Polyvinyl Record Co. and Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes — Laura Jane Grace (vocals/guitar), Paris Campbell Grace (vocals), Jacopo ‘Jack’ Fokas (bass) and Orestis Lagadinos (drums) — are excited to present the thundering ‘Wearing Black,’ a hook-bound and stomping ode to being the punk or goth amid the rainbows, sparkles and glitter of a massive Pride Parade.
“My pride’s a riot, it’s not a parade,” Grace sings during this anthem of acceptance that follows the release of ‘Active Trauma’, ‘Mine Me Mine’ and ‘Your God (God’s D*ck)’, a bold and fearless song that continues to test the new right’s alleged devotion to free speech and double standard of gender constructs. Watch the music video for ‘Wearing Black’ directed by Emily Esperanza.
Additionally, Grace will be touring extensively throughout 2025 across North America and Latin America with Murder By Death, Rodeo Boys, Trapper Schoepp and Team Nonexistent in select markets.
‘Adventure Club’ is frequently a record about learning to take up space, about feeling free to be yourself as the bullshit of our ahistoric moment mounts. Protest songs and personal tunes have never been a binary for Grace, and she delivers some of her most profound — and, yes, playful — work ever at that particular intersection here. But the most prominent thread through Adventure Club’s dozen tracks is one of evolution, of letting yourself become something new.
She talks often about her age, about nearing the second half of her 40s after a lifetime as a punk. What does it mean, really, to remain a punk for 44 years? For Grace, it is the same as it’s always been — a resolve to question everything about oneself and the world around you and to allow yourself to evolve within that framework. ‘Adventure Club’ epitomizes that spirit the way that the best of Laura Jane Grace’s music always has.
The young punk from Florida may never have imagined making a record in Greece, but it does not change the spirit of the songs that inspired them: to create a place where we’re all burdened by less bullshit, whether it’s our own baggage or the stuff that autocrats, capitalists, and assholes simply want to put on us because they don’t know the thrill of being happy and free themselves. Maybe they need to try writing a rock song, or simply jump into the sea.
Dates supporting Murder By Death:
June 19th — Southgate House — Newport, KY
June 20th — St. Andrew’s Hall — Detroit, MI
June 21st — The Axis Club — Toronto, Ontario
June 22nd — Le Studio TD — Montreal, Quebec
June 23rd — Bearsville Theater — Woodstock, NY
June 25th — District Music Hall — Norwalk, CT
June 26th — Portland House of Music — Portland, ME
June 27th — Paradise Rock Club — Boston, MA
June 28th — Warsaw — Brooklyn, NY
June 29th — Asbury Lanes — Asbury Park, NJ
July 1st — Grog Shop — Cleveland Heights, OH
July 2nd — Grog Shop — Cleveland Heights, OH
July 5th — The Caverns — Pelham, TN
July 10th — Ottobar — Baltimore, MD
July 11th — Black Cat — Washington, DC
July 12th — Union Transfer — Philadelphia, PA
July 13th — Mr. Smalls — Pittsburgh, PA
July 15th — The Pyramid Scheme — Grand Rapids, MI
July 16th — Thalia Hall — Chicago, IL
July 17th — Thalia Hal — Chicago, IL
July 18th — Majestic Theatre — Madison, WI
Dates with Trapper Schoepp and Team Nonexistent:
August 1st — Scottish Rite Theatre — Peoria, IL
August 2nd — Slowdown — Omaha, NE
August 3rd — Sanctuary Events Center — Fargo, ND
August 5th — The Park Theatre — Winnipeg, Manitoba
August 6th — Louis’ Pub — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
August 8th — The Starlite Room — Edmonton, Alberta
August 9th — Commonwealth Bar & Stage — Calgary, Alberta
August 10th — Revelry — Kelowna, British Columbia
August 12th — The Pearl — Vancouver, British Columbia
August 13th — Sticky Wicket — Victoria, British Columbia
August 15th — Monk’s Bar — Missoula, MT
August 16th — Treefort Music Hall — Boise, ID
August 17th — Soundwell — Salt Lake City, UT
August 19th — Oil City Beer Company — Casper, WY
August 21st — Gothic Theatre — Denver, CO
August 22nd — Gothic Theatre — Denver, CO
August 24th — Ferris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ — Dallas, TX
August 25th — Antone’s — Austin, TX
August 26th — House of Blues — Houston, TX
August 27th — Chelsea’s Live — Baton Rouge, LA
August 29th — The Orpheum — Tampa, FL
(with Against All Authority and Catbite)
August 30th — Revolution — Fort Lauderdale, FL
(with Against All Authority and Catbite)
October 24th-26th – The Fest – Gainesville, FL