Slow Gherkin

Slow Gherkin is an American ska punk band from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Slow Gherkin was formed in 1993 by teenagers AJ Marquez, Zack "ZK" Kent, Phil Boutelle, and James Rickman. They released their first album, Double Happiness, which was distributed by Asian Man Records, in 1996. They released their second album, Shed Some Skin, in 1998. In 2002, the band released Run Screaming, their final album. The band played their last performance in 2002. They played a reunion concert at Santa Cruz's Rio Theater on June 18, 2011. Their next show was in New York City in 2014. 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.

Death of a Ska Band: Rarities 1994-2002 - 2011-06-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Mailorder Is Fun! - 2010-09-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Plea for Peace - 2010-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Run Screaming - 2002-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Roman Holiday - a Collection: 1998–2000 - 2000-05-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Shed Some Skin - 1998-10-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Double Happiness - 1997-07-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Punk vs. Ska Round 2 - 1997-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Hey Brother... Can You Spare Some Ska? Vol. 2 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Lives - 2016-06-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Happy Holidays from Slow Gherkin - 2011-11-15T00:00:00.000000Z

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