Every year in March, music fans congregate in Austin, TX for the SXSW Music Conference. This year, Bridge Nine is proud to have four of our artists playing various showcases: Defeater, Death Before Dishonor, Ruiner and Strike Anywhere will all be performing at SXSW. Death Before Dishonor will be gracing the stage at East End Tattoo's ChronicYouth.com day party on Thursday before they make their way to San Antonio for their evening show on the Evergreen Terrace tour. On Friday, both Strike Anywhere and Ruiner will be playing in Austin - Strike will appear at Red 7 for the Shirts For A Cure Showcase and Defeater will be playing Emo's Annex at the New England Metal Fest Showcase. Ruiner will be appearing Saturday afternoon at the Alternative Press 100 Bands You Need to Know Showcase at Emo's Annex and again on Saturday evening at the Broken Neck in Austin alongside labelmates Defeater. Details are below - hope to see you there!

BRIDGE NINE BANDS AT SXSW
Thursday, March 18: Death Before Dishonor @ East End Tattoo - ChronicYouth.com Party w/ Joan of Arc, Atlas Moth, Alpha & Omega, Bitter End, and more. 12p-12a.
Friday, March 19: Strike Anywhere @ Red 7 - Shirts For A Cure Showcase w/ 7 Seconds, Fucked Up and more. 12p-6p.
Friday, March 19: Defeater @ Emo's Annex - New England Metalfest Showcase w/ Goatwhore, My Children My Bride and more. 12p-6p.
Saturday, March 20: Ruiner @ Emo's - AP's 100 Bands showcase w/ Circa Survive, Sum 41, Never Shout Never, The Cab, Title Fight, La Dispute and more 12p-6p.
Saturday, March 20: Ruiner & Defeater @ Broken Neck w/ Alpha and Omega, Touche Amore, Power Trip and more 9pm

The Hundreds crew came out for one of the H2O west coast shows this weekend with the Cro-Mags, and put up a great write up about the show, Toby & the band on their blog. The Hundreds have had a long history with H2O, they even collaborated on a t-shirt together years ago, which may have been one of the first official band / street wear collaborations. Check it out HERE!

When it comes to New York Hardcore, one of the bands synonymous with the genre is UNDERDOG. UNDERDOG kicked off their legendary career in the mid-1980's but came to an early demise in 1989 upon their return from their first European tour. Fast forward 21 years and Bridge Nine Records is going to release a comprehensive UNDERDOG discography featuring both The Vanishing Point and Demos on CD and double LP - available together for the first time. Check out the new cover art and stay tuned for pre-order info!

Having already spent the winter months touring through Australia and Europe, Polar Bear Club is ready tour the states for the next four months. Tonight in Poughkeepsie, NY, PBC kicks off their first US jaunt of the year with the diverse lineup featuring Every Time I Die, Four Year Strong and Trapped Under Ice. The tour spans until April 6th when Polar Bear Club takes a short break before appearing at The Bamboozle New Jersey on May 2nd, prior to meeting up with Warped Tour for the month of June.

Also, in the coming weeks, Polar Bear Club's will debut the first video off of the 2009 release Chasing Hamburg. A conceptual piece not unlike the phenomenon of Peter Gabriel's 1986 "Sledgehammer" video, the video for "Living Saints" was directed by Thomas Colella and is unlike anything expected from a post-hardcore punk band. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the debut video from the band that has The Punk Site boldly stating, 'If this is the future of punk rock, we're in good hands."

Polar Bear Club On Tour W/ Every Time I Die:

Mar 11 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

Mar 12 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

Mar 16 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

Mar 17 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose

Mar 25 Spokane, WA @ BLVD

Mar 26 Boise, ID @ The Venue

Mar 27 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall

Mar 28 Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk

Mar 29 Sparks, NV @ New Oasis

Mar 30 Las Vegas, NV @ Area 702 Skatepark

Mar 31 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

Apr 01 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

Apr 02 Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle

Apr 03 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

Apr 05 Louisville, KY @ Headliners

Apr 06 Erie, PA @ Forward Hall

May 02 East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands Sports Complex-The Bamboozle New Jersey



POLAR BEAR CLUB ON WARPED TOUR:

Jun 24 Polar Bear Club

San Diego, CA @ Warped Tour

Jun 25 Polar Bear Club

Pomona, CA @ Warped Tour- Pomona Fairplex

Jun 26 Polar Bear Club

Mountain View, CA @ Warped Tour- Shoreline Amphitheater

Jun 27 Polar Bear Club

Ventura, CA @ Warped tour- Seaside Park

Jun 29 Polar Bear Club

Phoenix, AZ @ Warped Tour-Cricket Pavillion

Jun 29 Polar Bear Club

Las Cruces, NM @ Warped Tour- NMSU Practice Field

Jul 01 Polar Bear Club

San Antonio, TX @ Warped Tour- AT&T Center

Jul 02 Polar Bear Club

Houston, TX @ Warped Tour- The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park

Jul 03 Polar Bear Club

Dallas, TX @ Warped Tour- Superpages.com Center

Jul 05 Polar Bear Club

St. Louis, MO @ Warped Tour- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Jul 06 Polar Bear Club

Indianapolis, IN @ Warped Tour-Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Jul 07 Polar Bear Club

Burgettstown, PA @ Warped Tour-Post Gazette Pavilion

Jul 08 Polar Bear Club

Cleveland, OH @ Warped Tour- Time Warner Cable Amphitheater

Jul 09 Polar Bear Club

Toronto, CA @ Warped Tour- Arrow Hall

Jul 10 Polar Bear Club

Montreal, CA @ Warped tour- Parc Jean Drapeau

Jul 11 Polar Bear Club

Hartford, CT @ Warped Tour- Comcast Theater

Jul 13 Polar Bear Club

Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center

Jul 14 Polar Bear Club

Darien Center, NY @ Warped Tour- Darien Lake PAC

Jul 15 Polar Bear Club

Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion

Jul 16 Polar Bear Club

Camden, NJ @ Warped Tour- Susquehanna Bank Center

Jul 17 Polar Bear Club

Uniondale, NY @ Warped Tour- Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Jul 18 Polar Bear Club

Oceanport, NJ @ Warped Tour- Monmouth Park Racetrack

Defeater is excited to announce a string of shows taking them from the East Coast down to Austin, TX for SXSW and back again starting next week. Fresh off a very well-received West Coast tour with All Teeth and Touche Amore, this will be Defeater's first SXSW appearance as they will play alongside Goatwhore at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival showcase at Emo's Annex on March 19th.

Lost Ground, released in November of 2009, has been incredibly well-received by press and fans alike. While their debut, Travels, was called “a new artistic peak for hardcore” by Punknews and “the perfect definition of modern hardcore” by Lambgoat), Lost Ground has already surpassed the critical acclaim Defeater has received thus far. Lost Ground continues the story from Defeater's debut album, Travels, and follows a man's journey from enlisting in the military to post-war life and the subsequent events that follow.

Check out Defeater on tour starting next week:

March
15 Summerville, SC @ Summerville Legion
16 Asheville, NC @ Edge Frat
17 Sylvania, AL @ Bonesaw House
19 Austin, TX @ Emo's - New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Showcase
20 Austin, TX @ Broken Neck Warehouse
22 Kansas City, MO @ KC Autoworx
23 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
24 Peoria, IL @ TBA
26 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Metal Frat