Chinese Telephones
Punk band from Milwaukee, WI · formed 2004
- Shows on record
- 11
- Rooms played
- 11
- Cities
- 7
- Releases
- 12
- Last show
- Jun 13, 2025High Noon Saloon
About
Chinese Telephones is a band from Milwaukee, WI, formed in 2004, tagged orgcore, pop punk, punk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2025, across 11 rooms in 7 cities.
- Gorky: member — MusicBrainz
- Daniel James: member — MusicBrainz
- Andy Junk: member — MusicBrainz
- Ray Suburbia: member — MusicBrainz
- Justin Telephone: member — MusicBrainz
- Chinese Telephones has 8 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2006–2023 — MusicBrainz
- Chinese Telephones has 19041 listeners on Last.fm — Chinese Telephones on Last.fm
- Chinese Telephones has released 10 recordings between 2004 and 2023 — Chinese Telephones on Discogs
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
11 on record · Songkick, bandslate-pipelineShows per year
- 20082 shows
- 20111 show
- 20121 show
- 20131 show
- 20231 show
- 20244 shows
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | High Noon Saloon · MadisonSupportwith Geoff Palmer, Direct Hit, Space Age Zeros, +1 | Support | Geoff Palmer, Direct Hit, Space Age Zeros, +1 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | X-Ray Arcade · CudahySupportwith Mean Jeans, Watermelon | Support | Mean Jeans, Watermelon |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Cloudland Theater · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith The Gateway District, Tiltwheel, Dan Padilla, +1 | Headliner | The Gateway District, Tiltwheel, Dan Padilla, +1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Ruggers Pub · PittsburghSupportwith the Shutouts, at Ruggers, Constant Insult, +1 | Support | the Shutouts, at Ruggers, Constant Insult, +1 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Foto Club · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Radiator Hospital, Constant Insult, Attack Dog | Support | Radiator Hospital, Constant Insult, Attack Dog |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Bremen Cafe · MilwaukeeSupportwith Decent Criminal, Iron Pizza | Support | Decent Criminal, Iron Pizza |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Triple Rock Social Club · MinneapolisSupportwith Cheap Girls, Tiltwheel, Frozen Teens, +7 | Support | Cheap Girls, Tiltwheel, Frozen Teens, +7 |
| May 5, 2012 | Cobra Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Tim Schweiger, Textbook | Support | Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Tim Schweiger, Textbook |
| Jun 21, 2011 | Linneman's · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Street Eaters, UHOH, Mike Wilson | Headliner | Street Eaters, UHOH, Mike Wilson |
| Oct 13, 2008 | Mad Planet · MilwaukeeSupportwith Teenage Bottlerocket, Jetty Boys, Direct Hit | Support | Teenage Bottlerocket, Jetty Boys, Direct Hit |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Forward Music Fest · MadisonSupportwith Neko Case, Mason Jennings, Dan Deacon, +52 | Support | Neko Case, Mason Jennings, Dan Deacon, +52 |
Where they play
11 rooms in 7 citiesRooms played most
- Bremen Cafe · Milwaukee1 show
- Cloudland Theater · Minneapolis1 show
- Cobra Lounge · Chicago1 show
- Forward Music Fest · Madison1 show
- Foto Club · Philadelphia1 show
Cities played
- Milwaukee3 shows
- Madison2 shows
- Minneapolis2 shows
- Chicago1 show
- Cudahy1 show
and 2 other cities
Live history
10 shows on record- Shows counted
- 10
- First on record
- Sep 2008
- Latest on record
- Jun 2025
Shows per year
- 20082
- 20111
- 20121
- 20131
- 20231
- 20243
- 20251
Top rooms
- High Noon Saloon, Madison · 1
- X-Ray Arcade, Cudahy · 1
- Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis · 1
- Foto Club, Philadelphia · 1
- Bremen Cafe, Milwaukee · 1
Top cities
- Milwaukee, WI · 3
- Madison · 2
- Minneapolis, MN · 2
- Cudahy, WI · 1
- Philadelphia, PA · 1
Often on the bill with: Dan Padilla, Direct Hit!, Tiltwheel, Cheap Girls, Constant Insult, Dan Vapid and The Cheats, Decent Criminal, Geoff Palmer
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
12 releases, 2004–2023Outta My Hands
2023 · Ep
Democracy
2011 · Compilation
Show 'Em The Hand II
2011
Art of the Underground Single Series Volume 31
2008 · Single
Chinese Telephones
2007 · Album
Chinese Telephones / Dear Landlord Split
2007 · Ep
Dan Padilla / Chinese Telephones
2007 · Single
Split
2007 · Album
Dear Landlord / Chinese Telephones
2007
Anti Justice and Chinese Telephones
2006 · Ep
Split
2006
Chinese Telephones
2004
Lineup
- Gorky
- Daniel James
- Andy Junk
- Ray Suburbia
- Justin Telephone
Airplay
Lineup history
9 members on record- Amos Pitschtenure unknown
- Andy Junktenure unknown
- Daniel Jamestenure unknown
- Gorkytenure unknown
- Justin Telephonetenure unknown
- Logan Stangtenure unknown
- Raphael Jose Martineztenure unknown
- Ray Suburbiatenure unknown
- Steve Bennetttenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Members also play in: Holy Shit! (via Andy Junk), The Fragments (via Andy Junk)
Shares members with: Autonomy (via Raphael Jose Martinez), Big Eyes (via Amos Pitsch), Composite (via Raphael Jose Martinez), Direct Hit! (via Logan Stang), Harlequin Kid (via Amos Pitsch), Indonesian Junk (via Daniel James), It Burns (via Raphael Jose Martinez), Liarbirds (via Logan Stang) and 10 more
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Chinese Telephones on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Chinese Telephones on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited 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.