In a recent newsletter Bridge Nine records announced the creation of a low-priced black ink/white t-shirt line to coexist with its growing high-quality empire. The label described their merch efforts, including their premium limited-edition shirts, as follows:

“We’re always trying to make our merch better – we’ve spent years putting all of the bells & whistles on our CD and vinyl releases, and our t-shirts were the same old, seen-this-before designs that we kept offering. I used to always prefer getting t-shirts from bands on the road and not labels, because the label band tees were sold everywhere and every kid had the same shirt as me. At least when you got a shirt on tour, a lot of times it was limited to that one tour and if you grabbed one, you were lucky. B9′s premium tees are our attempt to break the cycle of the same old same old. With these premium tees, you’re getting a super soft, high ring spun cotton athletic t-shirt. If you picked up one of the recent Bridge Nine “Since 1995″ tees, or the limited tee that came with the Have Heart final show poster pack, you know the quality that we’re talking about. We stitch a B9 woven label on the sleeve, & each shirt is hand numbered. Once the edition runs out, it’s gone & will not be available again.

We know that a lot of kids appreciate the higher quality tees – sometimes we need to up the punx, right? That’s why we decided to bring out a line of tees for only $6 each! This first batch has Strike Anywhere, Ruiner, Defeater & Dead Swans designs – black ink, white tee, only $6.”

All B9 t-shirts can be found here.

- Not really “news” per se, but another unique (and presumably, trend setting move) by a label that’s often ahead of the rest…