The Zen Circus

Italian underground rock band from Pisa, Italy, formed in 1994. The group's name refers to Zen Arcade and 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, Villa Inferno.