- Slow Gherkin
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Name = Slow Gherkin
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Genre =Third Wave Ska Ska punk Alternative rock
Years_active =1993 –2002
Label =Asian Man Records
URL = http://www.slowgherkin.com
Current_members = James Rickman A.J. Marquez Ross Peard Zach 'Ollie' Olsen Brendan Thompson Phil BoutelleSlow Gherkin was a American
ska punk band fromSanta Cruz, California .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 byAsian Man Records , onJuly 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.Discography
*"Double Happiness" (1996)
*"Shed Some Skin" (1998)
*"Roman Holiday" (Collection: 1998-2000)
*"Run Screaming" (2002)Current Projects
In 2007 Rickman started
The Stitch Up , withMU330 front man Dan Pothast. He plays the bass and adds backup vocals.References
*cite web
title = Ruder Than You
url = http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/11.20.97/slowgherkin-9747.html
accessdate = 2008-09-30
*cite web
title = The Gherkin Chronicles
url = http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.14.02/ska1-0233.html
accessdate = 2008-09-30
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