Kostars
Encyclopedia
Kostars was an alternative
/pop-rock side project formed by Vivian Trimble and Jill Cunniff while on a headlining tour with Luscious Jackson
in 1995. Trimble and Cunniff, who needed an additional outlet for the transistor radio hits they were writing, wrote under the name Kostars titled Klassics With A "K". The album was recorded at Kate Schellenbach's home studio, and released in 1996. It featured drums by Kate
and a guest guitar spot by Gabby (also of Luscious Jackson
) as well as Gene and Dean Ween of Ween
and was engineered/recorded by Josephine Wiggs
, bass player of The Breeders
, marking her first full length engineering project. A few years later, Wiggs and Trimble would release an album together as Dusty Trails
.
The group only released the one full length album, as well as one single for the track "Hey Cowboy", both of which were released on the Grand Royal
label, the same label that released Luscious Jackson's albums. The distribution rights for the Kostars releases have since been sold to GR2 Records
, where they are now sold on their website.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
/pop-rock side project formed by Vivian Trimble and Jill Cunniff while on a headlining tour with Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
in 1995. Trimble and Cunniff, who needed an additional outlet for the transistor radio hits they were writing, wrote under the name Kostars titled Klassics With A "K". The album was recorded at Kate Schellenbach's home studio, and released in 1996. It featured drums by Kate
Kate Schellenbach
Kate Schellenbach was the drummer for The Beastie Boys from 1979 to 1984, and drummed for Luscious Jackson until the band broke up in spring of 2000....
and a guest guitar spot by Gabby (also of Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
) as well as Gene and Dean Ween of Ween
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
and was engineered/recorded by Josephine Wiggs
Josephine Wiggs
Josephine Wiggs is an indie/alternative rock musician, noted for her work with the bands The Perfect Disaster, The Breeders, and Dusty Trails....
, bass player of The Breeders
The Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
, marking her first full length engineering project. A few years later, Wiggs and Trimble would release an album together as Dusty Trails
Dusty Trails
Dusty Trails is an American music duo consisting of Vivian Trimble and Josephine Wiggs . Trimble does lead vocals and Wiggs sings harmony vocals. Their 2000 debut album, Dusty Trails has been described as mood music and it is heavy on keyboards, percussion and bass...
.
The group only released the one full length album, as well as one single for the track "Hey Cowboy", both of which were released on the Grand Royal
Grand Royal
Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California based vanity record label set up in 1992 by the Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after the group left Def Jam Recordings....
label, the same label that released Luscious Jackson's albums. The distribution rights for the Kostars releases have since been sold to GR2 Records
GR2 Records
GR2 Records is a record label, founded when a group of music fans purchased the remaining assets of Grand Royal LLC when Grand Royal went out of business. The company now owns most of the Grand Royal back catalog, but not the material of the Beastie Boys, which wasn't part of the sale....
, where they are now sold on their website.