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Jill Cunniff and Gabby Glaser were the primary members that formed the band and were the main songwriters for the band. Later they recruited Vivian Trimble on keyboards and Kate Schellenbach on the drums, who previously was performing with the Beastie Boys. The band’s first performance was an opening act for Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill. After Luscious Jackson had recorded a demo the Beastie Boys asked the band to be the first artist to be signed to their label Grand Royal. In 1992 the band released their debut EP “In Search of Manny”, which consisted of songs from their demo as well as new material. The singles from the EP included “Let Yourself Get Down” and “Daughters Of The Kaos”.
In 1994 the band released their first full length album “Natural Ingredients”. The album showcased the band’s distinctive blend of rock and hip-hop. The album also featured the hit songs “Citysong”, “Deep Shag”, and “Here”, which all had music videos featured on MTV. On the band’s 1995 tour Cunniff and Trimble experimented with recording low key, acoustic songs that they released under the name Kostars. The album they released was called “Klassics With A “K” and it featured musicians such as Josephine Wiggs from The Breeders and Dean & Gene from Ween.
In 1996 Luscious Jackson released the album “Fever In Fever Out”, which really helped escalate the band into the attention of the mainstream. The album produced the single “Naked Eye”, which made it in the Top 40. The album was later certified gold and the band would support the album by touring with the Lilith Fair festival. In 1998 the band released a cover song of George Gershwin’s “I’ve Got a Crush on You”, which was for the Red Hot Organization.
Vivian Trimble left the band in 1998 and the group continued as a trio to record the album “Electric Honey”, which was released in 1999. The album contained the single “Lady Fingers” as well as the song “Fantastic Fabulous”, which featured Debbie Harry from Blondie. The band would support their album by opening up for the band Smash Mouth.
After touring for “Electric Honey”, Luscious Jackson decided to take a break from recording and touring. During their time off from Luscious Jackson, Jill Cunniff released her debut solo album “City Beach” and Gabby Glaser released her debut solo album “Gimme Splash”. After a long break the band finally reunited in 2011 and in 2013 they released their first album in 14 years called “Magic Hour”, which produced the single “So Rock On”.
The band has made several appearances on popular television shows such as “Saturday Night Live”, “Viva Variety”, and MTV’s “120 Minutes”. Their music has also been featured on shows and films like “The Adventures of Pete and Pete”, Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “Clueless”, and “Good Will Hunting”.
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Being able to see Luscious Jackson live in concert was a major deal for me. Being a woman, I loved seeing how a group of female musicians manage to get a large crowd pumped up and keep the party going all night.
From the time the girls came out on stage until they played their final song, Luscious Jackson was mind blowing. Their stage is nothing out of the ordinary. Just your basic stage with all of their instruments strategically placed. It was small, yet big enough to allow the girls to move freely. When they finally came out on stage, it was like the audience went nuts.
The first song they sang was "Naked Eye", which just happened to be my favorite. I was kind of thrown into a trance for the moment and all I could hear was the crowd singing right with them on every lyric.
Luscious Jackson is not only original, but they have the most awesome, free spirits. I've heard some people say they do not like to go see girl bands perform because they think it will no be any fun. Well, I beg to differ. If you get to see any concert in your lifetime, go see Luscious Jackson. They are so genuine and entertaining until the very end. It will definitely be money well spent and a great night out!
