Lally, Joe

***JOE LALLY played bass in FUGAZI from the band’s inception in 1987 until their hiatus in 2003. When the members of Fugazi decided to take an indefi nite break from recording and performing Joe began working on solo material and has continued to write and perform new material in collaboration with a wide variety of musicians and friends. Joe has released two albums on Dischord Records, There to Here in 2006 and Nothing is Underrated in 2007, and has toured extensively in the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan and beyond. Joe’s albums and his tours have until recently featured a large cast of collaborators including his Fugazi mates, members of Capillary Action, Zu, Melvins, and others. On Joe’s newest album, Why Should I Get Used to It, he has settled on a more permanent line-up featuring his current touring mates, guitarist ELISA ABELA and drummer EMANUELE TOMASI. The album was recorded in Rome, where Joe has lived for the last several years, and is being released on Dischord in conjunction with Joe’s imprint, Tolotta Records. Joe and his band will continue to tour in 2011, with dates in Europe and Brazil already booked, and many more dates and territories to follow. (STREET DATE - 5/03/2011)