CIRCLE JERKS have been compelled to postpone only a few reveals on their current Fortieth-anniversary tour with 7SECONDS and NEGATIVE APPROACH after singer Keith Morris examined constructive for COVID-19. Affected dates embrace New York, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Asheville, Nashville, Atlanta, and New Orleans, with the band now scheduled to resume the trek on April 26 in Austin.
CIRCLE JERKS said in a press launch: “We had hoped it might not come to this, nonetheless our fearless singer, our dude, Keith Morris, is headed home to leisure for 10 days as he recovers from COVID-19. This isn’t going to stop Keith!
“You haven’t any idea how ecstatic we’re to be on tour for the first time in 15 years and seeing your pleasure every night has made all of it worth it. Thanks! We plan to announce all rescheduled reveals inside the subsequent week or two. And we’re going to start the tour as soon as extra on Tuesday, April twenty sixth in Austin for two nights on the Mohawk. Put together, Texas!
“This postponement is the actual fact of touring in 2022, nevertheless it certainly does not take away how financially crippling it is for everyone involved – significantly our good a***ociates and supporting bands, 7SECONDS & NEGATIVE APPROACH.
“We’re selling silk screened posters signed by Keith Morris, John Brannon & Kevin Seconds in our on-line retailer. All earnings from this and the North American Flyer T-Shirt will in all probability be break up equally between the three bands. In case you want to a***ist this tour, that is without doubt one of the easiest methods to do it.
“We’re going to proceed to produce updates on Keith and all points CIRCLE JERKS on our socials.
“We would like Keith a speedy restoration and might’t wait to see you all shortly.”
CIRCLE JERKS‘ current keep lineup is Morris, guitarist Greg Hetson (BAD RELIGION, REDD KROSS), ba***ist Zander Schloss (THE WEIRDOS, JOE STRUMMER) and drummer Joey Castillo (THE BRONX, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, DANZIG, BL’AST!, WASTED YOUTH).
CIRCLE JERKS emerged from the punk underbelly of Los Angeles’s South Bay in 1979. After serving as a co-founder and lead vocalist of BLACK FLAG by the recording of its vital “Nervous Breakdown” EP, Morris joined forces with Greg Hetson to variety what would develop into CIRCLE JERKS, along with ba***ist Roger Rogerson and jazz drummer Lucky Lehrer. In distinction to plenty of the unapologetic hardcore that seeped by means of the cracks of American suburbia, the music of the CIRCLE JERKS was thoughtfully steadfast, however relentless and ferocious in nature. Bringing collectively a potent, articulate rhythm half with earnest however oftentimes derisive lyrics and themes, the band was thereafter heralded as a frontrunner of the pack — and a stress to be reckoned with.
Plowing forward with a relentless, tooth-cutting work ethic and a rousing stage presence, the band would shortly uncover itself headlining reveals at L.A.’s 5,000-capacity Olympic Auditorium and emblazoned in cult video cla***ics like “The Decline Of Western Civilization”, “Repo Man”, “New Wave Theatre” and “The Slog Movie”. Over the a very long time, CIRCLE JERKS would launch six studio albums, along with the aforementioned “Group Intercourse” (1980), “Wild In The Streets” (1982), “Golden Bathe Of Hits” (1983), “Nice” (1985) and “IV” (1987), the place they could develop into a severe headliner by the completely different music explosion of the ’80s and ’90s.
The prolonged file of those influenced by the legacy of the CIRCLE JERKS ranges from BUTTHOLE SURFERS to RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS — with notable followers being Dogtown skate boarders, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Elton John, Johnny Depp, GUNS N’ ROSES and Philip Okay. Dick. A few years later, their music continues to make an imprint on generations of quite a few music followers and individuals who drawback the established order.
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Posted by The Circle Jerks on Wednesday, April 13, 2022
