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Infobox musical artist | name = Against Me!| image = Against Me& #33; at Warped tour 2011-08-09 01.jpg| caption = Left to right: Seward, Weinberg, Gabel, and Bowman in 2011| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Naples, Florida , United States| genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1997present| label = Misanthrope, Crasshole, Plan-It-X Records|Plan-It-X , No Idea Records|No Idea , Sabot, Fat Wreck Chords , Sire Records|Sire , Total Treble| website = URL|againstme.net| associated_acts = Hot Water Music , The Draft (band)|The Draft , Forgetters | current_members = Tom Gabel Andrew Seward James Bowman Jay Weinberg | past_members = Kevin Mahon (musician)|Kevin Mahon Dustin Fridkin Warren Oakes George Rebelo Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in Naples, Florida in 1997 by singer and guitarist Tom Gabel . Since 2002 the band's lineup has also included guitarist James Bowman and bassist Andrew Seward; current drummer Jay Weinberg joined in 2010. After releasing three studio albums through independent record label s, Against Me& #33; moved to Sire Records for 2007's New Wave (Against Me& #33; album)|New Wave , which reached no. 57 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 . Their fifth and most recent album, 2010's White Crosses (album)|White Crosses , was their most successful, reaching no. 34. In 2011 the band launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, through which they plan to release future albums. In 2012 Gabel publicly coming out|came out as transgender , with plans to begin a medical process to live as a woman and eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace while continuing to front Against Me!. The first album expected to feature Laura Jane Grace as frontwoman is Transgender Dysphoria Blues . http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/5/Against-Mes-Tom-Gabel-Comes-Out-As-Transgender
Biography
19972002: Formation and Reinventing Axl Rose
Against Me& #33; was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Tom Gabel as a solo act, occasionally performing with backing musicians. The first Against Me& #33; release was an eponym ously-titled 1997 Compact Cassette|cassette demo. With the addition of drummer Kevin Mahon (musician)|Kevin Mahon , a second demo, Vivida Vis! (1998), was released in limited numbers by Misanthrope Records. The band's first EP, Against Me& #33; (2000 EP)|Against Me! , was released in 2000 through Crasshole Records. Their first widely-distributed release was the EP Crime as Forgiven by Against Me! (2001), released by Plan-It-X Records and Gabel's own Sabot Productions. A Against Me& #33; (2001 EP)|third EP , an eponymously-titled acoustic recording by Gabel and bassist Dustin Fridkin, was released later that year.
Mahon left the band and was replaced by Warren Oakes , and second guitarist James Bowman was added for the band's first album, 2002's Against Me& #33; Is Reinventing Axl Rose , released by No Idea Records . Fridkin left and was replaced by Andrew Seward, and this lineup released the single " The Disco Before the Breakdown " (2002).
200305: As the Eternal Cowboy and Searching for a Former Clarity
Against Me& #33; signed to Fat Wreck Chords and released their second album, 2003's Against Me& #33; as the Eternal Cowboy . It reached no. 36 on Billboard magazine| Billboard 's Top Independent Albums chart and was supported by singles for " Cavalier Eternal " and " Sink, Florida, Sink ".cite web| url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/against-me/chart-history/558350? f=326& g=Albums |title=Against Me& #33; Album & Song Chart History: Top Independent Albums |publisher= Billboard charts| Billboard charts |accessdate=2009-09-07 The DVD '' We're Never Going Home '' followed, documenting their Spring 2004 tour. 2005's Searching for a Former Clarity was their first album to chart on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 , reaching no. 114.cite web| url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/against-me/chart-history/558350 |title=Against Me& #33; Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200 |publisher= Billboard charts| Billboard charts |accessdate=2010-06-17| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100616092102/ http://www.billboard.com/| archivedate= 16 June 2010 | deadurl= no It spawned singles for " Don't Lose Touch " and " From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer) ", which also became the band's first music videos. The live album Americans Abroad!!& #33; Against Me!!& #33; Live in London!!! followed in 2006.
