Stereogum — The Forecastle Festival returns to Louisville, Kentucky from July 18-20 and boasts a diverse lineup. Beyond the practically obligatory OutKast headliner, Jack White and Beck will spearhead the other two days of the fest. Some other acts making an app... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Placeholder Lancaster, PA punks Placeholder are heading to Austin for SXSW this year, where they'll play the BrooklynVegan showcase with Against Me!, Touche Amore, The Front Bottoms, and more, and after that they'll do a quick Northeast tour with the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Against Me! / flyer / Touche Amore The 2014 BrooklynVegan official nighttime SXSW showcase will take place on Wednesday, March 12 at Red 7 Patio (611 E. 7th St. in Austin, TX). SXSW badges are welcome, and we'll also have... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Michigan's Cheap Girls have signed with Xtra Mile Recordings (who put out the new Against Me! album, and is also home to Frank Turner, Tim Barry, etc) for the followup to 2012's Laura Jane Grace-produced Giant Orange.... more info

Chicago Tribune — 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' more info

Stereogum — Last week, Against Me! released Transgender Dysphoria Blues, the greatest and most purposeful rock album I’m heard in some time. Last night, the band played the Late Show With David Letterman, giving an absolutely driven rendition of the album trac... more info

Chorus.fm — *Against Me! (http://www.absolutepunk.net/againstme)* will be performing on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, January 29th. more info

411 Mania — Transgender Dysphoria Blues is the first album following the sex change of frontwoman Laura Jane Grace. Does it rely too much on its concept or does it signify the band's return to form? more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Against Me! has never shied away from being controversial.  They have always belted out rebellious punk anthems with a military swagger and a thumping musical heartbeat.  They played with such ferocity that there was no doubt there was an inner tur... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Warpaint's self-titled album is by far my favorite new music of the week. Against Me!'s Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Bill Callahan's Have Fun With God, Damien Jurado's Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son, Mogwai's Rave Tapes, and Sweet Soubrette'... more info