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59-405: William Beckett and Adam T. Siska decided to start a band together on March 4, 2003, after becoming friends during their time attending Barrington High School , recruiting Mike Carden (guitar) after his former band, Jodie, broke up. Next they added AJ LaTrace as a lead guitarist and Michael DelPrincipe (Little Mike) as a drummer. They recorded their self-titled debut EP, The Academy (2004), for

118-541: A "farewell" show, the band later had an additional final tour later in the year. Beckett started writing music for his own private pleasure because he did not like the material that was on the radio anymore. He said in an interview that his sister found him playing his songs in the basement and started joining him. She was his first audience and gave him her honest feedback on the material he wrote. Prior to co-founding The Academy Is... with Mike Carden , Beckett performed in an acoustic band called Remember Maine, releasing

177-521: A Girl" was played on The Hills (season 4, episode 2). The album made it onto Rolling Stone Magazine's 50 Best Albums of the Year ranked as No. 46. It peaked at No. 17 on The Billboard 200. On William Beckett's Twitter page, it was said The Academy Is... have finished recording their new EP, Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP . It was released on September 22, 2009 on iTunes, and was sold on

236-698: A New Touch , "7 Weeks" from Gym Class Heroes 's album As Cruel as School Children , and the Cobra Starship song "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)," which later appeared on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack and on Cobra Starship's album While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets under the title "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)". Beckett also has a songwriting credit on Hey Monday 's song " Homecoming " from their debut album Hold On Tight and on Demi Lovato 's song "For

295-802: A November 2009 interview with Alternative Press , Beckett confirmed that he has a child. He has been married to Christine Bandy since May 2007. Beckett performed a DJ set at Emo Nite Day, a festival hosted by Emo Nite, in Los Angeles in December 2017. The Rocket Summer The Rocket Summer is the solo project of Bryce Avary, a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and record producer based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas . He writes and produces every song on his records, and plays every instrument on them. He has released eight studio albums and several EPs . His fifth release, 2012's Life Will Write

354-694: A digital 4-track EP entitled You Gotta Believe in October 2009. The EP featured three tracks off the LP Of Men and Angels and one bonus track. The EP debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard charts for Digital Albums . The video for the title song was directed by director Randy Scott Slavin. On February 23, 2010, The Rocket Summer released his fourth studio album, ' Of Men and Angels on Island Def Jam . The album debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, surpassing The Black Eyed Peas ' The E.N.D. which had previously held

413-628: A new album, Bee Sides: Select Rarities 2015-2020 , to be released on November 13, 2020, containing 14 tracks. 11 of the 14 tracks had been previously released in the Fun Club. The announcement included a vinyl pre-order. The Fun Club would go on what was believed to be a temporary pause beginning in March 2021, yet, as of 2023, the Club has remained defunct with the exception of two separate one-off months. A new single, "M4U", debuted digitally on November 18, 2022, and

472-455: A sample of "LAX to O'Hare" was released on the band's AbsolutePunk profile. The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200. The band went on to release the song "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" as the album's first single, before releasing the album on April 3, 2007. Fall Out Boy , +44 , Cobra Starship , and Paul Wall all joined the band on the 2007 Honda Civic Tour , after which

531-399: A single called "Another Day", released on July 6, 2018. Sweet Shivers , the seventh studio album by The Rocket Summer, was released on August 2, 2019. The album release was followed by "The Rocket Summer US Tour 2019", beginning on September 10, 2019 and ending on October 19, 2019. Supporting acts included Royal Teeth , Mike Mains and The Branches, and Katelyn Tarver. The first single from

590-617: A solo date at The Dome in London on 26 May 2023, as well as two consectutive dates at Slam dunk Festival in Hatfield and Leeds respectively on 27 and 28 May. Shortly after, The Academy is... Played two sets opening for Fall out Boy at their North American So Much For (Tour) Dust Leg, specifically in Chicago and on their second show in Los Angeles TAITV was a video podcast series created by

