Chixdiggit ( ) is a Canadian
pop punk
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band formed in
Calgary, Alberta
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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
guitar
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). Eggermont took up playing
bass 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
Sub Pop 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
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
, a
Fat Wreck Chords
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The label has released mater ...
subsidiary from
San Francisco
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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, ''
Pink Razors''. The album was released April 19, 2005 on Fat Wreck Chords in North American and
Bad Taste Records
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The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the l ...
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
Groovie Ghoulies
The Groovie Ghoulies were an American pop punk band from Sacramento, California, United States, whose music took inspiration from horror movies. They released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, and toured internationally. The band's name was ...
. 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,
vocals
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*Mark O'Flaherty - guitar, vocals
*Tyler Pickering -
drums
*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 - ''Chixdiggit!'' (
Sub Pop Records
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*
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 sin ...
'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
*
2000
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- ''From Scene to Shining Scene'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
*
2005 - ''Pink Razors''
*
2007 - ''Chixdiggit! II''
EPs
*
2011 - ''Safeways Here We Come'' (2011)
*
2016
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- ''
2012
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''
Cassettes
*
1993
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- ''Humped'' (self-released)
7"s
*
1995
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- ''Best Hung Carrot'' (Lance Rock Records)
**
1999
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- ''Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge and Other Songs'' (
CD, Delmonico Records)
**
2000
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- ''Best Hung Carrot in the Fridge'' (10"
vinyl
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, Rock & Roll Inc.)
*
1996 - ''Shadowy Bangers from a Shadowy Duplex'' (
Sub Pop Records
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* SUB designate ...
)
*
1997
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- ''Chupa Cabra'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
Splits
*
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 ...
- ''Chronic for the Troops'' - split with
Groovie Ghoulies
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(Delmonico Records)
Music videos
* "Where's Your Mom?" (1996)
* "Chupacabras" (1998)
* "Spanish Fever" (2000)
* "You're Pretty Good" (2005)
Compilation appearances
*
1994
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- ''Bloodbath at the Chinese Disco'' (Porn Star/Sloth Records) With
Feist's former punk band "Placebo"
*
1996 - ''On Guard for Thee: a Collection of Canada's Youth Gone Bad'' (Au GoGo Records)
*
1996 - ''Pop Goes the Weasel, Vol. 2'' (K.O.G.A. Records)
*
1997
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- ''Honest Don's Welcome Wagon'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
*
1997
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- ''Nothing beats a Royal Flush'' (Roto-Flex 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 ...
- ''Wankin' in the Pit'' (CR Records Japan)
*
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 ...
- ''Happy Meals II'' (My 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 ...
- ''Greatest Shits'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
*
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 ...
- ''
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*
1999
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- ''70 Minutos: Full Time Hardcore'' (Tamborette Entertainment)
*
1999
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- ''
Short Music for Short People
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'' (
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990.
The label has released mater ...
)
*
1999
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- ''My So-Called Punk Rock Life'' (Melted Records)
*
1999
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- ''This is Bad Taste, Vol. 3'' (
Bad Taste Records
Bad Taste Records is a record label based in Lund, Sweden.
The record label was one of the first labels to establish in the Swedish punk rock and punk/hardcore scene in the early 1990s, together with Burning Heart Records. The name of the l ...
)
*
2000
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- ''More RPM's Than Floyd on a Scooter'' (
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990.
The label has released mater ...
)
*
2000
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- ''AMP'' (Mack Dawg Productions)
*
2000
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- ''Punk Chunks'' (LameAss Recordz)
*
2001 - ''123-Punk'' (
Mutt Records
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)
*
2002 - ''Honest Don's Dirty Dishes'' (
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat.
The label ceased trading around 2 ...
)
*
2002 - ''
FUBAR: The Album'' (
Phantom Records)
*
2005 - ''Rock Against Floyd'' (
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990.
The label has released mater ...
)
*
2010 - ''
Harder, Fatter + Louder!'' (
Fat Wreck Chords
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The label has released mater ...
)
See also
*
List of bands from Canada
References
External links
*
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Musical groups established in 1991
Musical groups from Calgary
Canadian punk rock groups
Canadian pop punk groups
Fat Wreck Chords artists
Sub Pop artists
1991 establishments in Alberta