Walter Schreifels recently posted an update on the United By Walter website some of his plans for the coming weeks and months in terms of both Rival Schools as well as his ongoing solo stuff. Schreifels, who recently wrapped a tour with Rival Schools, their first without long term guitarist Ian Love who recently departed said this:

"The tour in the US was just what  the doctor ordered. We missed having Ian around but it was really exciting to reinvent the songs and create a new dynamic and fresh energy between the three of us. I rediscovered how much i love to play guitar and I learned how to use effects pedals, by the end of the tour I was getting good!

I'm very excited to make a new record with this line up, we've already come up with a bunch of material during the sound checks. It was great to see some of you out and supporting us on the road.

Wish we could have made it out to Minneapolis to see My War but we made the best of it…funny thing, we listened to “My War” by Black Flag in the van a few times on this tour, in my best Paul Rudd as John Lennon in Walk Hard imitation "great record".

Speaking of great records, I've been coming down the home stretch on my next solo record "Jesus Is My Favorite Beatle". I'm planning to finish up in December, look for a release in the Spring. I've got it in my head to put some work into my website and post some songs in advance, I'll certainly be playing some shows and I have been playing some songs from it. It's more rootsy, borderline (don't be scared) country record for me. I'm really happy with the songs I have finished, expect a strong finish.

Other blurbs…I'll be going to South America with GB next week, Quicksand Slip is being re-pressed on vinyl, going to be in my friend Autrey from Trail Of Dead's movie as a fallen angel, Moondog on vinyl 10" in 2012, collaborating with Sondre Lerche on a soundtrack, I've discovered Miles Davis, obsessed with the Rolling Stones, enjoying the music of Kurt Vile and reading about the Civil War, can't wait to be finished with that.

I have a couple shows plane for Dec., one on the 9th in Ct. to celebrate my friends book "Live Suburbia" and another on the 17th at Maxwell's in Hoboken for the holiday vibe and to play with the band. Expecting to play a lot with Rival Schools next year, new websites, records, stuff.

So much to do, so little time…

Yours,

Walter"

Check out Walter's tribute to RAYBEEZ in the title track from his last solo record "An Open Letter To The Scene".