The Academy Is … plays the House of Blues on Saturday.
Who: The Academy Is . . .
When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, November 17
Where: House of Blues
Why: The Academy Is . . . headlines a bill of emo-tastic bands like the Rocket Summer and Cobra Starship. But unlike most of their peers, these Chicago rockers actually rock.
Latest Album: Santi
Best Album: Santi
Didja Know? Frontman William Beckett sings on tourmates Cobra Starship’s breakthrough single, “Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)” – which did double-duty as the theme song for the motherfuckin’ movie.
Listen To: “We’ve Got a Big Mess on Our Hands”
— Michael Gallucci
This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2007.
I agree with Michaels take on The Academy Is!!! If you haven’t seen them live, get out and see them right now. To see what you are missing, check out their latest live TV performance on MTVu Woodies.
http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=1574351