Biography

Introduction

Anathallo is a music ensemble originally from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and now based in Chicago, Illinois. The band started practicing in the fall of 2000 and played their first show soon afterward. Their name is derived from a Greek word meaning "to renew, refresh or bloom again."

In 2006 Anathallo released Floating World, their first nationally distributed record. On November 18, 2008 they released a followup, entitled Canopy Glow, on the Anticon label.

Members

Current

Matt Joynt – Vocals, Guitar, Auxiliary Percussion, Piano
Bret Wallin – Trombone, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals
Danny Bracken – Guitar, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals
Seth Walker – Bass, Vocals
Jeremiah Johnson – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Erica Froman – Vocals, Auxiliary Percussion, Autoharp
Jamie Macleod – Piano, Trumpet, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals

Former

Andrew Dost - Flugelhorn, Piano, Vocals, Auxiliary Percussion #^?
Greg Leppert – Trumpet (current member of the band Foxhole)
Joel Thiele – Drums §¤#^?
Nathan Sandberg – Trombone, Auxiliary Percussion, Piano, Vocals §¤#^?
Kevin Greenlees/The Jig – Trombone, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals #^?
Glenn King – Guitar, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals §¤#^
Ty Forquer – Drums, Auxiliary Percussion, Keyboard §¤

(Symbols denote albums that former members recorded and/or wrote: § Luminous Luminescence in the Atlas Position, ¤ Sparrows, # A Holiday at the Sea, ^ Hymns EP, ? Floating World)

Nick Vitucci - Trumpet