649-459: Is an American musician who is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the Chicago -based rock band The Academy Is... , who signed to Atlantic Records / Fueled by Ramen / Decaydance Records . While still in high school in 2003, Beckett and guitarist Mike Carden came together from rival bands in Chicago to form The Academy Is... In addition to founding the band, Beckett and Carden are credited as

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708-415: Is impossible to shake, and with a new record that will no doubt be labeled his boldest, Zoetic's bravery will go down in history." Paste Magazine wrote "The Rocket Summer's new album Zoetic proves Bryce a master at creating catchy, upbeat anthems." The Rocket Summer performed a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in December 2016. In the summer of 2017, The Rocket Summer celebrated the 10 Year Anniversary of

767-534: Is not dead. It's like Han Solo in the carbon tomb between Empire and Jedi. Sooner or later Luke will come kick Jabba's fat ass..." Because of their disbandment, TAITV was discontinued. On October 1, 2008, the band embarked on their fall co-headlining tour with good friends We the Kings , named "Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour". The name refers to the 1991 movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey . Carolina Liar and fellow Decaydance band, Hey Monday also performed on

826-711: Is the debut solo full-length album by William Beckett. The album is the first full-length released by William since the break-up of his band The Academy Is.... It was released by the NY based independent record label Equal Vision Records on August 20, 2013 and it was produced by Marc McClusky. The Academy Is...'s website (www.theacademyis.com) currently redirects to the band's Facebook page and is occasionally updated by their former label, Fueled By Ramen. On September 12, 2015, The Academy Is... reunited to play their album Almost Here cover-to-cover at Riot Fest Chicago, an annual outdoor music festival. Former lead guitarist Michael Guy Chislett

885-489: The Blink-182 tour, due to an injury to The All-American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter . On May 24, 2011, the band made an announcement on their official website that said that bandmates, Andy Mrotek and Michael Guy Chislett, were leaving the band to pursue their own musical careers. There has reportedly been no hard feelings during this decision. William Beckett also stated that the three remaining members would be entering

944-562: The AP Fall Ball Tour. A limited number were also sold on their webstore The track "I'm Yours Tonight" was released on the band's Myspace page. Another track, "Days Like Masquerades" was played at an anti-suicide benefit at Barrington High School, in Barrington, Illinois. On September 29, 2009, Pete Wentz announced via Twitter that TAI would replace The All-American Rejects for the St. Louis date of

1003-516: The Chicago-based label LLR Recordings. LLR Recordings had previously released Beckett's solo project Remember Maine's debut album The Last Place You Look in 2002 and Mike Carden 's solo folk album in 2003. The EP was recorded in Villa Park, IL at The Gallery of Carpet by producer Brian Zieske. Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy heard it and was impressed. The label Fueled by Ramen immediately signed

1062-510: The Love of a Daughter" from her third album Unbroken . After breaking up The Academy Is..., allegedly to start a solo music career (though other reasons such as internal strife within the band were hinted at ), he released first EP, Walk the Talk on April 17, 2012, with the single "Compromising Me". His second EP was announced on June 18, 2012, entitled Winds Will Change (produced by Matt Grabe ), and

1121-482: The No. 1 spot for Top Album. To promote the new album, Avary performed the album's lead single "Walls" on KDFW 's Good Day Dallas and KTBC 's Good Day Austin . The Rocket Summer toured with OneRepublic , Goo Goo Dolls and the 16th annual Vans Warped Tour in promotion of the record. On October 19, 2010, The Rocket Summer released a five-song digital-only EP, entitled Of Men and Angels: B-Sides . Avary co-wrote

1180-663: The Top Independent Albums charts. This record was well received by fans who enjoyed a full Rocket Summer US Tour. Soon after releasing the album, the music video "200,000" debuted on Alternative Press . The Rocket Summer digitally released 'Christmas Madness EP' on Aviate Records December 3, 2013 debuting 45 on Billboard ' s Top Independent Albums and performed two sold-out shows in Anaheim and Dallas to support this digital release. Avary's sixth full-length album Zoetic released on February 26, 2016. The album has received

