Tally Hall (band)

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Tally Hall
Tally Hall performing in Boston on April 13 2008.
Tally Hall performing in Boston on April 13 2008.
Background information
Origin Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Genre(s) Indie
Rock
Years active 2002-present
Label(s) Quack!Media, Atlantic Records
Website tallyhall.com
Members
Joe Hawley
Zubin Sedghi
Rob Cantor
Ross Federman
Andrew Horowitz
Former members
Steve Gallagher

Tally Hall is a rock band formed in December of 2002 based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, now under the Atlantic Records recording label. Prior to Atlantic, Tally Hall was signed to indie label Quack! Media who helped finance and nationally distribute their studio debut album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. They are known for their upbeat melodies and whimsical lyrics, particularly for their song "Banana Man", which has been featured on The Real World: Key West, and "Good Day", which has been featured on The O.C.

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[edit] History

Often recognized by their trademark ties, Rob (yellow-vocals/guitar), Zubin (blue-vocals/bass), Ross (grey-percussion), Joe (red-vocals/guitar), and Andrew (green-vocals/keys) make up Tally Hall which began in 2002 when Andrew met Rob through friends. Andrew, 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, who attended high school with Zubin and joined Joe's film production group. When Tally Hall's original drummer left the band, they recruited Ross, who went to high school with Joe.

Tally Hall was the name of an indoor shopping plaza on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, the arcade whose name shares the title of their debut album, is all that remains.

The band toured promoting their album, with shows mostly featuring tracks from the album. However, their live concerts often feature a couple cover songs such as "Free Bird", "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?", "Blinded by the Light", "Who Loves The Sun", "Praise You", and "To Be with You", but they're probably best known for their cover of Biz Markie's "Just a Friend", which appeared on The Pingry EP.

The band has received an amount of national media attention, performing their song "Good Day" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 2, 2006 and appearing in MTV's segment You Hear It First in September 2006[1].

The band worked on several projects after the completion of "Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum", including covering the song "Smile Like You Mean It" by The Killers for the sixth The O.C. soundtrack: Music from the OC: Mix 6. More recently, Tally Hall was featured in Playhouse Disney's short series Happy Monster Band. The band schedules to re-release Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum as well as debut Tally Hall's Internet Show on April 1st, 2008 with their new record label, Atlantic Records.

Tally Hall's "The Whole World and You" can be heard in a commercial for Crayola's 3D Sidewalk Chalk[2].

The band is managed by The Hornblow Group, who also manages They Might Be Giants, OK Go, and Oppenheimer.

[edit] Videos

In addition to music, the band also creates numerous short movies. These movies include both music videos and humorous skits. The best known of these videos is the music video for "Banana Man" which resulted in significant publicity among online users visiting the website Albino Blacksheep. Along with "The Bidding" which is another popular title by the group.

Corresponding with their single "Good Day", released on February 26, 2008, the band released a music video for Good Day on YouTube.

Taking on an even larger role within the band's video portfolio will be the ten part series Tally Hall's Internet Show, scheduled to debut in 2008 with each episode being approximately ten minutes long. The content is said to include skits, music, and band-related shorts.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

  • Rob Cantor (Yellow tie) - Guitar and vocals
  • Ross Federman (Grey tie) - Drums (2004-present)
  • Joe Hawley (Red tie) - Guitar and vocals
  • Andrew Horowitz (Green tie) - Keyboards and vocals
  • Zubin Sedghi (Blue tie) - Bass and vocals

[edit] Past member

  • Steve Gallagher (Grey tie) - Drums (2002-2004)

[edit] Discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Article about Tally Hall, including video clip of band's segment that was featured on MTV [1]
  2. ^ Crayola commerical featuring Tally Hall's "The Whole World and You" [2]

[edit] External links

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