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Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were the initial founders, nine members rotated through the group in its life-span, including Scott Putesky, guitarist and co-founder of Marilyn Manson. The band lasted nine years, with only Jessicka and Moulder remaining throughout the initial run. The band reunited in 2015 for a number of shows, which consisted of Jessicka, Tenni, Inhell, and bassist Helen Storer.[3]

Jack Off Jill
Jessicka performing with Jack Off Jill at the Orange Peel in 2015
Background information
Origin	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock[1] riot grrrl[2] gothic rock[2] punk rock alternative metal
Years active	1992–2000 2015
Labels	Rectum Risk Sympathy for the Record Industry
Past members	See list of members
Website	jessicka.com

History

Tenni Arslanyan met Jessicka while attending Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. They had begun writing songs, but had not yet formed a band when Moulder and Inhell joined them to create the band that would become Jack Off Jill.

Jack Off Jill's first show was opening for Marilyn Manson and his shock-rock outfit, Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, at a Davie, Florida night club called The Plus Five Lounge. Manson went on to produce their early demos and had them open most of his shows.[4]

During this time the band served as the opening act for many female-fronted national acts such as Joan Jett, L7, Silverfish, Tribe 8, Fetchin' Bones and the Lunachicks. Singer Jessicka's on-stage antics included covering the audience with spit and real blood and candy.[5][6] In early 1993, Jessicka performed with Manson's ephemeral side project, Mrs. Scabtree.[7]

On December 27, 1994, Jack Off Jill joined Marilyn Manson on dates through Florida. While playing Club 5 in Jacksonville, Florida, Manson and Jessicka were arrested for violating the town's adult entertainment codes. Neither singer was charged.[8]

Jack Off Jill released several independent records: Children 5 and Up (produced by Marilyn Manson),[5] The Boygrinder Sessions, Cannibal Song Book, (produced by Jeremy Staska, JOJ and Manson at Studio 13 in Deerfield Beach, Florida)[7] Cockroach Waltz, and several 7" singles. It was not until April 8, 1994, when JOJ played a benefit show for Rock Against Domestic Violence with Babes in Toyland and 7 Year Bitch at the Cameo Theatre on Miami Beach that Jack Off Jill caught the eye of record labels.[9] Los Angeles-based Risk Records later signed them in January 1997. The band replaced both Ah Cha Cha and Inhell with new members because the two were not ready to leave Florida. The band released their first national 7" "Girl Scout"/"American Made" in March 1997. On September 9, 1997, their first full-length Sexless Demons And Scars (produced by Gumball's leader Don Fleming, who co-produced Hole's Pretty on the Inside) was released.

After touring with Lords of Acid^{[citation needed]}, Jack Off Jill headed to Los Angeles in order to complete 1998's Covetous Creature, a remix EP of songs from Sexless Demons and Scars with the help of SMP (Scott Putesky), a founding member of Marilyn Manson and new drummer Claudia Rossi.[10] The new manifestation of Jack Off Jill hit the road on a national tour with Psychotica, joined along the way by Switchblade Symphony.

The band road-tested new songs in March 1999 when JOJ played four dates on the Marilyn Manson Rock Is Dead Tour after Hole departed.[11] With Putesky no longer in the guitar position, JOJ enlisted the help of Jessicka's then-boyfriend guitarist Clint Walsh, original JOJ guitarist Michelle Inhell (née Oliver), and drummer Norm Block (formerly of Plexi) for the tour. On July 17, 2000, JOJ released their second full-length CD, Clear Hearts Grey Flowers on Risk Records, that featured a cover by artist Mark Ryden and was produced by Chris Vrenna of Tweaker and Nine Inch Nails.

Jack Off Jill played its last show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles in April 2000. They were joined onstage by guitarist Helen Storer of the UK all-female band Fluffy (and later of Thee Heavenly Music Association) and producer Chris Vrenna on drums.[12]

Breakup and aftermath

Jack Off Jill officially disbanded in the year 2000. Jessicka founded noise-pop band Scarling. Moulder began her studio project TCR. Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha and Michelle Inhell's (née Oliver) founded Set to Zero. In 2010 Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha began playing with Zombie Queen out of Asheville, NC. Claudia Rossi founded a group called One Of The Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard. Hellen Storer's photo defunct project Thee Heavenly Music Association. Putesky worked on his solo project, Three Ton Gate.