200510: New Wave and White Crosses
Against Me& #33; moved to Sire Records for 2007's New Wave (Against Me& #33; album)|New Wave , produced by Butch Vig . It debuted at no. 57 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 and featured their first charting single, " Thrash Unreal ", which reached no. 11 on Billboard (magazine)| Billboard 's Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks chart.cite web| url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/against-me/chart-history/558350? f=377& g=Singles |title=Against Me& #33; Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs |publisher= Billboard charts| Billboard charts |accessdate=2010-06-22| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100622085225/ http://www.billboard.com/#/| archivedate= 22 June 2010 | deadurl= no " White People for Peace ", " Stop& #33; (Against Me& #33; song)|Stop! ", and " New Wave (Against Me& #33; song)|New Wave " were also released as singles, and New Wave was named as Spin (magazine)| Spin 's album of the year.cite web |last=Kandell |first=Steve |title=Album of the Year: Against Me& #33; |publisher= Spin (magazine)|Spin |date=2008-01-01 |url= http://www.spin.com/articles/album-year-against-me |accessdate=2012-05-10 The DVD Live at the Key Club followed later that year. In 2008 Against Me& #33; supported Foo Fighters on a North American tour, and Sire released the music download|digital EP New Wave (Against Me& #33; album)#B-sides|New Wave B-Sides .cite web |title=Tours: Foo Fighters / Against Me& #33; (Canada) |publisher= Punknews.org |date=2007-12-10 |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/26874 |accessdate=2012-05-10cite web |title=Against Me& #33; Release Digital EP of New Wave B-sides |publisher= Punknews.org |date=2008-07-31 |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/29884 |accessdate=2012-05-10
Oakes left the band in June 2009, in part to focus on running his Mexican food restaurant.cite web |title=Warren Oakes Leaves Against Me& #33; |publisher= Punknews.org |date=2009-06-09 |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/33895 |accessdate=2012-05-11cite web |title=George Rebelo (Hot Water Music) Joins Against Me& #33; |publisher= Punknews.org |date=2009-06-15 |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/33987 |accessdate=2012-05-11 "I didn't want to play music with Warren anymore", said Gabel, "it's been a long time coming. Warren's heart hasn't been in this for a while now." Oakes was replaced by Hot Water Music drummer George Rebelo. The following month Fat Wreck Chords released The Original Cowboy , an album of demo (music)|demo recordings from the Against Me& #33; as the Eternal Cowboy sessions.cite web |title=Against Me& #33; to release The Original Cowboy on Fat this summer |publisher= Punknews.org |date=2009-04-23 |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/33222 |accessdate=2012-05-11
On August 17, 2009, Against Me& #33; headed into the studio with New Wave producer Butch Vig.cite web|title = Against Me& #33; title next album|publisher = Punknews.org |date = 2009-10-19|url = http://www.punknews.org/article/35640|accessdate = 2009-10-19| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20091027000612/ http://www.punknews.org/article/35640| archivedate= 27 October 2009 | deadurl= no Their fifth studio album, White Crosses, was released on June 8, 2010.cite web|last=Cizmar |first=Martin |url= http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/04/against_me_announces_tracklist.php |title=Against Me& #33; Announces Tracklist, Release Date for White Crosses... Wait A Minute, Didn't I Already Hear That Record? - Phoenix Music - Up on the Sun |publisher=Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2010-06-08| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100616023415/ http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/04/against_me_announces_tracklist.php| archivedate= 16 June 2010 | deadurl= no Against Me& #33; joined Billy Talent on tour in Canada in March 2010, and also supported the Silversun Pickups during a US tour starting June 2010 .cite web|title = Tour : Against Me|publisher = http://www.againstme.net|date = 2010-06-13|url = http://www.againstme.net/events The band for this tour includes former keyboardist for The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society , Franz Nicolay .
