RED SCARE PRESENTS: LAURA JANE GRACE W/ BRENDAN KELLY at The Iron Horse on Wednesday, August 26 2026

Laura Jane Grace is an author, solo artist, and the iconic singer of Against Me!.  She has toured every corner of the globe and boasts a prolific catalog of rebellious indie-punk hits.  Grace released "Adventure Club" in 2025 via Polyvinyl, and returns to Northampton for the first time in several years.  This special engagement is not part of a tour, so if you wanna sing along with Laura, you'll have to join us at the Iron Horse.

Brendan Kelly has been voted “Best Twitter” by Chicago Reader, was a TV Host, is the guy behind Nihilist Arby’s, sings in The Lawrence Arms, works at The Onion, makes weird art… the list goes on.  Now after a couple years crafting deviant songs he has something new for his cult to consume: a 10-song album called Keep Walkin’ Pal.  He releases his “solo” material under the name Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds, but this is not some emo boy with a guitar or another “punk goes acoustic” outing, this is an artist collective like Wu-Tang Clan or Crass.  It involves musicians, visual artists, studio nerds, and even a college film professor.  We’re not sure how to describe this wild record (Space Rock?  Chiptune?), but we know it’s a likable mix and a real departure from what you’re used to hearing from Brendan and this scene.