expect to Sweat, Deeply Stretch and Surrender into a Savasana.
Email me at hines.crystalr@gmail.com to reserve a yoga mat ( I only have 3 extras!)
LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES, RESERVE NOW HERE!
Chris B9's daughter Georgia Presents: Marley Brown, Live at Bridge Nine (recap)
It should come as no surprise that Georgia Wrenn, the 13-year-old daughter of B9 founder Chris Wrenn, is a huge fan of music. Georgia invited Marley Brown, one of her favorite artists to perform in the Bridge Nine warehouse on Sunday, November 17th. Marley and her band put on a great show for fans of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sabrina Carpenter with her mix of original songs and a few covers. Check out Marley’s self-released EP Growing Pains HERE.
Vinnie Stigma & Roger Miret (Agnostic Front): From A7 to B9 (12-7-2024)
Vinnie Stigma & Roger Miret of AGNOSTIC FRONT will be visiting Bridge Nine on Saturday, December 7th to celebrate the release of their new books. Join us for a special afternoon of NYHC discussing Stigma's memoir "The Most Interesting Man In The World" (with co-author Howie Abrams) and Miret's coffee table-worthy "With Time: The Roger Miret Archives," in a conversation moderated by Drew Stone (The New York Hardcore Chronicles).
This gets started at 2pm.
This is a limited-capacity will-call event and will sell out. I ticket = 1 admission. Limit of 2 tickets per transaction.
Admission to the event includes:
• a limited stamped copy of Vinne Stigma's book
• a 16x20 screen printed poster for Roger Miret's book
There will also be a special live performance.
The book and poster included in this ticket will be provided at the event. Please note: If you end up not being able to make it to the event, your ticket will be refunded and your space/book/poster will be made available to someone else. Books and posters will only be available in-person at the event.
Get your ticket and reserve your space while you can, HERE!
Local people: a limited quantity of tickets will be available for purchase at the Bridge Nine record store.
Art & Live Music @ B9: Saturday, September 28th
Bridge Nine is excited to host an afternoon and evening of art and music on Saturday, September 28th! Artists Tim Tanker, Okano Mosato, and Alyssa Driscoll will be showing their artwork starting at noon! The reception is at 5:30 pm, and live music courtesy of our friends Keith Bennett and Lenny Lashley starts at 6:30 pm. Come be part of the art & live music community we are cultivating in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Join Or Die Film Screening at B9 on Friday, September 13th
Friday, September 13th come to Bridge Nine for a special screening of JOIN OR DIE. Watch the trailer below, then hit the button and grab a ticket!
Grab a ticket for the screening HERE!
The Bridge Nine record store 2 Year Anniversary / Saturday, September 14th
We are excited to announce that we’ll be ringing in our 2nd Anniversary as a brick-and-mortar store on Saturday, September 14th! We’ll have extended hours in the store, we’re hosting a full punk rock flea market with some of our favorite vendors (curated by Christopher Michon from Failed Imagineer) from noon til 6pm in our lower level, and our friends in Calling Hours (Revelation Records, x-Farside) will be performing a special set in our warehouse at 7pm! Mark your calendars and see you there!
Visit us at 282 Rantoul Street in Beverly, Massachusetts! Store details HERE. Christopher Michon made the flyer below for the Punk Rock Flea Market, great minds think alike lol:
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!
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!
HEAVYHEX "True To You" Album Release at B9 with Spite House & The Promised End (Recap)
Sunday, May 26th Long Island’s HEAVYHEX came to the B9HQ to perform in support of the release of their new album, “True To You.” They were joined by Spite House (Montreal) and The Promised End (MA).
The Promised End started the night, performing in support of their new album, For the Buried and the Broken.
The Promised End. Photo by Chris Wrenn. Photo gallery below by Dom DiNardo.
Up next was Spite House, who have spent some time on the road with HEAVYHEX, they toured through Boston together last fall.
Spite House performing live at Bridge Nine. Photo by Kat Batten Wrenn. Gallery photos below by Dom DiNardo.
And just as the sun was fading, HEAVYHEX went on.
HEAVYHEX performing live at B9. Photo by Chris Wrenn. Gallery photos below by Dom DiNardo.
If you haven’t picked up their new album True To You, you can grab a copy HERE!
Photo courtesy of Christopher Padgett.
Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) Live at Bridge Nine (Recap)
Matt Pryor performing live at Bridge Nine on May 24th, 2024. Photo by Kat Batten Wrenn.
On May 24th, 2024 Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) performed a sold out show at Bridge Nine Records as part of his Living Room tour.
Matt was touring in support of his new book, Red Letter Days, which followed his evolution as an artist and member of The Get Up Kids in the 1990s.
Matt Pryor with a copy of his new book, Red Letter Days. Photo by Kat Batten Wrenn.
In between songs, Matt told stories from his time on the road with The Get Up Kids and painted a vivid picture of navigating a young band at a time before cell phones and social media. We have a handful of copies left over from the event, which were personalized with a special red B9xHC rubber stamp, and signed by Matt. Grab one of those while you can HERE!
Matt performed for over an hour, and closed out his set with his song with The Get Up Kids, “Mass Pike”
We still have some hand-numbered, signed posters from this event, you can grab one of those HERE!
Artist Exhibit at Bridge Nine on May 4th: Mike Gallo (Agnostic Front), Lori Dawn, Christopher Michon (Failed Imagineer)
Flyer courtesy of Christopher Michon / Failed Imagineer
Artist Exhibit at Bridge Nine on May 4th: Mike Gallo (Agnostic Front), Lori Dawn, Christopher Michon (Failed Imagineer)
Next weekend, Bridge Nine is proud to open our warehouse gallery to three artists:
Mike Gallo
Lori Dawn
Christopher Michon (Failed Imagineer)
We’ll be hosting an artist reception on Saturday, May 4th from noon until 6pm, come by and check it out! Check out more info at the Facebook event page HERE!
Ray Cappo's "From Punk To Monk" Book Q&A with Drew Stone at B9 (recap)
Chris Wrenn, Ray Cappo & Drew Stone (Photo courtesy of Adam Tanner)
Ray Raghunath Cappo’s stop at the Bridge Nine store to promote his new book, From Punk To Monk, was an entertaining afternoon on an already hopping Record Store Day.
Chris B9 grew up a fan of all of Ray’s bands, most notably Youth Of Today and Shelter, so it was a huge honor to have Ray sit down with Drew Stone (Incendiary Device, The New York Hardcore Chronicles) for a Q&A that brought out a bunch of great stories, some that are documented in the new book, and others that you just had to be there to hear.
Ray Cappo telling stories from his book, From Punk To Monk in a conversation at the B9HQ moderated by Drew Stone (Photo by Kat Batten Wrenn)
From the book:
The heartfelt memoir of Ray Raghunath Cappo, a legendary hardcore punk musician-turned-monk—and pioneer of the straight-edge movement—told with warmth, candor, and humor.
Ray Cappo was a hardcore punk singer and pioneer of the straight-edge movement living on the Lower East Side of New York City in the ’80s, where his band Youth of Today played to packed clubs and touched thousands of people across the globe. But despite the accolades from fans, the popularity of his records, and the positivity he’d brought to the punk music scene, none of this success gave Ray joy. He felt stagnant, and he yearned for something more.
This, along with his father’s untimely death, led him to abruptly quit the band and buy a one-way ticket to India in pursuit of the answers to life’s great mysteries. Living as a monk in the sacred city of Vrindavan and traveling across the country on a series of train trips, Ray embraced the rich, spiritual culture he discovered there. As his unusual adventure unfolded, he encountered extraordinary characters, witnessed deep acts of devotion, and experienced profound moments of divine connection, leading to a radical transformation that was ego-crushing and blissful all at once.
Inspired to write music again, Ray returned to the US, where he and other monks founded Shelter, a band dedicated to spreading a message of faith, hope, and love.
Told with warmth, candor, and humor—and featuring a foreword by globally renowned musician Moby—this heartfelt memoir chronicles Ray’s emotional and spiritual journey from punk to monk and beyond.
Video courtesy of Adam Tanner
Bridge Nine had fifty copies of Ray’s book on hand, and each copy was personalized with our special B9xHC rubber stamp and signed by Ray.
From left to right: Chris Wrenn, Jaime Sciarappa (SSD / Slapshot / The Long Wait), Ray Cappo (Youth Of Today / Shelter), Larry Kelley, Lori Dawn (Women of the Pit), Drew Stone (Incendiary Device, The NYHC Chronicles), and Mark McKay (Slapshot / The Long Wait). Photo courtesy of Adam Tanner