Post-breakup, critics have touted JOJ as "riot-goth legends"[13] and refer to Jack Off Jill's final album as "excellent, yet under-appreciated".[14]

Former band member Jeff Tucci (Ho Ho Spade) died on November 27, 2014 of a drug overdose.[15]

In September 2013, Putesky was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer.[16] He died on October 22, 2017.[17]

Reunion

A reunion had been discussed by the band members in the preceding years, but they did not have the time to organise one. When Jessicka Addams suffered a serious health emergency in 2013, she decided it was "now or never".[18]

On April 7, 2015, Bust.com announced a Jack Off Jill reunion show at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on July 18 as well as a Pledgemusic campaign offering "Golden Tickets" and other Jack Off Jill rarities related to the show. Other reunion shows in the tour included Manchester (19 October), London's Electric Ballroom (21 October) and Heaven Nightclub (23rd October), where they were joined on stage by (Scott Putesky), a founding member of Marilyn Manson. Their last London show was also on Jessicka's birthday, and was an emotional show for all of the fans and the band, especially due to Jessicka's health problems.[19] They announced via their facebook page that these shows would be their last saying, "It's been an honor & a pleasure friends."

The 2015 roster consisted of Jessicka, Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, Michelle Inhell (née Oliver), and Helen Storer.[20] Original bassist Robin Moulder was not involved in the reunion shows.[21]

Jack Off Jill is referred to by several publications as "Riot Goth Legends" & "Cult Heroes"[20][22][23]

Singer Jessicka Addams stated that their show at Heaven in London on October 23, 2015 (her 40th birthday) would be Jack Off Jill's final show.[23]

Members

Reunion lineup

• Jessicka (Jessicka Addams) – vocals, lyrics (1992-2000, 2015)
• Michelle Inhell (Michelle Oliver) – guitars (1992-1996, 2015)
• Helen Storer – guitars (2000), bass (2015)
• Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha (Tenni Arslanyan) – drums (1992-1996, 2015)

Former members

• Agent Moulder (Robin Moulder) – bass, piano, keyboards on "My Cat" credited as the big white dancing beav (1992-2000)
• Lauracet Simpson (Laura Simpson) – drums (1996-1997)
• Ho Ho Spade (Jeff Tucci) – guitars (1996-1997)
• SMP (Scott Putesky) – guitar (1998-1999)
• Claudia (Claudia Rossi) – drums (1997-1999)
• Clint Walsh – guitars (1999-2000)

Live members

• Norm Block – drums (1999-2000)
• Chris Vrenna – drums (2000)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	US CMJ	Label
1997	Sexless Demons and Scars	116	Ichiban
2000	Clear Hearts Grey Flowers	-	Risk

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Label
1993	"My Cat / Swollen"	Sexless Demons and Scars	Rectum
1996	"Girlscout / American Made"		Risk

EPs

Year	Title	Label
1998	Covetous Creature	404

Compilations

Year	Album
2006	Humid Teenage Mediocrity 1992–1996 Released: May 9, 2006 Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry Format: CD

Cassette demos

Year	Title
1993	Children 5 And Up
1994	Boy Grinder Session1
1995	Cannibal Song Book
1996	Cockroach Waltz1

¹ indicates the demos were never released.

See also

• List of all-female bands
• Riot grrrl
• Gidget Gein
• Jessicka

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Jack Off Jill

Jack Off Jill war eine US-amerikanische Alternative-Rock-Band aus Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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- [en] Jack Off Jill

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[es] Jack Off Jill

Jack Off Jill fue una banda estadounidense de Riot grrrl originaria de Florida activa entre 1992 y el 2000, teniendo tan solo dos miembros permanentes desde su fundación: Jessicka Fodera y Robin "Agent" Moulder.

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