Biography
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The Zen Circus
Effective period / Period of releases: 2001 - 2022
Members: Francesco Pellegrini, Andrea Appino, Massimiliano Schiavelli, Gian Paolo Cuccuru
Italian underground rock band from Pisa, Italy, formed in 1994.The group's name refers to Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade and Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus, both works published by the Hüsker Dü group.
Their music is a mixture of punk rock and folk, influenced by the Meat Puppets, Minutemen and the Violent Femmes. After years of touring, busking and releasing albums - they have been joined by Brian Ritchie from the Violent Femmes on their first international album, The Zen Circus, Brian Ritchie - Villa Inferno.