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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. It housed 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. It housed 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> | 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.] Archived Via SkyeTheGuy.com.</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] ''Isthmus.''</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"> | 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"></ref> | ||
Good Day would also win first place in the 2004 John Lennon Scholarship Competition.<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"> | Good Day would also win first place in the 2004 John Lennon Scholarship Competition.<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"></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.] ''BMI''.</ref> | ||
After a concert at the Pingry School in New Jersey, Steve Gallagher left the band<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"> | After a concert at the Pingry School in New Jersey, Steve Gallagher left the band<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"></ref> due to commitment issues. They eventually recruited drummer [[Ross Federman]].<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"></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"></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] ''Bandcamp''.</ref> | ||
===Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum=== | ===Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum=== | ||
====2005==== | ====2005==== | ||
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 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.] ''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. | 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==== | ||
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. | 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] Archived via TallyAll.club.</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. | 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.] April 6th 2006. ''The Michigan Daily.''</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"></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] ''The OC Music''</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.] January 2nd 2007. ''AV Club.''</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"> | 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"></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. | 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.] [[Hidden In The Sand (Website)|Hidden In The Sand]]</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"> | 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"></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. | 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.] 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>. | ||
August 15th 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. | August 15th 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. | ||
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==Old Website Biographies== | ==Old Website Biographies== | ||
On the Tally Hall website, there have been two biographies posted; one in 2006<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"> | On the Tally Hall website, there have been two biographies posted; one in 2006<ref name="TALLYHALL2006BIO"></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 | 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 Via skyetheguy.com]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/hiddeninthesand/status/1141897457011437568 Hidden In The Sand Twitter, confirming that Bernie Michael is a real person.] ''[[Twitter]].''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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 | * 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 mentions that the origins of performing with coloured ties was inspired (stolen) from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".<ref>https://www.broadjam.com/TALLYHALL ''Broadjam.''</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 | * 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] ''LiveJournal.''</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.] 2006. ''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. | * 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.] 2005. ''[[Hidden in the Sand (Website)|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> | * "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] ''Jonk Music.''</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.] ''[[Twitter]].''</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. | * 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 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> | ||
== Discography == | == Discography == | ||