Against Me! is easily the most-changed of the bunch, with lead singer Tom Gabel rechristening herself as Laura Jane Grace without losing a step, though a few fans were a tad confused, bewildered and even angry.
Lucero largely abandoned the brass from their major-label debut 1372 Overton Park for this year's Women & Work. The band was dropped from Universal after 1372's tepid showing and were summarily snapped up by ATO Records, a label founded by Dave Matthews.
Late last year Hold Steady lead singer Craig Finn ventured to Austin record a solo album, and the Steady themselves are said to be writing material for a new, as-yet-untitled or scheduled album.
After being on hiatus for a few years, The Killers returned this week with a long-awaited new album, Battle Born, and a fresh outlook on the future. The band got flack for 2006's Sam's Town and its blatant Bruce landscapes. Their next two records were largely dance-pop.
As far as the Arcade Fire, another band pegged as Springsteen-bred act, they have been laying low since ending their touring cycle for The Suburbs, an album that saw them win a Album of the Year Grammy.
The Gaslight Anthem with Rise Against and Hot Water Music, 7 p.m., at Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas (Bayou Place), 713-230-1600.
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