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{{Infobox_Artist | {{Infobox_Artist | ||
|title = Tally Hall | |title = Tally Hall | ||
|origin = Ann Arbor, | |origin = Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA) | ||
|photo = tallyhall_photoByBrianAppio.jpg | |photo = tallyhall_photoByBrianAppio.jpg | ||
|genre = Rock, Indie Rock | |genre = Rock, Indie Rock | ||
|yearsActive = 2002-Present | |yearsActive = 2002-Present | ||
|label = [[Quack!]], [[Atlantic Records]] | |label = [[Quack!]] (2005-2007, 2011-2014)<br>[[Atlantic Records]] (2007-2010)<br>[[Needlejuice Records]] (2021-Present) | ||
|website = [ | |website = [https://www.tallyhall.com Official Website] <br>[https://www.youtube.com/user/tallyhall Tally Hall's YouTube]<br>[https://www.twitter.com/tallyhall Tally Hall's Twitter]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/tallyhall Tally Hall's Facebook] | ||
|bandMembers = [[Joe Hawley]]: Vocals, Guitar<br>[[Rob Cantor]]: Vocals, Guitar<br>[[Ross Federman]]: Drums/Percussion<br>[[Andrew Horowitz]]: Keyboards, | |bandMembers = [[Joe Hawley]]: Vocals, Guitar<br>[[Rob Cantor]]: Vocals, Guitar<br>[[Ross Federman]]: Drums/Percussion<br>[[Andrew Horowitz]]: Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals<br>[[Zubin Sedghi]]: Vocals, Bass | ||
|pastMembers = [[Steve Gallagher]]: Drums/Percussion | |pastMembers = [[Steve Gallagher]]: Drums/Percussion | ||
|honoraryMembers = [[Bora Karaca]]: Bora Karaca | |||
|touringMembers = [[Casey Shea]]: Guitar <br> [[Jeremy Kittel]]: Violin <br> [[Bora Karaca]]: Accordion, Keyboard, Guitar | |||
|relatedActs = [[edu]]: Andrew's solo project<br> [[ミラクルミュージカル]]: Joe's side project <br> [[Rob Cantor]]: Rob's solo <br> [[Joe Hawley]]: Joe's solo <br> [[Mr. F]]: Ross' DJ mash-ups | |||
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'''Tally Hall''' is an American rock band formed in December 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is often recognized by their trademark colored ties. | '''Tally Hall''' is an American rock band formed in December 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is often recognized by their trademark colored ties. They are currently signed to [[Needlejuice Records]] but have also been under the indie label [[Quack!]] Media in the past (2005-2007, 2011), as well as [[Atlantic Records]] (2007-2010) who helped finance and nationally re-distribute their studio debut album, [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]. | ||
The band is made up of 5 members: | The band is made up of 5 members: | ||
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[[Image:Rob_cantor_portrait_01_hallmanac.png|thumb|left|link=Rob_Cantor|[[Rob Cantor]]<br>Yellow Tie - Vocals/Guitar|alt=Rob Cantor]]</div> | |||
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[[Image:Joe_hawley_portrait_01_hallmanac.png|thumb|left|link=Joe_Hawley|[[Joe Hawley]]<br>Red Tie - Vocals/Guitar|alt=Joe Hawley]]</div> | |||
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[[Image:Andrew_horowitz_portrait_01_hallmanac.png|thumb|left|link=Andrew_Horowitz|[[Andrew Horowitz]]<br>Green Tie - Keyboards/Vocals|alt=Andrew Horowitz]]</div> | |||
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[[Image:Zubin_sedghi_portrait_01_hallmanac.png|thumb|left|link=Zubin_Sedghi|[[Zubin Sedghi]]<br>Blue Tie - Vocals/Bass Guitar|alt=Zubin Sedghi]]</div> | |||
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[[Image:Ross_federman_portrait_01_hallmanac.png|thumb|left|link=Ross_Federman|[[Ross Federman]]<br>Grey Tie - Percussion|alt=Ross Federman]]</div> | |||
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== History == | |||
[[File:Timeline.png|center|Timeline of Tally Hall members]] | |||
====Early Years==== | |||
[[File:Tallyhall_logo_mid.png|thumb|right|Tally Hall Logo]] | |||
[[Andrew Horowitz]], the only member not originally from Michigan, began writing songs when he was eight years old and eventually headed to the University of Michigan to study composition. There he met [[Rob Cantor]] and [[Zubin Sedghi]], who both attended the same high school and played in a band called [[listedBlack]]. The three would form a band (name unknown) in December of 2002<ref name="MDUbrings">[https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/u-brings-tally-hall-spring-game/ ‘U’ brings Tally Hall to Spring Game. The Michigan Daily.]</ref>, and first played small shows around the University of Michigan dorms, where all 5 members went to school. Their first gig would be at the Frieze Building in Ann Arbor<ref>[https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/spotlight-tally-hall/ Spotlight on: Tally Hall. Michigan Daily.]</ref>, a gig they would only get because they could supply the PA system.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101127124906/http://musicisart.ws/questions-answers-with-tally-hall/ interview :: tally hall. Music is Art.]</ref> | |||
