I told her that once in person and she's was like "ya ya lol " 🤣 like gave me the time even tho I was in a bad place and definitely strung out. I will forever lose sleep about that interaction 😭 but it was probably perfect. I'm clean and transitioning now😅.
Respect. Long time fan. Like I've been through the changes. The Rolling Stones article. The acoustic jams. The punk. Never losing touch. Keeping it real. Hope to catch you in Houston!
old punk git who had never heard of laura jane grace listened to this with a huge smile on his face. as you say on the other side of the pond . Awesome. loved it.
He’s the man. I got a pic with him and got a guitar pick from him he was using a New Wave pick. I couldn’t believe it. I also have a Laura Jane pick. So a Matt Patton and Laura Jane pick and a set list in Knoxville in March. Been scoring this year.
As the Eternal Cowboy is my favorite record of theirs (though they have a lot of good ones). It's a good in-between from their more raw, chaotic early sound to the more produced sound of later records.
I've seen Against Me! 13 times, favorite band ever - got a big ol BLACK ME OUT tattoo on my shoulder. Definitely second As The Eternal Cowboy as their best work.
This is one of the reasons I love Tiny Desk. It's easy to be confronted by an act like this and go "what the heck is this" but if you give them a chance, almost everything on Tiny Desk grows on you and has an interesting story behind it. I've got into so many acts who'd usually be way off my radar from here, a bit like with John Peel back in the day.
I am an RnB and HipHop fan but Tiny Desk has gained my trust so I checked this band out. Thank you Tiny Desk; I have now found something different to listen to from time to time.
Yay, Tiny Desk! I saw Against Me! back in the early 2000’s, and it remains one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Laura Jane’s voice is infectious, and this makes me long to be there shouting alongside her!
@SpookyApparition Are you talking about Laura Jane Grace? If so, I guess you're entitled to your own opinion. Even if it's wrong. Some people are just born tonedeaf and clueless. Not really your fault.
I saw Against Me! performing Reinventing Axel Rose in its entirety in downtown Gainesville at Bo Diddly plaza. Its one of the best shows I've ever seen. And ive seen some really good acts. Pints of Guinness makes me cry every time i hear it.
the description of this video actually makes me tear up over the fact that i never had a cool punk youth. i was just phasing out playing video games in my room. i’ve wasted these years instead of being out there and finding myself. against me and laura however really give me the feeling i am part of this regardless of my absence. i could have figured myself out so much earlier and could have suffered a lot less. but here i stand, in spite of it all. stay safe, siblings
Thank you Tiny Desk for hosting this performance. Against Me!’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues changed my entire life and this performance of Black Me Out is so so so right. ❤
What in the actual fk?? "Against Me" was so fckn good!! I don't even no where to start.. Actually never mind.. Nothing but respect for, Laura Jane Grace and what shes meant to the Punk community.. 🤘
hundreds of hours of video and thousands of lines of text are spent asking "what makes people click on a youtube thumbnail?" and the answer is very simple: Laura Jane Grace
so she played an intimate acoustic show in my small Greek town in January (honestly so unexpected), there weren't many people and it gave small band concert vibes.. I couldn't believe how people didn't know them but also couldn't believe my luck.. I paid only 15 euros and I got the 1st ticket, I was all the way to the front and I was sobbing like crazy and also having the time of my life after listening to her for years.. and yes she played Two coffins.. I will always cherish this live
Waited out to watch this till now seen Laura live on my bday(kitchener show)as a trans woman, im so thankful for being a fan since early 2000s. She's showed being authentic is the only way to be.
I'm in the BTS ARMY and I thought "I think about them way too much so let me watch this Tiny Desk because FOR SURE it won't remind me of them at all...." 😂 I enjoyed your writing exercise song and frankly the whole set 👍👍
This is great! I am a huge Laura Jane Grace and Against Me! fan -- seen her many times live -- so naturally I love this. But I wanted to mention that whoever wrote the above essay (Lars Gotrich?) really summed up LJG and punk in general beautifully!
Not to bash Paris (because she’s great), but hearing Pints of Guinness with anyone but James on background vocals sounds just plain wrong!! 😖 That also just may be me hardcore manifesting an Against Me! reunion!! Listen Laura, I know you’re enjoying doing your own thing, and it’s great, but also I REALLY need more AM! 😭😩
Just when you think NPR couldn't surprise me anymore. This band was a big part of my life and in a place without guidance, they taught me a lot about the world. without a friend like the music of Against me! things would of gone very differently for me. Thank you Laura, your words helped so many street kids from broken homes.
Laura Jane Grace’s songwriting has spoken straight to my soul since the early 00’s. One of the icons of our time!!
