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4/22/08

There is so much going on in Walter-World, its hard to keep track at this time.  So what better excuse is there to talk to the man directly and find out what's on his mind?

UBW is pleased to announce another United By Walter Live Chat.  Sunday May 25 at 5pm Eastern USA (New York).  Information is on the UBW message board.  Note: you will need to be a United By Walter Member to be included.

Here are the latest Rival School tour dates:

04/10/08

Well it's been awhile since an update... 

The big news in the land of Schreifels is the birth of Walters daughter Ryo.  She was born on Christmas Eve.   
Ryo is pronounced like the city in Brazil and means "The Golden Child" in Japanese.

The recording of Walter's solo album is complete and he's been playing some solo shows in Europe.

There are many rumors circulating regarding a Rival Schools reunion.  It looks like this will definitely happen sometime this summer.  Stay Tuned....

Drew (Walking Concert, Into Another, etc...) has joined forces with Arty and the other ex-Instruction members to for God Fires Man.  Their debut full length was just released and it's awesome.

Another UBW band to keep an eye on is the Surrounding Areas Featuring  Garrett Klahn, Chris Daly fand JJ from Walking Concert

CIV recently did a reunion show in NYC.  Check out the forum for discussion.

It appears that the music side of Walter's life is starting to pick up so keep checking back for more updates.

05/10/07

Walter's been playing shows, most recently a May 1st celebration in Berlin, riots afterwards, apparently his set was too short!

He's been playing with a new band of German guys, two of them are from a band called Tomte and one he's been recording with.

Walter has songs coming up on a couple of compilations:

A cover of Sick Of It All's "Pushed Too Far"  will be on the Rev tribute, it was originally meant to be on the SOIA comp but it got lost in the mail, and missed the deadline.

A demo of "Open Letter" will be on a comp. by Define The Meaning Fanzine.
The GB tour put Walter in touch with a bunch of cool people who really care about hardcore, they're some of them.

The GB dates are set for September and October in Europe, soon to be posted.

Walter wrote an article in SPIN may issue about the GB reunion, and reunions in general. It was picked up this weekend by the New York Times, and Walter was quoted
from it!
 

Plans are being made to do an acoustic tour of NW Canada in July, he will likely play NYC and other tri state spots as well.  Then he's hoping to return Also, looking to the UK this summer and Scandinavia.
 

02/18/07

Looks as though Gorilla Biscuits will be heading overseas for some shows after all:

GORILLA BISCUITS has been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany.

Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks...

01/14/07

W O W ! ! !  The time sure does fly by.  Hope everyone had a happy holiday.  Wishing you and yours the greatest of new years!

Here  what Walter Schreifels is up to these days:

Currently touring England for the first time as a solo artist, with a band called Get Cape Wear Cape Fly:

The Dates:

Thu 18 - Southampton, University
Fri 19 - Wolves, Wulfren Hall
Sat 20 - Manchester Academy II
Sun 21 - Glasgow QMU
Tue 23 - Sheffield, Leadmill
Wed 24 - Leeds, Met University
Thu 25 - Nottingham, Trent University
Sat 27 - Oxford, Brooks University
Sun 28 - Bristol, Anson Rooms
Mon 29 - Cambridge, Junction
Tue 30 - London, Astoria

Walter is still living in Berlin, where he's been recording what will eventually be his new record.  This will be the first under his own name.  Most of the songs he's performed acoustically around one time and place or another.

There will be a new 7 inch (featuring "Distance" and "Arthur Lee's Lullabye") coming our in the UK later this month, and will be available during the last few dates on the tour mentioned above.  Note: the cover artwork was done by Alex Brown of GB fame!!!

Keep in touch everyone!

10/26/06

Fearless Vampire Killers featuring our favorite guitar player Tom Capone along with Cache Tolman (Rival Schools), John Joesph and Mackie are hitting Europe with a warm up show in New Jersey.  Here are the dates:

9/26/06

Walter will be performing his first ever spoken word + a short acoustic set @ cultural centre Luchtbal in Antwerp (Belgium).
It will happen on the 17th of November. 

For info and tickets: www.ccluchtbal.org

9/23/06

I apologize for the lack of new "news" to report. With the Gorilla Biscuits tour finished and no plans for it to continue, Walter is back in Berlin getting his ducks in a row and trying to get his projects in order.

A couple of upcoming shows in Germany opening for Badly Drawn Boy.

Here are the specs:

September 25th: Hamburg – Mandarin Kasino
September 27th: Cologne – Prime Club

In other unitedby news, BOLD is performing it's last two show in California before putting the band to rest:

September 25th: Santa Barbara, CA - Casa De La Raza
September 30th: Corona, CA - The Showcase Theater

Tom Capone has a new band called FVK (Fearless Vampire Killers) with John Joesph and Mackie. They'll be rocking (Age of Quarrel era) Cro-Mags, Bad Brains, etc.... They'll be in Europe for the entire month of November!!!

Any updates you know of should be sent my way: mywar@unitedbywalter.com

t h a n k y o u

6/3/06

It's time for a chat!!!

Third third round of chatting with Walter will be taking place Sunday June 11th at 4pm Eastern USA time (aka New York City).

Walter will be online ready and willing to answer any and all of your questions regarding the upcoming Gorilla Biscuits tour, reissues, status of Walking Concert, Rival Schools second album release update, possible shows, future plans, past experiences..... should be a great time! See you there!

