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The Academy Is… Announce Breakup

October 9, 2011 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

The Academy Is

The Academy IsThe Academy Is… have announced their breakup after being together for nine years and releasing three albums. A message from the band can be read below.

After nine years and three albums, The Academy Is”¦ have decided to go our separate ways.

We began in 2003 as three young friends in the suburbs of Chicago, with dreams of creating music that meant something to us. Dreams of leaving those suburbs behind and seeing all of the beautiful things that this world has to offer. Dreams of making a difference in the lives of others.

It is now 2011 and we look back at the records we’ve made, the shows we’ve played, the places we’ve been.
The people we’ve met.

The Academy Is”¦ has made its mark.
We celebrate the experiences of our past, as we welcome what lies ahead.
While we have never managed to make things easy on ourselves, it is safe to say that we have always found common ground in our love of music.
And though we may not be together, you can look forward to hearing new music from each of us.

The music we have made together is our gift to you. From this point on, The Academy Is”¦ belongs to you. Feel free to listen. Listen as loud as you’d like.

Yours,
The Academy Is”¦

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Underoath Set To Record New Album

May 10, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

Underoath are set to begin recording their new album on May 24th. For the new album, set for release in the late fall, the group will team with Matt Goldman (who co-produced the band’s Lost In The Sound of Separation and Define The Great Line albums) and Jeremy SH Griffith to produce.

The band has announced that drummer Daniel Davison (ex Norma Jean) will be joining on drums for writing and recording the new album and the forthcoming tour. The group will head out this summer for a three-week trek on the “Cool Tour” with As I Lay Dying, Between the Buried and Me, blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages.

Cool Tour w/As I Lay Dying, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages

**Mon 7/12 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Tue 7/13 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Wed 7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Thu 7/15 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
Fri 7/16 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Sat 7/17 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
Sun 7/18 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tue 7/20 Boston, MA House of Blues
Wed 7/21 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Thu 7/22 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 7/23 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
Sat 7/24 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Complex
Sun 7/25 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Mon 7/27 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Wed 7/28 Dallas, TX The Palladium Ballroom
Fri 7/30 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
Sat 7/31 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
Sun 8/1 San Francisco, CA The Warfield

Filed Under: News Tagged With: architects, As I Lay Dying, Between-The-Buried-and-Me, BlessTheFall, Cancer-Bats, Norma Jean, The Academy Is..., Underoath, War of Ages

Alternative Press Tour Kicks Off This Fall

August 14, 2009 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

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

OCTOBER

2 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
3 Omaha, NE Sokol
4 Denver, CO Gothic
6 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
7 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
8 Seattle, WA El Corazon
9 Portland, OR Wonder
10 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
11 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom
13 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
14 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
15 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
17 Tucson, AZ Rialto
18 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
20 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
21 Dallas, TX The Door
22 Houston, TX Warehouse
24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
25 Jacksonville, FL Freebird
27 Orlando, FL House of Blues
28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
29 Nashville, TN Rocketown
30 Charlotte, NC Amos
31 Norfolk, VA The Norva

NOVEMBER

1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
3 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
4 Albany, NY Northern Lights
5 Boston, MA House of Blues
6 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
7 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
8 Long Island, NY Crazy Donkey
10 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
11 New York, NY Irving Plaza
12 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
13 Toronto, ON Guvernment
14 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, The Academy Is..., The-Secret-Handshake, theaptour, You Me At Six

Acoustic Tour for The Academy Is…

January 7, 2009 By Ben Minsky 4 Comments

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

Below is a message from the band and tour dates.

Hello, my name is… acoustic tour Next week Adam and I are going out on a small tour, on which I will be playing short acoustic sets inside Hot Topic stores. Our friends Ian and Alex from The Cab will be joining us as well. I’m trying to see if we can play some small coffee shops on some of the days off as well”¦ Malls, coffee shops, bowling allies, plus Adam turns 21″¦ This is looking and feeling like the OLD old days. The All-Or-Nothing days. Adam on I on the open road with an acoustic and some friends. I hope to see you there, and I’ll let you know when more dates are added.

1/12 ““ Portland, ME ““ Maine Mall
1/13 ““ Providence, RI ““ Providence Place Mall
1/14 ““ Poughkeepsie, NY ““ Poughkeepsie Galleria
1/15 ““ Wilkes Barre, PA ““ Wyoming Valley Mall
1/16 ““ Wilmington, DE ““ Concord Mall
1/19 ““ Richmond, VA ““ Chesterfield Towne Center
1/21 ““ Charlotte, NC ““ Northlake Mall
1/22 ““ Columbia, SC ““ Columbiana Centre
1/26 ““ Daytona Beach, FL ““ Volusia Mall
1/31 ““ Metarie, LA (New Orleans) ““ Lakeside Mall

what songs do you want to hear? any covers?

