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Input (English): Context_1 : Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel, November 8, 1980) is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. Starting as a solo act in 1997, Against Me! expanded into a quartet and released seven studio albums, experiencing breakthrough success with 2007's "New Wave" and 2010's "White Crosses". Grace also released a solo EP, "Heart Burns", in 2008. In 2011, she founded the Total Treble recording studio and an accompanying record label, Total Treble Music. Context_2 : Alexander Max "Alex" Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in his former band The Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks. Context_3 : True Trans is an acoustic single by American punk rock band Against Me!. The band released it as a digital single on July 12, 2013 through their label, Total Treble Music. The two songs on the EP were made available via an email download link to those who preordered tickets for Laura Jane Grace's August 2013 tour of the U.S. East Coast. It was later distributed as a 7". Context_4 : Billy Bush is an American musician, audio engineer and record producer, best known as the sound engineer and live tech for the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the co-producer of albums "Help Wanted" by Eric Avery and "Heart Burns" by Laura Jane Grace. Bush's studio engineering work includes Foster the People, Muse, Garbage, The Offspring and Beck, and also for film and video game soundtracks including "." Context_5 : Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. Since 2001, the band's lineup has also included guitarist James Bowman. After releasing three studio albums through independent record labels, Against Me! moved to Sire Records for 2007's "New Wave", which reached no. 57 on the "Billboard" 200. In 2011, the band launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, through which to release future albums. Context_6 : "The Disco Before the Breakdown" is the first single by the Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Against Me!, released in November 2002 by No Idea Records. It was the band's first release with bassist Andrew Seward, replacing original bassist Dustin Fridkin who had left the group several months prior. The lineup of Seward, Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, and Warren Oakes would remain in place until 2009. The single was released as both a vinyl 7" and a compact disc. It is typically listed as an EP, though its format is typical of a single. Context_7 : Against Me!, more commonly known as Tom's Demo Tape, or simply the First Demo, is a demo album and the first release by Laura Jane Grace under the name Against Me! in June 1997. It was recorded on December 25, 1996, by Laura Jane Grace at her mother's house in Naples, FL. Physical copies of the tape are extremely rare; (likely non- existent at this point), however, all 6 tracks can easily be found circulating on YouTube. Context_8 : Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout is an autobiography by Laura Jane Grace, co-written with "Noisey" editor Dan Ozzi and published by Hachette Books on November 15, 2016. The entire book is based on Grace's journals, (which she'd kept since third grade). The book was known under a working title of "Kill Me Loudly" or "Killing Me Loudly" in 2015, when Grace was working with a different publisher. The title refers to her reclamation of hurtful insults and slurs formerly used against her but now repurposed for her defense. Context_9 : Giant Orange is the third studio album by rock group Cheap Girls, released on February 21, 2012. It was the first release for the band after signing with Rise Records and is available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. The album was produced by Laura Jane Grace of American punk rock band Against Me! and was the first time the band worked with a producer. With the exception of tambourine, the album was recorded using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The track "Gone All Summer" is the introduction music on Kyle Kinane's "Whiskey Icarus" stand-up comedy special released on CD and DVD. Context_10 : "Anna Is a Stool Pigeon" is a single from Against Me! singer/songwriter Laura Jane Grace, released under her former name Tom Gabel. The song was released as a 7" vinyl single on November 11, 2008 on Sabot Productions. It is currently Grace's only solo single. This song relates the true story of Eric McDavid, Lauren Weiner, Zachary Jenson, and "Anna" (a paid FBI informant). fact_1 : Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel, November 8, 1980) is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me! fact_2 : Alexander Max "Alex" Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in his former band The Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks. Question: Have Laura Jane Grace and Alex Band both been members of a band?
Output (English): yes