The Alternative Press Tour is kicking off in September and includes The Academy Is…, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake and You Me At Six. Check out the tour dates below and get more info and tickets here.

SEPTEMBER

24 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
25 Detroit, MI Clutch Cargos
26 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
27 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
29 St. Louis, MO Pops
30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave  Read more...

The Academy Is…will be doing a short acoustic tour starting January 12th.

Below is a message from the band and tour dates.  Read more...

The Academy Is… are streaming their new video for “Winter Passing.” Check it out below.

All Time Low and Metro Station have been added to MTV’s New Year Eve Special along with The Academy Is… and Kevin Rudolph.

Fall Out Boy have announced their upcoming album, Folie A Deux, will be released on November 4th, 2008. The band has posted a new mixtape available for free download on friendsorenemies.com/falloutboy featuring brand new songs from Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is…, The Cab, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Panic At The Disco, The Hush Sound and A Rocket To The Moon.

Update: A full list of bands has been announced. Please go here to read the list.
The first round of bands for the 2008 Warped Tour have been announced. Check out the list below. Who would you like to see on next years Warped Tour?

The Academy Is…
The Briggs
The Bronx
The Color Fred
The Devil Wears Prada
Every Time I Die
From First to Last
Gym Class Heroes
The Lordz
Norma Jean
Katy Perry
Pierce The Veil
Reel Big Fish
Relient K
Shwayze
Street Dogs
3Oh!3
We The Kings  Read more...

October 24th, 2007—The 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. A high-ceilinged, cavernous room, equipped with the relatively small stage, ample floor space, and spacious balcony seating well-suited for the intimate big band shows the 9:30 Club is known for are all part of the setting visible to the plethora of young rock fans awaiting the headliners of the Sleeping with Giants Tour. It’s approximately 9:00, and after enjoying, and inevitably singing and dancing with and moshing to, the four other bands in the diverse lineup offered to fans on this tour (The Rocket Summer, Sherwood, Armor for Sleep, and the recently added Cobra Starship), the audience is restless, some migrating to the close by merch tables and others even daring to venture to the club’s sports bar.  Read more...

The Academy Is… are streaming their new video for “Everything We Had” on MTV.com.

Artist: The Academy Is…
Album: Santi
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: April 3, 2007

Overall: 7.0
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 6.0
Production: 7.5

The Academy Is… happens to be one of the latest pop punk band to fall under the all powerful Pete Wentz’s wing. The story goes that Pete was so impressed by the band’s debut The Academy EP, that he convinced Fueled By Ramen to fly out and sign the band immediately. Their first full length album was a direct continuation of the EP’s sound and gave them their first bit of mainstream appeal. In between Almost Here and Santi two members were replaced, ushering in fresh blood and a fresh sound.  Read more...

The Academy Is… have posted their new video for “Neighbors.” Check it out below.