Rob met [[Joe Hawley]] on campus and as they began to become friendly, Rob learned of Joe's musical abilities and asked him and [[Steve Gallagher]] to join the band as lead guitarist and drummer respectively. Originally, they played a few gigs under the name '''Gallagher''' and then as '''540''', the address of their house at the time. By February 2003 however, the band name would be finalized as '''Tally Hall''', a suggestion by Joe inspired by an indoor shopping plaza/food court on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It was developed by Mel Rosenhaus (1925-2011) and, according to Mr. Rosenhaus' eulogy, was the first food court in Michigan. A wonderous arcade/museum of coin-op machines and oddities called [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Place)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]], a popular establishment within Tally Hall and now all that remains after the Tally Hall complex was torn down. | |||
After a couple gigs and some rehearsals in the basement of their college home, they began to record some demos in Joe's bedroom/attic in April 2003. An early mascot of theirs was a chinchilla, based on a pet they had. It featured as the cursor on their site and on a couple shirts. Their first EP was titled [[Party Boobytrap]] and included 4 tracks.<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> | |||
On November 9th 2003, Tally Hall would order their now iconic colored ties, first worn in combination with their white dress shirts around November 2003. They would choose these uniforms to distinguish them from other college bands, and to show their overall unity as people and as musicians.<ref>[https://isthmus.com/arts/music/let-us-entertain-you/ "Let us entertain you" by Rich Albertoni, Isthmus website]</ref> | |||
On May 14th 2004, they released their second EP, the [[Welcome To Tally Hall EP]]. This EP was sold at some of their concerts during 2004, in addition to Party Boobytrap. The band would have one of their first big breaks in the form of an appearance on WJR's Mitch Albom's radio show, performing [[Good Day]].<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> | |||
Good Day would also win first place in the 2004 John Lennon Scholarship Competition.<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> Andrew met Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Yoko Ono, and was awarded $10,000.<ref>[https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20060411_its_a_good_day_for_lennon_scholarship_winner It’s a ‘Good Day’ for Lennon Scholarship Winner.]</ref> | |||
After a concert at the Pingry School in New Jersey, Steve Gallagher left the band<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> due to commitment issues. They eventually recruited drummer [[Ross Federman]].<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> Federman went to high school with Joe and he remembered Ross being a drummer. 2004 also saw the release of [[Complete Demos]] in November, a compilation of the EPs they did over the past two years with an additional track, [[Banana Man]].<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> This release would be sold at concerts and was available for purchase on [[tallyhall.com]] for about a year. The album was then considered out of print and hard to find until December 2015 when they uploaded it and made it available to purchase through Bandcamp. <ref>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/album/complete-demos Tally Hall Complete Demos - bandcamp]</ref> | |||
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===Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum=== | |||
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The band began touring outside their general hometown area in 2005, and would sign under the [[Quack! Media]] label to professionally record an album titled after Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Joe stated they needed to partner with a label to progress as a band together and [[Al McWilliams]] happened to accept their request of a record deal.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS96m7T4yos Joe Hawley from Tally Hall on WXJR, 01/22/2009. YouTube.]</ref> During this time they would also release [[The Pingry EP]], which was released at their Pingry School Spring Fling concert in May of 2005. | |||