I am looking to update the images section of UBW, so if you have something cool that should be added, please email me: mywar@unitedbywalter.com

5/24/06

Gorilla Biscuits '06 Summer Tour Dates:

Aug 4 2006 8:00P
Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Aug 5 2006 8:00P
The Palladium Downstairs Worcester, MA
Aug 6 2006 8:00P
Starlite Ballroom Philadelphia, PA
Aug 7 2006 8:00P
Auburn Public Theatre Auburn, NY
Aug 8 2006 8:00P
Foufounes Electriques Montreal, QC
Aug 9 2006 8:00P
Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Aug 10 2006 8:00P
Peabodys Downunder Cleveland, OH
Aug 11 2006 8:00P
Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
Aug 12 2006 8:00P
Clearwater Theatre West Dundee, IL
Aug 13 2006 8:00P
Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Aug 15 2006 8:00P
Cervantes Denver, CO
Aug 16 2006 8:00P
El Corazon Seattle, WA
Aug 17 2006 8:00P
Pound SF San Francisco, CA
Aug 18 2006 8:00P
Pound SF San Francisco, CA
Aug 19 2006 8:00P
Glasshouse Pomona, CA
Aug 20 2006 8:00P
Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
Aug 21 2006 8:00P
Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
Aug 22 2006 8:00P
Soma San Diego, CA
Aug 23 2006 8:00P
The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
Aug 25 2006 8:00P
Emos Alternative Lounge Austin, TX
Aug 26 2006 8:00P
TBA Dallas
Aug 27 2006 8:00P
Meridian Houston, TX
Aug 29 2006 8:00P
Vinyl Atlanta, GA
Aug 30 2006 8:00P
Rocket Town Nashville, TN
Aug 31 2006 8:00P
Alley Katz Richmond, VA
Sep 1 2006 8:00P
Otto Bar Baltimore, MD
Sep 2 2006 8:00P
BB Kings New York, NY

If you are going to one of the shows, post on the message board, and meet up with fellow UBWers!

4/23/06

It's going to be summer soon. Time for camping, baseball games, veggie hot dogs, cold PBR and steamy nights of rock 'n' roll. What better soundtrack than the Gorilla Biscuits?

A dream no one ever imagined would come true.... actually is: the soundtrack to years of our lives will be coming live to a stage near you soon. That's right UBWer's.. you've been reading rumors, but this is the first website to officially announce an August GB tour in the USA. This was confirmed by Walter this morning.

This tour will celebrate the reissue of Gorilla Biscuits classic "Start Today", which will feature in depth liner notes written by Walter himself. It will also feature a DVD of the CBGB's reunion show from 08/05. Oh one more super cool item: there will be a souvenir 7" available at the shows....

Also, Walter will be hitting the road in June/July rocking his solo jams in the midwestern portion of the US.

During the recent Walking Concert tour, Walter was able to sneak in some solo acoustic sets. One of which was recorded in Germany for radio broadcast. Visit the UBW message board for download details.... The sound quality is aces, and the performance is magical.

As always, hit me up with scoops, gifts and insights... mywar@unitedbywalter.com

I am going to attempt to schedule another Walter chat soon to get the skinny on all of the upcoming fun. . . . . stay tuned . . . .

2/16/06

Upcoming BOLD shows:

Upcoming FIRES shows:

02.17.06 court tavern new brunswick, nj 9pm
03.03.06 middle east club cambridge, ma 9pm
03.08.06 pianos nyc, ny 7:30pm
04.08.06 t.t.'s cambridge, ma 9pm

2/13/06

Lots to update:

March 1st: Walter Schreifels solo acoustic show in NYC @ 323 W. Broadway

March 3rd: Walter Schreifels solo acoustic show in Toronto with City & Colour

March 7 - March 19th: European tour billed as Walter Schreifels and Walking Concert

March 20 - the end of march: Walter Schreifels solo acoustic shows through the UK, Holland, Belgium and Scandanavia... Ian Love is rumored to be playing these shows as well, promoting his new solo record.

April 1st: Walter Schreifels solo acoustic show in Berlin, Germany

Rest of April: Walter will be doing shows in the US with Walking Concert, and solo acoustic shows. Most of the upcoming solo shows will be recorded... the best takes will make it onto the upcoming Walter Schreifels solo-acoustic live record!

Walter is currently recording with Walking Concert, as well as demo-ing solo songs, where Walter is playing most if not all of the instruments.

Watch out for these recordings being sold at upcoming shows and exclusives on your #1 Walter fansite: unitedbywalter.com :)

Speaking of websites, Walter will have his own site up soon www.walterschreifels.com : : : : also be on the lookout for an official Walter myspace page too.

Progress is being made on releasing the 2nd Rivals Schools record.

"Start Today" reissue is coming together with a DVD of their reunion show at C.B.G.B.'s. Walter has also written a new GB song called "At The Matinee". This song will more than likely be debuted at the March 1st acoustic show in NYC. If all goes well, the song may be recorded with the entire original group for an extra inticement to the re-issue.

Besides "At The Matinee", Walter will be playing new songs in addition to new selections of Walter "hits" perhaps even delving into the CIV catalog! The March 1st NYC show should be off the hook!!!! UBW needs to represent! Post on the message board, and meet up with some (new) friends.

Rock on!

1/30/06

Our third chat with Walter was terrific. Big time thanks to everyone who participated.