1239-537: The Words , reached No. 58 on The Billboard 200 and No. 12 on Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums chart as well as No. 12 on Top Independent Albums chart. His fourth release, Of Men and Angels , held the No. 1 Top Album spot on iTunes upon its release in 2010. AP Magazine called him one of "100 bands you need to know." Avary was born in Fort Worth, Texas . He first became interested in music around

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1298-488: The age of 12 when his father bought him his first guitar which was an imitation brand from a pawn shop for 50 dollars. Avary subsequently began teaching himself other instruments including the drums and piano. Avary joined his first band at the age of 14. He later joined a high school " indie rock punk " band at Grapevine High School where he was also a photographer of the school's yearbook, inspired by Pavement , Archers of Loaf and Weezer , called Charlie 27. After

1357-533: The album The Last Place You Look on LLR Recordings when he was 17 years old. Beckett has also sung on a number of notable albums by other bands, such as the track "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" from Fall Out Boy 's 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree . He sang backing vocals on Fall Out Boy's " What a Catch, Donnie ". Other songs he has sung on include "There's a Class for This" from Cute Is What We Aim For 's 2006 album The Same Old Blood Rush with

1416-584: The album, Do You Feel which included a first time release of the album on vinyl and a headlining tour of North America and the UK. The vinyl album debuted #20 on the Billboard Vinyl Album Charts upon its release in June. On July 7, Avary released a new song titled, Gone Too Long. Billboard writes "the new track proves he is just as much of a force as ever. With a guitar-driven melody and impassioned lyrics,

1475-507: The album, "Benny & Joon", was released June 17, 2013. The music video for the same was released July 31. William played the Acoustic Basement tent of the 2013 Van's Warped Tour , where he played not only "Benny & Joon", but much of his solo discography and a few The Academy Is... songs. The eagerly anticipated Genuine and Counterfeit was released August 20, 2013, though he leaked it to Alternative Press five days prior. It

1534-576: The album, "Shatter Us", was released on May 24, 2019. Billboard Magazine stated "Sweet Shivers really is just the beginning." On September 4, 2019, Avary launched the B.A.treon Fun Club through Patreon . Initial monthly perks for Fun Club subscribers included 2 unreleased tracks, "q & a hangs", occasional dissection of songs and mixes, merch and tour discounts, livestream music listening parties, and online livestream mini shows from Bryce's studio. Different perks and subscription tiers were introduced on July 13, 2020. On October 27, 2020, Avary announced

1593-547: The album, touring with Fall Out Boy , Something Corporate , Midtown , Matchbook Romance , Motion City Soundtrack and Armor for Sleep . The album was released on February 8, 2005 and the following summer, the band embarked on their first headlining tour alongside Plain White T's , Days Away and June . On Billboard's charts Almost Here peaked at No. 7 on Top Heatseekers, No. 16 on Independent Albums , and No. 185 on The Billboard 200. Later on in 2005, while Pete Wentz

1652-486: The band began the process of writing songs for their second album. Once finished, the band flew to Los Angeles to record their record with Butch Walker . As of December 23, 2006, the band had officially finished the recording process and the album, entitled Santi , was released April 3, 2007 on the Fueled By Ramen label. The release of this album was listed on Blender ' s 25 reasons to love 2007. On January 26, 2007

1711-580: The band broke up, Avary began performing local acoustic shows as a teenager in Dallas , Fort Worth and Denton . In 2000, Avary self-released his first EP at the age of 17. The EP included songs he had written between the ages 14 to 16. He distributed the EP under the name The Rocket Summer, at the suggestion of a friend, to local stores to be sold on consignment; the name was inspired by Ray Bradbury 's short story collection The Martian Chronicles , which his friend

