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**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 Clowers, Rob Avery (2017-2018)+ *Links:*+ - [Jade Tree bio](https://jadetree.com/walleye)+ - [Walleye shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=Walleye)+++ # Releases*List of releases:* [Discogs link](https://www.discogs.com/artist/300555-Walleye)- 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"- *Links:*- - [Jade Tree bio](https://jadetree.com/walleye)- - [[Walleye interviews]]- - [[Walleye media mentions]]- - [[Walleye photos]]- - [[Walleye videos]]- - [[Walleye flyers and posters]]- - [Walleye shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=Walleye)+ # Photos+ {500}- {500}+ {500}- Walleye with Bobby Blitz of Overkill, Valentine's Day 1995, Burlington Vermont+ {500}- {500}+ {500}+ {500}++ {300}+Handy Street basement, New Brunswick NJ by Rob Avery+ {500}++ {500}++ Walleye and Damnation AD tour, show with Overkill, Valentine's Day 1995, Burlington Vermont+{500}Walleye and Damnation A.D. hanging out somewhere in Florida{350}Walleye and Bloodlet on tour+ # Videos--- Walleye house show in Delaware 1992+ 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+ # Interviews- Flyers and posters+ ++ Interview in [Rational Inquirer 3 (1995)](https://archive.org/details/rational_inquirer_3/page/n17/mode/2up), Hialeah, FL++ ++ Interview in [In the Dark 3 (1996)](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/797d68c5-52fd-4a51-832f-1fe4b7df6a9e), Tampa, FL++ # Media mentions+ ## RECORD REVIEWS++ {500}++ [Land Of Milk And Honey 7" review in Maximum Rocknroll 128 (1994 Jan) by Owen Peery](https://archive.org/details/mrr_128/page/n137/mode/2up?q=walleye)+++ ++ [Stale Air 7" review in Rational Inquirer 2 (1994) by Nelson Magana](https://archive.org/details/rational_inquirer_2/page/n49/mode/2up?q=walleye)++ {300}++ [Damnation A.D. split 7" review in HeartattaCk 6 (June 1995) by Koji Motonishi](https://archive.org/details/heartattack_06/page/n39/mode/1up?q=walleye)++ ++ [Familiar Forgotten LP review in HeartattaCk 8 (Nov 1995) by Marianne Hofstetter](https://archive.org/details/heartattack_08/page/n17/mode/2up?q=walleye)++ {300}++ [Familiar Forgotten LP review in 10 Things Jesus Wants You to Know 13 (1996) by Dan Halligan](https://archive.org/details/ten_things_13/page/n53/mode/2up?q=walleye)++ {300}++ [Serpico split 7" review in Punk Planet 23 (1998 Mar-Apr) by David Song](https://archive.org/details/punk_planet_23/mode/2up?q=walleye)+++ ## TOUR DATES++ {500}++ [1994 tour dates from Jade Tree ad in Punk Planet 04 (1994 Nov-Dec)](https://archive.org/details/punk_planet_04/page/n39/mode/2up?q=walleye)++ {300}++ [1996 tour dates from Toybox ad in Maximum Rocknroll 157 (1996 June)](https://archive.org/details/mrr_157/page/n148/mode/1up)+++ ## SHOW REVIEW++ ++ Walleye and Lifetime in Boston 1996 by Al Quint in [Suburban Voice 39 (1996)](https://archive.org/details/suburban_voice_39/page/n61/mode/2up?q=walleye), Lynn MA+++ ## ADS++ Comps++ {500}++ [The Spandex Experiment comp](https://www.discogs.com/release/1589420-Various-The-Spandex-Experiment?srsltid=AfmBOop1hMmvMvAagv4Q2XVhQ82EEzr5hYJ081_k51FE6GP9DLqOOWP6) ad in [Under the Volcano 34 (1996)](https://archive.org/details/under_the_volcano_34/page/n44/mode/1up)+++ {300}++ [A Document Of Nothing comp](https://www.discogs.com/release/2010854-Various-A-Document-Of-Nothing) ad in [Punk Planet 14 (1996 Aug-Sep)](https://archive.org/details/punk_planet_14/punk_planet_14/mode/2up?q=walleye)++++ Jade Tree++ {300}++ {400}++ {400}++ {300}+++ # Flyers and Posters++ [Walleye shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=Walleye)++ Non-Delaware gigs+{300}{300}+ {300}++ {300}++ {500}++ {500}++ {300}++ {300}++ {300}++ {300}++ --+ Delaware gigs+{300}- {300}+ # Misc- First tour shirt. Designed by Rob Erickson{300}- RIP Nick Rotundo- {500}+ First tour shirt. Designed by Rob Erickson++ {500}++ RIP Nick Rotundo