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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, | [[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, 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, they began to record some demos in Joe's bedroom/attic | 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 of 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. | ||
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> | ||