Chore were a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band that formed in January 1995. They released three albums on the Sonic Unyon

Sonic Unyon

Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...

 indie label in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

: Another Plebeian in 1997, Take My Mask and Breathe in 1999, and The Coastaline Fire in 2002.

Their video for the single "General Warning" won a "Best of the Wedge 1999" award from broadcaster MuchMusic

MuchMusic

MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...

, while the video for "The Hitchhiker" saw airplay on MuchLOUD

MuchLOUD

MuchLOUD is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel broadcasts rock, modern rock, alternative, punk, and heavy metal music programming primarily in the form of music videos with other programming including concerts, interviews, and more...

 and MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

's 120 Minutes

120 Minutes

120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....

. The songs "The Hitchhiker" and "Burr" were both featured in an episode from the first season of Fox's 24

24 (TV series)

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.

Chore disbanded in April 2004. Lead vocalist Chris Bell continued to produce music under the moniker Alive and Living, until recently joining Mitch Bowden

Mitch Bowden

Mitch Bowden is a Canadian indie rock musician associated principally with the bands Chore, Don Vail and The Priddle Concern.In 2007, he also played with Broken Social Scene, as well as some of Kevin Drew's solo shows to support Spirit If..., to fill in for Bill Priddle after Priddle broke his...

 and David Dunham to perform in Don Vail

Don Vail

Don Vail is a Canadian indie rock band, formed by Mitch Bowden and David Dunham. Some of the band's songs were written for their earlier band Chore, but not recorded by that band before it broke up....

 and The Priddle Concern

The Priddle Concern

The Priddle Concern is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Toronto, the band is Bill Priddle's first project since leaving Treble Charger in 2003. The band consists of Priddle on vocals and guitar, Mitch Bowden on guitar, Scott Remila of Raising the Fawn on bass and Dave Dunham of Chore on drums...

, along with Bill Priddle

Bill Priddle

Bill Priddle is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been in the bands Treble Charger, Broken Social Scene, Don Vail and The Priddle Concern.Priddle released an album 6 May 2008 under the name The Priddle Concern.-External links:*...

 (formerly of Treble Charger

Treble Charger

Treble Charger was a Canadian rock group, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to...

).

The band reunited in December 2010 for a string of shows, including opening slots for Billy Talent, Alexisonfire, and Wintersleep.

Discography

• Another Plebeian (1997)
• Take My Mask and Breathe (1999)
• The Coastaline Fire (2002)

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of bands from Canada
• List of Canadian musicians
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

• Chore's entry at the Canadian Indie Band Database
• Chore's entry at garageband.com