Slow Gherkin is an American ska punk band from Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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Origin | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
Genres | Third Wave Ska Ska punk Alternative rock |
Years active | 1993–2002; 2016-present |
Labels | Asian Man Records |
Website | http://www.slowgherkin.com |
Members | A.J. Marquez Zach “ZK” Kent Phil Boutelle James Rickman Brigham Housman Josh “Monty” Montgomery “Polka” Peter Cowan Rob Pratt Matt Porter Zack “Ollie” Olsen Achilles Poloynis Ross Peard Brendan Thompson |
Slow Gherkin was formed in 1993 by AJ Marquez, Zack "ZK" Kent, Phil Boutelle, and James Rickman; they released their first album, Double Happiness, which was distributed by Asian Man Records, on July 29, 1996. They released their second album, Shed Some Skin, in 1998. In 2002, the band released Run Screaming, their final album. The band played a farewell show on August 17 of the same year, but played a sold-out reunion concert at Santa Cruz's Rio Theater on June 18, 2011. In 2016, the band reunited to play at the Asian Man Records 20 year anniversary show and released two new singles on "Lives." In 2018, the band played a few shows in California as well.
In 2007, Rickman started The Stitch Up, with MU330 front man Dan Potthast. He plays the bass and adds backup vocals. Matt Porter and A.J. Marquez are currently in a group The Huxtables. A.J. Marquez, Matt Porter, Phil Boutelle all play in Dan P and the Bricks as well.
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