Yes!!!!! Friends of friends with against me in Gainesville the early 00s too; loving TF outta this
Same
I told her that once in person and she's was like "ya ya lol " 🤣 like gave me the time even tho I was in a bad place and definitely strung out. I will forever lose sleep about that interaction 😭 but it was probably perfect. I'm clean and transitioning now😅.
@@michaelsanzone7217 love this so much. I think she would appreciate this a lot, too..
Congrats! Youre trans😂😂
0:00 - “I’m Not a Cop”
3:15 - “All F***** Out”
6:00 - “Supernatural Possession”
8:15 - “Pints of Guinness Make You Strong”
11:35 - “Black Me Out”
LAURA JANE GRACE ON TINY DESK IS A DREAM COME TRUE
Right?!?
@@CassieMakesArt Definitely
Yes 🙌
….more like a nightmare… in any case, Jill Stein 2024
Doesn't get better ❤
This girl's a legend for everything she have done to the punk rock scene.
I was like no way. That is the singer from against me. So great to see her.
Respect. Long time fan.
Like I've been through the changes. The Rolling Stones article.
The acoustic jams.
The punk.
Never losing touch.
Keeping it real.
Hope to catch you in Houston!
old punk git who had never heard of laura jane grace listened to this with a huge smile on his face. as you say on the other side of the pond . Awesome. loved it.
The bass player is having the time of his life
Shroomin hard
I’d love to take life that way from now on.
Bobby Matt Patton!! He’s the bass player for Drive By Truckers. He’s always smiling!
They all were on that last song… that confirms its as good as I thought.
He’s the man. I got a pic with him and got a guitar pick from him he was using a New Wave pick. I couldn’t believe it. I also have a Laura Jane pick. So a Matt Patton and Laura Jane pick and a set list in Knoxville in March. Been scoring this year.
Black Me Out was the 1st Laura Jane Grace song I ever heard. I heard it right after my egg cracked. Love her!!!!!!!!
So you're a poser is what I'm reading
@NinjaTylerBlack It is often the finger that points and calls poser who is, in fact, the poser.
@@NinjaTylerBlack Why can't someone discover new music and take a liking to it, without being a called a poser? Ya jag.
@@NinjaTylerBlackor young? I was 7 when Eternal Cowboy came out but I guarantee I’ve seen more LJG shows
It’s an Against Me! song homie.
Thank you, Tiny Desk. I have not heard of Against Me before and now looking thru youtube to learn more about punk music
As the Eternal Cowboy is my favorite record of theirs (though they have a lot of good ones). It's a good in-between from their more raw, chaotic early sound to the more produced sound of later records.
It's never too late to be a teenage anarchist
I've seen Against Me! 13 times, favorite band ever - got a big ol BLACK ME OUT tattoo on my shoulder.
Definitely second As The Eternal Cowboy as their best work.
This is one of the reasons I love Tiny Desk. It's easy to be confronted by an act like this and go "what the heck is this" but if you give them a chance, almost everything on Tiny Desk grows on you and has an interesting story behind it. I've got into so many acts who'd usually be way off my radar from here, a bit like with John Peel back in the day.
OMG UR MISSING OUT
This is a gift!! Thank you for having Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals.
Chills when Pints of Guinness started. Against Me! used to play shows in my basement
It's happened so many times that I start listening to a band and part way through I stare at the drummer and say to myself, "is that Mikey Erg!?"
dude 😭
It's always Mikey Erg and I love it.
@@VisibleNinja5674 I thought the same thing
And it always is, because he's the drummer of every band.
Lol. And it always is!!
If I was playing bass with Laura, I'd have the exact same look of elation on my face the entire time!
haha they are so happy
that expression is the same live! when i saw them in May he looked just as excited as most of the crowd lol, I love it
Laura Jane Grace lead singer of Against Me! An amazing songwriter and super sweet person. This is awesome to see her on NPR tiny desk concert
I am an RnB and HipHop fan but Tiny Desk has gained my trust so I checked this band out. Thank you Tiny Desk; I have now found something different to listen to from time to time.
checkout Miley's Backyard sessions with Laure Jane Grace. such a vibe
Hole in My Head is my favorite album this year; I can’t stop listening to it! Punk poetry 🖤
Its so goooooood
Perfect start to finish!
Yay, Tiny Desk! I saw Against Me! back in the early 2000’s, and it remains one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Laura Jane’s voice is infectious, and this makes me long to be there shouting alongside her!
I miss being a teenager, riding around with my friends screaming the lyrics of Baby I'm an Anarchist at the top of our lungs.
Laura has one of the most powerful voices ever and I love her so much
Right and she doesn’t need backing vocals
Because she's a man!!!!
Black me Out gave me goosebumps. I love Laura's Energy.
I've seen it performed two times now, and heard it countless times and it just gives me all the amazing feels!
Cant believe it took so long for laura to get a tiny desk concert, glad to see it now
One of the most recognizable voices out there. And one of the best songwriters of her generation.