The band would take 4 months to record and mix Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, teasing tracks from the album on music streaming websites like MySpace and keeping fans updated on their website. Tracks from it would be released on [[Selections From The Upcoming Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum|a radio promotional EP]] to hype fans up for the release in November of 2005. On November 22nd 2005, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum was finally released for fans to enjoy. Copies would be sold online and at concerts. | |||
====2006==== | |||
2006 saw the start of their Residency Tour in April<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/7589960-Tally-Hall-Residency-Tour Tally Hall – Residency Tour. Discogs.]</ref>, in addition to being the opening act for Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi.<ref>[https://www.metrotimes.com/music/pop-goes-the-world-2185030 Pop Goes The World. Metrotimes.]</ref><ref name="1sheet">[https://tallyall.club/0:/misc/pdfs/1sheet.pdf?a=view Tally Hall 2006 1sheet PDF]</ref> | |||
Alexandra Patsavas, the music coordinator for the television drama "The O.C.", would find a copy of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum and liked it so much she would contact Tally Hall about featuring their music on the show<ref name="TallyHallOx">[https://books.google.ca/books?id=xf1JAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=tally+hall+blind+pig&article_id=3037,3204033&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWh8nsvvL3AhVQg4kEHRTRBhcQ6AF6BAgBEAI#v=onepage&q=tally%20hall%20blind%20pig&f=false Tally Hall Takes Trip To The Ox. The Michigan Daily. April 6th 2006.]</ref>. The band agreed, and so their music would be featured on the television series. This was one of the first times Tally Hall would break into more popular culture. "The Day After Tomorrow" featured Good Day<ref name=OC320>[http://www.theocmusic.co.uk/php/Season_3/episode20_season3_theoc.php The O.C. Music Season 3 Episode 20 The Day After Tomorrow]</ref><ref name="1sheet">[https://tallyall.club/0:/misc/pdfs/1sheet.pdf?a=view Tally Hall 2006 1sheet PDF]</ref>, and "The Dream Lover" featured Hidden In The Sand<ref>[http://www.theocmusic.co.uk/php/Season_4/episode11_season4_theoc.php The O.C. Music Season 4 Episode 11 The Dream Lover]</ref>. Their use on The O.C. would lead to their recording of The Killers' song [[Smile Like You Mean It]] for a compilation CD of artists featured on The O.C. covering other O.C. artists.<ref name="MusicInBrief>[https://www.avclub.com/music-in-brief-1798210427 Music In Brief. AV Club. January 2nd 2007.]</ref> | |||
MTV's "The Real World: Key West" featured Banana Man in three episodes as the theme song for John Devenanzio's character "Johnny Bananas".<ref name="1sheet">[https://tallyall.club/0:/misc/pdfs/1sheet.pdf?a=view Tally Hall 2006 1sheet PDF]</ref> | |||
New songs [[Misery Fell]], [[Turn The Lights Off]], and a retooling of All Of My Friends titled [[I'm Gonna Win]] would be played at concerts this year. Most of these would see release on Tally Hall's second album. Fan favorites [[At Least A Day]] and [[Time Machine]] were also played at shows early in the year<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/fanjournals/concerts/2006/04/jennies-tally-hajj-04-08-06/ Jennie’s “Tally Hajj” — 04.08.06. Hidden in the Sand Fan Journal.]</ref>, but were likely never considered for a second album. | |||
Some of these songs were played at their two double header shows at The Blind Pig on April 8th 2006, both of which sold out<ref name="TallyHallOx">[https://books.google.ca/books?id=xf1JAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=tally+hall+blind+pig&article_id=3037,3204033&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWh8nsvvL3AhVQg4kEHRTRBhcQ6AF6BAgBEAI#v=onepage&q=tally%20hall%20blind%20pig&f=false Tally Hall Takes Trip To The Ox. The Michigan Daily. April 6th 2006.]</ref>. These shows would debut the brief show opener known as "[[The Kazoo Song]]". | |||
Radio host Matthew "Mancow" Muller recommended Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum to late night host Craig Ferguson<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/hiddeninthesand/craig-ferguson-mentions-tally-hall Craig Ferguson talking about Mancow's recommendation of Tally Hall in June 2006. SoundCloud.]</ref>, which would spark Ferguson to invite the band onto the show to perform. Later on August 2nd 2006, The Late, Late Show aired Tally Hall's performance of "Good Day"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PleF-9Wa7FQ Tally Hall on The Late, Late Show (Good Day). YouTube.]</ref>. | |||
