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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
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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
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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.
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Former drummer Dave Alcock died in Calgary on January 1, 2023, at the age of 47. His death was announced via the band's official Facebook page.
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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.
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In 2011, Chixdiggit released a 6-song EP titled "Safeways Here We Come" released in North America by Fat Wreck Chords.
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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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had any musical experience nor did any of the members own instruments (except O'Flaherty who owned a classical
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and Jansen took up playing guitar as well as becoming the lead vocalist for the band.
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At this stage Chixdiggit was touring worldwide. They were soon signed to
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On Guard for Thee: a Collection of Canada's Youth Gone Bad
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Index

Chixdiggit! II

Calgary
Alberta
Punk rock
pop punk
Sub Pop
Fat Wreck Chords
chixdiggit.com
/ɪksˈdɪɡɪt/
chiks-DIG-it
pop punk
Calgary, Alberta
guitar
bass
The Presidents of the United States of America
Sub Pop
Honest Don's Records
Fat Wreck Chords
San Francisco
From Scene to Shining Scene
Pink Razors
Bad Taste Records
Groovie Ghoulies
vocals
drums
1996
Sub Pop Records
1998
Born on the First of July

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