Herbert Wiser Band http://herbertwiser.com The Herbert Wiser Band is righteous Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:43:00 +0000 en hourly 1 NYE was awesome http://herbertwiser.com/2012/01/nye-was-awesome/ http://herbertwiser.com/2012/01/nye-was-awesome/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:47:05 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=605 Good bye 2011…hello 2012!  Thanks to everyone who helped us ring in the New Year at the Castle Theater.  Jaik, Cody and Dan Hubbard and the Humadors all threw it down.  Thanks to Andy “Light it Up” Kotansky for…well…lighting it up, Bryan Flick for running sound, Zach Swinderman for making it all happen and the Castle Theater for throwing the best party in town.  But especially thanks to everyone who came out… without you it would have been lame.  Check out pictures taken by Jay Miller of Gaian Eye on our pics page.

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]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/12/nye-is-sold-out/feed/ 0 Chi-Town GetDown is back baby!! http://herbertwiser.com/2011/12/chi-town-getdown-is-back-baby/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/12/chi-town-getdown-is-back-baby/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:30:57 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=367 Well the GetDown is finally back my friends.  Since the unfortunate closing of the Kinetic Playground we’ve been a band with out a venue.  Thankfully we’ve found a new home in the Abbey Pub!  It’s going down Friday January 13th with our old pals Zmick and Thinner Teed!  Woohoo!

]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/12/chi-town-getdown-is-back-baby/feed/ 0 NYE 2011 at The Castle Theater and new recording! http://herbertwiser.com/2011/11/nye-2012-at-the-castle-theater-and-new-recording/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/11/nye-2012-at-the-castle-theater-and-new-recording/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:01:03 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=361 Big things going down in Wiser town!  Come ring in the New Year in style at the beautiful Castle Theater in Bloomington IL.  We’ll be joined with some old hometown frineds; Chicago Farmer, Jaik Willis, and Dan Hubard (and the Humadors).  More details coming soon.  And…we currently in the process of recording a 5 song Ep at Dr. Caw Studios.  We just spent 24 of the last 48 hrs laying down the hot tracks!  Stay tuned…

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]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/07/festival/feed/ 0 Scamp here we come! http://herbertwiser.com/2011/04/scamp-here-we-come/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/04/scamp-here-we-come/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:02:39 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=350 yay!  we’re delighted to announce we got into Summer Camp 2011!  Not only that but we got a great slot, 9-10 Camping Stage on Thursday.  So get there for the preparty and help us kick off the best fest in the midwest Wiser style.  Thanks to everyone who posted on the facebook page.  Special thanks to Zach who was instrumental in making it happen.  see you memorial day weekend scampers!

]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/04/scamp-here-we-come/feed/ 1 “gonna try with a little help from my friends…” http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/gonna-try-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/gonna-try-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:56:43 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=347 Hello friends.  We were hoping it wouldn’t come down to this…but here we are.  We need help convincing the fine folks at Summer Camp that Wiser deserves a slot this year.  If you would be so kind, we need you to post you think hwb deserves a slot on the Scamp facebook page.  Upon doing so you will automatically be entered to win a FREE 3 DAY PASS!  WIN OR LOSE!  That’s right folks, no matter what happens someone will be attending courtesy of Herbie.  There is also a discussion tab you can post on if you’re so inclined.  Now if you wanna go the extra mile, you can change your facebook profile to the profile pic of this event.  Now remember, the more times you post, the better chance you have at winning FREE 3 DAY PASS.

We’re pretty desperate.

]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/gonna-try-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/feed/ 0 The Castle Theater with Family Groove Company! http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/coming-back-home/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/coming-back-home/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:35:35 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=342 Hey ya’ll, just got word we will be opening up for our pals Family Groove Company at the Castle Theater in downtown Bloomington IL.  The madness will take place on Saturday April 9th.  The word on the street is the venue is sick.  Can’t wait!

]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/03/coming-back-home/feed/ 0 Wow! I guess it’s been awhile… http://herbertwiser.com/2011/01/wow-i-guess-its-been-awhile/ http://herbertwiser.com/2011/01/wow-i-guess-its-been-awhile/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:50:14 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=336 Well it appears I’ve been neglecting the website…sorry Andy!  We’ve got some cool things on the horizon.  Our monthly residency at the Kinetic Playground, The Chi Town Get Down, is really picking up steam each one being better than the last.  ChicagoJamScene.com wrote an article about it here.  The next installment is Feb 4th.  The following weekend is the first annual Cabin Fever Indoor Music Festival in Peoria IL.  We’re really looking forward to this one.  Two days and nights of the best music the midwest has to offer.  Wiser plays on Friday Feb. 11th.  Working on a couple of Mack Glass shows for the Spring Semester…gotta to get back to B-town soon.  Then…it’s Festy season..yay!  Our main man Zach is working on filling up the summer with as many as we can.  Stay tuned for more dates my friends.  We’ll see  you out there.

]]> http://herbertwiser.com/2011/01/wow-i-guess-its-been-awhile/feed/ 0 HalloWiser is upon us once again! http://herbertwiser.com/2010/10/hallowiser-is-upon-us-once-again/ http://herbertwiser.com/2010/10/hallowiser-is-upon-us-once-again/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:37:11 +0000 hwb http://herbertwiser.com/?p=327 We’re gearing up for our annual Halloween bash at the Mack Glass Factory (Oct. 30th in Bloomington IL) with the one and only Jaik Willis!  This year we will be joined by special guest DJ ZEEK and Ledert Zeppellis (Wiser and Jaik doing Zeppellin).  After our first full rehearsal it is safe to say Jaik Willis doing Robert Plant is well worth the price of admission!  After Halloween we will be focusing our efforts completely on recording for the rest of the year.  It’s been a long time coming since the addition of Ryan Chamlin on keys.

Happy Halloween!

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