1)Digging up Telegraph's roots takes us back to Detroit, Michigan 1993, and the inception of a ska band named the Skolars. Formed by original members Mark Penxa and Jeffrey Sanguis, the band started making a place for itself in the midwest scene. The foundation for what would become Telegraph had been laid. In 1998, Parka Kings bassist Matt Van was added to the fold, and Derek Grant, former drummer for Suicide Machines, also joined up.

2) Dayton, Ohio birthed band of keyboardist Darren Callahan of the unfamous but important Oo Oo Wa playing all instruments on his 22 track home recorded masterpiece Experimentfarmroad(released 1996)

3) TELEGRAPH (Jakarta, Indonesia)
It began in the end of 2004, TELEGRAPH became one of the members in Indonesia indie music scene. Taking the name from one of the communication tools, gives the band such a dazzling name to say, read and write. Influenced by The Cure, Bloc Party and Interpol which makes a good harmony. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are ready to warm Indonesia up with its mixture of Post Punk Revival, Shoegaze, and New Wave Indie Pop in our own style. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Berawal diakhir 2004. Nama TELEGRAPH kita ambil dengan maksud semoga musik kita dapat didengar dan diterima oleh segenap pecinta musik, terkirim layaknya sebuah telegram namun memiliki nada-nada dalam lingkar kreasi dan sound yang kami ciptakan sendiri. Mencoba untuk mengusung nuansa Post Punk Revival dan New Wave Indie Pop dengan unsur Shoegaze yang diilhami oleh The Cure, Bloc Party bahkan Interpol. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.