Walt Hamburger

Walt Lontkowski (better known by the stage name Walt Hamburger) is a musician, singer, and song writer. 
==Biography==
Walt was born in Green Bay, WI. Throughout his childhood he lived in Lafayette, IN, Milwaukee, WI, Potsdam, NY, and Neenah, WI. He started playing trombone in school at the age of 9 while at St. Mary's Catholic School. He attended Neenah High School, graduating in 1999. While in high school, Walt played on the varsity baseball team.
In school, Walt was involved in school concert and jazz bands. During his senior year of high school, he played trombone in the Neenah High School show choir band (1998-1999). Following high school, Walt attended UW-Whitewater to pursue performance jazz trombone.http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2015/06/punk-rock-legend/ Walt's interest in punk music started at a young age. He was influenced by numerous artists: Nirvana, Green Day, NoFx, The Offspring, Ramones, The Clash, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, Descendents.
Walt is an animal lover. In addition to caring for his own pets, Walt volunteers his time at a local cat rescue. He also collects donation for the cat rescue at each of his shows. 
Walt has been described as an entertainer. He brings the energy and humor associated with years in the punk rock scene to his acoustic performances. Walt's songs range from heart-felt ballads to rock 'n roll and everything in between. He constantly engages with the crowd, especially during his set. His sets consist of mostly self-written music. In addition to guitar and vocals, he is an extremely talented whistler: "Walt whistles like he’s scoring a Tarantino film!"http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2015/06/punk-rock-legend/
Following an extensive amount of exposure at Appleton's Mile of Music festival and other local music festivals in 2014, Walt's popularity increased significantly. Walt performed on the local bus throughout the Mile of Music event. This event was included in a YouTube video created by Lawrence University about Appleton, WI. A local radio show host was quoted saying: "It was just as entertaining time as I have had in Appleton at any point in my life." He participated in performances at Mile of Music 2014 and 2015 with local and international stars such as Joey Cape (Lagwagon), Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners), Kristopher Roe (The Ataris), Richie Ramone (Ramones), and Cory Chisel.
In 2014, Walt opened for Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape at a gig in Green Bay, WI. This meeting led to Walt's eventual signing with One Week Recordshttp://www.oneweekrecords.com/2015/06/05/owrs-walt-hamburger-tells-all-from-tv/ and Barely Standing Records (2015). Walt's One Week Record was recorded in January 2014.http://www.oneweekrecords.com/walt-hamburger/ Following recording, Walt and other musicians from the One Week Records label toured throughout Canada and the USA (fall 2015).http://milwaukeerecord.com/music/walt-hamburgers-preparation-meets-opportunity/ The European portion of the tour will take place in spring 2016.
==Bands==
* 1999 – Endless Days, Sleepless Nights
* 2000 – Honor Amongst Thieves
* 2001 – Caution to the Wind
* 2001 – Obvious Man Hands
* 2006 – The Hamburgers
* 2015 – Walt Hamburger (& the Young Guns)
==Discography==
Released 	Title 	Label 	Artist(s) 	Type
2015 	One Week Record 	One Week Records 	Walt Hamburger 	digital, CD, vinyl
2014 	Easy Target 	Self-release 	Walt Hamburger 	digital
2010 	Work in Progress 	Self-release 	Walt Hamburger 	digital
2004 	My Brother Stole My Record	My Brother Stole My Records 	Various artists 	CD
2004 	Mad Cow Disease 	My Brother Stole My Records 	The Hamburgers 	CD
2003 - (CD),	7 - 10 Split 	Whatcha Gonna Do About It Records	Honor Amongst Thieves and The Rumours	CD
2001 	Middle School Dance Party 	Self-release 	Caution to the Wind 	CD
2001 - (CD),	Thief 	Self-release 	Walt Lontkowski 	CD
2001 	Greatest Hats 	Self-release 	Honor Amongst Thieves 	CD
2001 	Hopeless Demo 	Self-release 	Endless Days, Sleepless Nights 	CD
Category:1981 births
Category:Guitars
Category:People from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Category:Musicians