Walter Etc. (formerly known as Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra) is an American folk punk band based in Ventura, California. Their most recent album, When The Band Breaks Up Again, was released in 2023 via SideOneDummy Records.[1][2]
The band was formed in 2009 by childhood friends Dustin Cole Hayes, Kris Schobert and Jake Lee, though has had multiple varied lineups.[3][4] Following the release of their fourth album Well Soon, the band took a hiatus, before reforming in 2016 as Walter Etc.[5]