Slow Gherkin

Slow Gherkin
Slow Gherkin in 2004
Background information
Origin	Santa Cruz, California, United States
Genres	Third Wave Ska Ska punk Alternative rock
Years active	1993–2002
Labels	Asian Man Records
Associated acts	Dan P. and the Bricks
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 Zach “Ollie” Olsen Achilles Poloynis Ross Peard Brendan Thompson

Slow Gherkin was an American ska punk band from Santa 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 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 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.