The Academy Is...

Chicago pop punk outfit the Academy Is... burst onto the scene in the early 2000s and quickly established themselves on the touring circuit with their trio of albums Almost Here (2005), Santi (2007), and Fast Times at Barrington High (2008). At the peak of their popularity, they decided to go their separate ways and disbanded in 2011. In 2015, the group briefly reunited for the tenth anniversary of their debut. Formerly in rival bands on the Chicago local scene, guitarist Mike Carden and vocalist William Beckett came together in 2003 to mark the beginning of emo-pop outfit th...