Public record

The Walkabouts

Rock | Seattle, WA | since 1984

alt-country
alternative
alternative rock
chamber pop
folk rock
indie
Indie rock
rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

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Shows on record

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Rooms played

1984

On record since

Releases

Photos, art and posters

The Walkabouts — Travels in the Dustland — Release art · Travels in the Dustland — release

The Walkabouts — Acetylene — Release art · Acetylene — release

The Walkabouts — Ended Up a Stranger — Release art · Ended Up a Stranger — release

The Walkabouts — Long, Long Drive - Selected Songs in The Walkabouts' Own Words — Release art · Long, Long Drive - Selected Songs in The Walkabouts' Own Words — release

The Walkabouts — To Hell and Back: Live in Europe 1994 — Release art · To Hell and Back: Live in Europe 1994 — release

The Walkabouts — Berlin [live] — Release art · Berlin [live] — release

The Walkabouts — Trail of Stars — Release art · Trail of Stars — release

The Walkabouts — Nighttown — Release art · Nighttown — release

Lineup

Terri Moeller — background vocals, membranophone, percussion
Fred Chalenor
Chris Eckman
John Baker Saunders
Carla Torgerson
Michael Wells

Former

Paul Austin

Releases

LL
Long, Long Drive - Selected Songs In The Walkabouts' Own Words
2026
FL
Feel Like Going Home: Cover Albums
2016
TV
The Virgin Years: Devil's Road • Nighttown • Bruxelles
2014
BE
Berlin
2012 · album
ST
Soul Thief
2012
LT
Life: The Movie. Collected Films & Clips
2012
R(
Reuters (Live 1996 & 2006)
2012
BE
Berlin
2012
TD
The Dustland Songwriting Demos
2012
Travels in the Dustland
Oct 21, 2011 · album · 11 tracks
TI
Travels in the Dustland
2011 · album
MD
My Diviner
2011
TI
Travels In The Dustland
2011
Acetylene
Jan 4, 2005 · album · 10 tracks
AC
Acetylene
2005 · album
SH
Shimmers
2003 · compilation
W(
Watermarks (Selected Songs, 1991 to 2002)
2003 · compilation
DS
Drunken Soundtracks
2002 · compilation
Ended Up a Stranger
Jan 2, 2001 · album · 13 tracks
EU
Ended Up a Stranger
2001 · album
BR
Bruxelles
2000 · album
TL
Train Leaves at Eight
2000 · album
TO
Trail of Stars
1999 · album
DV
Death Valley Days - Lost Songs and Rarities 1985 to 1995
1997 · compilation
NI
Nighttown
1997 · album
DR
Devil's Road
1996 · album
TH
To Hell and Back: Live in Europe 1994
1995 · album
ST
Setting the Woods on Fire
1994 · album
JC
Jack Candy
1993 · ep
NW
New West Motel
1993 · album
SM
Satisfied Mind
1993 · album
SC
Scavenger
1991 · album
CA
Cataract
1989 · album
R&
Rag & Bone Plus Cataract
1989 · compilation
RA
Rag And Bone
1989 · ep
SB
See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens
1988 · album
2D
22 Disasters
1985 · ep
AC
Acetylene
Long, Long Drive - Selected Songs in The Walkabouts' Own Words
album
To Hell and Back: Live in Europe 1994
album
Berlin [live]
album
Trail of Stars
album
Nighttown
album
DR
Devil's Road
album
SM
Satisfied Mind
album
ST
Setting the Woods on Fire
album
NW
New West Motel
album
SC
Scavenger
album
R&
Rag & Bone
album
CA
Cataract
album
SB
See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2013-11-14–2025-10-24 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Hans) — KEXP

Artist background

The Walkabouts formed in 1984 — MusicBrainz
The Walkabouts is based in Seattle — MusicBrainz
The Walkabouts disbanded in 2015 — MusicBrainz
Terri Moeller: background vocals, membranophone, percussion — MusicBrainz
Fred Chalenor: member — MusicBrainz
Chris Eckman: member — MusicBrainz
John Baker Saunders: member — MusicBrainz
Carla Torgerson: member — MusicBrainz
Michael Wells: member — MusicBrainz
Paul Austin: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
The Walkabouts has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1985–2012 — MusicBrainz
The Walkabouts is based in Seattle, Washington — The Walkabouts on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Travels in the Dustland (2011-10-21) — Bandcamp
The Walkabouts is from Seattle , Washington , U.S. — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts has 6 members: Chris Eckman, Carla Torgerson, Michael Wells, Glenn Slater, Terri Moeller, Paul Austin — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts plays alt-country — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts plays folk rock — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts plays chamber pop — Wikipedia
The Walkabouts has 78238 listeners on Last.fm — The Walkabouts on Last.fm
The Walkabouts has released 10 recordings between 2011 and 2026 — The Walkabouts on Discogs
The Walkabouts has 1 followers on Genius — The Walkabouts on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — The Walkabouts — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walkabouts — The Walkabouts on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 170 — The Walkabouts — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01k3022 — The Walkabouts — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Seattle, USA — The Walkabouts on TheAudioDB
Formed 1984 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Seattle (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Sub Pop — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walkabouts — Wikidata

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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