A transcript of the chat can be found here : CHAT

All the news fit to print right now can be found there.

email me with gossip: mywar@unitedbywalter.com

rock on

1/16/06

Have you ever wanted to ask Walter a question, but just haven't had the opportunity? Well, opportunity is a knocking my friend.

This Sunday night (January 22nd, 8pm USA Eastern time) in the UBW Chat Room, Walter will be waiting to answer all of your burning questions. This will be our third chat with Walter, and if it's 1/2 as good as the first two, you won't want to miss out.

According to Walter there is alot coming up in the new year... here are just some of what to expect:

:::: A Walter Schreifels Website

:::: A live solo acoustic "sings the hits" release

:::: A solo acoustic release

:::: A rock band release

:::: Finally: The unreleased Rival Schools record will be released

:::: Re-release of Gorilla Biscuits "Start Today"

Alot too look forward to, and alot to chat about. See you all Sunday!

1/04/06

Happy New Year everyone!

The recent Walking Concert shows in Germany were performed as a 3 piece. Looks like Jeff Johnson is no longer playing guitar with the band. No further details regarding his departure, or the future of the band have been made available.

The rare recordings of Project X (featuring Walter, Porcell, Sammy and Al Brown) have now found an official re-release on Bridge Nine Records.

Not much else to report at this time. Please email me with any news, gossip, etc... mywar@unitedbywalter.com

12/05/05

Walter solo acoustic show announcement:

Bedlam's Nightmare Before X-Mas Series featuring City and Colour - Acoustic Performance Jay Malanowski - Acoustic Performance (Bedouin Soundclash) Walter Schreifels - Acoustic Performance (Quicksand, Rival Schools) and more TBA

December 20th: St Catharines - L3 Nightclub

11/20/05

Upcoming Walking Concert shows:

12/04/05: Kamp, Bielefeld, Germany
12/05/05: Zakk, Düsseldorf, Germany
12/06/05: Logo, Hamburg, Germany
12/07/05: Kato, Berlin, Germany
12/08/05: Backstage, München, Germany
12/10/05: Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany
12/11/05: Garage Club, Saarbrücken, Germany
12/12/05: Starclub, Dresden, Germany
12/13/05: Central Station, Darmstadt, Germany
12/14/05: Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Köln, Germany

8/30/05

Live chat update:

Sunday September 4th

Please Note Time change = 6pm Eastern USA Time...

Please email me with any questions, concerns, ideas, or if you've got a story to tell . . . mywar@unitedbywalter.com

Don't forget to fly, drive, or crawl to Germany and the Czech Republic for some Acoustic Walter Schreifels aka "Walter Sings The Hits"

07.09.05 - D-Hamburg, Weltbühne

08.09.05 - D-Berlin, KATO

10.09.05 - A-Wien, Vorstadt

11.09.05 - D-München, Backstage

12.09.05 - D-Saarbrücken, Garage

13.09.05 - D-Köln, Underground

14.09.05 - D-Bielefeld, KAMP

15.09.05 - D-Bremen, Tower

8/29/05

All UBW Hooligans are invited to a live chat with Walter Schreifels.

The chat will take place on the world wide web, Sunday September 4th. Please check out the forum for more details.

As he gears up for Euro-Acoustic shows, Walter is recording music for a Movie Soundtrack. According to him, it's atmospheric and heavy.... the most Quicksand-esque stuff he's done in quite some time.

Soooooooooooooo, with Walking Concert armed with a ton of amazing new songs, this mysterious soundtrack recording, the C.B.G.B's G.B. reunion show, CIV selling cars via a Nissan commercial, Walter's acoustic shows, as well as all the history and the bright futures.... All makes for a great night , getting together for a fireside chat....

Hope to see you all there!

8/20/05

Congratulations to UBW member EddieCash who won the United By Walter : Gorilla Biscuits Tickets : Essay Contest.

As mentioned previously, Walter was the judge, and here is his reaction to the overwelming response to the contest:

This contest is killing me. It's impossible to say one is the best. I know it's a cliche but I finally understand what it means when they say "everyone here is a winner". I have to go with essay #6, I mean when you're so young and facing death there is basically nothing more unfair. I invisioned GB as a band to inspire hope in black times, the kid who wrote #6 has been there and it gives me the ultimate satisfaction in knowing that GB helped him.

I'm planning to hold some t-shirts or some GB mementos for everyone who wrote an essay. I'm very grateful to you and to the people that wrote for bringing into view the GB vibe.

Here is EddieCash's winning essay:

what "start today" means to me:

august 1994: I wake up someplace foreign, not my bed.head's cloudy, but I'm feeling no pain, not like a hangover. I see my family. they're crying. I can't move my mouth to speak. in a daze, I manage a thumbs up. the walls, everything is white. then it comes back. the party, leaving, the summer breeze, the backseat... fishtailing.

one week in the same room, waiting for surgery. I couldn't help and think I might not live another year. got to get out alive, start today. made enough mistakes for this lifetime, here to make amends.

If you missed the Gorilla Biscuits reunion, check out the United By Walter Message Board for the video download!

Walking Concert is playing in Cleveland tonight and Chicago tomorrow (August 21st). Then Walter is heading to Europe to spread his acoustic gospel. I'll try to get some Fall / Winter plans for the band, and post as soon as they are made available. In the meantime, please send me info, gossip, et al.. mywar@unitedbywalter.com

I also just added some reviews... If you have a cd that should be featured on UBW, and aren't scared to receive an honest review, email me and let me know.

