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Tally Hall (band)
Tally Hall (band)
Tally Hall
History
Often recognized by their trademark ties, Rob (yellow-vocals/guitar), Zubin (blue-vocals/bass), Ross (grey-percussion), Joe (redvocals/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", "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", and "To Be with You", but they’re probably best known for their cover of Biz Markie’s "Just a Friend", which was recently "retired". That song can be found on The Pingry EP as a live version, and a studio version was given to several fans who purchased their album at concerts as a free download. 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 as well as appearing in MTV’s segment You Hear It First in September 2006[2]. The band appeared at the 2007 South by Southwest Music Festival. On August 3 2008, Tally Hall was a performer on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza. Tally Hall was invited back by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on September 16 to help promote the launch of Tally
Tally Hall in Philadelphia, PA
Background information Origin Genre(s) Years active Label(s) Website Members Joe Hawley Zubin Sedghi Rob Cantor Ross Federman Andrew Horowitz Former members Steve Gallagher Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Indie rock 2002-present Quack!Media, Atlantic Records tallyhall.com
Tally Hall is an American rock band formed in December 2002 based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Now under the Atlantic Records recording label, Tally Hall was previously 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 was sung by an unsuccessful American Idol 2009 contestant, Vaughn English from Prairie Village, dressed in a yellow suit, and "Good Day", which has been featured on The O.C.. In late April, the band posted a scheduled event on their Facebook page entitled "Tally Hall May Tour," with a subtitle of "The Last Pre-Recording Hurrah." It stated that, after a number of shows in May, they would begin recording their second album.[1].
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Hall’s Internet Show. They performed "Welcome to Tally Hall" in newly donned black vests over top of their traditional colored ties, white shirts, and black pants.[3] 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 wrote and performed the songs in Playhouse Disney’s short series Happy Monster Band. The band re-released Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum on April 1, 2008 with their new record label, Atlantic Records after some re-recording and re-mixing was done. Tally Hall’s "The Whole World and You" can be heard in a commercial for Crayola’s 3D Sidewalk Chalk[4]. The band is managed by The Hornblow Group, who also manages They Might Be Giants, OK Go, and Oppenheimer.
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includes skits, sock puppets, music, music videos, and pictures of bodily functions. With the release of Tally Hall’s Internet Show in September 2008, it became clear that many music videos would be released within the Internet Show. "Good Day" was the first music video to be seen in episode one. Other music videos include "Welcome To Tally Hall", "Two Wuv", "The Whole World And You", "Greener", "Ruler Of Everything" and "Hidden In The Sand".
Episode List
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Good Day (9/15/2008) - 9:24 Death Request (9/29/2008) - 11:35 Taken For A Ride (10/13/2008) - 9:17 Welcome To Tally Hall (10/27/2008) 11:37 Who Cares (11/10/2008) - 9:24 Mary-Kate And Ashley (11/24/2008) 10:31 15 Seconds Of Bora (12/8/2008) - 9:08 The Whole World And You (12/22/2008) 11:06 Potato Vs. Spoon (1/5/2009) - 8:32 Good Night (1/19/2009) - 10:53
Videos
9. In addition to music, the band also creates 10. numerous 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 Current members publicity among online users visiting the website Albino Blacksheep. Along with "The • Rob Cantor (Yellow tie) - Guitar and vocals Bidding" which is another popular title by the • Ross Federman (Grey tie) - Drums group. (2004-present) Corresponding with their single "Good • Joe Hawley (Red tie) - Guitar and vocals Day", released on February 26, 2008, the • Andrew Horowitz (Green tie) - Keyboards band released a music video for Good Day on and vocals YouTube. • Zubin Sedghi (Blue tie) - Bass and vocals In August 2008, the band performed a three-song live video set for LiveDaily SesPast members sions, including the songs "Good Day," "Be • Steve Gallagher (Grey tie) - Drums Born" and "Greener"[5], which premiered on (2002-2004) August 28, 2008.
Band members
Tally Hall’s Internet Show
Taking on an even larger role within the band’s video portfolio is the ten part biweekly variety-show series Tally Hall’s Internet Show (T.H.I.S.), which debuted on September 15, 2008. Each episode is ten minutes long and is posted on their website http://www.tallyhall.com. The content
Discography
Studio Albums
• Complete Demos (2004) (Independent) • Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum (2005) (Quack!Media) (Re-released in 2008 on Atlantic Records) • TBA
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[3] Performance of "Welcome To Tally Hall" on The Late, Late Show (9/16/08) [4] Crayola commercial featuring Tally Hall’s "The Whole World and You" [3] [5] Video performance of "Good Day," "Be Born" and "Greener" by Tally Hall at LiveDaily Sessions
Singles
• Good Day - Single (2008) (Atlantic Records)
E.P.’s
• Partyboobytrap (2003) (Independent) • Welcome To Tally Hall (2004) (Independent) • The Pingry EP (2005) (Independent)
External links
• Tally Hall Official Website • Tally Hall Official myspace • Hiddeninthesand.com - A comprehensive and informative fansite for Tally Hall • Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk commercial, featuring Tally Hall’s "The Whole World and You" • Banana Man music video, as featured on Albino Blacksheep • Good Day music video, as featured on YouTube • Tally Hall feature at freshZIVE Entertainment
Compilations/Soundtracks
• Music from the OC: Mix 6 (2006) • The Sims 2: Apartment Life (2008)
References
[1] Tally Hall’s Facebook page event list, containing their second album announcement.[1] [2] Article about Tally Hall, including video clip of band’s segment that was featured on MTV [2]
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