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by Andrew Sacher Hot Water Music Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music) is taking The Revival Tour 2012 across the US and Canada this March and April. Like past Revival Tours , the shows feature a number of singers (usually of the punk scene) and their acoustic instruments collaborating on stage in a traditional folk music fashion. This year's tour hits NYC on March 30 at Bowery Ballroom , and in addition [...]

This track was all over my Facebook page today and for good reason. It's a good song . "Ruby is the first track from Cheap Girls ' upcoming release, Giant Orange (due out February 21st). Giant Orange was produced by none other than Against Me! 's Tom Gabel. Ruby by CheapGirls

Cheap Girls has inked a deal with boutique indie label Rise Records (home to Hot Water Music, Man Overboard , Transit and Sharks). The Michigan 3-piece will hit the studio with Tom Gabel ( Against Me! ) in which he will record and produce the band. With a couple of albums already released and non-stop touring, Cheap Girls have been gaining notoriety on a daily basis. Their sound has perfect mix of rock, alt country and punk, not unlike The Replacements, Superchunk and Dinosaur Jr. Catch them live at Riotfest [...]

Tom Gabel of Against Me! visited the Exclaim offices to perform two tracks from White Crosses which the band reissued last month . Tom performed "Because of the Shame" and "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" and also spoke briefly about working with Butch Vig, new solo material and more. Check out the videos here .

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music Noel Vasquez, Getty Images No one can accuse Against Me! of being slackers. The Florida punks have just come off a lengthy run with Warp Tour in support of a handful of recent releases, including last summer's final major label release 'White Crosses.' Then there's that business of launching their own record label, Total Treble Music, earlier this summer -- a milestone the group has [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive Gino DePinto, AOL It's been a year since Against Me! released their fifth album, 'White Crosses,' the title track of which is about the anti-abortion crucifixes displayed on a Florida church's lawn. Even though Tom Gabel sang about smashing them all, the frontman hasn't been targeted by any angry right-wing mob. "I kind of think that song [...]

​Well, we've known for a while now that the 2011 Vans Warped Tour will be kicking off right here in Dallas at the end of the month -- on Friday, June 24, to be exact -- at Gexa Energy Pavilion and... Continue reading "Mike Herrera, Tom Gabel and Ben Nichols To Play Free Warped Tour Kickoff at Double Wide" >

Filed under: News , Exclusive Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel has undergone a lot of changes in the last year or so. He turned 30, had his first child, walked away from a major label and is playing with a new drummer, Jay Weinberg , the son of E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg . "Right now, there are a lot of things that wind up to create something that feels like a really significant bookmark," he [...]

It's been a strange few months for Against Me! . First, the acclaimed punk rock outfit unexpectedly, and without explanation, canceled their entire fall 2010 tour just hours before it was set to begin. But a month later, they announced a 2011 tour with the Dropkick Murphys. Now, in the latest chapter of the saga, the punk foursome have left Sire Records, under which the band recorded 2007's New Wave and this year's White Crosses . Unlike the past two announcements though, this one came with a little explanation. Frontman [...]

Gainsville, Florida punk rockers Against Me! have been hitting it hard for over 10 years, and with a new album, White Crosses , and a massive summer tour planned, they're sure not slowing down anytime soon. However, things have changed in a major way for Tom Gabel (far right), lead singer and founder of the group — he just had a baby girl! As we lead up to Father's Day this weekend, we checked in with Tom to see what it's like being a punk artist on a mission and a dedicated [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music Former Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay has signed on as a touring member of Against Me ! The mustachioed multi-instrumentalist will join Tom Gabel and company when they support their upcoming album 'White Crosses,' which is due out June 8, with a run of European dates that get underway on Monday in Munich. "We're very happy to welcome Franz Nicolay out on the road with us," the band wrote on its [...]

It's amazing to think that it was just 2002 when Against Me! , the cow-punk band from Gainesville, Florida, released its debut album, Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose . Four albums proceeded in a rapid-fire progression, each one a stepping stone of sorts. While the early work was all angst, more recent recordings found the band developing their sound. With a December 2005 transition from Fat Wreck Chords to major label Sire, Against Me! found themselves called "sell-outs." Throw in the departure of drummer Warren Oakes in June 2009 , and the [...]

The first proper music video from Against Me!'s forthcoming album White Crosses. The video is a one take slow motion piece that shows how the police deal with so called anarchists and the song is super catchy.

If there's one thing you can count on with Against Me! , it's the passion. They're dedicated to their ideals and to a raucous stage show. But even the intellectual and reasonable folk-punks from Florida can go beyond being impassioned to the realm of straight irked. And for their new album White Crosses , all it took was a local church and a few pieces of wood to send them into a manic delirium. "[There were] 4,000 white crosses, each about a foot high off the ground, and a big billboard with a bunch [...]

Filed under: Video , Exclusive Against Me! are back, and believe it or not, they're still pretty pissed off. The Gainesville, Fla. punk band is prepping for the June release of its fifth studio album, 'White Crosses,' by releasing the video for 'Rapid Decompression,' a high-energy sing-along about frustration with hypocrisy. Shot by Vern Moen at a small show at Los Angeles' Spaceland, the black-and-white clip clocks in around two minutes, showing off Tom Gabel and company's upbeat, powerful live show. But while Against [...]

Against Me!, whether bellowing out punk classics or rugged pop masterpieces , have gone through a transformation or two while piling up consistently great music since the late 90's. According to the wordy and raspy-throated frontman Tom Gabel , the band is set to return with White Crosses , due out in early June. Against Me! - "Don't Lose Touch" (from Crime )

• Against Me! - Don't Lose Touch

Just in case there wasn't already enough reason to support this effort: We just added Band Of Horses and Sea Wolf to the bill that already includes Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Shirley Manson, Tom Gabel (Against Me!), Jarrod Gorbel (The Honorary Title), Charlotte Martin, Butch Walker and Songs for Kids. They will all be playing acoustic [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive This Saturday, Band of Horses will take another break from recording its much-anticipated third album to play a special concert at Avalon in Los Angeles. The show is a benefit to raise money and awareness of the children's cancer charity, the Pablove Foundation . Organized by indie label Dangerbird Records and also featuring stripped-down performances from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , Shirley Manson of Garbage , Tom Morello , [...]

We can't make you care about making the world a better place; hell, if your parents or overzealous girlfriend can't, no one might ever. But you can be suckered into a noble cause. And just how might some dastardly fiend do that? Throw on a killer show featuring the likes of Band of Horses and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and kick all the proceeds to cancer kids. Like taking candy from a baby. The aforementioned show (with a heads-up thanks to TinyMixTapes ) is to raise money for the Pablove Foundation . [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Band of Horses will headline a children's benefit in Los Angeles later this month that will also feature stripped-down sets from Tom Morello 's Nightwatchman solo project, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel and Garbage 's Shirley Manson . The gig, set for the Avalon in Hollywood on Nov. 21, will help raise money for the Pablove Foundation. "We're really excited to announce a very special benefit [...]