Wow! 🎉 One year ago today we surprised the entire world by dropping our 6th LP "Suburban Electric" without warning! 💥 It just so happens to also be BANDCAMP FRIDAY, which means all money from our BandCamp goes directly into our pockets. If you're going to buy stuff from us, you should do it today 😮

In my home it’s @telethonband.bsky.social Tuesday youtu.be/N4LgbRVZZdE?...

🎂🎸 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE AXE MAN “PSYCHO J” 🎸🎂 this guy’s effortless musical know-how and lightning quick fingers make Telethon…. Telethon! Couldn’t write songs worth a hoot without this fella!!! ⚡️ 👏

THANK YOU TO THE MAN FRANZ for his inclusion of "I Think I've Seen Enough" in the annual Audio Yearbook tradition!!!

⛄️ WOWEE! A HOLIDAY HOMECOMING JAMBOREE! ☃️ We’re all going to be back in Wisconsin for da holidays ❄️ so we decided to put together a show at the @xrayarcade.bsky.social ‼️ with some of our fav friends @devonkaysolutions.bsky.social ‼️ and new local friends Teenage Ice Age ‼️ ticket link in replies 🎟️

Man we fuckin love when people do stuff like this!!!! 🎺🎷🥁

it’s October, and so our keyboard king Gene’s yearly tradition returns! 🎃 a strange assortment of frightening films— will it be the best year yet? 🏆 or the worst?! 💀 follow Gene on Letterboxd (genejacket666) where he will be reviewing every movie throughout the month! 🍿 👻

I've been working on an instrumental new age synth THING since last Thanksgiving. I love this odd music from the 80s & 90s and wanted to make my own. I may never finish, but I hope I do! Here's a small snippet that may end up on the cutting room floor after all's said and done 👁️

Five months ago TODAY we released this bad boy into the wild. Please continue to listen to it. If you haven’t listened to it, please DO SO SOON! Spread the word. Tell a friend, a loved one, an enemy. Buy some stuff from us if you want. Available everywhere music is listened to! Over and out 🙏

What an easy-breezy, fun-ass time we had playing this run of shows with @thedreadedlaramie.bsky.social 💙 kindred spirits in many ways; one of the most entertaining live bands in da world 💫 until next time, dreaded laramie! 👋 thanks to any & all of you who came out to the gigs! 🙏 god bless

TONIGHT! 🌝 Ending this wonderful run with our pals @TheDreadedLarry in Austin! We love Texas!!!! How much actual chess actually happens at this venue, I wonder #pawn #knight #bishop #rook #queen #king ♟️

Denton! 🇺🇸 Tonight! ⭐️ One of our favorite American cities and home of actor Jason Lee!!! 🎥 come on out to the gig! 👋

TONIGHT! OKLAHOMA CITY! 🎉 TELETHON’S LATE NIGHT TACO BELL ORDER CAUSED AN EMPLOYEE TO QUIT ON THE SPOT LAST NIGHT! SORRY TO HIM!!! 😔

ST. LOUIS WITH THE FREE GLOW BRACELETS! 💫 TONIGHT AT CBGB! ⭐️ COME THROUGH! 🙏

CHICAGO! 🌭 TONIGHT! 🌙 Subterranean Basement! Never played here before! Stoked!!! 🆒

#live #music in #mke @telethonband.bsky.social

MILWAUKEE! TONIGHT!! OUTDOOR SUMMER SHOW!!! OUR FAVORITE!!!! ⛰️ 😎 💫 🎉

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE ‘BOARDS: GENE JACKET 🎹 👑 🎉 One of Wisconsin’s greatest high school swimmers from 2005-2009! 🏊‍♂️ Taught himself the pian’er for the goodness of the band! There’d be no Telethon without GJ! 💙 Play Golden Sun on GBA and watch the skies for UFOs tonite in his honor 🎂

HELL YEAH TELETHON RULES (And so does @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social )

Wowee! 🥰 Kind words about SUBURBAN ELECTRIC from @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social ! Thank you!!! ⚡️

NEXT WEEK IN CHICAGO! ✨ @telethonband.bsky.social @thedreadedlaramie.bsky.social @kickstandshows.bsky.social @subtchicago.bsky.social

WE ARE HITTING THE ROAD NEXT WEEK, FRIENDS!!!! 🎉 A little tour with our buddies @thedreadedlaramie.bsky.social 😮 Individual show posters in replies with all the info you'll (hopefully) need to get to the giggies 👏 Please come see us play "Suburban Electric" songs for the very first time ⚡

Our keyboardsman Gene Jacket knows a lot about aliens and The Weasel. 🛸 🎹 Listen to him test his knowledge on today’s episode of THE CATERED QUIZ podcast with @hostandguest.bsky.social , buh-uddddy !!! 🧠 Available wherever podcasts are listened to! 🎧 🔊

Unbelievable, perfect song 🥲🥲🥲 open.spotify.com/track/1XxRYm...