September 12th saw the re-release of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum with more focused marketing behind it and a wider distribution plan. Due to this big marketing push, the band experienced much more success than before, being distributed into more stores and gaining national attention. Part of this was Tally Hall's appearance in MTV's segment "You Hear It First"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNUyzfQDr0 Tally Hall - MTV's You Hear it First. YouTube.]</ref>, which was aired many times on MTV. | |||
====2008==== | |||
After signing to Atlantic Records, the band released Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum for the 3rd time on April 1, 2008<ref>[https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=38599&cat= Tally Hall Say 'Good Day' to America; 'MARVIN'S MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MUSEUM' Set for April 1, 2008 Release]</ref> with their new record label, but this time they were given the opportunity to re-record and re-mix parts they've never been quite satisfied with and allow a more experienced engineer to gear the songs in a radio-friendlier manner, though the songs did not gain much more radio airplay. This re-mixed and re-recorded version was released on April 1st 2008, with Good Day and Welcome To Tally Hall as promotional singles. | |||
A studio version of Just a Friend was recorded in 2006, and shelved due to the band's dissatisfaction with it, but was later was partially re-recorded and released as one of a few bonus songs provided by Atlantic Records for the re-release via download code. | |||
In addition to the album, Atlantic Records funded [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]], a ten episode mini-series combining music and skit comedy. It was intended to coincide with the release of the album but due to some musical licensing issues, there was a delay and the Internet Show didn't get started until September 2008. Each episode would premiere on the then-newly revamped tallyhall.com, in addition to some clips posted to their YouTube account. | |||
The band also appeared at a few South by Southwest Music Festivals<ref>[https://vimeo.com/56176404 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2007. Vimeo.]</ref><ref>[https://vimeo.com/5047673 BLENDER - SxSW: Tally Hall]</ref> and on August 3, 2008, Tally Hall was a performer on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOh2OF2JIa8 Tally Hall Praise You August 3rd 2008 live recording]</ref> | |||
Tally Hall was invited back by The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on September 16, 2008 to help promote the launch of Tally Hall's Internet Show.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YAYZiBvvw Tally Hall on The Late, Late Show (Welcome to Tally Hall). YouTube.]</ref> They performed a shortened version of "Welcome to Tally Hall" in newly donned black vests over top of their traditional colored ties, white shirts, and black pants. This was the first time their vests were worn. | |||
===Good & Evil=== | |||
After the completion of M.M.M.M.'s re-release in 2008, many would question when Tally Hall would head into the studio to create a second album. In May of 2009, they would confirm via Twitter that they were waiting to record a second album in the summer<ref>[https://twitter.com/TallyHall/status/1719518832 Tally Hall tweet]</ref>. These plans would be delayed to fall of 2009, but the band kept busy with touring and eventually a new song. Tally Hall were asked to write and record a song for a book called "The Magician's Elephant", which they would agree to. On August 12th 2009 they would start to record the track which would be released in the fall as a free download.<ref>[https://twitter.com/adhorowi/status/3274256168?s=20&t=dsAxjgpSozuS_mdKwQqnWA Andrew Horowitz tweet]</ref> That track was [[Light And Night]], featuring female artist [[Nellie McKay]] on co-lead vocals. | |||
After the book's release in September, Tally Hall would finally head into the studio to start recording what would become [[Good & Evil]] on October 26th 2009. After completing Good & Evil, the band would spend less than 2 days to rehearse for a tour with Rooney and Crash Kings. | |||