Thank you for stopping by UBW!!!

8/4/05

HUGE UBW NEWS: another reason membership has it's privledges.

GORILLA BISCUITS TICKETS :::: FOR FREE ! ! ! !

Walter is giving away two of his personal tickets for the Gorilla Biscuits Reunion Show, August 14th at C.B.G.B's. This pair of tickets will only be available to UBW members!!!

If you are interested, all you have to do is write an essay (100 words or less). The topic is either "What GB means to me.." or "My favorite GB song is ______".

Walter will be the judge, and the writer of the essay he deems most worthy wins. It's that simple, so get a' writing...

All essays need to be emailed to me by Tuesday, August 9th. 8pm central USA time.

A winner will be announced by Friday.....



Please email your essay to : mywar@unitedbywalter.com

7/23/05

A super cool show has been scheduled for October 1st at the Trash Bar in NYC:

A Welcome Home CD Release Party: for the "What Matters Most" compilation and the Attractive EP...

Live performances by:

Walking Concert
Attractive (a new ensemble featuring 3 former members of Snapcase (R.I.P), as well as, the singer from 6 Going On 7)
Kevin Devine
The Natural History
Snakes and Music

7/19/05

August Walking Concert show in the North:

Then Walter Schreifels is packing an acoustic guitar and heading to Germany.

German Acoustic Show Dates:

September 7th - Hamburg - Weltbühne
September 8th - Berlin - Kato
September 9th - A-Wien - Vorstadt
September 11th - München - Backstage Club
September 12th - Saarbrücken - Garage Club
September 13th - Köln - Underground
September 14th - Bielefeld - JZ Kamp
September 15th - Bremen - Tower

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE:

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE:

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE:

Gorilla Biscuits are reuniting for a one-time only show to benefit CB-GB's, Sunday August 14th in NYC. Also on the bill are the Black Train Jack who are putting aside past differences for the show as well... The first person to email me at mywar@unitedbywalter.com with the answer to the following BTJ trivia contest will win a super cool prize: A Black Train Jack "Handouts" EP (uber rare) along with a bunch of Rival Schools stickers and other assorted goodies that I find around the house... probably some candy, etc..

Question: How did "Black Train Jack" get their name?

Back to the Gorilla Biscuits reunion, I asked Walter the simple question that everyone is asking, "Why are you doing this?"... Here is his response:

Why am I doing this GB show? Not for CB's, I mean it's a cool historic place and I've had a lot of good times there but it's a business and I don't feel sorry for them. I'm not doing it for money, we aren't getting paid, we've been offered loads of money to play in the past and I've always said no. I think my main reasons are for fun and a bit of nostalgia. I don't get a chance to see or hang out with the GB guys much, so I'm mostly looking forward to that part of it.

The confusing part for me is that eventhough I think this show is likely a bad idea for the "legend" of the band, my theory is that enough good will come of the experiance to more or less justify it happening, let's hope so.

From my conversations with the other biscuits, we plan to take it very seriously as far as putting on a great show for everyone. Ultimately, I'm expecting an epicly good time, and besides there's no backing out now, Luke has already booked his plane ticket.

Don't forget the struggle, don't forget the streets,

w

7/8/05

Bucket Truck's new album (featuring a guest vocal by Walter) "Favour The Bull" comes out August 30th. It was Produced Pele Henricsson & Eskil Lovstrom (Refused). Check out a super cool new video for their song " I Am The New York Times ".

6/26/05

Here are some upcoming Walking Concert shows in the East Coast..

thursday, july 7th- rex's WEST CHESTER, PA
friday, july 8th- north star bar PHILADELPHIA
saturday, july 9th- great scott ALLSTON, MA
sunday, july 10th- maxwell's HOBOKEN, NJ
tuesday, july 12th-the delancey NYC

6/05/05

Some more Walking Concert UK shows:

Hopefully more East Coast Walking Concert shows will be coming, in addition to more Walter - Acoustic performances. UBWers who have attended acoustic shows in New York and California have been kind enough to share recordings and even video. Check out the Member's Only portion of the Message Board for details.

Wow!!! We've had over 100,000 hits on the message board. That's huge!

Make sure you check out Skull Fuzz, who's made up of : JJ Johnson :: (Walking Concert, J.Majesty, etc..) Cache Tolman :: (Rival Schools, Iceburn, Civ, etc...) Charlie Walker :: (New End Originals, Split Lip, Chamberlain)

5/28/05

Another acoustic show has been added in California:

Sunday: 5/29 in Long Beach at a place called Koos. Show starts at 8pm from what I'm told.

Walter will be playing 2 new songs and is practicing "Too Official".. should be an awesome time. Someone needs to make sure they record these shows!! Hop to it!

P.S. Thanks to the input of UBWer's I am rearranging the way MUSIC is put on the site. Due to an ongoing struggle with space, and the never ending stream of incredible rare and unreleased Walter-related music, I will no longer "archive" songs that have been on UBW for over a month. Instead, there will be a "monthly" musical offering for your listening pleasure. Check out the music section of UBW or the message board for more details.

5/23/05

THIS JUST IN ! ! ! ! ! !

