Eventually, the duo recruited Schellenbach and Jill's friend Vivian Trimble to form Luscious Jackson, taking their name from a '60s basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1991, Cunniff and Glaser returned to New York and began writing songs. Schellenbach stayed in New York, where she drummed with Hippies with Guns and attended college, while Cunniff and Glaser attended art school in San Francisco, where they both played in a punk band called Jaws Cunniff continued to edit her fanzine. When the members graduated from high school, they went their separate ways.
Eventually, the trio began hanging out, seeing bands that ranged from hardcore and arty post-punk to reggae and hip-hop. Schellenbach was the drummer in the original hardcore punk incarnation of the Beastie Boys she met Cunniff when she interviewed the Beasties for her fanzine, The Decline of Art. The core of Luscious Jackson - Kate Schellenbach (drums), Jill Cunniff (vocals, bass), and Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar) - all met as teenagers on the New York post-punk scene of the early '80s. Luscious Jackson's first two recordings, 1992's In Search of Manny and 1994's Natural Ingredients, earned the band a cult following and positive critical reviews. Like the Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson's eclecticism doesn't acknowledge boundaries instead, it takes freely from every kind of music. “You guys have always been really good to us.”Ladies, you were good for us, too.With their dark hip-hop-influenced alternative rock, Luscious Jackson re-create the dense, multicultural bohemian world of New York in a collage of sound, where Spanish guitars, jazzy keyboards, funky beats, and breathy, singsong vocals combine into one. The ladies’ stage presence, great sense of humor, and incredible talent made this one of the best Newport shows this year.The 90-minute set seemed to end much too soon, but in response to the roaring audience, the women returned to the stage for the crowd favorite “City Song,” the band’s tribute to their hometown of New York City.”We love coming to Columbus,” Cuniff said. Luscious Jackson could cover Wayne Newton and still rock out. There were even a few obviously confused crowd surfers floating through “Deep Shag,” “Find Your Mind,” and especially “Here,” the song made popular by the “Clueless” soundtrack.The only minor disappointment to this old-school Luscious fan was the lack of material from “Manny,” apart from “Satellite” and the usual crowd-participation anthem, “Bam Bam.” No matter. The crowd was already jumping and dancing fanatically three chords into the set. The band demonstrated their growth since their rap-and-funk-filled first album, “In Search of Manny,” with new songs like the soulful “Under Your Skin,” dub-influenced “Mood Swing,” dreamy ballad “Why Do I Lie,” and the popular single “Naked Eye.”Luscious Jackson’s groove is infectious. After greeting the 500 teenyboppers, college students, and obligatory old folks, they opened the set with explosive versions of “Pele Merengue” and “Energy Sucker” from their second LP, “Natural Ingredients.” Although the band has only recently been getting airtime, loyal members of the underground music scene sang enthusiastically with Glaser’s and Cuniff’s every word.Songs from their latest release, “Fever In Fever Out,” received the loudest applause. When bassist Jill Cuniff, guitarist Gabby Glaser, keyboardist Vivian Trimble, and drummer Kate Schellenbach hit the Newport stage Saturday night, the screaming fans were expecting the loudest, funkiest party we had ever experienced.The ladies did not disappoint. The members of Luscious Jackson have the ability to transform any venue they grace into the best dance hall in town.
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