In March of 2010, Good & Evil finally finished production. After production wrapped, Tally Hall went on a tour with [[Skybox]] and Crash Kings for the remainder of March. This tour would be met with much confusion, as [[Casey Shea]] would fill in for Joe Hawley for every tour date, as well as later dates in 2010. Joe later stated he was unable to tour because his "personal life and my professional life intersected in a way that may have been considered unsavory." Despite this, the band continued writing new work, some of it later released in solo efforts by the individual members. | |||
Their 2010 tour would see public performances of other songs from Good & Evil, like [[Who You Are]], [[You]], and [[Cannibal]]. The song "Life in a Cube" by Casey was also performed live with Casey on lead vocals. | |||
Sometime in 2010, Tally Hall would also pitch a series of cover songs to Atlantic Records, a way to cross promote them and other Atlantic Records artists. The label would have no interest in the project. Only one song from this series was ever released, a cover of [[Club Can't Handle Me]] by Flo Rida with vocals from Casey Shea. Another unsuccessful pitch was the song [[Strangers]], a possible single. | |||
In 2011, the band was released from [[Atlantic Records]] and went back to [[Quack! Media]] to release their 2nd full-length album, Good & Evil. Good & Evil was released on June 12, 2011<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/good-evil/1111778836 Good & Evil - iTunes].</ref> | |||
On July 20th, Tally Hall would livestream a rehearsal through the website StageIt, in an attempt to raise funds to tour in support of Good & Evil. It can be assumed this livestream was successful, as they started the Good & Evil tour the next day with [[SPEAK]] and Casey Shea as opening acts. | |||
The last show of the tour was at Mr. Small's Theater on August 20th 2011. This show would be (as of now) the last time Tally Hall would perform together. | |||
===Post-Good & Evil=== | |||
Tally Hall went on hiatus in fall 2011 after the Good & Evil tour, but the band members have worked on other personal and musical endeavors. | |||
In March of 2012, Andrew Horowitz released [[sketches]] under the name [[edu]]. This album would be released only as a cassette tape until December of the same year, where it was released digitally. The album features Rob Cantor on [[HEY YOU!]]. Rob would also launch his website, robcantor.com, in the same year. The site contained demos and other work, like [[Cuckoo]], [[Country Good]] and some miscellaneous commercial work. | |||
On December 12th 2012, Joe Hawley, Ross Federman, and Bora Karaca released [[Hawaii: Part II]] under the name [[ミラクルミュージカル]] (Miracle Musical). This album features contributions from Zubin Sedghi and Rob Cantor, as well as Tally Hall songs that were never recorded by them. | |||
In 2014, Rob Cantor released his solo album [[Not A Trampoline]], and the now-famous [[Shia LaBeouf|Shia LaBeouf Live]] single and music video, which members of [[Rob's Street Team]] helped to promote. Shia LaBeouf Live has since become a famous internet meme, and its music video features Shia LaBeouf himself at the end. | |||
In 2016, Joe Hawley would start a PledgeMusic project for funding a solo album. This would be released as [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]] in the same year. | |||
On May 30, 2019, Andrew Horowitz would start a Kickstarter to produce vinyl and CDs of his album sketches. However, sketches would be remixed, remastered, and retitled to [[sketches 3d]]. On June 30, 2019, he hit his Kickstarter goal.<ref> [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketches/edu-sketches-3d-on-vinyl-and-digital/posts Sketches 3d Kickstarter page] </ref> On July 26, 2019 Andrew released sketches 3d digitally and would start to ship out backers physical copies. CDs and vinyl would later be listed on Andrew's store as he had some left over. | |||
Later in August 2019, the band would release their studio cover of Just a Friend on most streaming platforms.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TallyHall/status/1164637367795441666?s=20&t=3_8GshYhPNMxMkJkeenHyg Tally Hall tweet about Just a Friend's streaming release.]</ref> This decision was met with much fanfare from fans, and currently is the only single by Tally Hall on streaming services. | |||
===Needlejuice Represses=== | |||
In December 2020, Tally Hall signed with [[Needlejuice Records]], who announced open pre-orders for a reissue of [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]] in early 2021. Once the pre-orders were open the needlejuicerecords.com website crashed due to high demand. [[Just a Friend (EP)|An EP]] combining Just a Friend and some bonus tracks was announced, and released alongside the reissue. Needlejuice Records had confirmed that they would also reissue [[Good & Evil]]. | |||
