Flea Circus

Flea Circus started in 1986 after disbanding its initial band Scooby Doo's Over So Why Go on Living? After going through several personnel changes in the early days, they finally settled on the following for a majority of its existence.

• Voice: Kevin Weppner
• Drums: Jack Graham
• Bass: Rich Edgley
• Guitar: Sean Rice

Flea Circus played throughout the city, suburbs and downstate Illinois. Of the dozens of bands they played with, the most notable include:

• Naked Raygun

• Dwarves
• Didjits
• Tar
• Watchmen
• Gear
• ID Under
• Screeching Weasel
• Friends of Betty
• Thin White Rope

Flea Circus appears on the Achtung Chicago Compilation on Underdog Records

Flea Circus' mascot was the stickman. Shown below on an old business card

• and have 4 releases including
• Diabetic Geckos

• Now Im King
• Slingshot

• and a live recording from Friends and Company can be seen here

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• Slingshot was Recorded by Steve Albini in 1989.
• Flea Circus disbanded around 1990-91.