Chixdiggit ( ) is a Canadian

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band formed in

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. The band performed internationally, and released a number of studio albums, mainly with light-hearted pop songs, usually about girls and relationships.

History

In 1990 K.J. Jansen, Mark O'Flaherty and Mike Eggermont started selling T-shirts imprinted with the Chixdiggit logo at their high-school, although at this stage the band did not exist. Sales of the shirts provided the band with enough money to purchase a drum kit. However, none of the band members had any musical experience nor did any of the members own instruments (except O'Flaherty who owned a classical

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). Eggermont took up playing

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and Jansen took up playing guitar as well as becoming the lead vocalist for the band. By 1991 the three had formed the band and they started playing a few shows in 1992 while working on their instrumental skills. By 1993 the band was playing regularly in venues around Calgary. In 1995 they performed at a large concert in Seattle, opening for the band ' The Presidents of the United States of America'."Calgary band wins deal with Sub Pop label"
''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. by Lenny Stoute Oct 19, 1995 Page: G.10 In 1996 Chixdiggit were signed to

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records. They released their first self-titled album on the record label that year, but they only lasted a short time on the label. At this stage Chixdiggit was touring worldwide. They were soon signed to Honest Don's Records, a Fat Wreck Chords subsidiary from

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. After the release of 2000's '' From Scene to Shining Scene'', the band took a hiatus, from which they returned in 2003, and in 2005 the band started writing and recording its fourth full-length album, ''

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''. The album was released April 19, 2005 on Fat Wreck Chords in North American and Bad Taste Records in Europe. Mike Eggermont left the band in 2002 and started a software company. In 2003, drummer Dave Alcock (owner of Sundae Sound recording studio) left the band, and was replaced by the band's original drummer, Jason Hirsch. In June and July 2006, they played a handful of European shows, before playing a couple of Californian shows with the

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. They went on a European tour with Riff Randells in October 2007. On October 31, 2007, the band released a re-recording of their debut album, ''Chixdiggit!'', on Bad Taste Records. The re-recorded album was titled ''Chixdiggit! II''. In 2011, Chixdiggit released a 6-song EP titled "Safeways here we come" released in North America by Fat Wreck Chords. Former drummer Dave Alcock died in January 2023. His death was announced via the band's official Facebook page.

Band members

Current

*KJ Jansen - guitar,

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*Mark O'Flaherty - guitar, vocals *Tyler Pickering -

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*Billy Dixon - Guitar, vocals *Rob Gruszecki - Bass, vocals

Former

*Mike Eggermont - bass, vocals (1991–2000) *Dave Alcock - drums (1997–2003; died 2023) *Jason Hirsch- drums (1991-1997, 2003-2007) *Mike McLeod - bass, vocals *Kepi Ghoulie - bass, vocals *Jimmy James - bass, vocals *BJ Downey - Bass, vocals

Discography

Studio albums

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

- ''Chixdiggit!'' ( Sub Pop Records) *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

- ''

Born on the First of July ''Born on the First of July'' is the second album by the Canadian pop punk band Chixdiggit, released in 1998. It was reissued in 2013. The band supported the album by touring with, among others, the Groovie Ghoulies and the Hi-Fives. Its first ...

'' ( Honest Don's Records) *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

- ''From Scene to Shining Scene'' ( Honest Don's Records) *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...

- ''Pink Razors'' *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

- ''Chixdiggit! II''

EPs

* 2011 - ''Safeways Here We Come'' (2011) * 2016 - ''

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Cassettes

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

- ''Humped'' (self-released)

7"s

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

- ''Best Hung Carrot'' (Lance Rock Records) **

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

- ''Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge and Other Songs'' ( CD, Delmonico Records) **

- ''Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge'' (10"

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, Rock & Roll Inc.) *

- ''Shadowy Bangers from a Shadowy Duplex'' ( Sub Pop Records) *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

- ''Chupa Cabra'' ( Honest Don's Records)

Splits

- ''Chronic for the Troops'' - split with

(Delmonico Records)

Music videos

* "Where's Your Mom?" (1996) * "Chupacabras" (1998) * "Spanish Fever" (2000) * "You're Pretty Good" (2005)

Compilation appearances

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

- ''Bloodbath at the Chinese Disco'' (Porn Star/Sloth Records) With Feist's former punk band "Placebo" *

- ''On Guard for Thee: a Collection of Canada's Youth Gone Bad'' (Au GoGo Records) *

- ''Pop Goes the Weasel, Vol. 2'' (K.O.G.A. Records) *

- ''Honest Don's Welcome Wagon'' ( Honest Don's Records) *

- ''Nothing beats a Royal Flush'' (Roto-Flex Records) *

- ''Wankin' in the Pit'' (CR Records Japan) *

- ''Happy Meals II'' (My Records) *

- ''Greatest Shits'' ( Honest Don's Records) *

- '' ESPN X Games Pro Boarder'' ( Radical Entertainment/

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) *

- ''70 Minutos: Full Time Hardcore'' (Tamborette Entertainment) *

- '' Short Music for Short People'' ( Fat Wreck Chords) *

- ''My So-Called Punk Rock Life'' (Melted Records) *

- ''This is Bad Taste, Vol. 3'' ( Bad Taste Records) *

- ''More RPM's Than Floyd on a Scooter'' ( Fat Wreck Chords) *

- ''AMP'' (Mack Dawg Productions) *

- ''Punk Chunks'' (LameAss Recordz) *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

- ''123-Punk'' ( Mutt Records) *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains independence from Indonesia and ...

- ''Honest Don's Dirty Dishes'' ( Honest Don's Records) *

- '' FUBAR: The Album'' ( Phantom Records) *

- ''Rock Against Floyd'' ( Fat Wreck Chords) *

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

- ''

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'' ( Fat Wreck Chords)

References

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