The Darby Crash Band was a music project started by
Darby Crash and
Pat Smear, founding members of Los Angeles punk rock band the
Germs, formed after the Germs split in 1980. They recruited bassist David "Bosco" Danford and
Circle Jerks drummer
Lucky Lehrer and began playing shows in Los Angeles. The group's setlists would include a number of well-known songs from the Germs' archives, as well as newly written material. The band never recorded and played only a small number of shows before Crash's death on December 7, 1980.
There are no studio recordings available. However, a digitally remastered live recording of the band playing at the
Starwood, in
West Hollywood, is due for release on CD format.