On April 1st 2022, Tally Hall's Twitter account would announce a new merch store and re-issue of the "Shirt Shirt" design. This was met with much praise from the Tally Hall fanbase, and marked the first time that official Tally Hall merchandise had been made available since 2017.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TallyHall/status/1509986852647976963?s=20&t=Id9d12MgEX4bS2kVuYq3GQ Tally Hall Shop announcement Twitter post]</ref> | |||
[[Good & Evil]] is currently being reissued by Needlejuice, on CD, Cassette tape, MiniDisc, and Vinyl. The Vinyl will be acommpanied by a 7" single of [[Turn The Lights Off]] / [[Light & Night]], marking the first time that Light & Night was made available outside of it's initial promotional release. | |||
==The Future of Tally Hall== | |||
Plans were made in 2013 to record a third album, but minor issues (including either not being ready or being too ready for it) would derail the project.<ref name="RJJJRadio2018">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12cVp9hYBmQ Joe and Ross on Jimmy Jam Radio, 02/21/2018. YouTube.]</ref> | |||
Joe Hawley stated in a 2018 radio interview that they have a lot of plans and themes in mind for their 3rd album, and that they never reached the sound they were trying to achieving for in their previous work. The only problem was that its a "complicated situation" and a more "administrative or logistic concern".<ref name="RJJJRadio2018">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12cVp9hYBmQ Joe and Ross on Jimmy Jam Radio, 02/21/2018. YouTube.]</ref> | |||
On December 13th, 2018, as part of ミラクルミュージカル's Reddit AMA, when asked whether Tally Hall is still around, Ross answered: <i>"Tally Hall still exists. Touring isn't possible at this very moment. That's about the only update".</i><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/we_are_joe_hawley_ross_federman_and_bora_karaca/ebo82aa/ ミラクルミュージカル's Reddit AMA. Ross saying Tally Hall still exists.]</ref> | |||
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In a August 15th 2023 Twitter thread, Andrew Horowitz, on behalf of the band, stated that one of the main reasons there hasn't been a 3rd album or tour is because of Joe Hawley's battle with an unnamed mental illness, which he had been dealing with for years.<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/news/2023/08/rob-ross-zubin-andrew-address-the-community/ Rob, Ross, Zubin, & Andrew Address The Community]</ref> | |||
==Old Website Biographies== | |||
< | On the Tally Hall website, there have been two biographies posted; one in 2006<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO">[https://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/bio.html 2006 Tally Hall site bio.]</ref> | ||
< | and one in 2008, the latter of which is written by friend of the band [[Bernie J. Michael]], who is not fictitious.<ref name=bio2008>[http://skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/about.php Tally Hall 2008 bio, archived at: skyetheguy.com]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1141897457011437568 Hidden In The Sand Twitter, confirming that Bernie Michael is a real person.]</ref> | ||
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<div><h3>2006 Bio</h3></div> | |||
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It was a small, sweaty club in the middle of Detroit. On maybe a Tuesday. The crowd was on the edge of their feet. And after waiting forever, the main attraction took the stage, a band that dares to challenge. A band that never should have been. A band that got where they were on hard work. The Polyphonic Spree. And they stayed there and brought joy for almost two hours, never a dull moment, always inspiring. When they finished, Tim Delaughter and his crew left the stage. And the show would have ended there, except five collegiate students caught the attention of Mr. Delaughter. "Tally Hall, Tally Hall, Tally Hall. I love it. Tally Hall. It's got a ring. Who are they? What is it?" It was the t-shirt of Joe Hawley, guitarist for Tally Hall. Who are they and why do we care? | It was a small, sweaty club in the middle of Detroit. On maybe a Tuesday. The crowd was on the edge of their feet. And after waiting forever, the main attraction took the stage, a band that dares to challenge. A band that never should have been. A band that got where they were on hard work. The Polyphonic Spree. And they stayed there and brought joy for almost two hours, never a dull moment, always inspiring. When they finished, Tim Delaughter and his crew left the stage. And the show would have ended there, except five collegiate students caught the attention of Mr. Delaughter. "Tally Hall, Tally Hall, Tally Hall. I love it. Tally Hall. It's got a ring. Who are they? What is it?" It was the t-shirt of Joe Hawley, guitarist for Tally Hall. Who are they and why do we care? | ||
