Kostars was an

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side project formed by

Vivian Trimble Vivian Elizabeth Trimble (born May 24, 1963 in New York City) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist in the band Luscious Jackson from 1991 to 1998. She also joined bandmate Jill Cunniff under the name Kostars and recorded an album ...

and

Jill Cunniff Jill Cunniff (born August 17, 1966) is an American musician and artist, best known as the lead singer of the band Luscious Jackson. Cunniff was born in New York City and attended college in San Francisco. After returning to New York in 1991, she ...

while on a headlining tour with

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in 1995. Trimble and Cunniff, who needed an additional outlet, wrote under the name Kostars and released the album '' Klassics with a "K"'' in 1996. The album was recorded at Luscious Jackson drummer

Kate Schellenbach Kate Schellenbach (born January 5, 1966) is an American musician and television producer. She is the drummer of Luscious Jackson and was a founding drummer of the Beastie Boys. Born in New York City, she played with the Beastie Boys from 1981 to ...

's home studio. It featured drums by Schellenbach and a guest guitar spot by Gabrielle Glaser (also of

), as well as

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and

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, and was engineered/recorded by Josephine Wiggs, bass player of

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, marking her first full-length engineering project. A few years later, Wiggs and Trimble would release a self-titled album together as

Dusty Trails Dusty Trails is an American music duo consisting of Vivian Trimble (formerly of Kostars and Luscious Jackson) and Josephine Wiggs (formerly of the Breeders). Trimble provides vocals and Wiggs sings harmony vocals. Their 2000 debut album, '' Du ...

. The group only released one full-length album, as well as one single for the track "Hey Cowboy", both of which were released on the

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label, the same label that released Luscious Jackson's albums. The distribution rights for the Kostars releases were subsequently sold to GR2 Records.

Discography

Albums

*'' Klassics with a "K"'' (1996)

Singles

*"Hey Cowboy" (1996)

References

External links

* Allmusic entry for Kostarsbr>The Kostars performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic on Wed. July 3rd, 1996 The Official Site for Jill Cunniff
{{Authority control All-female bands American pop rock music groups Alternative rock groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1995 Kostars Musical groups disestablished in 1996

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

External links