The quiet, introspective Eve shows off the Thalia Zedek Band’s impressive musical range. Zedek made her name playing her singular brand of ear-splitting, dissonant lead guitar with Come, Uzi and Live Skull, outfits known for their fierce approach to performing and recording. Her music with the Thalia Zedek Band may not be as loud, but it has the same level of emotional intensity that’s always been her trademark. Zedek will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on her.
Zedek: A few years back, I had the opportunity to visit a few cities in Europe that I’d always been curious about but that my touring itinerary never allowed. At the top of my list was the city of Trieste in Italy, where as far as I know, no American ”indie rock” band has ever played. Part of my interest was personal—it was the port that my mother and her family sailed to Palestine from to escape the Nazis in 1933, and it was also the port where my father sailed to the U.S. from in the 1950s (where he eventually settled). It also has a rich literary history: James Joyce wrote Ulysses there, and his protégé Italo Svevo, who wrote Confessions Of Zeno, was born and died there. For our guidebook, we picked up Trieste And The Meaning Of Nowhere by Jan Morris. As we were forewarned, it wasn’t the most vibrant city in Italy, but for me, its history and geography were fascinating.
