Acclaimed Chicago band The Academy Is... will perform at Valparaiso University on Sept. 12 in a concert hosted by Valpo's student radio station WVUR 95.1 FM.

WVUR's SourceStock 2009, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Athletics-Recreation Center on campus, will feature the Chicago-based pop-punk band whose latest album, Fast Times at Barrington High, was named one of Rolling Stone's top 50 albums of 2008 and peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Top 200 in 2008.

Cameron Banga, WVUR general manager and a senior economics major from Hobart, said this will mark the fourth consecutive year that the radio station has brought a large act to headline SourceStock.

"We're really excited to be able to bring The Academy Is... to campus for this year's SourceStock concert," Banga said. "We had our biggest concert ever last year with Reliant K and we're confident that the show will be even bigger and better this year."

General admission is $10, and all Valpo students, staff, faculty and alumni will be admitted at no charge. Tickets are available at the Harre Union Information Desk or online at http://www.valpo.edu/union/tickets/index.php.

Opening SourceStock 2009 are Sing It Loud, a Minneapolis-based band, and Dreams of University from Muncie.

Banga said The Academy Is ... will perform at Valpo shortly before headlining a nationwide tour.