Joseph Francis Lally (born December 3, 1963) is an American bassist, vocalist and

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owner, best known for his work with

Fugazi Fugazi (; ) is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They are noted for their style-tr ...

Biography

Lally was born in

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Fugazi

Joe Lally formed Fugazi with

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label and the frontman of hardcore punk ...

in 1987. He remained as the group's bassist until their "indefinite hiatus" in 2003.

Tolotta records

Lally founded

Tolotta Records Tolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and distributed through Dischord Records. The label has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spi ...

(distributed through

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles. ...

), which was active from 1994 until 2001, putting out notable releases by such artists as

Dead Meadow Dead Meadow is an American psychedelic rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1998 and currently composed of vocalist and guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The band have released seven studio albums, two li ...

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Orthrelm Orthrelm is an American Avant-garde rock, avant-garde band from Washington, D.C. Biography Orthrelm is a duo composed of Mick Barr on guitar and Josh Blair on Drum kit, drums. Their songwriting style is mostly experimental, and shows the influ ...

Side projects

In early 2002, Lally joined ex-

Frodus Frodus (a.k.a. Frodus Conglomerate International, Frodus Sound Laboratories, FCI, Frodus Escape Plan, Frodus Deposit Insurance Corporation) was an American post-hardcore band formed in 1993 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist/guitarist Shelby Cinca ...

members

Shelby Cinca The Cassettes (also known as ''The Cassettes Musical Explorers Society'') are a Washington, D.C., based "Mystic Country"/ Steampunk band formed in 1999. History The Cassettes were originally formed as an outgrowth of front-man Shelby Cinca’s fo ...

and

Jason Hamacher Jason Hamacher is an American musician. He was the drummer for the bands Frodus, Aside from music, Hamacher is an accomplished photographer and documentarian and runs Lost Origin Productions LLC. He is currently working in Syria with the ancie ...

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 John Anthony Frusciante (; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers across three stints since 1988. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic guitar to e ...

and

Josh Klinghoffer Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, '' I'm with You'' (2011) and '' The Getaw ...

as the group

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, releasing two albums: ''

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'' (2004) and ''

AW II ''AW II'' is the second studio album by Ataxia (band), Ataxia, released on May 29, 2007 on Record Collection (record label), Record Collection. The album is the second half of the band's sole recording session which took place in January 2004. T ...

'' (2007).

Solo work

In 2006, Lally was playing solo shows on bass with slight laptop accompaniment in various college towns, leading up to his first solo album, '' There to Here'', which was released in the fall of 2006. It features

Jerry Busher Jerry Busher is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his work with Fidelity Jones and Fugazi. Career Jerry Busher is a musician, audio engineer and artist from the Washington DC area. He played drums in Fidelity Jones f ...

Amy Farina Amy Farina is a musician living in Washington, D.C. As of 2001, Farina has played drums and sings in the Indie rock duo The Evens, which includes her husband, Ian MacKaye. Career Farina has played in The Warmers (which included Ian's younger bro ...

Guy Picciotto Guy Charles Picciotto ( ) (born September 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC. He is best known as the guitarist and vocalist in Fugazi and Rites of Spring. Career Rites of Spring ...

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and many other musicians from the DC music scene. In 2007, he toured the U.S. with the Philadelphia band

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and

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, and Europe and Japan with the Italian band Zu. His second solo album, ''

Nothing Is Underrated ''Nothing Is Underrated'' is the second solo album by Fugazi (band), Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. As the follow-up to Lally's debut, ''There to Here'', it stylistically similar in its woody, bass-oriented grooves. Much like its predecessor, ''Nothin ...

'', was released in November 2007. Lally released his 3rd album, ''Why Should I Get Used To It'', in April 2011.

The Messthetics

In 2016, Lally formed the instrumental trio

The Messthetics The Messthetics is an instrumental trio formed by former Fugazi members bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty with guitarist Anthony Pirog. Their music has been described as "jazz punk jam." History Lally had been living in Rome and upon ret ...

with guitarist Anthony Pirog and Fugazi drummer

Brendan Canty Brendan John Canty (born March 9, 1966, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American musician, composer, producer and film maker, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi. In 2007, ''Stylus Magazine'' ranked Canty at #29 on the list of "50 Gre ...

. The band released its self-titled debut on Dischord Records in 2018.

Coriky

In 2018, Lally with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) and

(

The Evens The Evens are a Washington, D.C. indie-rock duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprising partners Ian MacKaye (baritone guitar, vocals) (of Fugazi, formerly of Minor Threat) and Amy Farina (drums, vocals) (formerly of The Warmers). After Ian Mac ...

) debuted a new band. In February 2020, it was announced that the band, now called Coriky, would release their first album on March 27, 2020. The debut single, "Clean Kill", was released on February 11, 2020.

Personal life

Joe lived in Rome, Italy with his wife and daughter until 2015, when he moved back to Washington DC.Van Sounds
Episode: "Going for it" (July 2016)

Discography

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Dischord Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles ...

* ''

Steady Diet of Nothing ''Steady Diet of Nothing'' is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Fugazi, released in July 1991 by Dischord Records. Although a persistent rumor alleges that the title is an allusion to a quote by the late American stand-up co ...

'' (1991) Dischord * ''

In on the Kill Taker ''In on the Kill Taker'' is the third full-length studio album by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi. It was released on June 30, 1993 through Dischord Records and was recorded at Inner Ear Studios and produced by Ted Niceley and Don Zienta ...

'' (1993) Dischord * ''

Red Medicine ''Red Medicine'' is the fourth studio album by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi, released on June 12, 1995, by Dischord Records. It is the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at number 126 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and ...

'' (1995) Dischord * ''

End Hits ''End Hits'' is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Fugazi, released on April 28, 1998, by Dischord Records. It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios from March 1997 to September 1997 and produced by the band and Don Zientara, and ...

'' (1998) Dischord * ''

The Argument ''The Argument'' is the sixth and most recent studio album from the post-hardcore band Fugazi released on October 16, 2001, through Dischord Records. It was recorded at Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA and the Dischord House bet ...

'' (2001) Dischord ;Solo *'' There to Here'' (2006) Dischord *''

'' (2007) Dischord *''Why Should I Get Used to It'' (2011) Dischord ;with

*''The Messthetics'' (2018) Dischord *'' Anthropocosmic Nest'' (2019) Dischord ;with

Coriky Coriky is an American punk rock band made up of Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Evens), Amy Farina (The Warmers, The Evens), and Joe Lally (Fugazi, The Messthetics). History In 2015, Farina and MacKaye, who played together in The Evens, ...

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'' (2020) Dischord

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lally, Joe 1963 births Living people American indie rock musicians Post-hardcore musicians People of Calabrian descent American expatriates in Italy Fugazi members 20th-century American bass guitarists Ataxia (band) members Coriky members The Messthetics members