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Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1996. They first formed in December
1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. The band played their first show on April 28, 1989, consisting of
lead songwriter and performer Mike "Mr. Clean" Mattingly on bass and vocals, saxophonist and vocalist Mike Park, guitarist and vocalist Lynette
Knackstedt and drummer Chuck Phelps. The group recruited trombonist Lars Nylander several months later, then continued as a five-piece until the
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Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1996. They first formed in December
1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. The band played their first show on April 28, 1989, consisting of
lead songwriter and performer Mike "Mr. Clean" Mattingly on bass and vocals, saxophonist and vocalist Mike Park, guitarist and vocalist Lynette
Knackstedt and drummer Chuck Phelps. The group recruited trombonist Lars Nylander several months later, then continued as a five-piece until the
addition of second trombonist Gerry Lundquist in early 1990.[1]In 1991, Park formed Dill Records, based out of Monte Sereno, to release Skankin'
Pickle's material, beginning with their debut album, the half-live, half-studio Skafunkrastapunk. Dill Records would later go on to release early material
by Mu330, Slapstick, The Rudiments and Less Than Jake. Throughout their career, Skankin' Pickle adhered to a strict independent ethic, performing
only all-ages shows, $5–$7 cover charges and selling their CDs for no more than $8 (Park would carry this DIY ethos over to his future bands and
record labels).Skankin' Pickle toured full-time throughout the early 1990s, playing shows with such acts as Bad Manners, The Skatalites, Sublime,
Let's Go Bowling, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, The Queers, Primus, Mr. Bungle, Bad Religion and Green Day.[2] The
band strove to make their live shows as energetic and entertaining as possible, with the members dancing manically about the stage and engaging in
such antics as baton-twirling and onstage wrestling matches. In 1994, SF Weekly voted Skankin' Pickle as one of the best unsigned bands in the Bay
Area.[3]The band released their final studio album, The Green Album, on Dr. Strange Records in 1996, a collection of cover songs and newly recorded
versions of previously unreleased tracks. Shortly after its release, Mike Park chose to leave the band (news of which he announced in the album's liner
notes), being replaced by Mike Liu of the Santa Clara ska punk band Janitors Against Apartheid. The group went through more member changes in the
following months until only Knackstedt and Nylander remained from the "classic" line-up, though continued to perform as Skankin' Pickle for their final
tour in Europe in June 1996.[4] Following this tour, the title of Skankin' Pickle was retired as the current line-up (featuring former members of Monkey
and The Rudiments) continued touring, re-inventing themselves as the ska punk/pop punk band the 78 RPM's.
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