Tour Highlight
Touring through NSW, QLD, VIC and WA until 5 Sep 2008.
Featured Venue
The Rocks , Sydney, NSW
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Against Me! Australian Tour April / May 2008
Against Me!
Against Me! Australian Tour April / May 2008
Against Me! @ Huon Quays
2 May 2008
Tour Name:
Against Me! Australian Tour April / May 2008
4 people have made this one of their favourite events so far.
Tickets:
On sale Friday March 7 from Ruff Cut Records, Tommy Gun Records, Mojo Music, Red Hot CDs and www.resistrecords.com
Description:
A decade ago, Tom Gabel began his music career as a 17-year old solo acoustic act known as Against Me!, belting out songs of rebellion in Laundromats and any other venue that would have him.
Flash forward to today, and Gabel's agitation cycle is still cranked high, but not without a wild streak of optimism thrown in for good measure. For the past five years, the gravelly roar of the vocalist/ guitar player has been part of a thunderous and thoughtful foursome featuring Andrew Seward (bass), Warren Oakes (drums) and James Bowman (guitar), still doing business under the Against Me! moniker.
Churning out a distinctive blend of punk, rock, and even folk that is impossible to label, they have toured all 50 states and foreign lands from Iceland to Australia, forging an intense connection with their growing legions of fans.
Now, after three successful full-length records on indie labels-- Reinventing Axl Rose (No Idea, 2002); As the Eternal Cowboy (Fat Wreck Chords, 2003) and Searching For a Former Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords 2005), this Gainesville, Florida band made its major-label debut in 2007 with New Wave (Sire Records). The title is tidal for a powerful reason.
"We felt like that was our mission statement, or our manifesto for the record," Gabel said. "Instead of sitting back and complaining about how there's no good music out there, you should be energized and take things over. Be the bands you want to hear. It meant 'wave'
in a literal sense, coming and washing away mediocrity... Why let someone else have the loudest voice?" asks Gabel, and with his band's new record, he most surely has not.
Wide-eyed and world-weary. Never naïve, but often idealistic, Against Me! is in many ways the punk-rock embodiment of Matthew Modine's character, "Private Joker," in the classic Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket. They're flashing peace signs in a seething mosh pit, and there's no place else they'd rather be.
Joining Against Me! will be Long Island based punk band - Crime In Stereo. Comparable to Gorilla Biscuits, Brand New, and Lifetime, the band recently released their third full length "Is Dead" on Bridge Nine Records.
Styles:
Rock, Punk and Folk
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