The time between 19 was Luscious Jackson's most commercially successful period. The album was released in 1996 and featured contributions by Schellenbach and Glaser as well as Gene and Dean Ween of Ween and was produced by Josephine Wiggs, bass player of The Breeders. While on tour in 1995, Trimble and Cunniff recorded a collection of mellow, acoustic driven songs under the name Kostars titled Klassics With A "K". The band performed "Angel", "Satellite", "Pele Merengue", and "Here" at Little Pete's first junior high dance.
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They were also featured in a fashion segment on MTV's House of Style with Cindy Crawford and on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete and Pete in the episode titled "Dance Fever". They took part in the Lollapalooza tour and were the musical guest on numerous television shows including Saturday Night Live, Viva Variety and MTV's 120 Minutes. The years 19 brought continued success for the band. In addition, all three singles had music videos which could be seen on MTV. The album spawned three minor hits with "CitySong (NY State Of The World)," "Deep Shag" and "Here", the latter featured in the Alicia Silverstone film Clueless. A video was also filmed for the EP track "Daughters of the Kaos".Īfter previewing two new recordings from their forthcoming album on the promotional Daughters Of The Kaos EP, Luscious Jackson released their first full-length LP for the Grand Royal label, Natural Ingredients (1994). "Let Yourself Get Down" and "Daughters Of The Kaos" were issued as promotional singles. Three tracks from the original Luscious Jackson demo and four new songs were released in 1992 as the In Search of Manny EP. The Beastie Boys asked Luscious Jackson to be the first band on their Grand Royal label.įormer Beastie Boys band member Kate Schellenbach soon joined the band on drums, and Vivian Trimble took keyboard and backing vocal duties. Their first live performance was opening for Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill at the now-defunct Building in lower New York City. In 1991, Jill Cunniff and Gabby Glaser created the first Luscious Jackson demo with tip money from their restaurant jobs. The band released two new albums, including a children's album, in November 2013. In 2011, the three remaining members announced that they had re-united and were planning to make new music. February 2007 saw the release of Luscious Jackson's greatest hits compilation. Keyboardist Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998, and in 2000 the group announced their breakup, after releasing one album as a trio. Other singles include "Here," "Daughters of the Kaos", " Citysong", "Under Your Skin" and " Ladyfingers". Their biggest hit-and only Billboard Hot 100 entry-was " Naked Eye". īetween 19, they released one EP, three full-length LPs, and ten singles on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. Drummer Kate Schellenbach joined the band midway through recording of their debut EP In Search of Manny. The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). The band's name was inspired by former American basketball player Lucious Jackson. Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/ rap-rock group formed in 1991. Alternative rock, alternative hip hop, indie rock, trip hop