Walter Schreifels solo acoustic show this Saturday, May 28th in Los Angeles California, USA

Knitting Factory : 6:30pm

If you live in California, you HAVE to go to this show. Walter will be playing "the hits"... Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits, Walking Concert, Worlds Fastest Car... if you can name it, he'll probably play it!!!! For a sampling of what this show will sound like, check out the Members Only Music section of the UBW Message Board, download and rock! Pure bliss!

5/22/05

Updated Walking Concert UK Tour Dates:

June 8th: Wednesday : Cardiff Barfly : Cardiff

June 12th : Sunday : The Cockpit : Leeds

June 13th : Monday : University 2/3 Manchester

June 15th : Wednesday : The Social, Pelham Street

June 16th : Thursday : Oxford Zodiak : Oxford

June 17th : Friday : The Little Civic : Wolverhampton

June 18th : Saturday : The Sugarmill : Over 14's Stoke on Trent

5/15/05

Upcoming Walking Concert shows in the United Kingdom!!!

June 12th : Sunday : The Cockpit : Leeds

June 13th : Monday : University 2/3 Manchester

June 15th : Wednesday : The Social, Pelham Street Nottingham

Walter is doing some acoustic shows . . . check out the Music Section of UBW for a recording of a recent New York performance. Look for a solo show in California sometime soon.

5/1/05

Happy May Day....

This is a big week for East Coast Walking Concert Fans.

Monday (May 2nd) the rescheduled Walter Schreifels acoustic show is happening : : : :

::::: 323 on West Broadway (one block north of Canal, across from Soho Grand)

If that ain't cool enough, Friday night is the hottest show:

WALKING CONCERT

CRUSADE
(feat. former members of Breakdown, Eventide, Pageant, and the unparralleled newcopcar)

DEARLY BELOVED
(feat. ex-members of Hatebreed, Right Brigade, and Pageant)

GHOSTORY
(feat. usualchannels, and a bunch of dudes)

FRIDAY, MAY 6 at the Elevens, Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA
21+, $8, show starts at 8:30

We are looking for more footage for the UBW.DVD.V.2, so if you go.... please press RECORD

After the East coast affair, it looks like Walking Concert will be crossing the pond and heading to the UK in June... check back for d--e-e-e-e-tails!

I am looking for news, rumors, photos, music, etc.... please email me at mywar@unitedbywalter.com

Rock on...

4/26/05

Unfortunately, Walking Concert has cancelled their shows with Finch and Vendetta Red. I have yet to see an official reason for the cancellations, but rest assured, they are not breaking up, having internal problems, etc... Hopefully they'll be on the road again soon...

During the shows they recently played with MeWithoutYou, Walking Concert played a ton of new songs, definitely more in the rockin' vein. We should have a live recording up in the music site sometime soon.

Speaking of the music site, you may have noticed several songs have been taken down. Due to space limitations, I had to sacrifice some oldies in order to put up the new stuff. UBW space is becoming an issue, so if anyone knows someone, who's cousins boyfriend's niece knows about web hosting, can help me, I'd be your best friend fo' ever!!!!

I am expecting some extra copies of UBW.DVD.V.1 soon. If you are interested, email me... if you have any footage that should be used for V.2, please email me too....

I'll try to get more information regarding the May 2nd Walter Acoustic show, so check the message board for updates....

Rock on!

4/4/05

Walter's acoustic show is not happening this week. Rumor is, it will be rescheduled for May 2nd... stay tuned!

4/1/05

2 reasons why I wish I live in NYC:

Live video shoot tonight @ the House Of God in New York

Tuesday night, Walter Schreifels Acoustic Performance: 323 on West Broadway (one block north of Canal, across from Soho Grand)

Also: If you have a question for Artie Shepard of Instruction, ET:11, World's Fastest Car fame, check out the forum and post!!!!

3/24/05

Live chat with Walter Schreifels TONIGHT!!!

10pm Eastern Time:

 

Just announced Walking Concert show in Cambridge, MA: T.T. The Bear's Place, Tuesday March 1st.

1/11/05

First of all, Happy New Year everyone!!!

After taking a bit of a holiday, Walking Concert is getting warmed up and ready to get back to the rock. Although theres' not too much definite news, there certainly are some things on the fire:

If you live in Toronto, consider yourself lucky: Walter is playing a solo show January 23rd, where he promises to play mostly Walking Concert material, but will "slip" in some Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools and perhaps a Civ or two.... It's all part of "Bedlam Anniversary" taking place at L3. Also on the bill will be City and Colour (featuring Dallas Green of alexisonfire), Raising the Fawn, Sleeper Set Sail and Brent Jackson. You can get tickets at Tantrum Records (downtown), Sunrise Records (Pen Centre) and CD Plus (Fariview Mall).

"Hands Up!" will be featured on the O.C., January 20th. Someone PLEASE record this onto a dvd, and then forward a copy to LYDON for inclusion on UBW.DVD.V.2!

"What's Your New Thing" was the 4th best single of 2004, according to Entertainment Weekly. The video for this song is finally finished, so keep your eyes and ears peeled on FUSE, etc...

The band is currently working on new material, and rehearsing for upcoming shows. One of the new songs is called "Police On The Scene".

Walking Concert is planning to rock the East Coast in late February, and looking into joining up with some hot tours in late winter/early spring.

Walter is working with a band called The First Step as a producer. In Walter's own words: "They are a Straight Edge Hardcore Band in the spirit of the classic eighties shit, the music is tought and the guys are sweet".

