BRIDGE NINE welcomes POLAR BEAR CLUB to the Family! 
Official Press Release goes like this:
After much rumor-spreading and speculation (that turned out to be true), Bridge Nine Records and Polar Bear Club are proud to announce that the upstate New York band has officially joined Bridge Nine's ever-growing roster. Label owner Chris Wrenn said, "We couldn't be more excited to add Polar Bear Club to the family. This was one of the best and easiest decisions we've made and it's a great way to start off 2009. Not only are they an incredible band, but they know who they are and what they want to be-and they fit in perfect perfectly with the way B9 is growing."
With their upcoming Bridge Nine debut named one of the Most Anticipated Releases of 2009 by Alternative Press, Polar Bear Club is already off to an incredible start. Formed in 2005, Polar Bear Club initially had no expectations of ever becoming a full-time band. Spread out amongst states and time-zones, the band released the EP The Redder The Better before they hit the studio to record 2008's critically acclaimed Sometimes Things Just Disappear on Red Leader Records, which was also named one of AP's Top 10 Most Essential releases of '08. As the interest in the band grew, they dropped jobs, took leaves of absence from school and hit the road with Gaslight Anthem, Crime In Stereo, Broadway Calls, American Steel, A Wilhelm Scream and many more. When it came time to find a new label, Emmett Menke said, "We couldn't be happier about signing to Bridge Nine. We've been talking with labels for some time now, and as cliche as it sounds, there isn't a better match out there for us. Polar Bear Club has always been fans of Bridge Nine as a label and the bands they've worked with. It's rare these days to be a part of a label that doesn't feel the need to rest on its laurels and is continuously push the envelope. We've been hard at work writing a new album for the past couple weeks and we can't wait to share with the world what Polar Bear Club and Bridge Nine have to offer."
Bridge Nine Records will waste no time. Starting in the spring of 2009, the label will re-release Sometimes Things Just Disappear on gatefold vinyl. In the meantime, Polar Bear Club will be touring the world, kicking things off in February in UK and Europe with The Gaslight Anthem and UK troubadour Frank Turner - complete with a performance at Shockwave's NME magazine awards show at Shepard's Bush Empire in London on February 8th. The band will then hit the studio in April to record their new full-length album due out in the Fall of '09, which will undoubtedly push the envelope for "absolutely spectacular post hardcore" (Alternative Press) for years to come.
www.MySpace.com/PolarBearClubUPCOMING SHOWS at Bridge9.com/tours/PolarBearClub JANUARY
23 SUNY Oneonta @ Lee Hall w/ The Knockdown
24 Oswego, NY @ KOC w/ Forefeit
25 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar w/ Like Wolves
FEBRUARY
2 Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms w/ The Gaslight Anthem
3 Birmingham, UK @ Academy w/ The Gaslight Anthem
4 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 w/ The Gaslight Anthem
5 Bristol, UK @ Academy 2 w/ The Gaslight Anthem
6 Brighton, UK @ Concorde w/ The Gaslight Anthem
8 London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire NME Awards Show
10 Koln, Germany @ Underground w/ The Gaslight Anthem
11 Berlin, Germany @ Kato w/ The Gaslight Anthem
12 Malmo, Sweden @ KB w/ The Gaslight Anthem
13 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers w/ The Gaslight Anthem
15 Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia w/ The Gaslight Anthem
17 Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Slussen w/ The Gaslight Anthem
18 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lille Vega w/ The Gaslight Anthem
19 Hamburg, Germany @ Knust w/ The Gaslight Anthem
20 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof w/ The Gaslight Anthem
21 Munich, Germany @ 59:1 w/ The Gaslight Anthem
22 Vienna, Austria @ Flex w/ The Gaslight Anthem
24 Milan, Italy @ Zoe Club w/ The Gaslight Anthem
25 Zurich, Switzerland @ Mascotte w/ The Gaslight Anthem
27 Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique w/ The Gaslight Anthem
28 Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera w/ The Gaslight Anthem
MARCH
1 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg w/ The Gaslight Anthem
2 Norwich, UK @ Waterfront w/ The Gaslight Anthem
3 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City w/ The Gaslight Anthem
4 Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy w/ The Gaslight Anthem
Polar Bear Club Shirts & Music Available Now!
We're really stoked to announce that Polar Bear Club has joined the family and we've launched a whole slew of new and exclusive stuff. So...to celebrate:
Limited Time CD/Shirt Package Deal
Polar Bear Club is Bridge Nine's newest signing. We understand that package deals are usually reserved for "new" releases, but sometimes, you just have mix things up a bit. We will be re-releasing this on vinyl in the spring (Date TBA) but NOW, we have the CD/T-shirt package deal for a limited time because this album's so incredible that people might need a little extra motivation to pick it up and for that price, you're either getting a $10 CD and a $9 Shirt or a $13 CD and a $6 shirt, but either way, you're winning. In this package deal you get:
1-Polar Bear Club-Sometimes Things Just Disappear CD and
1-Two Color Polar Bear Club Shirt.