Recognizable in the way that a cat screeching at night is recognizable, yes.
@SpookyApparition Are you talking about Laura Jane Grace? If so, I guess you're entitled to your own opinion. Even if it's wrong. Some people are just born tonedeaf and clueless. Not really your fault.
@@johnny5fingers0966 "Some people are just born tonedeaf" like that backup singer, lol
@SpookyApparition I agree with you on the backup singer. That was brutal. I noticed the mic volume gradually lowering through the performance.
@@johnny5fingers0966 She's Laura's wife, too. 😬
No one speaks for me but Patti Smith and Laura Jane Grace
Andrew, you sound like my high school friend Fee. You’d like her.
I saw Against Me! performing Reinventing Axel Rose in its entirety in downtown Gainesville at Bo Diddly plaza. Its one of the best shows I've ever seen. And ive seen some really good acts. Pints of Guinness makes me cry every time i hear it.
Against Me changed my life too. Thanks for this
Against me cracked egg 😊
This set is bad. They fell off.
@@EvanDJ-wq4og its almost as if live music is different from studio produced
@@EvanDJ-wq4og you're so wrong lol
@@EvanDJ-wq4og 1. no 2. that isn't even Against Me
Laura sounding great, geez... love seeing "Pints of Guinness..." on the setlist.
!!!! Yess!!
I skipped a college final in 2003ish to attend an against me concert. Forever love Laura and she has the best name 😜
❤❤❤❤❤
this is the first time im hearing this band play, and i love their sound!
Listen to Against Me!
check out the backyard sessions with Miley Cyrus that LJG did... its some amazing stuff! and obviously Against Me! is always a must listen
Maybe the most passionate musician you will ever see.
I came for Laura, of course, but got hypnotized by the bassist's incredible sound and contagious joy. Much love to the Mississippi Medicals!
Loved her music since Sink Florida Sink. I'm so stoked to hear new music from her & see her getting more exposure
the description of this video actually makes me tear up over the fact that i never had a cool punk youth. i was just phasing out playing video games in my room. i’ve wasted these years instead of being out there and finding myself. against me and laura however really give me the feeling i am part of this regardless of my absence. i could have figured myself out so much earlier and could have suffered a lot less. but here i stand, in spite of it all. stay safe, siblings
I needed this visceral morning cup of roar.
They played Pints of Guiness and Black Me Out!
My heart is So full watching this
I SAW THIS AND IMMEDIATELY WENT "*GASP* LAURA JANE GRACE???!! OH MY GOD!!" I've been a fan of hers for ages, this is so cool to see ♡
Funny thing is ive just discovered against me this year and i think is one of the best bands ever. Im obssesed. Laura is amazing. I love her so much
BORNE ON FM WAVES OF THE HEART...LISTEN TO IT!!!!
My favorite song from NEW WAVE!
Definitely one of my single favorite songs of all time, never gets old (though perhaps I do).
All time great
It’s about time we got Laura Jane Grace on Tiny Desk. We need like two more of these to cover all her hits!
Maybe even five more!
Thank you Tiny Desk for hosting this performance. Against Me!’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues changed my entire life and this performance of Black Me Out is so so so right. ❤
Good morning 🌞. Thanks for the tunes!
Always happy to see Laura show up somewhere 🏴
Seeing her in concert changed my life for the better ❤
What in the actual fk?? "Against Me" was so fckn good!! I don't even no where to start.. Actually never mind.. Nothing but respect for, Laura Jane Grace and what shes meant to the Punk community.. 🤘
Lovin Against Me ever since Reinventing Axl Rose. Great to see Laura playing such a powerful set
Well-deserved! Laura is a legend, and one of my favorite musicians of all time.
Shoutout to the camera operator for knowing the songs and EXACTLY when to zoom in or rack focus a bit to really emphasize a point.
hundreds of hours of video and thousands of lines of text are spent asking "what makes people click on a youtube thumbnail?" and the answer is very simple: Laura Jane Grace
My wife would like to thank the NPR team for turning Paris’ mic down.
Wdym? Her voice is supposed to be quieter than Laura’s. That’s why it’s called a backing vocal
@@TrashDragon89Not how that works dear.
@@Danny-xp6wf Literally how it works.
@@TrashDragon89 background vocal mics are typically pretty loud, at least in my concertgoing experience.
Wdym she sounds fine, she doesn't have the same power as Bowman but she's on key and knows the lines
I was just thinking about her recently! So nice to see
What a legend!!!
I love love love the mix of artists lately but I was not expecting Laura Jane Grace!!! What a treat!!
Just hearing Laura Jana Grace she's awesome, not my usual thing but she just caught me, good music is good music!
I have also been waiting for a great moment like this, thank you for every lyric screamed from ur throat, your music changed my life!
