Yet Free Cycles held somewhere around four album release shows for local bands this spring and summer. The nonprofit community bike shop’s director, Bob Giordano, estimates that at some point, the back-room and adjacent yard have hosted any kind of nonprofit you can think of over the years.

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The events are a way to bring people together. “Everything about this place — we try to exude healthy community transportation, so it’s a way to bring people here into the fold that maybe don’t generally think about sustainable transportation and healthy communities,” Giordano said. “They sure do like live music.”