Looks like the Gorilla Biscuits classic "Start Today" will be getting re-issued. Don't have any additional information, only that Walter is currently working on the liner notes. I'll try to get the scoop and report back soon.

So many good things are coming, so stay tuned in!

I am looking for news, rumors, photos, music, live recordings from the recent Walking Concert tour, etc.... please email me at mywar@unitedbywalter.com

...thank you for becoming members, and for posting on the forum!

11/16/04

More Tour Dates, but not much news to report...

11/17/04 Silver Lake, CA @ Spaceland
11/18/04 Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar w/ Innaway
12/01/04 Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/02/04 Brooklyn, NY @ North Six w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/03/04 New York, NY @ CBGB's w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/04/04 Washington D.C. @ Black Cat w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/06/04 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/07/04 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Eagles of Death Metal
12/08/04 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle w/ Eagles of Death Metal

10/27/04

Upcoming Walking Concert Tour Dates:

November 10: Seattle, WA (Chop Suey...formerly Breakroom

November 11: Portland, OR (Dantes)

November 13: Sacramento, CA (Blue Lamp)

November 15: San Francisco, CA (Bottome of the Hill)

November 17: Silver Lakes, CA (Spaceland)

November 18: Long Beach, CA (Alex's Bar)

If you are planning to attend a show, make sure you post about it, so you can meet up with other UBW members!!!

10/26/04

Update from Walter:

"The tour was awesome! We had such a blast. All the shows were great save Baltimore which I felt was only damn good. Chigago, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia were outstanding. We've been working on the edit of The New Thing video. There's a lot of animation which is tricky so we hope while we're home we can get it finished. We're going to the west coast for two weeks in November, LA up to Seattle and back. After that we're going to England for the first time and we're hoping to tag on some German dates at the end. We'll probably play the north east at least and hopefully the midwest again before Christmas. "

"We're having a loft party in New York on Nov. 4th to celebrate the release of the record, we'll play a few songs."

"We're working on new material for the next couple of weeks. New titles: Watching The Designers, Dreaming Gypsies, Elysee Francais"

"I took abuch of pictures on the last tour and they'll be posted this week."

"I'm considering trading my next two votes to someone else in exchange for their one vote in the presendential election. They have to be from a swing state. I want them to vote for Kerry and I'll vote for whoever they want the next two times I vote. I just need to work out the legalities."

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As for United By Walter..

DropEtoD made some amazing UBW shirts, and they are almost all gone. Triebsand made a ton of DVD's and they are all gone. Now we're designing buttons. See the forum for updates on each of these.

The UBW -vs- Walter interview is up, and is jam packed with great information. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions!!!

Walter just did an acoustic performance on an amazing radio show called Domestic Disturbance. Check out their site for the mp3's, and more!!! It's amazing stuff!!!

10/01/04

Having returned from Germany, Walking Concert is set to R.O.C.K in the U.S.A... first show is in the birthplace of UBW: the Minnie Apple, home of the (hopefully) 2005 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins.

Say it loud, say it proud...... UBW t-shirts are now available.. for the low price of FREE!!!! Thanks to the hard work and dedication of DropEtoD and his posse, we're set to represent. The shirts should be stateside any minute now. If you are interested in one please let me know...

There is a Walking Concert video out there somewhere, but no one has come forward to say they've actually seen it...

UBWDVDV.1 is ready.... I saw a test copy. Huge hugs and UBW respect to Triebsand and all who contributed. See the message board for more details on how to order your copy.

Lucyslip is back and Triebsand survived another damn hurricane

www.walkingconcert.com is the official Walking Concert site, and it's already a ka-billion times better than the Rival Schools Island site. A great feature is the show archives. You'll find set lists for several previous gigs. Many of the Germany shows featured brand new songs. In the photo section, you'll find a bunch of cool photos, including one that shows NewCopCar and UsualChannels rocking out.... I was right behind them, but since I'm a vampire, you can't see me...

Check out the "news" section of UBW for newly added links to the UBW-FAQ, as well as, the UBW Mission Statement. The mission statement was written at the inception of this site, but still stands up over the test of time.

9/5/04

Walking Concert's debut "Run To Be Born" comes out in a couple of days: Tuesday, Sept. 7th. Be aware that there was a mistake in the production of the artwork. There are some black/magenta covers out there. These do not have a lyric booklet. Might be cool to have one of these "mistakes" anyway.....

Tour dates:
09/14/04 Bielefeld, Germany, Ringlokschuppen w/The Donots
09/15/04 Dortmund, Germany, Soundgarden w/The Donots
09/16/04 Koln, Germany, Live Music Hall w/The Donots
09/17/04 Koblenz, Germany, Suppkulter w/The Donots
09/18/04 Saarbrucken, Germany, Garage w/The Donots
09/19/04 Karsurhe, Germany, Substage w/The Donots
09/21/04 Muchen, Germany, Backstage w/The Donots
09/22/04 Frankfurt, Germany, Batschkapp w/The Donots
09/23/04 Kessel, Germany, Spot w/The Donots
09/24/04 Munster, Germany, TBA w/The Donots
09/25/04 Braunschweig, Germany, Meier Music Hall w/The Donots
09/27/04 Hamburg, Germany, Grunspan w/The Donots
09/28/04 Berlin, Germany, So36 w/The Donots
09/29/04 Leipzig, Germany, Conne Island w/The Donots
10/06/04 Minneapolis, MN, Ascot Room w/tba
10/07/04 Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge w/tba
10/08/04 Detroit, MI, Shelter at St, Andrews w/tba
10/09/04 Buffalo, NY, Continental w/tba
10/10/04 Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop w/tba
10/14/04 Baltimore, MD, Ottobar w/tba
10/15/04 New York, NY, Sin-e tba (CMJ Music Marathon)

8/31/04

It's an exciting time. With the upcoming release, now there's news of an upcoming Walking Concert tour:

Two weeks in Europe starting Sept. 12th.