This deal will only be available for the next week so get it while you can.
POLAR BEAR CLUB MUSIC
Polar Bear Club-Sometimes Things Just Disappear CD & Download-$10
Polar Bear Club is Bridge Nine's newest signing. This is their debut album released in early 2008 on Red Leader Records. Following its release, the band went from a side project based in upstate New York into one of the most talked about bands in underground music. Reviews of Sometimes Things Just Disappear were nothing short of incredible-with Alternative Press calling it one of 2008's Essential Albums amongst praise for those who got the album.
Fresh off US tours with Gaslight Anthem, Crime In Stereo, American Steel, Broadway Calls, and A Wilhelm Scream, Polar Bear Club is set for 2009 to be their year.
"Their career is off to a great start and I'd bet that Sometimes Things Just Disappear will be looked back on as the start of something great. "-Punknews
"Sometimes Things Just Disappear is not an album that comes along often. Polar Bear Club are able to combine an intense passion in every aspect of their band with great musicianship. I'm not sure what more could be asked from a band."-Absolute Punk
Polar Bear Club-The Redder The Better Digital EP Download-$3.49
Polar Bear Club's five-song debut EP available in 240kps MP3 format. Out of print on CD and currently unavailable on Itunes, this is really one of the only places you can find these songs as we speak-and the f'n rule. This is the five song burst that put Polar Bear Club in motion-and you should really be familiar with these songs-we can't stress that enough. Featuring the songs Election Day, Resent and Resistance, His Devotee, Parked in The Parking Lot Of Your Heart, and Most Miserable Life-get learned.
* This release does not have a lyric sheet in the download.
"The one, and only reason this EP didn't get a perfect score is because it just left me wanting it to be an album, left me wanting so badly to hear another five songs. There's not a single bout of inconsistency or weakness in any of these five songs, it's just as strong and cohesive a unit as these songs are on their own. Unquestionably, the best EP I've heard in years."-Punknews
Polar Bear Club-Sometimes Things Just Disappear Digital Album-$8.99
Same story and awesome review as up above with less postage and really awesome.
Shirts & Hoodies
All shirts printed on Bridge Nine 100% pre-shrunk cotton shirts and are one-time printings in these versions
Polar Bear Club-Rainclouds Shirt-15
Polar Bear Club-Match Spider Ice Gray Shirt-$15
Printed on a solid gray shirt (no heathering/athletic gray) with a three color print.
Polar Bear Club Tree Zip up Hoodie-$30
Two color design printed on a black zip-up hoodie with sleeve print.
MORE NEW WEBSTORE ITEMS!
So we kind of went into the "new year" with a resolution to have a ton of new stuff and a huge webstore sale....and that's exactly what happened.
NEW BRIDGE NINE LABEL SHIRTS!VERSE Aggression Full-Color Print Gray Shirt-$15
This is a first for us at B9-this shirt was printed by the great folks at Liberated with a four color CMYK process-like you'd see on a poster or a CD booklet. The print is incredibly thin and looks amazing. Printed on a solid gray shirt (no heather/athletic gray here) and only 150 of this were printed. Will this go quicker than the tie-dyed shirt?
Ruiner-Angels aka Ruiner Bloody Ruiner Shirt-$15
Printed on a black shirt with a three color print design-limited to 100.
MORE NEW SHIRTS
H2O-Nothing To Prove Shirt-$12
Navy shirt with white ink.
Verse-Triple Classic Logo-Gray/Black Shirt-$12
Verse's classic triple logo printed black ink on athletic gray shirt.
Carry On-A LIfe Less Plagued-Maroon Shirt-$12
Printed on a maroon shirt with gold ink-this classic shirt design has been on navy for so long...we decided to mix it up
Carry On-A Life Less Plagued Pullover Hoodie-$30
Carry On's Classic design on a maroon hoodie.
B9Store SALE-T-SHIRTS ON SALE!!!
This is like a new years resolution-Out with the old, in with the new.
Have Heart-Songs To Scream At The Sun Pre-Order Shirt-$9
Leftover shirts sold only with the Have Heart pre-orders...found a few in the warehouse and we're selling them for cheap.
Have Heart-The Things We Carry Pre-Order Shirt-$9
Leftover shirts sold only with the Have Heart pre-order IN 2006!
And we've got H2O, New Found Glory, Crime In Stereo, Have Heart, and many more ON SALE-$6 and $9 shirts and $15-20 hoodies!!!
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