Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals just announced a Spring 2025 tour that is sure to cure any remaining winter blues. The punk act will be supported by Alex Lahey and Noun. The tour kicks off on April 1 at St. Louis’ Off Broadway and wraps up on April 30 at Saint Paul’s Amsterdam Bar & Hall. Tickets for the show go live in a limited quantity on Tuesday, November 19 on LauraJaneGrace.com beginning at 10 AM local. Then, venue presales will go live on Wednesday, November 20 at 10 AM local. Finally, all tickets will officially be live… Read more »
2024 is the year of Laura Jane Grace! Following the release of her solo album, Hole In My Head, a long run of touring, and two more tours on the books for later this year, Laura Jane Grace has announced her debut EP alongside The Mississippi Medicals. The EP, Give An Inch, is scheduled to arrive on September 6 via Dial Back Sound and can be pre-ordered here. In the announcement post on social media, Laura Jane Grace writes, “Let’s now all “Give an Inch” and see what happens! Me, @dialbacksound & @pariscampbellgrace & @mikeyerg recorded a 6 song ep… Read more »
Following Laura Jane Grace’s most recent endeavor—joining forces to create Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals—the punker has announced a UK tour this fall. In a social media blast, she writes, “Europe! Uk! Ireland! You have asked and now here is the answer! I’ll be heading across the proverbial pond this November for a full month long run.” She continues, “Unfortunately some of the Mississippi Medicals have prior touring obligations but the good news is this will still be a full band tour. I’m bringing @pariscampbellgrace with me and we’ll be backed by @jacopo_fokas on bass & @orestis_jr on… Read more »
Marking their debut single, Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals—fronted by LJG and featuring Matt Patton on bass, Mikey Erg on drums, and her wife Paris Campbell Grace on vocals and percussion—have unleashed “All Fucked Out.” “Back in 2021, I sat down in my office to do some songwriting,” Laura Jane Grace explains in a press release. “Not knowing what specifically to write about that day, I challenged myself to write a song similar to whatever the current No. 1 hit in the world was at the time. I made the challenge to myself without knowing exactly what that… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace has officially dropped the gorgeously filmed “I’m Not A Cop” music video. The visual features herself and her wife, Paris Campbell Grace, portraying Reno 911 police officers “patrolling” the streets of Chicago, IL, where they live. “I’m Not A Cop” is pulled from LJG’s recently released Hole In My Head full-length record. Of the new release, she shares in an Instagram caption, “Are you a cop? Are you surrrrre you’re not a cop man? You know by law you have to answer that question otherwise it’s … actually I’m not a lawyer so don’t quote me on… Read more »
Following an expansive North American tour in May with Teenage Halloween, The Devil’s Twins, Sam Russo, and Pigeon Pit, Laura Jane Grace And The Mississippi Medicals announced that they’re hitting the road again for a fall tour. The tour kicks off on September 3 at Louisville’s The Whirling Tiger and ends on September 19 at The Song & Dance in Syracuse. Concert attendees will get to catch two thrilling support acts including Philadelphia ska band Catbite and electric folk rock artist Taylor Hollingsworth. When sharing the news of their support slot, Catbite shared, “[W]e told ourselves we weren’t going to… Read more »
Ahead of her forthcoming LP, Laura Jane Grace has shared one final single, “Birds Talk Too.” The 11-track Hole In My Head arrives everywhere on February 16. Pre-orders are available here. “Birds Talk Too,” an upbeat, groovy track, offers classic rock vibes that are sure to brighten your day. Singles “Hole In My Head,” “Dysphoria Hoodie,” and “Cuffing Season” arrived ahead of the album release as well. Check out the latest single below. “10 years ago I started getting tattooed by a Japanese tattoo artist named Gakkin,” Grace explains. “I traveled all around the world getting the work done literally… Read more »
For vocalist and guitarist Laura Jane Grace, love is in the air this winter season. The Against Me! founder married actress and comedian Paris Campbell in an intimate Las Vegas wedding on December 18. Dave Decker, @watson33569 on Instagram, shared photos from the wedding ceremony, which did, of course, feature an Elvis Presley impersonator. The couple opted for wedding attire true to their styles. Jane Grace wore a radiant floral blazer and Campbell donned a gothic, lacy black dress with a red, fringed jacket. Campbell also shared photos from the Little White Wedding Chapel commenting, “looking forward to a lifetime… Read more »
Arriving as the third preview to her forthcoming full-length album, Laura Jane Grace has issued her hypnotizing and melancholy new single, “Cuffing Season.” The new single, as well as “Dysphoria Hoodie” and the titular track, will appear on Grace’s new record, Hole In My Head, set to drop on February 16, 2024. “Cuffing Season” opens with the soft, melodic strumming of an acoustic guitar, setting the stage for Grace’s commanding and distinctive vocals to pierce through the music with precision. Delving into the depths of existentialism, the passage of time as you get older, heartbreak, and the raw pain of… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace, founder of Against Me!, just announced she’s releasing a new solo record, Hole In My Head. It might be her birthday today, but she is definitely the one giving fans a gift, as she is also heading out on a tour beginning in March and dropped a brand-new music video for the album’s title track. The album will be out on February 16, 2024, via Polyvinyl Record Co. and can be pre-ordered here. Depicting a traditional, monotonous 9-5 job, the music video sees the main character breaking outside of a normal routine, literally. Over uplifting guitar strums,… Read more »