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[7] All but one of the cricket jars were salvaged. | [7] All but one of the cricket jars were salvaged. | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
* On Broadjam.com, the band list their likes and dislikes. Among their likes are chinchillas, "good times", [[Two Wuv|Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]], and music. Their dislikes are "bad times", chinchilla poachers, and Joseph Stalin. It is also noted they enjoy "harvesting ideas from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".<ref>https://www.broadjam.com/TALLYHALL</ref> | |||
* For some shows that were 18+ or 21+, Tally Hall would offer fans that couldn't go to their shows a special acoustic set before or after shows.<ref>[https://tallyhall.livejournal.com/36774.html LiveJournal post about Tally Hall acoustic sets for fans]</ref> Particularly, one set was played after their November 2006 performance at the North Star Bar.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofj17i5z1Is Tally Hall Van Performance: Two Wuv. YouTube.]</ref> | |||
* Comedy Central approached Tally Hall to create music for the television show "Important Things with Demetri Martin", but the band would turn it down.<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/blogs/news/2015/12/tally-halls-admittedly-incomplete-demos-and-what-they-mean/ Tally Hall’s Admittedly Incomplete Demos and What They Mean. Hidden in the Sand.]</ref> | |||
* "Jimmy Neutron" creator Keith Alcorn and "Will & Grace" actor Eric McCormack are both fans of Tally Hall.<ref name="JMTHA">[http://www.jonkmusic.com/2006/09/tally-hall/ Jonk Music article about Tally Hall]</ref><ref>[https://tallyhall.livejournal.com/49621.html LiveJournal article about Tally Hall's concert at Spaceland 2006.]</ref> Artist Jonathan Coulton is also a big fan, seeing the band multiple times in concert.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jonathancoulton/status/83171670667436035?s=20&t=pn9hD2DyxfzsprK-t8iAhA Jonathan Coulton tweet about Tally Hall.]</ref> | |||
* In interviews from 2007 to 2008, Tally Hall would state they had plans for an amusement park.<ref name="BF07">[https://archive.org/details/Bullet-Fredericksburg_VA_vol-81_2007-11-15/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22rob+cantor%22 Bullet Fredericksburg. November 15th 2007.]</ref><ref name="COLTH2008">[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/966813785677512734/1014456137535471616/tally-hall--collegian--april-2008--pg.-2-extralarge_1216402092342_1.jpg Collegian Interview. April 2008.]</ref> It is unknown how serious these plans were, or if they had any plans past the general idea of an amusement park. | |||
* Tally Hall formed an LLC to manage their touring, called Bob Jacobs International LLC.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubin-sedghi-7a047421 Zubin Sedghi's LinkedIn Page.]Zubin Sedghi. LinkedIn. Webpage. Accessed 12 June, 2023.</ref> | |||
Tally Hall | |||
== Discography == | == Discography == | ||
=== LPs === | === LPs === | ||
* [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]] | |||
* [[Good & Evil]] | * [[Good & Evil]] | ||
=== EPs === | === EPs === | ||
* [[Party Boobytrap]] | * [[Party Boobytrap]] | ||
* [[Welcome To Tally Hall (EP)|Welcome To Tally Hall]] | * [[Welcome To Tally Hall (EP)|Welcome To Tally Hall]] | ||
* [[The Pingry EP]] | * [[The Pingry EP]] | ||
* [[Just a Friend (EP)|Just a Friend EP]] | |||
=== Compilations === | === Compilations === | ||
* [[Complete Demos]] | |||
* Songs From The O.C. Mix 6 | * [[Smile Like You Mean It|Songs From The O.C. Mix 6]] | ||
* [[Admittedly Incomplete Demos]] | |||
=== Singles === | === Singles === | ||
* [[Banana Man]] | |||
* [[Ruler Of Everything]] | |||
* [[Good Day (Song)|Good Day]] | |||
* [[Welcome To Tally Hall (Song)|Welcome To Tally Hall]] | |||
* [[Light And Night]] | * [[Light And Night]] | ||
* [[ | * [[You & Me]] | ||
* [[&]] | |||
* [[Club Can't Handle Me]] (featuring Casey Shea) | |||
* [[Nathan Naimark]] | |||
* [[Just a Friend]] | |||
* [[Turn The Lights Off (EP)|Turn The Lights Off]] | |||
=== Promotional CDs === | === Promotional CDs === | ||
* [[Selections From The Upcoming Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]] | |||
* [[2006 Residency Tour EP]] | * [[2006 Residency Tour EP]] | ||
