{{Infobox musical artist | name = Don Vail | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Dunnville, Ontario, Canada | genre = Indie rock | years_active = 2006–present | label = | associated_acts = The Priddle Concern, Treble Charger, Broken Social Scene, Chore, The Dirty Nil | website = | current_members = Mitch Bowden<br/>Chris Bell<br/>David Dunham<br/>Bill Priddle | past_members = }}
'''Don Vail''' is a Canadian indie rock band, formed by Mitch Bowden and David Dunham, formerly of the band Chore, and Bill Priddle, formerly of Treble Charger and Broken Social Scene.<ref name=chart>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607162207/http://www.chartattack.com/news/64744/music-isnt-chore-for-don-vail "Music Isn't Chore For Don Vail"]}}. ''ChartAttack'', January 9, 2009.</ref>
==History== Bowden and Dunham continued working together following the breakup of Chore, but the band didn't take shape for a number of years. Bowden later met Priddle, who joined to play guitar.
The band recorded its self-titled debut album in 2006 and 2007 with producer Jordon Zadorozny.<ref name=chart /> The album was released independently in 2009.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/don_vail-don_vail "Don Vail Don Vail"]. by Michael Edwards. ''Exclaim!'', Mar 03, 2009</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160525144817/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/01/28/don-vail-don-vail/ "Don Vail — Don Vail"]}}. ''Chart Attack'' - Jan 28, 2009</ref> The album's sound was a combination of grunge, punk and pop.<ref>[https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/don-vail/Content?oid=1074268 "Don Vail Don Vail (independent)"]. ''The Coast'', By Sean Flinn. February 5, 2009.</ref> Some of the songs had been written for Chore, but not recorded by that band before it broke up.
In 2016, the band released its sophomore album, ''Fades''.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160507124948/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2016/05/06/premiere-don-vail/ "PREMIERE: Don Vail watch it all spin by in “Personal League”"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Chris Hampton - May 6, 2016</ref><ref>[https://theotherpop.com/2016/05/29/don-vail-fades/amp/ "Don Vail “Fades”"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908112647/https://theotherpop.com/2016/05/29/don-vail-fades/amp/ |date=2017-09-08 }}. ''The Other Pop'', David A. Levy</ref> The album appeared on the campus and community radio charts that year.<ref>[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/cfrc.cfm?intChartTypeID=1&dWeekOfID=2016-08-23 "CFRC 101.9 MHz - Kingston Top 30 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 23, 2016"]. ''!Earshot''</ref>
In 2019, the band released its third album, ''Stand of Tide''.<ref>[http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-premiere-don-vail-stand-of-tide/ "SPILL ALBUM PREMIERE: DON VAIL – STAND OF TIDE ”"]. ''The Spill Magazine'', Spill New Music - May 31, 2019</ref>
==Band members== *Mitch Bowden - vocals, guitar <small>(2006–present)</small> *Bill Priddle - lead guitar <small>(2006–present)</small> *Chris Bell - bass <small>(2006–2010)</small> *David Dunham - drums, percussion <small>(2006–present)</small> *Luke Bentham - vocals <small>(2016)</small> *Kori Pop - vocals <small>(2016)</small> *Bob Wilcox - vocals <small>(2016)</small>
==Discography== *''Don Vail'' (2009) *''Fades'' (2016) *''Stand of Tide'' (2019)
==See also== {{Portal|Music|Canada}} *Music of Canada *Canadian rock *List of Canadian musicians *List of bands from Canada *:Category:Canadian musical groups
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://donvail.bandcamp.com Don Vail] on Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Don Vail}} Category:Musical groups established in 2006 Category:Canadian indie rock groups Category:Musical groups from the Regional Municipality of Niagara Category:2006 establishments in Ontario