Against Me& #33; released their second album with Sire, White Crosses (Against Me& #33; album)|White Crosses , on June 4, 2010. http://www.againstme.net/splash/ Dead link|date=June 2010 The band announced the release of an EP for the song "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" to be released on April 20, 2010.cite web|url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=18625122& blogId=532251298 |title="I Was A Teenage Anarchist" EP and new album "White Crosses" ... - MySpace-blog & #124; van Against Me& #33; |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-08 However, on April 7 the EP was released on iTunes for users in the US and Canada, with the previously stated April 20 release date for those in other countries.cite web|url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=18625122& blogId=532391642 |title=Digital EP now available on Itunes in US/Canada - MySpace-blog & #124; van Against Me& #33; |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-08
On September 29, 2010, just over a day before the start of their Australia/ New Zealand tour, Against Me& #33; cancelled all of their upcoming shows, due to a "culmination of circumstances" and having "to take some time off from touring to go home and sort things out." http://www.againstme.net/news/12590 http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-apologies.html November 28 saw the arrival of a new post on Gabel's blog, saying that Against Me& #33; have cut ties with Sire. http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-apologies.html
2010present: Transgender Dysphoria Blues and recent activity
November 2010 saw Against Me!'s departure from Sire Records, their first (and only) major label. Following a two-month hiatus from touring, the band spoke for the first time since their tour cancellation, talking of their upcoming December 2010 shows, which saw Jay Weinberg cover for George Rebelo on drums, as he toured with Hot Water Music . http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-apologies.html
Throughout December 2010, Gabel spoke of George Rebelo's intentions to record an album with his primary band Hot Water Music . http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/tom-gabel-on-against-mes-future-no-label-new-drummer In January 2011, Weinberg was officially confirmed as Against Me!'s new drummer. http://www.againstme.net/news/21371 Searching for a Former Clarity#Total Clarity|Total Clarity , an album of demos and unreleased songs from the Searching for a Former Clarity sessions, was released on May 24, 2011 through Fat Wreck Chords .cite web |title= Total Clarity |publisher= Fat Wreck Chords |url= http://www.fatwreck.com/record/detail/744 |accessdate=2011-04-16
Gabel has expressed his desire to release at least one album per year for the next decade http://www.spin.com/articles/tom-gabel-talks-future-against-me and that he hopes to record Against Me!'s sixth studio album in Winter 2011. http://melbournesound.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/against-me-interview-with-tom-gabel/ As well as this, he spoke of releasing a 7" on Sabot Productions before Summer 2011, featuring two original songs. This was announced as being Russian Spies / Occult Enemies , which was released on June 14, 2011. In the same studio session, the band recorded a cover of I Don't Want to Be|the theme song for a season 8 episode of One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill , which aired May 3. http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2011/04/summer-tour-2011.html
On June 3, 2011 the band announced that they started their own record label, Total Treble Music . http://www.punknews.org/article/42893 In September 2011, Gabel built a recording studio in Elkton, Florida|Elkton , Florida , for future Against Me& #33; projects. http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm? Item=198920& The studio has since been named Total Treble Studio. http://www.punknews.org/article/45537 The first band to record an album in the studio are Cheap Girls from Lansing, Michigan|Lansing , Michigan , with their album Giant Orange . http://thepunksite.com/interviews.php? page=againstme2011 http://www.punknews.org/article/45537
Against Me& #33; started recording their sixth studio album, entitled Transgender Dysphoria Blues http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/5/Against-Mes-Tom-Gabel-Comes-Out-As-Transgender in February 2012, at Total Treble Studio; http://www.punknews.org/article/46185 the album is a concept record about a transgender prostitute . http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/5/Against-Mes-Tom-Gabel-Comes-Out-As-TransgenderThat May, Gabel publicly coming out|came out as transgender , having dealt with gender identity disorder|gender dysphoria since childhood.cite web |title=Tom Gabel of Against Me& #33; Comes Out as Transgender |publisher= Rolling Stone |date=2012-05-08 |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-gabel-of-against-me-comes-out-as-transgender-20120508 |accessdate=2012-05-08cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Tom Gabel Reveals Details of Transgender Life in Rolling Stone |publisher= MTV |work=mtv.com |date=2012-05-10 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684887/tom-gabel-against-me-transgender-rolling-stone.jhtml |accessdate=2012-05-10 Gabel plans to transition to living as a woman by taking hormones, undergoing electrology|electrolysis treatments, and eventually taking the name Laura Jane Grace. "I felt like I drop-kicked them in the face," Gabel said of informing the other members of Against Me& #33; "We had the most awkward hug ever, and then they left. And the second I shut the door, I was like, 'What the fuck did I just do? ' " Gabel will continue fronting the band, saying "However fierce our band was in the past, imagine me, six-foot-two, in heels, fucking screaming into someone's face."
Band members
Against Me& #33; lineups >
Against Me! (demo)
Tom Gabel guitar , singing|vocals
Vivida Vis! small
Tom Gabel guitar, vocals
Kevin Mahon (musician)|Kevin Mahon drum kit|drums
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