Compare Revisions: WALLEYE

  **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](https://youtu.be/K81Wf59xaro?si=mcZ7RNlkhQn5rN-E) 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)
  
  *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"
  
  # Photos
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/ab5836e1-cb33-498b-82bd-cc44cef610d7){500}
  
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  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/23883646-80c8-4aa0-b72a-ea78fc884bce){300}
  
  Handy Street basement, New Brunswick NJ by Rob Avery 
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/957f2d81-00d2-4926-942b-4163ba3bcbc5){500}
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/5bb052b2-72d6-4a59-b618-b5fd7ac63b57){500}
  
  Walleye and Damnation AD tour, show with Overkill, Valentine's Day 1995, Burlington Vermont
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/a503d4c5-2288-4230-ac08-f407057d0752){500}
  
  Walleye and Damnation A.D. hanging out somewhere in Florida
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/c5659097-5aac-486f-8a30-b6231144a492){350}
  
  Walleye and Bloodlet on tour
  
+ ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/5c79d0bf-db44-4d17-b6ca-9b584fd24faa){350}
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+ Walleye + Bloodlet, Damnation A.D., and Jade Tree's Tim Owen on tour (Blue Chair in Tampa?)
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  # Videos
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/JHItbWDQB28?si=J0ggOT2ox_jp-nX9)
  
  Walleye house show 1992
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/5WLNHOHlycg)
  
  Walleye US tour diary September/October 1994
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/WjSNtcsI9DA?si=yUChH6uYzs60vfX1)
  
  Walleye Live 11/12/1994 at 67 Handy St, New Brunswick NJ
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/6Af0Swx8wZk?si=WI2pUub_dzUVb6g7)
  
  Walleye Live 12/17/1994 at Brewers Shack, Red Bank NJ (Unreleased Song)
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/z_iqmaiUdQM?si=v5kiLUAlglT756P2)
  
  Walleye Live 3/5/1995 at Chamber of Sound (Safari Club), Washington DC
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/olBIh0oJxRs)
  
  Walleye Live 3/24/96 in New Bedford MA
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/s-wlYWpcJvk)
  
  Walleye Live 8/1/96 at Bates Lodge, Red Bank NJ
  
  ![](https://youtu.be/R56LE299Kak?si=heMLpaQKomQCenip)
  
  Walleye reunion at Nick Rotundo benefit in Philadelphia 2018
  
  # Interviews 
  
  ![pdf:](https://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/f61acd88-87eb-4322-a654-3337c67cdda2)
  
  Interview in [Rational Inquirer 3 (1995)](https://archive.org/details/rational_inquirer_3/page/n17/mode/2up), Hialeah, FL
  
  ![pdf:](https://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/618e4e80-6958-422b-81cb-a60547b966ae)
  
  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 
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/786d3a44-9acb-405e-9295-2111cd4a5e08){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)
  
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/50e4b324-ced7-460b-b5b8-a9afc4658023)
  
  [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)
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/1ef2d83b-2bb2-4e45-a317-4bffdc1d07a6){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)
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/04f37307-90e5-41d6-be9f-a6bfd9c80cea)
  
  [Familiar Forgotten LP review in HeartattaCk 8 (Nov 1995) by Marianne Hofstetter](https://archive.org/details/heartattack_08/page/n17/mode/2up?q=walleye)
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/faf558c5-94ac-4d65-b702-7daed583eef1){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)
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/7850d416-a352-46be-b785-99ebc3486e9b){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
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/356186b2-6a1b-4ade-abf5-bf2f7ffbbd4b){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)
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/43244b4c-38c1-4766-a595-69d31a280464){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
  
  ![pdf:](https://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/84f0e483-0b9c-4cb9-b0b5-15379d363132)
  
  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
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/03f8bb1b-0884-4d90-aaf3-ddfa89163fc6){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)
  
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/0c76a88a-bab3-4f91-ae42-24d9c0b2fb14){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
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/cb061429-b6a2-4e6b-ab58-d1732dfaa185){300}
  
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  # Flyers and Posters
  
  [Walleye shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=Walleye)
  
  Non-Delaware gigs
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/b0dc3667-5046-4331-b7fa-ef051a11037e){300}
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/20331fae-6177-4f38-9a26-c9cc9469ebf0){300}
  
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  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/29b48197-1b53-4193-a457-d7190319bd3a){300}
  
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  Delaware gigs
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/5e46f47f-907b-4ff5-88cc-6aac6ea76c34){300}
  
  # Misc
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/06fd5ad9-8e68-40b7-a73e-c9298a502a43){300}
  
  First tour shirt. Designed by Rob Erickson
  
  ![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/08076b75-ecea-4411-a9f9-c5d324d46a1f){500}
  
  RIP Nick Rotundo