I’ve been waiting for this since Laura teased it on her IG! So incredible
wow… can not believe they got her on here. what a time to be alive
Laura Jane is one of the best song writers of our time. Absolutely shredding on the guitar, too! 🔥🔥
easily the most iconic punk voice of our time
I would sell my hands to hear her play Two Coffins live
so she played an intimate acoustic show in my small Greek town in January (honestly so unexpected), there weren't many people and it gave small band concert vibes.. I couldn't believe how people didn't know them but also couldn't believe my luck.. I paid only 15 euros and I got the 1st ticket, I was all the way to the front and I was sobbing like crazy and also having the time of my life after listening to her for years.. and yes she played Two coffins.. I will always cherish this live
I saw them in 2017 when Against Me! opened for Green Day. I wished they’d played Two Coffins, but I wasn’t quite that lucky. Still an awesome show. 🖤
Seeing this pop up in my recommended was the best thing that happened to me this week
Waited out to watch this till now seen Laura live on my bday(kitchener show)as a trans woman, im so thankful for being a fan since early 2000s. She's showed being authentic is the only way to be.
I'm in the BTS ARMY and I thought "I think about them way too much so let me watch this Tiny Desk because FOR SURE it won't remind me of them at all...." 😂
I enjoyed your writing exercise song and frankly the whole set 👍👍
Blues are alive and well, thank you very much!
First I’ve heard of Laura or Against me and dang she goes hard. Super energy.
I wish I was as happy as Matt lol, you guys did an awesome job!!
This is great! I am a huge Laura Jane Grace and Against Me! fan -- seen her many times live -- so naturally I love this. But I wanted to mention that whoever wrote the above essay (Lars Gotrich?) really summed up LJG and punk in general beautifully!
We love Laura Jane Grace in this house.
WOW! I’ve been following Against Me! and LJG for years. This was awesome. Thank you
Her new album is awesome. This is awesome.
Wow, Black Me Out knocked me out, what a song
Legit crying rn 🥲 can’t wait to see Laura live in November 😭
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW WE JUST NEED COHEED AND CAMBRIA!!!!!
I’ve been waiting!!!!
Love Against Me! And love Laura Jane. Thanks NPR!
This made me so happy I cried lol screaming along to her music kept me alive as a teen
Thank you Tiny Desk for continuing to introduce all of us to new, unusual and different types of music...
What’s unusual about it lol
The 3rd song is like 25 years old too
Not to bash Paris (because she’s great), but hearing Pints of Guinness with anyone but James on background vocals sounds just plain wrong!! 😖 That also just may be me hardcore manifesting an Against Me! reunion!! Listen Laura, I know you’re enjoying doing your own thing, and it’s great, but also I REALLY need more AM! 😭😩
she said earlier in the year that a reunion will happen, but she doesn't know when.
LAURA JANE GRACE ON TINY DESK 🗣🗣🗣
OMG FINALLY I’VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS 😭😭😭
LITERALLY TYPING IN TINY DESK EVERY OTHER DAY SINCE SHE ANNOUNCED IT
@archangelang4772 SAME OMGGGGG 😭😭😭
I have never clicked so fast
Ohhhhhh I'm so happy they played Black Me Out!! I'm on cloud nine after watching this 🥰
😭😭😭❤️❤️ I’m in tears. So much love for Laura Jane Grace
11:27 you can tell what they're about to play from that first chord and it's great
Yess I love Laura so much!! This was so amazing to watch
Man Matt Patton with Laura Jane. Great combo. Love this
The Album Transgender Dysphoria blues saved my life !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Genuinely.
Laura Jane Grace is an absolute legend 🔥
Against me! On tiny desk 2025!!!
Wow, first time hearing of this group, but absolutely love Laura Jane Grace’s voice!
Love this energy and sound. 💝
Laura Jane Grace you saved my life
The producer who cranked down Paris' mic is doing god's work.
No, it's just my TV. She's ringing through clear on he laptop. Yikes.
It's so bad
Really? I think the harmonies on “Guinness” sound awesome.
I'm glad she's happy and everything but yeesh...bring back Against Me
yoko ono vibes
Aaaaaahhh!!! ❤❤❤❤Yeaaaaahhh! She’s The best!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
she can scream like an angel
Just when you think NPR couldn't surprise me anymore. This band was a big part of my life and in a place without guidance, they taught me a lot about the world. without a friend like the music of Against me! things would of gone very differently for me. Thank you Laura, your words helped so many street kids from broken homes.
Also Mikey Erg from the Ergs on drums! incredible!
I've been on the ride with Laura since I first heard the demo tape back in '99. And I'm staying on the ride. \m/ \m/
She's one of the most amazing people
One of the best! My soul is soooo happy right now!!
The bass line on pints is siiiiick
Hit after hit after hit shes just too good!! I esp love the live version of im not a cop