Slow Gherkin
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Slow Gherkin was an American
ska punk
band from Santa Cruz, California
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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 of 2011.
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band from Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
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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
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
, 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 of 2011.
Discography
- Death of a Salesman (1994) (7″ vinyl)
- Double Happiness (1996) (CD and 12″ vinyl)
- Shed Some Skin (1998) (CD and 12″ vinyl)
- Another in Your Life (1998) (7″ vinyl)
- Invisible Tank Slow Gherkin/Jeffries Fan ClubJeffries Fan ClubJeffries Fan Club was a southern California Third-wave ska band formed in 1996. The band released several albums on now-defunct Vegas Records before breaking up in 2001. The band played their final show January 6, 2001 at The Glasshouse in Pomona, which was later released on CD under the title...
split (1998) (CD) - Slow Gherkin/RX BanditsRx BanditsRX Bandits is a four-piece band based in Seal Beach, California. The band formed in 1995 in Orange County, California. They have appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and at The Bamboozle.-Early years :Originally known as...
split (1999) (CD) - Roman Holiday (Collection: 1998-2000) (CD)
- Run Screaming (2002) (CD)
- Hatchet Job Slow Gherkin/Caezer Soze split (2004) (CD)
- Death of a Ska Band: Rarities 1994–2002 (2011) (CD)
Current projects
In 2007 Rickman started The Stitch Up, with MU330MU330
MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...
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.