Zola Turn was a power pop/alternative rock band from Burlington, Vermont. They were the most well known and successful band to come out of the Burlington area besides the jam-rock band Phish. The band became a hit with its 1999 single "Tastes Like Nothing" off their album Ninja Jane which landed them MTV tours, national exposure and eventually a big time record deal.

Zola Turn formed in late 1995 when guitarist Alice Austin and her sister Julia Austin joined up with vocalist/guitarist Jenn Karson and drummer Rachel Bischoff. After one album titled Cousin Battie, Jenn Karson left the band to pursue a solo career.

They were left as a trio with Alice now writing the songs and taking over on lead vocals. After years of sucessfull touring and top 10 Radio Airplay along side bands such as Blink 182, Marcy Playground, Green Day and Sugar Ray, Zola Turn was suddenly getting noticed by the record industry.

In January of 2000, Zola Turn was signed by Randy Gerston, the music-film mogul who had just completed work on the massive sound for the 'Titanic (1997 film)' for Gold Circle Films. They were signed to Gold Circle Enternament, Inc., the parent company of Gold Circle Films, a Los Angeles based company that was formed in 1996 by Ted Waitt, one of the founders of Gateway 2000 computers.

Ninja Jane was to be re-mixed and touched up by legendary producer Andy Wallace and then distributed by Sony-BMG's RED Distribution.

During this time, drummer Rachel Bischoff parted ways with the band and was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Jeff Moxley, formally of the Boston band Ms. Pigeon.

After playing the Gold Circle Films showcase at South By Southwest 2001 in Austin, Texas with label-mate Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket, the band started working on new songs as well as preparing for a national tour.

Very soon after, and before any work was done on Ninja Jane, serious corporate changes had taken place at Gold Circle almost overnight. A new president was appointed and declared that Rock n' Roll was out and he wanted to focus solely on R & B music.

This meant that Gold Circle Films had breached their contract with Zola Turn and were still obligated to honor it. With that, the band then headed to Chicago, IL. in the summer of 2001 to record an album with Flaming Lips producer Keith Cleversley. Unsatisfied with final result, the album was printed and then shelved while the band searched for a new direction.

Zola Turn officially disbanded in 2002.

In 2005, the three remaining members formed The Lavas.

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