I had a chance to interview the lads and find out what makes them tick. It makes for an interesting read and shows just how with it this bunch of lads seem to be.
All that have heard you, including me, have their ideas of who you were influenced by. Who were you influenced by?
Prince and the Revolution! Queen, Aero smith, Steve Wonder, Scissor Sisters, Dream Theater, Hendrix, Lenny Kraits, Steve Wonder, Muse, Michael Jackson, … oh and Extreme and Elton John.
Describe to those who have not heard you yet what you sound like?
Actually we’d like to think there are shades of all the above - but with our own funky twist! We don’t try to be like anybody else but I guess as a band we reflect a combination of the styles of artists we like. Our roots are certainly in rock music – and hopefully what we add to that creates our own unique funky Circus sound!
How did all of you get into music and how young did you start playing?
Our parents are all into music, so we were all introduced to it from a young age and started playing when we were 8 or 9 years old. In high school we started to take it more seriously, playing in various bands, and by the end of high school we knew that music was right up there at the top of things we wanted to do for a living. Now we’re all working real hard to make this happen; both with the band and in our education.
Does headlining a gig with bands older than you below you on the bill intimidate you?
No we love it! It’s fantastic to get the opportunity to play alongside more established acts - but we love to headline, because when the pressure is on we just rock harder. We feel privileged to have been given the chance to headline by Tourdates so big thanks to them. It is often hard for young bands to get gigs because of the licensing laws and it’s a shame there aren’t more venues around that welcome young bands!
Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
interesting marty. while listening to some tunes of theirs on the myspace page, it occured to me that this band has a lot of attributes of what was officially dumped on as "arena rock" back in the day.
i like 'em!
2 - Marty Dodge
Yes, even in the smallest venue they do come across as "arena rock" that is for sure. It ain't nostalgia of course as none of them have been around long enough to remember in its zenith.