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[[File:Tallyhall_logo_mid.png|thumb|right|Tally Hall Logo]] | [[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, 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> | [[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. | 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 | 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 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> | ||
In April 2004, they | In April 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 afforded $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> | |||
===Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum=== | ===Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum=== | ||