Event Listing - Music

Sun Oct 19, 2008

The Academy Is...

with We The Kings, Carolina Liar, Hey Monday

Location	Date and Time
The Grand at the Regency Center 1290 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94109 map cross street: Van Ness Ave district: Polk Gulch/Van Ness	Sun Oct 19, 2008 (7pm)

Description

"Formerly in rival bands on the Chicago local scene, guitarist Mike Carden and vocalist William Beckett came together in 2002 to mark the beginning of indie-emo rock outfit the Academy Is... (originally named "the Academy"). Naming influences from U2 to Weezer to Pink Floyd, the duo added bassist Adam Siska (Beckett's classmate from high school), along with a second guitarist and drummer, to record 2004's The Academy EP for hometown label LLR Recordings. As luck would have it, fellow Chicagoan Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) heard the release and brought the band to the attention of his current label, which resulted in an offer from Gainesville's Fueled by Ramen. Six months after Carden and Beckett set to work writing their full-length debut, the band headed to Florida to record."
- allmusic.com