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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)

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"

Links:

Walleye with Bobby Blitz of Overkill, Valentine's Day 1995, Burlington Vermont

Handy Street basement, New Brunswick NJ by Rob Avery

Walleye and Damnation A.D. hanging out somewhere in Florida

Walleye and Bloodlet on tour

Walleye house show in Delaware 1992

Walleye US tour diary September/October 1994

Walleye Live 11/12/1994 at 67 Handy St, New Brunswick NJ

Walleye reunion at Nick Rotundo benefit in Philadelphia 2018

Flyers and posters

First tour shirt. Designed by Rob Erickson

RIP Nick Rotundo