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CIRCLE JERKS
BAND HQ // [CJ]FORMED 1979 • Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, CA • Hardcore & D-Beat

CIRCLE JERKS

Fourteen songs in fifteen minutes. Blistering South Bay skate-pit velocity, biting suburban satire, and the iconic Skank Man tearing across the stage floor.

Formed in Hermosa Beach, CA in 1979 by original Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson alongside bassist Roger Rogerson and jazz-schooled drummer Lucky Lehrer. Their 1980 debut LP 'Group Sex' packed 14 songs into 15 minutes, defining Southern California hardcore punk's breakneck brevity and igniting every skate bowl and auditorium across Los Angeles.

7" VINYL, LP & TAPE DISCOGRAPHY:
GROUP SEX12" LP (14 Tracks / 15 Mins) (1980)
FLP-1002
WILD IN THE STREETS12" LP (1982)
FLT-005
GOLDEN SHOWER OF HITS12" LP (1983)
LAX-1051
COMPLETE HISTORICAL & ACTIVE BAND LINEUP ARCHIVE

CIRCLE JERKS FULL MEMBER ROLL CALL (FOUNDERS, ACTIVE & CLASSIC ROSTER)

EST. 1979 // Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, CA
ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & ARCHITECTS4 MEMBERS
★ Keith Morris (Founding Lead Vocals — 1979–Present)★ Greg Hetson (Founding Lead Guitar — 1979–Present)★ Roger Rogerson (Founding Bass Guitar — Group Sex & Wild in the Streets)★ Lucky Lehrer (Founding Drums — Group Sex & Wild in the Streets)
ACTIVE, CLASSIC ERA & TOURING LINEUP6 CREDITED MUSICIANS
• Zander Schloss (Active Bass Guitar — Joined 1984, Repo Man Icon)• Joey Castillo (Active Drums — Queens of the Stone Age / Danzig / BL'AST!)• Earl Liberty (Classic Bass Guitar — Golden Shower of Hits Era)• Chuck Biscuits (Classic Drums — 1983–1984 Era)• Keith Clark (Classic Drums — Wonderful & VI Era)• Kevin Fitzgerald (Touring Drums)
IN MEMORIAM // REST IN POWER
† Roger Rogerson (RIP 1996 — Founding Circle Jerks Bassist)

CIRCLE JERKS LINEUP — INDIVIDUAL MUSICIAN PAGES (2)

KEITH MORRIS
KEITH MORRISCircle Jerks & Original Black Flag Vocalist

Original lead singer on Black Flag's groundbreaking 'Nervous Breakdown' EP before co-founding Circle Jerks in 1979 and later OFF!. Keith defined the frenzied, sarcastic, short-burst vocal style of Southern California hardcore punk.

INSTRUMENT: Shure SM58 Dynamic Mic
AMP RIG: House PA pushed into redline
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GREG HETSON
GREG HETSONCircle Jerks & Bad Religion Lead Guitarist

Co-founder and lightning-fingered lead guitarist of Circle Jerks, early guitarist of Redd Kross, and longtime guitarist of Bad Religion (1984–2013) and Punk Rock Karaoke. His airborne SG jumps and buzzsaw South Bay riffs helped write the Southern California hardcore songbook.

INSTRUMENT: Gibson SG Standard (Cherry Red w/ Seymour Duncan JB)
AMP RIG: Marshall JCM800 2203 100W Head + Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cab
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CIRCLE JERKS PIT VIDEOS, FLYERS & RELEASES (2)

HERMOSA BEACH SKANK PIT // 'WILD IN THE STREETS' & 'LIVE FAST DIE YOUNG'02:34 PIT REEL

HERMOSA BEACH SKANK PIT // 'WILD IN THE STREETS' & 'LIVE FAST DIE YOUNG'

GREG HETSON AIRBORNE SG JUMP // 'GROUP SEX' 14-SONGS-IN-15-MINUTES REEL01:55 PIT REEL

GREG HETSON AIRBORNE SG JUMP // 'GROUP SEX' 14-SONGS-IN-15-MINUTES REEL