Luscious Jackson is an all female alternative-hip hop-funk band from New York
City.Luscious Jackson consists of 4 members,Jill Cunniff,Gabby Glaser,Kate
Schellenbach, and Vivian Trimble, who will be later described.They put out their first album
in March of 1993, and they have toured with such acts as REM,Lollapalooza,Live,
Josephine Wiggs Experience,The Eels,the Breeders,Urge,Bettie Serveert,Ben Harper,and many others
What genre of music is Luscious Jackson?
Luscious Jackson isn't one style of music.Basically they are alternative,
with hip hop,rap,funk, and sometimes even a country sound.
When and where were they formed?
Even though LJ put out their first album in the early 90's,
they have known each other since they were teens.
"We met on the corner of St. Marks Place in 1980",Jill told The Face.
"Two 13-year old girls all punked up..I looked like a dreadlocked
bag lady and Gabby looked like Chrissie Hynde." The band was originally
started with Jill and Gabby,then Vivian and Kate joined later.
Who are Luscious Jackson's influences?
The Slits, young Michael Jackson, Big Youth,
What albums have they put out?
Lj released their first album, a 7 song EP "In Search of Manny" in 1993.
In 1994, they released "Natural Ingredients", then in 1996 "Fever in Fever Out".
How is their music described?
Alternative, with a hip hop,rap,funk,jazzy influence to it.
Has Luscious Jackson been on any Soundtracks,Compilations,or done
any side projects?
Go to Discography
for a list of albums and records they have released.In 1995, Jill and Vivian
did a side project called the 'Kostars', and released "Klassics with a K". The band is also
involved with Ladies Who Lunch.
Who are the band members?
Jill Cunniff, bassist and singer, Gabby Glaser, guitarist, singer, and sometimes
bassist, Kate Schellenbach, Drummer, and Vivian Trimble, Keyboardist.
Tell me more about Jill
Courtesy of Mary Moogman
"Jill - a deep but perky renaissance girl. Like John Cougar Mellencamp,
she's a painter as well as a musician. She's also the former of the
fanzines, Decline of Art and The Golfing Experience. Jill is even known
by some as an underground neo-feminist erotic disco queen (though you'll
have to ask the right person for more details, they're just too hot.)"
Tell me more about Gabby
"Gabby - a wise cracking tough but tender barmaid, is most comfortable
wandering around the city, talking to strangers. When they lived in San
Francisco for a while, Gabby and Jill formed the notorious barfight punk
band Jaws (other members were unruly), and were known as roving video
interviewers who asked people ridiculous and sordid questions on the
street."
Tell me more about Vivian
"Vivian - this effervescent euro-charmer was born in the U.S. but grew
up in Paris and Vienna with her opera singing parents. She later
returned to the States and made her mark on the New York scene as a
talented choreographer and musician. Her harmonies and piano playing add
a touch of class to the Luscious potpourri."
Tell me more about Kate
"Kate - a saucy hard hitting spitfire. Kate is from the same downtown
scene as Jill and Gabby, where the three girls would stay out all night
and go to school the next day on three hours sleep. An editor of the
fanzine Cheap Garbage for Snotty Teens, Kate eventually joined the
Beastie Boys and played drums on their first two EPs, Pollywog Stew and
cookie Puss. She later manned the kit for Hippies With Guns and is also
an incredible salsa dancer and is a member of the Women's Action
Coalition Drum Corps. "
