Photo by: The Melvins
Band: The Melvins
Song: “Stop Moving To Florida”
Album: Pinkus Abortion Technician
Release Date: April 20th, 2018
Label: Ipecac Recordings
“Stop Moving To Florida” is a medley of the James Gang’s “Stop” and Butthole Surfers’ “Moving To Florida”
Drummer Dale Crover said of the album:
“With our upcoming release, we double your bass player with Steven McDonald AND Jeff Pinkus holding down the bottom. It’s an experiment in the low end of the aural spectrum where we asked ourselves, ‘would it work?’ ‘could it work??’ ‘should it work???’ The answers were yes, yes and YES!”
Frontman Buzz Osborne adds:
“We’ve never had two bass players. We’ve had two drummers and two guitar players so it makes total sense to now have two bass players. We’ll be taking this two-prong bass attack on the road as well which should prove to be interesting. Pinkus Abortion Technician is a radically great record and was a stone groove to record. We drank a lot of coffee and enjoyed each other’s company. I like Steven and Jeff a great deal. I admire their bass playing and singing and both of them can grill a mean steak.”
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Pinkus Abortion Technician track listing:
1. “Stop Moving To Florida”
2. “Embrace The Rub”
3. “Don’t Forget To Breathe”
4. “Flamboyant Duck”
5. “Break Bread”
6. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
7. “Prenup Butter”
8. “Graveyard”
The Melvins will embark on a 10-week North American tour that kicks off on April 26 at the Casbah in San Diego. The tour will feature the Melvins as a four-piece with both Pinkus and McDonald joining Osborne and Crover.
4/26 – San Diego, CA | Casbah
4/27 – Tucson, AZ | The Rock
4/29 – Dallas, TX | Tree’s
4/30 – Austin, TX | Mohawk
5/01 – Houston, TX | White Oak Music Hall
5/03 – Baton Rouge, LA | Spanish Moon
5/04 – Birmingham, AL | Zydeco
5/06 – Charlottee, NC | Visulite Theater
5/07 – Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle
5/09 – Baltimore, MD | Ottobar
5/10 – Philadelphia, PA | Underground Arts
5/11 – Brooklyn, NY | Warsaw
5/12 – Hamden, CT | Space Ballroom
5/13 – Boston, MA | Paradise Rock Club
5/14 – Montreal, QC | Corona Theatre
5/16 – Toronto, ON | Velvet Underground
5/18 – Cleveland, OH | Grog Shop
5/19 – Pittsburgh, PA | Rex Theater
5/20 – Louisville, KY | Headliner’s Music Hall
5/22 – Nashville, TN | 3rd & Lindsley
5/23 – Memphis, TN | Hi-Tone
5/24 – St. Louis, MO | The Ready Room
5/25 – Kansas City, MO | Record Bar
5/26 – Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom
5/27 – Norman, OK | Opolis
5/29 – Santa Fe, NM | Meow Wolf
5/30 – Flagstaff, AZ | The Green Room
5/31 – Phoenix, AZ | Crescent Ballroom
7/12 – Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory
7/13 – Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour
7/14 – Fresno, CA | Strummer’s
7/16 – San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall
7/17 – Sacramento, CA | Holy Diver
7/19 – Seattle, WA | Neumo’s
7/20 – Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom
7/21 – Vancouver, BC | Venue Nightclub
7/24 – Edmonton, AB | Union Hall
7/25 – Calgary, AB | Marquee Room
7/27 – Winnipeg, MB | Pyramid Cabaret
7/28 – Fargo, ND | The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
7/29 – Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
7/30 – Madison, WI | High Noon Saloon
7/31 – Chicago, IL | Park West
8/02 – Grand Rapids, MI | The Pyramid Scheme
8/03 – Detroit, MI | El Club
8/04 – Columbus, OH | A&R Music Bar
8/05 – Indianapolis, IN | The Vogue Theatre
8/06 – Rock Island, IL | Rock Island Brewing Company
8/07 – Des Moines, IA | Wooly’s
8/08 – Omaha, NE | The Waiting Room
8/10 – Englewood, CO | Gothic Theatre
8/11 – Ft. Collins, CO | Aggie Theatre
8/13 – Salt Lake City, UT | Urban Lounge
8/14 – Las Vegas, NV | The Bunkhouse Saloon