Career
Over the years, The Flying Luttenbachers included noted Chicago musicians such as Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Dylan Posa, and Michael Colligan, while creating a body of music drawing equally from no wave, death metal, free jazz, gamelan, noise music, hardcore punk and modern classical. Walter moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003, where he formed the latest of many Luttenbachers lineups, remaining on percussion with the addition of bassist Mike Green (Burmese), and virtuoso guitarist Editor Rodriguez (ex-Colossamite, Gorge Trio). Singular guitar phenomenon Mick Barr (Krallice, Octis, Orthrelm) joined the group in 2005.
The Flying Luttenbachers ceased to operate in late 2007.
On November 25, 2009, Weasel Walter announced that he was moving to New York City to join the band Behold. Before relocating to the West Coast, Walter was a major contributor to the Chicago no-wave/noise/improvised music underground during the "90s and early 2000s.
Walter has most recently relocated to New York City. Walter has collaborated with many artists which include but are not limited to Evan Parker, Elliott Sharp, John Butcher, Marshall Allen, Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Tim Dahl, Henry Kaiser, Damon Smith, Joe Morris, Frank Gratkowski, William Winant, Marlon Magas, Jim O"Rourke, Tom Smith in To Live and Shave in Los Angeles, and Ken Vandermark as well as many influential underground rock bands including Lair of the Minotaur, Bobby Conn, United States. Maple, Cock East.S.P., Curse of the Birthmark, the Scissor Girls, Erase Errata, The Chicago Sound, Harry Pussy, Quintron, Sharon Cheslow, XBXRX, and Cheer-Accident, in addition to producing albums by the Coachwhips, Burmese, Total Shutdown, Arab on Radar, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Wolf, Lydia Lunch and Glenn Branca.