US Tour staring October 6th in Minneapolis. (tour dates coming soon, the only other date I've heard of is Oct. 8th in Detroit).

The band has been writng a lot of new songs, one called "Ruling Pianos" and another called "Hello Sense", which they played at their last show (Mercury Lounge) in NYC.

On Sept. 13th, Walking Concert will be featured on Fearless Music. A cable access music show that airs every Monday in Manhattan.

8/13/04

Due to problems with the artwork, Walking Concert's debut album, "Run To Be Born" has been delayed until September 7th. Take a look at the images page for my interpretation of the artwork.

To celebrate the release, UBW will be hosting a live chat on the 7th. All members are welcome to join. We'll try to get some special guests, but no promises. Keep an eye on the forum for up to the minute information.

About a dozen UBW members made it out to the Mercury Lounge show. Photos are already up in the images page. More coming... It was a magical night!

Rumor has it, Instruction and Helmet will be touring together in the fall.

Walking Concert is featured in the latest edition of Alternative Press (issue 194)

Bucket Truck is playing some NYC shows: Aug 16 in Brooklyn (Trash Bar) and Aug 17th at CBGB's. Their new album, featuring guest vocals by Walter, should be out soon.

So many good things are coming, so stay tuned in!

I am looking for news, rumors, photos, music, etc.... please email me at mywar@unitedbywalter.com

...thank you for becoming members, and for posting on the forum!

8/1/04

The first download from the forthcoming Walking Concert CD is now available in the Music Section of United By Walter.

This Friday (August 6th), Walking Concert will be playing their first headlining show at the Mercury Lounge. A lot of UBW members will be in attendence, so if you're in the New York area, please come down to the show. There are no pre-sale tickets available, so come down early. Please post in the forum if you're going.....

Some new images including Bowery Ballroom photos, and our first Quicksand tattoo submission are now up.

There is an archive of Walking Concert's live radio performance on the WFMU site. Just fast forward about an hour into the program.

7/16/04

Metal Hammer has "exclusivey revealed" that Walking Concert will be touring the UK in September/October.

As for the US, Walking Concert will be performing at the Mercury Lounge in NYC (with Earl Greyhound). Friday, August 6th

7/8/04

There is a rumor that Walter will be on WFMU tonight at 11pm. A brief visit to their website didn't uncover anything, but it seems as though we'll be able to listen in on the web (just in case). First "Walking Concert" show is tomorrow.

Walter wants to know what is on your mind. He is interesting in answering any question you might have. Join the community / forum and ask away. I will compile the questions. Walter will answer them. A complete Q/A will be posted on the site.

Walter has been producing a straight edge youth crew band from North Carolina called The First Step

Unconfirmed track listing for the "Run To Be Born"

1. What's Your New Thing
2. Aluminum
3. But You Know It's True
4. Run To Be Born
5. Studio Space
6. Girl In the Field
7. The Animals
8. Audrey
9. What Does Your Heart Say
10. Hands Up
11. Mustang Ford
12. Calypso Slide
13. Alot To Expect
14. OK

7/3/04

A song from the Rival Schools / Onelinedrawing split is featured in the preview for a new Blind Skate Video called "What If ?"

July 9th: Walking Concert at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. Please post on the board if you are going to the show...

August 24th: Walking Concert's debut record "Run To Be Born" will be released on Some Records.

Instruction has been added to certain dates of the Project Revolution tour. Featuring horrible bands such as Linkin Park and Korn. Funeral for a Friend is also playing select dates.

6/15/04

To answer the questions regarding the "who what where" of Walking Concert, here is a short history:

The band WALKING CONCERT was initially intended to be Walter Schreifels's solo project. Walter enlisted the help of Chris Daly (ex-Jets to Brazil, Texas Is The Reason) on drums, and Ryan Stratton, on bass (Ryan played guitar in Pearl Harbor, a band Walter played drums for). Together they recorded an album in December of 2002, but it was never released. After the recording was completed, Jeffrey Johnson of J. Majesty came onboard as a guitar player. (Note: Ryan Stratton also played drums in J. Majesty for a short stint, if you're keeping score!) . This line-up began playing shows around New York under various names (Walter and the Motorcycles, Memory of a Free Festival, etc). A few months later, the band decided to scrap the original record and make a new one with new material. Chris Daly decided to leave the band towards the end of 2003, in the midst of working on the record. Andy Action (Cardia) came in to play drums. The final product of these sessions, "RUN TO BE BORN" is scheduled for release on August 24th on Some Records. In summation, Walking Concert now consists of Walter Schreifels, Ryan Stratton, Jeffrey Johnson and newly added on drums, Drew Thomas (ex-Into Another), and they are now gearing up to start playing shows!

