The Walter Workers - Currently played by two delightful ladies in labcoat dresses that not only manage the bands' online merchandise, but also enhance the bands' shows as dancers. After the allegations against Michael Reed came to light, he confessed to a similar misdemeanor and voluntarily parted ways with the band. He was overly attached to a small stuffed version of himself given to him by a fan, and rarely went to shows without it. He wore a bandanna and sported a sleeveless version of the humans' jumpsuits. Steve Negrete was the sound engineer and voiced Beebop and QWERTY for the band.Some months after, several fans made allegations of sexual harassment against him. Left in 2014, rejoined full-time in early 2018, then left again in March 2020 due to moving out to a different country. Due to his friendly nature he became a fan favorite. He wore red goggles and a full body jumpsuit embroidered with the SPG logo and typically sported a purple tank top underneath. As a character, he was also the robot's mechanic and turned them all on before shows. In the group, he did back-up vocals and played banjo, bass, guitar, keys, and drums. Reed (Michael Philip Reed), the "One Man Band", was at first the only human member of the band. Famous for his distinctive bowler hat and moustache, his character went on to become a Walter Worker in the show's lore. Sam Luke was the band's original drummer before taking on the role of Hatchworth.Left in 2014, but did return for the January 2018 reunion show. His first performance with the band was the Yulemas concert. Matt Smith (no, not that Matt Smith, or that Matt Smith for that matter) was the new drummer following Sam Luke.Left at the end of 2016, but returned for the January 2018 reunion show. He possesses the ability to produce a "hatch's worth" of sandwiches from nowhere. He had been kept in storage for many years due to a leaking and dangerous power core, but was recently repaired and put to use as the Walter Manor's butler. Hatchworth (former human member Sam Luke) is a bronze automaton, who sports a black army jacket with red accents, knee-high boots, a bowler hat, and his signature ginger mustache.The Jon left the group in September 2012, but did return for the January 2018 reunion show. He played the mandolin, bass, guitar, drums, occasional keys, and the electric watermelon. The Jon (Jon Sprague) was an art deco-style brass robot powered by soda (primarily Crystal Pepsi), who wore a tall black top hat and red suspenders.Though her parts were removed from "Album One" and her character was considered to no longer be canon after she left the band, she returned along with the other former robots for the January 2018 reunion show. She left the band in 2011 to further pursue an acting career. Upgrade (Erin Burke) was the only female robot in the group before January 2014.Was retconned as a former member rejoining the band after Hatchworth's departure. He has a golden face, gloved hands, and a chain around his neck. Zero (Bryan Barbarin) is a swing-styled robot built out of prototype systems.She plays accordion, melodica, keytar, and kazookaphone. You'll likely see her in old videos as a male robot wearing a black coachman's hat with steampunk-style goggles on it and a black vest with red accents, but was gender swapped in 2014 following her performer coming out as transgender, making her the band's lone female. Rabbit (Isabella "Bunny" Bennett) is a copper clockwork robot, known for being the glitchiest of the robots.He plays guitar primarily, but also plays bass, mandolin, and keys. His skin is smooth silver, and he wears a black fedora and red tie. The Spine (David Michael Bennett) is a futuristic dieselpunk robot with a titanium alloy spinal column and convincing human mannerisms.A fictional timeline on the band's website chronicles the band's supposed "appearances" throughout the years at such notable places as the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and The Ed Sullivan Show.īesides their musical endeavors, the band publishes a Web Comic and has produced a card game based on characters in their backstory. The band's name is said to come from Walter's first robot, a giant mechanical giraffe. Called the 8th 1/2 Wonder of the World, the robots were a technological marvel that ran off steam powered engines and artificial intelligence. Walter in 1896 and kept in the Walter family over the years. The act combines the visual of robot pantomime with sketches, pop culture references, comic strips, improvised comedic dialogue, and original music.Īccording to the band's fictional backstory, the "musical automatons" were invented by a rich San Diego inventor named Colonel P. Steam Powered Giraffe (SPG) is a musical project formed in San Diego in 2008.
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