1770-403: The band moved on to the "Sleeping With Giants" tour with support from The Rocket Summer , Armor for Sleep and Sherwood . Partly through the tour, labelmates Cobra Starship were added to the support. The tour ended on November 24, 2007, in Chicago. The band's third studio album, Fast Times at Barrington High , was released on August 19, 2008, through Fueled by Ramen . The title refers to

1829-532: The band to label Fueled by Ramen . On April 16, 2009, Beckett posted the first chapter of the book he hopes to have published, entitled The Folding . Beckett announced via his blog on July 12, 2010 (the post has now been deleted and replaced with an update post) that he would be starring in a short film based on Edgar Allan Poe 's The Fall of the House of Usher . Beckett wrote the theme song for John Scalzi 's novel, Lock In , released on August 28, 2014. In

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1888-450: The band underwent a lineup change. Thomas Conrad, formerly of Chicago local band 5o4plan, replaced LaTrace as the second guitarist/backing vocalist, and Andy Mrotek , formerly of Last Place Champs, replaced DelPrincipe as the drummer. Andy Mrotek and Thomas Conrad are listed in the liner notes but were added to the band after the recording of Almost Here to replace DelPrincipe and LaTrace, respectively. The band toured extensively in support of

1947-449: The band's Facebook page announced they would be playing Riot Fest 2022, alongside the comment "We're back" in reference to the band's future career plans. On July 8, 2022, former lead guitarist AJ LaTrace announced on Twitter that he and former drummer Michael DelPrincipe would return to the band for a short guest appearance during their set at Riot Fest. Just under a year later, The Academy is... Travelled to England to Play three shows,

2006-513: The band's photographer and friend, Jack "the Camera Guy" Edinger. Jack has appeared in many episodes as cameos, does all voice overs, co-writes, edits, and shoots each episode. He took a break from TAITV to tour with Cobra Starship filming their podcast, CobraCam.Tv, until their new album, Hot Mess, was released. No new episodes have been released since mid-2009. However, on December 5, 2009, bassist Adam Siska stated via his Twitter account that "TAITV

2065-404: The band. In July and August, the group went on tour with Fall Out Boy, Bayside , Name Taken , and Armor for Sleep . In 2004 the band headed to Florida to record their Fueled by Ramen debut Almost Here , produced by James Paul Wisner, who has worked with Dashboard Confessional , Something Corporate , Further Seems Forever , and Underoath . After recording the album and doing a summer tour,

2124-464: The band. The show, whose initials stand for The Academy Is... TV, was created to allow fans a peek into the offstage life of the band. TAITV episodes are available on iTunes and YouTube, and new episodes aired every Sunday night at 9/8c at the band's website. Guy Ripley, played by Ryland Blackinton (of Cobra Starship ) has his own show on TAITV called "Guy Ripley's True Things". The third season of TAITV premiered June 1, 2008. TAITV episodes are made by

2183-449: The first show kick off, so I suppose it's technically more like a raging 21st birthday party night after night." For the last show of the tour, in Dallas, a few members of Avary's younger sister's middle school choir who sang the background vocals on "What We Hate, We Make" joined him on stage for the song. A vinyl re-release of the album was made available prior to the tour and for sale during

2242-426: The high school William Beckett, Adam Siska, and videographer Jack Edinger attended. The first single, " About a Girl ," was added to the band's MySpace page on July 15, 2008, and was subsequently made available from various download sites. The lead model in the official music video for "About a Girl", Brittany Moser, also went to Barrington at the same time Adam and William were in high school. On August 25, 2008 "About

2301-509: The most favorable reviews to date. Alternative Press magazine gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars stating "the album proves true to its namesake by roaring to life with unyielding passion, authenticity and a whole lot of guitars." A music video was shot for the first single "Same Air" which features New Girl actress, Hannah Simone . New Noise Magazine writes "This is undoubtedly The Rocket Summer's best release, and it's an album that no one expected." HM Magazine states "The intimacy of his performances