HAPPY BORTHDAY ALEX “DEEPSOUNDZ” MEYLINK the oldest member of Telethon and wonderful bass king!!! 👑 this man holds it down, has flawless skin, and knows when to show off and knows when to keep-it-simple-stupid! And nobody can shout a gang chorus like this feller!!! We love you DEEPSOUNDZ!!! 🎂 🍰 🧁

Rosy Overdrive's Top 40 Albums of 2025, So Far: Part One is up today!

two days ago was national ballpoint pen day and i freaking blew it. my bandmates told me about it. they said "post about this with our song about the pen" and I completely forgot to do it. here it is, anyway. 🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️🖊️⏲️⏲️⏲️⏲️⏳⌛️⌛️ open.spotify.com/track/0FrlsE...

2+ hours of listening to Kevin Tully talk about theme park Area Loops on Podcast The Ride has driven me to listen to @telethonband.bsky.social and of course this is precisely my shit.

THANK YOU SPIN MAGAZINE for putting "Suburban Electric" among your Best Albums of 2025 So Far!!!! Wow!!! 😍 www.spin.com/2025/06/best...

11 years ago TODAY, while I was living alone in a San Francisco “micro-unit” apartment, I bought a very shitty guitar (whereabouts unknown nowadays) and holed up in my bathroom to start trying to write music in earnest— music which would BECOME TELETHON MUSIC! 🌱 eleven years! 😮

our magnificent superhit POSITIVELY CLARK STREET is now available to play with all of your friends and colleagues on @yarg.in !!! 🎸 🥁 🎹 🎤 so cool!!! 💫

Wow 📦 Finally, the last batch of Suburban Electric preorders has been packed, labeled, and now I gotta figure out the most efficient way to get this heap to the post office! I’m sweaty & covered in tape! 🥵 Thanks everyone for ordering. Still lots available; ready to ship NOW! 🚨 Hit up the BandCamp 💰

this might be the best looking vinyl we've made so far! and it FEELS great to the touch. "uncoated" finish on the jacket, just how I like it. gritty. way less fingerprint-prone than a normal jacket. buy a copy! available now for twenty bones! feel this jacket for yourself!! 🤙

HITTING THE ROAD for a few shows with @thedreadedlaramie.bsky.social in July! Full deets coming but save the dates!🔥 Laramie's heading out west after 7/20, and we're trying to play a few shows on the way back to Wisconsin, so if u r in a city that makes sense/can help us find a show, HIT US UP! 🎉

💥 JUST ANNOUNCED 💥 @telethonband.bsky.social with The Dreaded Laramie, @rustring.bsky.social & Royal Dog 📆 WED., JULY 16 at Subterranean Downstairs 🎟 ON SALE NOW 🔗 bit.ly/4dbWBZ4

As of like ten minutes ago, the “Suburban Electric” physical media family is finally complete! ⚡️ 🎶 Just look at them!!! Beautiful!!!! 👁️ Vinyl will start shipping out this week. Shirts & hats still available too!!! Buy ‘em up at our BandCamp! 🛒 🤑

HEY what an honor to be on Podcast: The Ride today, talkin’ for 2.5+ hours about my favorite music with my favorite podcasters!!! 💫 Listen up wherever podcasts are listened to!!! 🎧 ⚡️ And keep your 👁️s and 👂s peeled for hidden speakers… they’re all around you 🔊 player.fm/series/podca...

The guitar solo on this is my favorite thing Jack has ever laid down on a Telethon album 💫 watching it unfold in the studio was very cool 🆒 open.spotify.com/track/0DW3yA...

Something is desperately fuckin wrong with this guy on a giant crane game at my local arcade. Ruined my day seeing him

An auspicious rookie outing from @mikescollins.bsky.social and @telethonband.bsky.social! Also, new dream live show location just dropped

ICYMI! @latenightseth.bsky.social writer / performer @mikescollins.bsky.social and @telethonband.bsky.social frontman Kevin Tully joined us at the Draft Table to competitively collaborate in definitively ranking the films adapted from Disney Parks attractions! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This podcast is serious business!!!!!!!!!! 🎥 DRAFTER PROFILE hell yeah.

Them: You better not be the byproduct of Bruce Vilanch having sex with a Porg when I get there Me:

This is my favorite view/time-of-day combination in any Disney theme park. I wish I could teleport here on command. 🥲🥲🥲

Had a blast on the Screen Drafts podcast with probably their most important draft to date

Keep your arms and legs inside the podcast at all times! DISNEY ATTRACTION ADAPTATIONS SUPER DRAFT Drafted by @mikescollins.bsky.social & Kevin Tully (@telethonband.bsky.social) Listen everywhere! Go AD-FREE by becoming a Booster: www.patreon.com/screendrafts

Thee homie @mikescollins.bsky.social and I were on a fun podcast @screendrafts.bsky.social drafting/ranking movies based on Disney attractions!!!! 🐭 🎥 our choices will SHOCK THE WORLD!!!!!!! 😮 screendrafts.libsyn.com/disney-attra...

upsetting photo i took at disneyland just now

Cool!!! 😎