Sonic Lunch
Sonic Lunch is a series of free concerts that happen every summer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event is sponsored by Ann Arbor's 107one FM, which plays host to the radio programme Tree Town Sound.
Members of Tally Hall have performed at Sonic Lunch over the course of the years but Tally Hall as a band have never at played Sonic Lunch.
History
For more info on members' solo performances see the Solo Tour Date Archive
In 2016 Joe Hawley played a solo set at Sonic Lunch, supporting JR JR.
On July 30th 2021, Ross Federman was the opening DJ at a community dance party hosted by Sonic Lunch called 'Sonic Disco'. He played Motown, Detroit Soul and classics on a reel-to-reel machine.[1][2] A concert review of this show was posted to Hidden In The Sand.[3]
On July 25th 2019 Andrew Horowitz (Billed as 'Andrew Horowitz of Tally Hall') played a solo set supporting Guster.[4][5][6] Andrew was joined by special guests
Andrew Horowitz played a solo set at Sonic Lunch on August 22nd 2024, supporting Antwaun Stanley.[7][8] He was joined on stage by Illicit Ghost, Bora Karaca, and Ross Federman.[9] Journalist Ryan Stanton of MLive reportedly described the event as "The closest thing [he's] ever seen to Beatlemania in Ann Arbor"[10]
Matthew Altruda and Ross Federman would talk about the upcoming 2025 Sonic Lunch on an episode of Tree Town Sound, Altruda mentioned that he had "been talking to Andrew about playing next year", and when asked if Ross would be willing to play again, Ross would agree, responding with "Yeah I don't see why not".[10]
Sonic Lunch Social Media
#RallyHall
The Sonic Lunch social media pages have a tendency to bait the Tally Hall fan community by teasing implications that Tally Hall may be performing at Sonic Lunch.
In 2021 they tweeted that "Tally Hall is not performing tonight at #SonicDisco. Just like this isn't there[sic] 3rd album cover.[11]
In February of 2022 the account addressed the teasing that they do and said "we don't consider it teasing."[12]
In June they posted lyrics to Ruler of Everything[13]
In September the account made a post that referenced Rob Cantor's song Flamingo.[14]
Later in the same month the account replied to a post Rob made with a winking gif.[15]
Rob Cantor did not play Sonic Lunch that year, and to date, has never played Sonic Lunch.
In 2023 they posted a video of a gameshow style spinning wheel, with every segment except 1 being Tally Hall, captioned "Guess who will be at #SonicLunch this summer?"[16]
To date Tally Hall, as a band, have never played Sonic Lunch.
References
- ↑ @SonicLunch "Shall we dance?..." Sonic Lunch post about Ross playing July 14th 2021. Twitter. Retrieved 15th June 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch. Ross Federman Announced for Sonic Lunch on Facebook. 27th July 2021. Facebook. Retrieved 15th June 2024.
- ↑ Spid. Ross Federman at Sonic Disco, 7/30/2021 September 19th 2021. Hidden In The Sand Retrieved 15th June 2024.
- ↑ 'Guster / Sonic Lunch / July 25th' Facebook Event Facebook. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ @SonicLunch "@adhorowi of @tallyhallband performing at @soniclunch #soniclunch @annarbors107one @bankofannarbor #TallyHall #RallyHall" 26th July 2019. Instagram. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ Martin Slagter. "Guster, Michael Franti highlight 2019 Sonic Lunch lineup in Ann Arbor". 08:00 April 16th 2019. Michigan Live. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ Ryan Stanton 'Ann Arbor streets to close for Sonic Lunch, Top of the Park, YMCA Block Party' May 9th 2024. MLive Retrieved 3rd December 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch. 'Antwaun Stanley | August 22nd | w/Andrew Horowitz | Free 11:30 AM Facebook Event. Facebook. Retrieved 16th June 2024.
- ↑ ⁿotfire. 'blog: adventures in concertgoing: Sonic Lunch 2024! (2024-08-24)' 24th August 2024. notfire.cc. Retrieved 25th August 2024.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hidden In The Sand. 'Ross Federman on Tree Town Sound 11/27/24'. YouTube. November 27th 2024. Retrieved 28th November 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch. "Tally Hall is not performing tonight at #SonicDisco. Just like this isn’t there 3rd album cover." July 30th 2021. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch "We often get messages asking why we tease about @TallyHall. The truth is we don’t consider it teasing. #RallyHall ❤️💙💚💛🤍💜" @SonicLunch. February 17th 2022. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch. "Do you hear the flibbity jibbity jibber jabber?" @SonicLunch. June 30th 2022. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024
- ↑ Sonic Lunch "Time is passing by, so don’t lead me around One leg in the sky and one stuck on the ground Floating down a sea of breeze and sending out my sound 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩 @SonicLunch. September 22nd 2022. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ Sonic Lunch Winking gif posted by Sonic Lunch on Twitter @SonicLunch. September 29th 2022. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024.
- ↑ "Guess who will be at #SonicLunch this summer?" March 6th 2023. Twitter. Retrieved 17th June 2024.