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Call Me Lightning

Indie band from Milwaukee, WI

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Call Me Lightning photo
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Shows on record
13
Rooms played
11
Cities
7
Releases
11
Last show
Jun 19, 2013The Empty Bottle

About

Call Me Lightning is a band from Milwaukee, WI, tagged art punk, indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2005 to 2013, across 11 rooms in 7 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

13 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20051 show
  2. 20072 shows
  3. 20091 show
  4. 20104 shows
  5. 20114 shows
  6. 20131 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 19, 2013The Empty Bottle · ChicagoSupportwith Birdcloud, The Morons
Dec 23, 2011Cactus Club · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Absolutely!
Sep 11, 2011Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Archers of Loaf, Tokyo Police Club, Maps & Atlases, +2
Jun 18, 2011Summer Soulstice · MilwaukeeSupportwith The Scarring Party, Evan Christian, The Wildbirds, +6
Feb 23, 2011Turf Club · St. PaulHeadlinerwith Low Forms, The Alans
Oct 29, 2010The Venue · BoiseSupportwith Russian Circles, Keelhaul, Red Hands Black Feet
Oct 16, 2010High Noon Saloon · MadisonSupportwith NoMeansNo, Ford Pier, Ralph's World
Sep 24, 2010Club Garibaldi's · MilwaukeeSupportwith The Goodnight Loving, PROTESTANT, Northless, +1
Aug 19, 2010The Project Lodge · MadisonSupportwith Hussy, The Transgressions
Dec 23, 2009Cactus Club · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Father Phoenix
May 20, 2007Black Cat · WashingtonSupportwith Pretty Girls Make Graves, Moonrats
May 12, 2007The Empty Bottle · ChicagoSupportwith Pretty Girls Make Graves, Moonrats
Jan 20, 2005Gabe's Oasis · Iowa CitySupportwith Haymarket Riot, Piglet

Where they play

11 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Milwaukee4 shows
  • Chicago3 shows
  • Madison2 shows
  • Boise1 show
  • Iowa City1 show

and 2 other cities

Releases

11 releases, 2002–2014

  • Human Hell

    2014 · Album

  • When I Am Gone My Blood Will Be Free

    2010 · Album

  • Get Rad / Call Me Lightning

    2008 · Single

  • Soft Skeletons

    2007 · Album

  • 2007 Label Sampler

    2007

  • 2007 Sampler

    2007

  • Revelation Records Presents A Few Ditties From

    2005

  • The Trouble We're In

    2005

  • The Trouble We're In

    2004 · Album

  • Temper Temper / Call Me Lightning Split

    2002 · Single

  • Ghouls / Delicate Pimp

    2002

Lineup

  • Shane Hochstetler
  • Bill Kutsch
  • Nathan Lilley
  • Kris Maedke-Russell

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Call Me Lightning — The Empty Bottle, 2013-06-19
Poster · The Empty Bottle, 2013-06-19 — Songkick
Call Me Lightning — The Venue, 2010-10-29
Poster · The Venue, 2010-10-29 — Songkick
Call Me Lightning — High Noon Saloon, 2010-10-16
Poster · High Noon Saloon, 2010-10-16 — Songkick
Call Me Lightning — The Project Lodge, 2010-08-19
Poster · The Project Lodge, 2010-08-19 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Call Me Lightning on Last.fmArtist facts
Call Me Lightning on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikipediaCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.