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The story of Against Me! began in Naples, FL back in 1997. Tom Gabel started playing as a solo project with no intentions of doing anything beyond making a demo tape and overcoming stage fright by playing a show by himself. Shortly after these goals were realized, he started collaborating with his friend Kevin Mahon.
After a few releases, they were joined by James Bowman on guitar, followed by Dustin Fridkin on bass. After their last show on tour, which was followed by a traffic accident, Kevin Mahon left the band to pursue an interest in train hopping. After briefly considering quitting altogether, Tom and Dustin began playing music with Warren Oakes on drums and were rejoined by James Bowman on guitar.
In 2002, Dustin Fridkin left the band to return to college. Tom’s friend Andrew join the band and shortly after, Tom, James, Warren, and Andrew released 3 full length albums, 1 live album, 1 DVD, and multiple EPs. As The Eternal Cowboy was released in 2003 by Fat Wreck Chords and Against Me! toured relentlessly in support of the album.
In 2005, Against Me! recorded Searching For A Former Clarity, which was met with much mainstream critical praise and landed AM! a record deal with Sire Records. The bands major label debut, New Wave, was released in 2007.
The album was a media breakthrough and among many other accolades was named Spin Magazine’s album of the year. Against Me! hit the road to support New Wave and again, the road ended with a crash. Luckily, everyone walked away unscathed. The moment was a breaking point for the band as shortly after finishing the remaining few weeks of touring, Warren Oakes left the band to open a Mexican restaurant in Gainesville, FL.
Their newest album, 2010’s White Crosses included George Rebelo playing drums. They also began touring with pianist Franz Nicolay. 2011 will see the band continue to tour in support of White Crosses with drummer Jay Weinberg while working on material for their next album.
Against Me! uses NPS Electric Helix REG, Vintage Reissue REG,
Blue Steel Acoustic, and Blue Steel Bass.
Against Me! feels great about their Dean Markley strings:
Dean Markley strings deliver great tone and reliability every night. Never a disappointment.
Be sure to visit the Against Me website at:
www.AgainstMe.net.
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