WALLEYE (1991-1997) (Reunited 2017-2018)
Walleye was a very active band from Newark, Delaware, who formed in 1991 and joined Jade Tree Records in 1994. Everyone but Joey had been in the short-lived band Grin prior. They played the eastern seaboard non-stop, seen on flyers and in basements and halls from New England to the Carolinas.
Walleye house: 15 E. Cleveland Ave, Newark
Members: Shane Evans, Jeff Tirabassi, Joey Simpers, Nick Rutundo (RIP), Darin Clower, Rob Avery (2017-2018)
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Releases
List of releases: Discogs link
- Land Of Milk And Honey b/w Seeds 7" (Die Cut Records 1993)
- Rainbow Covers the Holidays CD (Rainbow Records 1993) Walleye -"Deck the halls"
- Various – Compulsiv For Two 7" (Compulsiv Music 1994)
- Damnation A.D. / Walleye – In The Flesh / Fuzzyhead (Jade Tree 1994)
- Stale Air (Jade Tree 1994)
- Familiar, Forgotten LP (Jade Tree 1995)
- Serpico (3) / Walleye – Split EP (Element Records 1996)
- The Tie That Binds CD Compilation (Nevermore 1996)
- A Document of Nothing Compilation (Second Nature Recordings 1996)
- The World Still Won't Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths) (Too Damn Hype 1996) Walleye- "There is a light"
Photos
Handy Street basement, New Brunswick NJ by Rob Avery
Walleye and Damnation AD tour, show with Overkill, Valentine's Day 1995, Burlington Vermont
Walleye and Damnation A.D. hanging out somewhere in Florida
Walleye and Bloodlet on tour
Walleye + Bloodlet, Damnation A.D., and Jade Tree's Tim Owen on tour (Blue Chair in Tampa?)
Firefest
Videos
Walleye house show 1992
Walleye US tour diary September/October 1994
Walleye Live 11/12/1994 at 67 Handy St, New Brunswick NJ
Walleye Live 12/17/1994 at Brewers Shack, Red Bank NJ (Unreleased Song)
Walleye Live 3/5/1995 at Chamber of Sound (Safari Club), Washington DC
Walleye Live 3/24/96 in New Bedford MA
Walleye Live 8/1/96 at Bates Lodge, Red Bank NJ
Walleye reunion at Nick Rotundo benefit in Philadelphia 2018