6/8/04

The first "Walking Concert" show has been announced: July 9th at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. The show is listed as Walking Concert: featuring Walter Schreifels. They will be opening for Juliana Hatfield. The next night, Juliana will be playing in Boston (at the Middle East), a quick check on their website lists The Damnwells as openers. Unfortunately it seems as though this bill is limited to a single occurrence. This will be a great opportunity, to not only hear new material, but answer the basic question of "who's in the band now"?

Walter (under the name "Walter Walter") will be on an upcoming tribute to the Smiths. Check out the Sore Point Records website to hear a sample of "Ask", as well as Instruction's version of "Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me".

Moondog rumors: the latest news concerning the Moondog re-issues. Supposedly the recordings have been re-mixed, mastered, etc... so the music is pretty much set to go. The hold-up now is attributed to final touches on artwork, liner notes, etc... With Walter concentrating on the new Walking Concert album, this project of his "past work" is currently on the back burner. From what I understand, it is definitely coming out, but only after the Walking Concert album, tour, etc.. has died down. It makes sense, and we've waited this long......

5/29/04

A release date has been announced for Walter's new project, "Walter Walter": August 24th on Some Records. For those of you keeping track, the name of this project has had at least 2 other monikers: "Memory of a Free Festival" as well as "Walter and the Motorcycles". Hopefully this announcement is a sign that the band will be active this summer, and HOPEFULLY we'll see some tour dates soon.

Instruction's album "God Doesn't Care" will be in stores the same day. Check out the amazing first single "Breakdown". If you're just tuning in, Instruction features members of Error Type 11, along with Tom Capone (Quicksand), and the recent addition of Joseph Grillo (Garrison). If you don't have their 2 EP's, shame on you!

Here is the track listing:

great
lean on you
are you happy?
I'm dead
breakdown
pissed me off again
death to the 4 car garage band
feed the culture
your punk sucks
types to exceptions
3 stops short of dagenham
god doesn't care if we blow up the fucking world

Ian Love’s (ex-rival schools guitarist) band ‘Cardia’ are touring the uk in June with Sugacult and The Division Of Laura Lee. The dates are as follows:
June 14th - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
June 15th - Leeds, Cockpit
June 16th - Birmingham, Academy 2
June 17th - London, Islington Academy
June 18th - Oxford Zodiac
June 19th - Manchester University
June 20th - Glasgow, Garage

4/24/04

Bucket Truck, a band from Newfoundland have just finished recording a new record with Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovstrom, the same team who are responsible for the incredible Refused album “The Shape of Punk to Come”. They recorded a song with Walter, who traveled to Newfoundland for the first time to hang out and lend some vocals and inspiration. To find out more, visit their website

Not much else to report this week. I just continue to hear rumors that there is an entire album recorded, but no release plans... no shows... zero, nada, nothing, zilch..

4/12/04

Not much "news" to report.

It seems as though the Solea / Walter and Motorcycles tour is not going to happen.

I heard that the band is recording an EP now.

I just joined the International Noise Conspiracy "official mailing list", when I registered it asked what other Island/Def Jam artists I was interested in. No mention of any of Walter's bands (Rival, Memory or Motorcycle)...

Instruction seem to be ready to release their new record. No release date has been set. Can't wait!   Joseph Grillo has been added to the all star Instruction line-up on guitar/vocals. He was in Garrison. 3 guitar players WOW!

Heard a rumor that Island is in fact going to release the Quicksand 98 recordings along with b-sides, etc... Perhaps this will be along the lines of the At The Drive-In re-issues that should be surfacing sometime soon.

Triebsand is busy at work compiling videos, so check out the trading board and hook him up.

3/17/04

United By Walter Schreifels

Opening remarks / Mission Statement.

So, I was driving to work this morning, listening to a bootleg of Memory of A Free Festival. As much as I was enjoying the moment, I was working myself into a frenzy, as I thought of the ongoing battle to find information regarding our hero. I guess it all started with the "fade away" of Rival Schools, the slow death of their Island Records website, the constant tease of things such as an updated Some Records site, Moondog re-issues, etc... I don't think I've read an official word about Walter or his related projects in over a year.

So what happened? Where did he go? What's the status now.... Is his new band called "Memory of a Free Festival" or "Walter and the Motorcycles", or perhaps something all together new. Is it a coincidence that the new Limp Biskit song sounds like "Fazer"? Why are there so many "animal" references in his new songs? The list goes on and on and on....

As I passed the Gas & Sip, I wondered why in all the World Wide Web there wasn't a spot to ponder such questions with like minded folk...

It was then my mission became clear... and here it is.

To be honest with you, I haven't put much thought into this "site", all I know is that it would be cool to build it up with the help of all who stumble upon it. I'd like to be able to have a place to share rare recordings of Walter-based bands, recommendations of similar music, and I guess rants and raves from people who "get center" around Walter Schreifels and his former partners in crime (Instruction, etc..).

At inception, I don't feel the need to have pages dedicated to history... As Dave Smalley once said "If you have to ask, you'll never know". However, I could see a cool b-side type area, live photos.. you know the kind of stuff you can't find on typical official sites.

I plan on adding stuff regularly, so please favorite place it and check back..... if you have any ideas or things I can put up... please email me.The focus of this site will be centered around the community forum. I would like this to be a place where Quicksand/Rival Schools fans can get together and share cool things. As Walter says in one of his new songs... "anything is possible".

"It's a great adventure... come along"