Jeff Pinkus

Jeff Pinkus
Jeff Pinkus
	Pinkus playing with Melvins at a sold-out show in Madison, Wisconsin, July 30, 2018
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey David Pinkus
Also known as	J.D. Pinkus, The World-Famous Petey D. Peckerwood
Born	October 26, 1967 (age 57)
Genres	Hard rock, alternative metal, punk rock, noise rock, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, banjo, guitar, vocals
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Alternative Tentacles; Au Go Go; Blast First; Capitol; Coup Sur Coup; Heavy Feather; Joyful Noise; Latino Buggerveil; Minner Bucket; Onama; Rough Trade; Shimmy Disc; Surfdog; Touch and Go; Trance Syndicate;
Website	jdpinkus.com

Jeff "J.D." Pinkus (born October 26, 1967) is an American bassist best known for his work with American punk band Butthole Surfers from 1985 to 1994 and the 2009 reunion.^[1]

In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers' lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released Digital Dump, the only album from their psychedelic house music side project The Jackofficers.

Upon leaving Butthole Surfers, Pinkus worked full-time with the Austin trio Daddy Longhead, which he had assembled during his waning months in the band, and which included longtime Atlanta associate Jimbo Young on guitar and Rey Washam on drums. Daddy Longhead retired after 10 years, leaving Pinkus free to explore other projects including Skinny Leonard and Areola 51. Pinkus played with Helios Creed on his albums NUGG: The Transport and Activated Condition, and has also collaborated with Bad Livers frontman Danny Barnes several times in a live setting.

He was leader of the band Honky^[2] and during 2008 played weekly in Austin, Texas, with an assortment of other musicians called the Guit Down Syndrome.

On their 30th anniversary tour in 2013, Pinkus joined Melvins^[3] in place of Jared Warren (on paternity leave) as well as performing with the opening Honky. He subsequently joined the Melvins full-time, touring with them in 2014 in support of the album Hold It In, which also featured Butthole Surfers founder Paul Leary, and again in 2015. He also plays on the song "Captain Come Down" which was first released in 2015 on Chaos as Usual, a split release with Le Butcherettes, and later included on the 2016 album Basses Loaded.

In 2018, J.D. Pinkus released a solo album, Keep on the Grass on cassette tape on Minner Bucket Records and compact disc on Heavy Feather Records. It was recorded entirely on banjo and features a rendition of the song "Bride of Crankenstein" from the Melvins album Hold It In. The CD release show with Sleep in San Pedro was on September 15, 2018. The b-side "11:11" was used on the Coup Sur Coup Records Various Artists compilation Feedback Through A Magnifying Glass Volume I in 2018.

On February 12, 2018, the Melvins announced that Pinkus would be joining them, alongside current bassist Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), on their next album and subsequent tour. Released on April 20, 2018, the aptly titled Pinkus Abortion Technician features both bass players and four songs written or co-written by Pinkus.

On August 27, 2021, the band Tiny Tree released "XI" and JD Pinkus performed on the track titled "December" through the label Onama Media Group.^[4]

Select discography

Butthole Surfers

1987 – Locust Abortion Technician
1988 – Hairway to Steven
1989 – Double Live
1989 – Widowermaker (EP)
1991 – piouhgd
1993 – Independent Worm Saloon

The Jackofficers

1990 – Digital Dump

Daddy Longhead

1991 – Cheatos
1997 – Supermasonic
1998 – Classic
2021 - Twinkle

Areola 51

2014 - Areola 51
2014 - The Double D Sides
2015 - Bootleg Series Vol 3: Areola 51 at Headhunters

Honky

1998 – Honky
2000 – Attacked by Lesbians in a Chicago Bowling Alley
2001 – House of Good Tires
2005 – Balls Out Inn
2012 – 421
2016 – Corduroy

Melvins

2014 – Hold It In
2016 – Basses Loaded (on the song "Captain Come Down")
2018 – Pinkus Abortion Technician
2021 - Five Legged Dog (on "Everybody's Talking" and "Don't Forget to Breathe")

Pure Luck

2017 - Pure Luck

with Tall Tall Trees

2023 - Ponder Machine

Solo

2018 - Keep on the Grass (Minner Bucket/Heavy Feather)
2021 - Fungus Shui (Heavy Feather/Shimmy Disc)
2024 - Grow A Pear

References

^ "Jeff Pinkus - San Francisco". Sfweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
^ "The Official Honky Web Site-Press". Honky.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
^ "Austin bassist Jeff Pinkus joins Melvins tour", Austin360.com, June 10, 2013.
^ "Home". onamamediagroup.com.

External links

[1] "Jeff Pinkus - San Francisco". Sfweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

[2] "The Official Honky Web Site-Press". Honky.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

[3] "Austin bassist Jeff Pinkus joins Melvins tour", Austin360.com, June 10, 2013.

[4] "Home". onamamediagroup.com.

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