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Joe Lally

 
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Fugazi, Ataxia, Decahedron
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Bass, Vocals, Drums
  • Representative Albums: "There to Here," "Nothing Is Underrated"

Biography

Best known as a member of Fugazi, Joe Lally first learned bass after seeing a Minor Threat show with Dag Nasty's Peter Cortner, which prompted them to form a band. In 1987 he joined up with Ian MacKaye, Brendan Canty, and Guy Picciotto to make Fugazi, one of the most important groups in the American underground scene. In 2002, as Fugazi was on hiatus, Lally got together with ex-Frodus members Shelby Cinca and Jason Hamacher as Black Sea and released a single that year, soon after changing their name to Decahedron and issuing a full-length, Disconnection Imminent, in 2004. That same year Lally joined up with John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer as Ataxia and released Automatic Writing. During this same time period Lally also ran the small label Tolotta, which he initially started in order to help distribute singles from bands who might have had trouble getting their music out otherwise, though he did end up putting out some full-lengths from artists like Spirit Caravan and Stinking Lizaveta. In 2006 Lally released his first solo record, There to Here, a sparse, bass-driven set, on the D.C. punk label (run by MacKaye) Dischord, while Nothing Is Underrated, which featured contributions from both MacKaye and Picciotto, among others, appeared the following year. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
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Joe Lally

Joe Lally in Campinas, Sao Paulo
Background information
Born December 3, 1963 (1963-12-03) (age 45)
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Bass Guitar
Associated acts Fugazi, Ataxia, Decahedron

Joe Lally (born December 3, 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a bass guitar player, primarily known for his work with Fugazi. He has also contributed occasional lyrics and vocals to Fugazi songs. In early 2002, Lally joined ex-Frodus members Shelby Cinca and Jason Hamacher on a project originally called The Black Sea, which would change its name to Decahedron and release an EP and an album before Lally left the band. He has also worked with John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer as the group Ataxia, releasing two albums: Automatic Writing (2004) and AW II (2007).

In 2006, Lally was playing solo shows on bass with slight laptop accompaniment in various college towns, which would lead up to Lally's first solo album, There to Here, which was released in the fall of 2006. It features Jerry Busher, Ian MacKaye, Amy Farina, Guy Picciotto, and many others of the DC music scene.

In 2007, he toured the U.S. with the Philadelphia band Capillary Action and Europe and Japan with the Italian band Zu. His second solo album, Nothing Is Underrated, was released in November 2007.

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Ataxia (Rock Band, 2000s)
Human Bell (Rock Band)
Nothing Is Underrated (2007 Album by Joe Lally)

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