The Telefones formed in 1979. They were the first New Wave band from Dallas, Texas. A few of the members actually played with the name E=MC2 for a few gigs. Their first single, The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla, was released in May of 1980. The original members consisted of Jerry Dirkx (Lead Guitar, Vocals), Chris Dirkx (Drums), Steve Dirkx (Bass) and Will Clay (Saxophone, Synthesizer). After their first LP, Vibration Change, Mark Griffin replaced Clay. Their second and final full length album Rock-Ola was released in mid 1981.
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The Telefones / Ft. Worth Cats Apr 5, 1982 Ft. Worth, Texas, United States Uploaded by David Elliott
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The Telefones has had 4 concerts.
The Telefones is most often considered to be Punk, United States, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, Power Pop, Texas, Texas Punk, and Dallas.
The last The Telefones concert was on July 05, 2018 at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The bands that performed were: Lunar Vacation / Pinkest / The Telefones / The Mumzees.
