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 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 were noted for their style-transc ...

Biography

Lally was born in

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Fugazi

Joe Lally formed Fugazi with

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

Tolotta records

Lally founded Tolotta Records (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 Id ...

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

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, Stinking Lizaveta & Orthrelm.

Side projects

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

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, releasing two albums: '' Automatic Writing'' (2004) and '' AW II'' (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,

, Amy Farina, Guy Picciotto, Scott Weinrich 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 Melvins, and Europe and Japan with the Italian band Zu. His second solo album, '' Nothing Is Underrated'', 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 with guitarist Anthony Pirog and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. The band released its self-titled debut on Dischord Records in 2018.

Coriky

In 2018, Lally with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) and Amy Farina ( The Evens) 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

;with

* '' Repeater'' (1990) Dischord * '' Steady Diet of Nothing'' (1991) Dischord * '' In on the Kill Taker'' (1993) Dischord * '' Red Medicine'' (1995) Dischord * '' End Hits'' (1998) Dischord * '' The Argument'' (2001) Dischord ;Solo *'' There to Here'' (2006) Dischord *'' Nothing Is Underrated'' (2007) Dischord *'' Why Should I Get Used to It'' (2011) Dischord ;with The Messthetics *'' The Messthetics'' (2018) Dischord *'' Anthropocosmic Nest'' (2019) Dischord *'' The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis'' (2024) Impulse! ;with Coriky *'' Coriky'' (2020) Dischord

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lally, Joe 1963 births Living people Musicians from Silver Spring, Maryland 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