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GABBY GLASER BIOGRAPHY
Gabby Glaser, co-founder of Luscious Jackson, has always had her eyes on the future, feet planted in past, and a sound that defies time.
For over a decade she has brought together the disparate sounds of rock and roll, hip-hop, funk and country. She was a staple of rock clubs and dance floors
long before the dancepunk craze and continues to bridge these worlds in a way no one else can. Since Luscious Jackson's hiatus in 2000, the band's revolutionary
sound has grown more mature and far-reaching in Gabby's solo work. The gritty "Spirit of Long Island" starts things off with a garage stomp and one of her inimitable instantly memorable choruses. "Fruit is Sweet" marries disco's guitars and live percussion with a downright dirty synth bassline guaranteed to crowd dancefloors. All throughout, her voice seduces you, particularly on the sultry "Find Love." Gabby's solo debut, Gimme Splash, is the soundtrack to the best block party of the summer. You will want to play it repeatedly and dance on your stoop. It manages to be intelligent and innovative without ever sacrificing the fun. They may be tearing down Coney Island but Gabby has given us all of the energy, excitement, heat, and adventure of a New York City summer in these songs.
Her band The Great Ones features Sammy Siegler (Nightmare of You, Rival Schools, CIV) on drums, Tia Sprocket on bass, Ian Love (Rival Schools, Cardia) on lead guitar, and of course, Gab herself on lead vocals and guitar.
Gabby founded musical group Luscious Jackson with her old friend Jill Cunniff in the early 90's. They combined their love of rock and roll, early rap, 70's funk, dub, and whatever else they felt like throwing in to create a sound all their own. Starting with looped beats, live guitar riffs, samples and sloppy keys, they completed their demo. They played a couple of shows with just the 2 of them and a DAT player but decided it'd be far better to have a live band and found both the great Kate Schellenbach to play drums and Vivian Trimble on keys. Their demo got into the hands of their friend Mike D. of the Beastie Boys and he and the rest of the boys asked them to be the 1st band to be signed to their new label,"Grand Royal." With Gabby's mother's teenage boyfriend on the cover of their 1st EP (and a bottle of Colt 45 between his legs), In Search of Manny was released. Soon after they were booked on the Lollapalooza tour, things really started taking off. They played with loads of fantastic bands throughout their career, toured around the world, and released three more albums. After a great run, they decided to call it a day in 2000. Since then, Gab's been writing plenty of songs and jamming with various people. Most recently, she's teamed up with three phenomonal musicians with whom she's played some fun shows in NYC with and recorded an album's worth of songs. The line- up is Sammy Siegler (Nightmare of You, Rival Schools, CIV) on drums, Guyora Kats on bass, Ian Love (Rival Schools, Cardia) on lead guitar, and Gab herself on vocals and guitar