CIRKUS - Who Do You Do? CD (US IMPORT!)

CIRKUS was formed on September 2, 1985 by schoolmates, Chris Coffin and Scott Fillmore.  Scott's older brother Troy Fillmore joined as a rhythm guitarist and the band was soon rounded out by Gary Galvin on Bass and Scott Sundberg on Lead Guitar. Troy named the band after the popular rock magazine of that time, Circus, but decided to spell it with a K.  This lineup played regularly and wrote and rehearsed original material.  During this period, Troy wrote “SHE TAKES ME”, a song that has endured every lineup of the band.  Also written then was “IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN”, a song dedicated to friends of the band who had passed. This tribute has also stood the test of time.

Gary Galvin and Scott Sundberg left the band in May 1986 due to musical differences and the next month musician friends Camron Cressall and Brian Bonell auditioned and joined on dual Lead Guitars, while Troy switched to Bass.

CIRKUS was now more focused than ever on writing catchy songs that would draw and hold a big crowd.  It was during this time that “DON'T GO”, “DREAM IN”, “GOIN' SANE” and “GOIN' ALL THE WAY” were written.  The new lineup proved to be even more successful than the last and they spent the rest of 1986 and the beginning of 1987 playing to increasingly larger crowds at such venues as R Comforts and the Salt Lake Fairgrounds.

As the band continued to gain momentum, some inner contention with Brian developed. He wanted to go in another musical direction, so in July 1987 he left the band to join RAG DOLLS.  At this point, rather than look for another guitarist, the band opted for a keyboardist, Scott Yelonek.  The songs “ANYTHING”, “OH! C'MON” and “TIME AND ETERNITY” were soon completed, and the band continued its schedule.

Guitarist Jeff Alleman (formerly of BRAXXTON) saw a flyer at The Music Factory in Fashion Place Mall mentioning that CIRKUS was looking for a 2nd guitarist, so he tore a number off the sheet and called up Chris to set up a time that he could attend band practice.  At the rehearsal he recorded the set, took the tape home and returned a few days later with the songs learned flawlessly.  He was in.  The first show with this lineup was on December 5, 1987.  Soon the songs “HANDS ON YOU”, “IT AIN'T EASY” and “ON YOUR OWN” were completed and added to the set, and with that, the band felt they had enough songs for the next logical step - an album.

CIRKUS began recording the album that would be titled "Who Do You Do?" in Winter 1987/88 at Musician's Choice Studio with Chuck Cohagen engineering and Troy producing.  Twelve songs were tracked, mixed and mastered by Summer, and the album was released at a packed show at The Speedway Cafe (where the band had become a top local draw and favorite) on 8-8-88.  The cassette sold well, with several songs getting regular airplay on Z-ROCK, a groundbreaking and popular hard rock radio station.

​The band continued, playing often and building it's following, but after years of frustration at being unable to get to the next step of becoming a national band, they slowly dissolved. Camron and Scott Yelonek left in late 1989, followed by Troy and Jeff in July 1990, at which point Camron returned for a couple more shows, accompanied by Dan Lakit on Bass, but it wasn't the same, and by the end of that summer CIRKUS was over.

In 1991, favorite local Utah radio station KBER 101.1 reached out to the top local bands to see if they would each supply a song for their “Best of Rock from the Wasatch Front” compilation CD.  At this prompting CIRKUS reformed with Chris, Jeff and Scott and went into the studio where they recorded the previously unreleased SPENT MY LAST DIME and NEVER AGAIN (I'm Missing You).  SPENT MY LAST DIME was chosen for the CD and soon developed into a fan favorite.  The band returned to hiatus until an eagerly awaited reunion show in 2002 where they did not disappoint, playing to a large crowd of old friends and fans as well as several newcomers.  The band was amazed that twelve years after their last live show, they still packed the house.

CIRKUS still plays the occasional show and they continue to draw a great crowd.  They love to play live and have some of the most die-hard fans around. When asked what they considered the band's greatest accomplishments, they answered “1- Having such great fans, 2- Being able to play fun live shows and 3- Signing to Metallic Blue Records and finally being able to break out of the local scene.”

TRACK LISTING:
1. Dream In
2. Don't Go
3. Anything
4. Time And All Eternity
5. Goin' All The Way
6. On Your Own
7. Oh! C'mon
8. She Takes Me
9. Hands On You
10. It Just Doesn't Happen To You
11. It Ain't Easy
12. Goin' Sane
13. One Way Love (Bonus Track)
14. My Life (Bonus Track)
15. Spent My Last Dime (Bonus Track)
16. Never Again (Bonus Track)