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The Academy Is… Post “Winter Passing” Video

December 23, 2008 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

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

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All Time Low, Metro Station on MTV’s New Year Eve Special

December 21, 2008 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: All Time Low, Kevin Rudolph, Metro-Station, The Academy Is...

Fall Out Boy Announce New Album Release Date

August 26, 2008 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A Rocket To The Moon, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco, The Academy Is..., The-Cab, The-Hush-Sound

First Warped Tour 2008 Bands Announced

December 6, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson 195 Comments

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

Via: AltPress.com

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Every Time I Die, From-First-To-Last, Gym Class Heroes, Norma Jean, Pierce The Veil, Reel-Big-Fish, Relient K, The Academy Is..., The-Color-Fred, The-Devil-Wears-Prada, Wared-Tour, We-The-Kings

Sleeping With Giants Tour – 10/24/07

November 23, 2007 By Andrea Hubbell Leave a Comment

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.

But at the soft strum of a guitar, and the appearance of the five young men comprising band The Academy Is…,the crowd focused full attention on the stage, drawn to the rock’n’roll-rooted band like flies to a strong light.

Although only five years in the making, indie label Fueled By Ramen The Academy Is… has already made huge strides towards success in the alternative rock genre. Since switching labels in 2004 (after impressing FBR with self-titled EP “The Academy”), TAI has produced two well-received studio albums, in addition to touring with a slew of successful bands, including renowned pop punk band Fall Out Boy. TAI’s soft alternative sound is defined by frontman William Beckett’s serene, feminine vocals. The Sleeping With Giants tour marked their first headlining tour after revealing sophomore album “Santi”, and thus far, has been as successful as the band itself.
Needless to say, TAI’s rousing live performance and lively band members were more than enough to get fans yet again moving. Frontman William Beckett seemed to recognize the effectiveness of focusing more on performing for the audience than speaking to them. Generally quiet though he may have been, he had a very strong connection to the crowd, who he entertained with his constant movement and uniquely soft singing voice.

Beckett’s singing combined with the raw talent of band members Andy Mrotek, Mike Carden, Adam Siska, and recently recruited guitarist Michael Guy Chislett created a great live performance that matched if not trumped the sounds on their studio albums. Their wide-ranged set list contributed to the quality of their set. TAI played hits both off of debut full-length album, “Almost Here” and April 2007 release, “Santi”, many tracks of which hadn’t been performed live prior to the Sleeping With Giants tour. Starting with song “Same Blood” and wrapping up with “Everything We Had”, The Academy Is… put on a very worthwhile show that, along with the quality of the other four bands’ performances, produced a top notch show experience.

These “other four band’s performances” can hardly go without mention, as each contributed to the high quality of the show.

First to perform, and most recently added to the tour, was up and coming techno-incorporated band Cobra Starship. Having had their own sophomore album “¡Viva La Cobra!” released the prior day, Cobra Starship was on top of their game. Cobra completed captivated the audience throughout their notably brief performance, something probably attributed to frontman Gabe Saporta’s larger than life stage presence.

Sherwood, the most obscure band in the lineup, performed second, delivering a good quality though nondescript performance. Their alternative rock sound transferred well from the studio to the stage, Sherwood’s only hindering factor being their lack of strong connection with the audience.

Rather than continuing with Sherwood’s trend of slight indistinctness, The Rocket Summer put on a show comparable to that of Cobra Starship. The Rocket Summer’s performance was optimistic, fresh, and rejuvenating, administering a crowd-pleasing sound and completely rousing the audience with their guitar and piano-integrated sound.

Prior to The Academy Is… was Armor for Sleep, providing the darkest sound and lyrics of all of the artists in the lineup. Band members donned ironically in clothing that made them appear as though they were schoolboys, Armor For Sleep gave a very interesting performance, their set list including a wide range of songs off of all three of their albums.

Needless to say, what with its diverse and wholly positive lineup, The Academy Is…’s Sleeping With Giants tour is one to watch as it continues into November.

Filed Under: Reviews, Show Tagged With: Armor-For-Sleep, Cobra Starship, Sherwood, Sleeping-With-Giants-Tour, The Academy Is..., The Rocket Summer

The Academy Is… Post “Everything We Had” Video

August 23, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

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

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