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:
- Jade Tree bio
- Walleye interviews
- Walleye media mentions
- Walleye photos
- Walleye videos
- Walleye flyers and posters
- Walleye shows on Delaware Music History Archive map
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