2360-518: The one-man band is in top form in a song that will easily fit with the alt-pop tendencies of staples like "So Much Love" and "You Gotta Believe." The track was released digitally and on a limited edition cassette tape which included an acoustic version of FL, CA , and was later included on Bee Sides: Select Rarities 2015-2020 . In the summer of 2018, The Rocket Summer went on an 26 city acoustic tour, supporting Sleeping with Sirens . Avary co-wrote, co-produced, and performed with Sleeping with Sirens on

2419-453: The primary songwriters. A third core member of the band was Adam T. Siska, Beckett's classmate and friend from Barrington High School . In 2007, Alex Davies from the BBC described Beckett as a mix of Adam Lazzara and Prince , labeling him "utterly captivating". The Academy Is... reunited at Riot Fest 2015 in the fall of 2015 in Chicago. Although Beckett had said the occasion would serve as

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2478-732: The program that year. Avary recorded, produced, and released his debut album, Calendar Days , in 2003. The album was recorded in Eudora, Kansas . In November 2004, Avary began working on his second album, Hello, Good Friend . The album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. To promote the album, The Rocket Summer toured the US and Japan. In November 2006, The Militia Group re-released The Rocket Summer's self-released 1999 EP as The Early Years EP , and Avary signed with major record label Island Def Jam Records . Do You Feel

2537-425: The song " A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" " as the lead vampire and in " This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race " video as the same vampire. He also appears in the music video for " Bring It (Snakes on a Plane) " by Cobra Starship , following his vocal appearance in the song. According to Us Magazine , he is co-authoring a book with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz , who had originally recommended

2596-438: The song "Stomping The Roses" for American Idol alum, David Archuleta which appeared on his second full-length album, The Other Side Of Down debuted in October 2010. On June 5, 2012, The Rocket Summer released their fifth full-length studio album, Life Will Write the Words on their own record label Aviate Records. It debuted 58 on The Billboard 200 and 12 on The Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and 12 on

2655-412: The studio soon to record their fourth full-length album. On October 8, 2011, the band announced their disbanding on their official Facebook page, stating that they had "decided to go their separate ways" but "though we may not be together, you can look forward to hearing new music from each of us". Andy Mrotek has been continuing his artistry and his solo project, The Animal Upstairs. Adam Siska has become

2714-437: The tour. A new single, "Don't Be Yourself", was digitally released on February 23, 2024. Often labeled as indie rock power pop with emphasis on Avary's distinctive vocals and instrumental diversity. Rick Anderson of Allmusic described his music as a range of "headlong blasts of pure power pop cheer" to " sonata form" and ballads —all of which Anderson categorized as "infectiously joyful." The Rocket Summer's music

2773-579: The tour. On November 6, 2008 at House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois, William Beckett debuted a new song called "Winter Passing" that the band had written only days before. Beckett has said the song is about winter time in the Midwest. He has since incorporated the song into other show sets. The track was released on December 2, 2008 on iTunes. Current members Touring members Former members Former touring members Timeline William Beckett (singer) William Beckett (born February 11, 1985)

2832-413: The touring bassist for Say Anything and Carly Rae Jepsen . Lead singer William Beckett announced he would be releasing his debut solo EP in 2012. On March 13, 2012 he released his first solo single "Compromising Me" and on April 17, 2012 he released his new EP Walk the Talk . Beckett released his sophomore EP, Winds Will Change and his third, What Will Be , on 30 October 2012. Genuine & Counterfeit

2891-434: Was co-directed and funded by Bryce Avary with director Nate Weaver. The video featured stories of people with issues such as homelessness, addiction, disease and abuse. The video also featured cameos from artists Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin , Matt Thiessen of Relient K , Josh Farro and Jeremy Davis of Paramore , Mike Herrera of MxPx , Forrest Kline of Hellogoodbye and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low . Avary