* [[Good & Evil Advance CD]] | * [[Good & Evil Advance CD]] | ||
=== Miscellaneous Collections Of Songs === | === Miscellaneous Collections Of Songs === | ||
* [[Songs Played Live & Never Recorded]] | * [[Songs Played Live & Never Recorded]] | ||
* [[Songs Demo'd But Never Released]] | * [[Songs Demo'd But Never Released]] | ||
* [[Cover Songs]] | * [[Cover Songs]] | ||
=== Side Projects & Old Bands === | === Side Projects, Solo Albums, & Old Bands === | ||
* [[ミラクルミュージカル]] (Miracle Musical) | |||
* [[ | |||
* [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]] | * [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]] | ||
* [[Happy Monster Band]] | * [[Happy Monster Band]] | ||
* [[listedBlack]] | * [[listedBlack]] | ||
* [[Toy Orchestra]] | * [[Toy Orchestra]] | ||
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* [[The Robbie Cook Band]] | * [[The Robbie Cook Band]] | ||
* [[anonyMous]] | * [[anonyMous]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Source]] | ||
* [[Welcome To Now]] | |||
* Andrew Horowitz's [[edu]] | |||
* Rob Cantor's [[Not A Trampoline]] | |||
* Joe Hawley's [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]] | |||
* Ross Federman's [[Mr. F]] | |||
* Rob Cantor and Ricky Lax's [[Mr. President, There’s an Asteroid Headed Directly For the Earth: The Musical]] | |||
== Equipment List == | == Equipment List == | ||
The following is a list of equipment the members of Tally Hall use or have used. | The following is a list of equipment the members of Tally Hall use or have used. For a more comprehensive list, see https://equipboard.com/band/tally-hall. | ||
===Percussion=== | |||
*Ross plays a 5-piece Pearl Reference kit in Granite Sparkle. | *Ross plays a 5-piece Pearl Reference kit in Granite Sparkle. | ||
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*22x18 bass drum | *22x18 bass drum | ||
*10x8 tom | *10x8 tom | ||
*12x9 tom | *12x9 tom | ||
*16x16 floor tom | *16x16 floor tom | ||
*14x6.5 snare drum | *14x6.5 snare drum | ||
*Primero Pro 7"/8.5 bongo | *Primero Pro 7"/8.5 bongo | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraslap Henry, the Vibraslap]. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraslap Henry, the Vibraslap]. | ||
===Guitars=== | |||
* | '''Joe Hawley''' | ||
*Rob | *Primary Electric Guitars: | ||
*#Rickenbacker 330 (Main from 2007-2011, sometimes used as backup for the Strat around 2007/8) | |||
*#Fender Stratocaster (Main from 2003-2007, used as a backup guitar later on) | |||
*:Both guitars would be played through a Fender Hot Rod Deville, Joe would also use a Boss GT-8 multi-effect processor | |||
*Primary Acoustic Guitars: | |||
*#Seagull S6 (Main from 2005-2011, shared with Rob early on before Rob switched to a Gibson acoustic) | |||
*#Taylor 214 (Used at some acoustic sets as well as in studio for Good & Evil) | |||
*#Takamine G-Series (Used at some acoustic sets) | |||
Both | '''Rob Cantor''' | ||
*Primary Electric Guitars: | |||
*#Gibson Les Paul (Main from 2007-2011) | |||
*#Fender Stratocaster (Main from 2003-2007, used as backup guitar later on as well as on performances of Out In The Twilight) | |||
*:Both guitars would be played through a Vox AC30, Rob would also use a Boss GT-6 multi-effect processor | |||
*Primary Acoustic Guitars: | |||
*#Gibson J-185 EC (Main from 2007-2011) | |||
*#Seagull S6 (Main from 2003-2007, shared with Joe before switching to the Gibson) | |||
===Bass Guitars=== | |||
*Zubin | *Fender Jaguar Bass (Zubin's main from 2007-2011) | ||
*Fender Jazz Bass (Zubin's main from 2003-2007, additional brought as backup from 2006-2011) | |||
Both basses would be played through an Ampeg Classic Series SVT450H head with a Classic Series SVT 410HLF cabinet, Zubin would also use a Boss GT-6B multi-effect unit. | |||
===Keyboards=== | |||
* | *Yamaha S90 ES (Andrew's main from 2005-2011) | ||
*Kurzweil PC2x (Andrew's main from 2002-2005, switched to the Yamaha between the 12/15 and 12/17 concerts in 2005) | |||
*Alesis ION (2005-2011, used alongside the Yamaha or Kurzweil) | |||
These keyboards would be played through a Roland KC-550 amp. Andrew would also use a Roland SP404 sampler to trigger samplers and enable vocal pitch shifting, as well as Apple's Logic Mainstage keyboard software starting in 2009. | |||
=== | ===Microphones=== | ||
The boys sing through Sennheiser e935 vocal microphones. Ross prefers Sennheiser e904 tom microphones. | The boys sing through Sennheiser e935 vocal microphones. Ross prefers Sennheiser e904 tom microphones. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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