Goodbye Academy

Goodbye Academy is a Louisiana-based alternative band. We hope you'll check us out and enjoy!

Guitar/Vocals - Kris Ballard
Bass/Vocals - Jake Shaver
Drums/Vocals - Chase Chabaud

SHOW UP: Feed n Seed (Lafayette) w/ Final Essay, Phantum Sun & Holleestar

06/15/2026

Chase’s feet are tapping, the song is recorded. What, you think it’s new music!? Yeah it is lol we’re recording our second album and tryna make it so good and nice for ya. If you wanna idea of what we sound like we have an album out on all platforms to tide ya over till the new stuff, but like keep your eyes opennnnn

06/11/2026

In 16 days! This show is gonna be sick as hell! Come out to see 3 sick bands kick some tail. It's gonna be a super fun night of Alternative, Punk and Ska goodness. Two step your ass off and get in the pit! It's gonna be lit!

06/05/2026

Can someone come to a show and track Kris’s entire journey across the stage please during our songs? I think he’s tryna spell something but I gotta make sure (we love you Kris. Keep it moving)

05/23/2026

Thank you to all that have supported us so far! We are currently looking for a full-time drummer that can keep up with our crazy schedule. Everything is listed in the post, and we hope to jam with anyone interested soon! Hit us up if you want to be the drummer of Phantum Sun!

We currently have a fill in for the next couple shows so be on the lookout for those if you want to hear our sound in person!

See yall out there....!

05/21/2026

Things you find staying in random hotels apparently…

*that is a real life encounter, no cards were paid to be there for the purposes of entertainment

05/20/2026

Just saying we got queued in the same queue naturally as Joyce Manor… sooooo that’s pretty cool 😎

05/20/2026

Eclipse Fest 3 was such a legit, fun ahh timeeee, so much love to everyone who played, who came out and of course, to the brains behind it all, . Thanks so much for inviting us for the second year in a row! Hope to see even MORE folks again next year!!!