2950-515: Was featured on the cover of Alternative Press Magazine while co-headlining the AP Tour. Avary recorded his fourth studio album, Of Men and Angels at Ocean Studios in Burbank, CA , from February to April 2009. Mixed with Neal Avron and engineered / co-produced with CJ Eiriksson, Avary described the album as "the most substance-filled Rocket Summer album to date." The Rocket Summer released

3009-452: Was finishing up work on Fall Out Boy's second album From Under the Cork Tree and his "latest side project" with John Janick of Fueled by Ramen, he discovered Panic! at the Disco and helped them release their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out through his label Decaydance. The Academy Is... was also signed to Decaydance that year. While touring as a main act on the 2006 Warped Tour ,

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3068-447: Was followed by both a music video and cassingle release. The cassingle included a remixed version of the song, exclusive to the cassingle. A second single, "Stuck Inside Your Light", was digitally released on January 20, 2023 and its release was accompanied by a music video. On March 21, 2023, it was announced The Rocket Summer's eighth studio album, Shadowkasters , would be released on May 12, 2023 and feature 11 tracks. A pre-order

3127-536: Was launched the same day, to include vinyl variants, glow-in-the-dark cassettes, CDs, pins, hoodies, and shirts. Avary, "A lot of this album has been done for quite some time and was made during the isolation period of the pandemic, so it's almost like a compilation album of songs recorded over a couple of years that I felt made sense together in a sequence... Still, there was a different energy that fueled many of these songs that came from seeking joy by way of discovering, manipulating, and getting lost in new sounds because I

3186-570: Was met with a generally good reception from William's fans. On September 5, 2013, the Punk Goes... album series by Fearless Records released their Punk Goes Christmas album, which featured William Beckett's cover of " Do You Hear What I Hear? " In 2014, William featured on "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" on Set It Off 's album Duality . William Beckett makes a cameo in Fall Out Boy 's music video for

3245-520: Was reading at the time. Avary described the project as initially "just a really fun experiment." After the EP's original 1000 copies sold out, it went out of print until it was later re-released as The Early Years EP under The Militia Group in November 2006. His music appeared on The Adventure Club (with Josh Venable ) segment of the KDGE radio station, and quickly became the most requested local band on

3304-542: Was released July 17, 2012, and the main single "Great Night", being released on June 19, 2012. His third EP, What Will Be , was released October 30, 2012. In January 2013, William released a compilation of acoustic covers of his own music, titled The Pioneer Sessions . In February 2013, William was signed to Equal Vision Records. Later in 2013, it was announced that William's debut full-length album, titled Genuine and Counterfeit , would be released in August. The first single off

3363-643: Was released in July 2007; the album reached No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums charts. The album's lead single, "So Much Love", was warmly received by critics for its uniqueness and use of a horn section. The "So Much Love" music video was directed by MTV Music Video Award-winning director Shane Drake . The Rocket Summer released the second single, "Do You Feel", and its music video on September 5, 2008. The video

3422-627: Was simply alone for so much of it. It is by far the most instrumentally nuanced album I've ever made." Recent singles "M4U" and "Stuck Inside Your Light" will be part of the album, and a third single, "Sing At The Top" would be released on March 24, 2023. In November 2023, Avary announced he would be embarking on a 20th anniversary headlining tour of Calendar Days in early 2024. Avary, "Celebrating 20+ years of The Rocket Summer by performing my first full-length album [C]alendar [D]ays in its entirety, as well as an additional set of songs from every album to date... [T]he album will indeed officially be 21 by

3481-647: Was the only final member who did not join the reunion. Ian Crawford , known for his roles in The Cab , Panic! at the Disco and Never Shout Never filled in for Chislett. In December 2015, the band embarked on a sixteen-date tour throughout the United States, in which they played Almost Here in its entirety and five additional songs from their back catalog. The band had their final show at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, California on December 30, 2015. On May 11, 2022,

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