The Maddigans

The Maddigans
The Maddigans
	The Maddigans performing live in 2008
Background information
Origin	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Pop Rock, Pop Punk
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Independent
Members	Trisha Watson; Benn Kimmis; Seb Sanders; Mike Hawman;
Past members	Thaddeus Lake; Alex Porro; Eric Paone; Kevin Vos;
Website	Official page on Facebook

The Maddigans are a Canadian Pop Punk/Rock band from Edmonton, Alberta. The band are best known for their DIY touring schedule,^[1] including playing 19 countries without a booking agent.^[2]^[3] They have also released 3 EPs and one studio album.

History

The Maddigans formed in 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta, consisting of Trisha Watson on vocals, Benn Kimmis on drums and Eric Paone on guitar. All of the members had been friends since junior high school and had performed in other bands together.^[4]

The band released their debut EP Say It Loud in 2009. They later added bassist Thaddeus Lake to the band and began to tour alongside western Canadian bands such as The Kick Off, The Perfect Trend and Acres of Lions. In 2010 they released another EP "Way To Start This" and toured across Canada with Everyone Everywhere. During this tour Eric Paone left the band. Later that year the band added guitarist Seb Sanders as a replacement.

In 2011 the band toured the US for the first time and played Canadian Music Week^[5] In Toronto. This was followed by Ontario dates with Set It Off.^[6] In November that year bassist Thaddeus Lake was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.^[7]

In 2012 the band released their EP "Love Vs Passion", their first with Sanders. It was dedicated it to their former bassist Thaddeus Lake.^[8] By this time the band had already done 8 Canadian tours and 2 US tours, covering "more kilometers than any [other] Edmonton band over the last 5 years".^[1] The release was immediately followed by their first UK tour. ^[9] The band would go on to tour the UK 6 times and Europe twice over the next 2 years. In 2016 they added Mike Hawman to the band as a bassist. They also released their first album "No Place Like Here", which was debuted on Alternative Press.^[10] Three songs from the release received regular airplay on Idobi Radio.^[11]

Style

Circuit Sweet described the band as having a "weighty mix of pop punk and pop rock"^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title	Album details
No Place Like Here	Released: April 4, 2016^[10] Format: CD, CS, DL, LP Label: Self-released

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title	Album details
Love Vs Passion	Released:September 9, 2012^[12] Label: Self-released Format: CD, DL
Way To Start This	Released: July 1, 2010^[13] Label: Self-released Format: CD, DL

Members

Current

Trisha Watson - Lead Vocals
Benn Kimmis - Drums
Seb Sanders - Guitar/Backing Vocals
Mike Hawman - Bass Guitar

Past

Thaddeus Lake - Bass Guitar
Alex Porro - Bass Guitar
Eric Paone - Lead Guitar
Kevin Vos - Bass Guitar
Michael Racioppo - Touring Bass Guitar

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Celebrating the miles — and a music video — with The Maddigans". Sandra Sperounes (Edmonton Journal). 2013-05-13. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "INTRODUCING: THE MADDIGANS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM + PREMIERE 'VENICE' VIDEO". CircusSweet. 20 January 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Coming Soon". Plugged In. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ Colar, Matthew. "Dawn At Dusk". BandMix. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ Piera Savage. "TRACK AVENUE RECORDS ROCKS TORONTO'S HARD ROCK". CNW.NET. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ "LiveMusicTO Exclusive: Set It Off/The Maddigans/After the Anthems/Live the Story/Freedom Thirty Five -".
^ "The Maddigans bassist Thaddeus Lake passes away". Altpress.comauthor= Altpress.com. 2011-11-28. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ "The Maddigans". Facebook.
^ "UK Tour". Facebook.com/Themaddigans. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Get the first listen of the Maddigans' new album 'No Place Like Here' (exclusive) | Release Info". Sarah Force. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ ".@TheMaddigans - "Venice" and @OLNband - "Sorry" are some of the best new songs we've heard this year. So we added them to rotation". twitter.com/idobiradio. 2016-01-25. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ "Love Vs Passion EP". The Maddigans. September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ https://themaddigans.bandcamp.com/album/way-to-start-this" ^{[dead link‍]}

Sources

External links

Official page on Facebook

[edmontonjournal.com-1] "Celebrating the miles — and a music video — with The Maddigans". Sandra Sperounes (Edmonton Journal). 2013-05-13. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[CircusSweet-2] "INTRODUCING: THE MADDIGANS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM + PREMIERE 'VENICE' VIDEO". CircusSweet. 20 January 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[3] "Coming Soon". Plugged In. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

[4] Colar, Matthew. "Dawn At Dusk". BandMix. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[CMW-5] Piera Savage. "TRACK AVENUE RECORDS ROCKS TORONTO'S HARD ROCK". CNW.NET. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[6] "LiveMusicTO Exclusive: Set It Off/The Maddigans/After the Anthems/Live the Story/Freedom Thirty Five -".

[7] "The Maddigans bassist Thaddeus Lake passes away". Altpress.comauthor= Altpress.com. 2011-11-28. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[8] "The Maddigans". Facebook.

[9] "UK Tour". Facebook.com/Themaddigans. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[Sarah_Force-10] "Get the first listen of the Maddigans' new album 'No Place Like Here' (exclusive) | Release Info". Sarah Force. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[11] ".@TheMaddigans - "Venice" and @OLNband - "Sorry" are some of the best new songs we've heard this year. So we added them to rotation". twitter.com/idobiradio. 2016-01-25. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[12] "Love Vs Passion EP". The Maddigans. September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[13] ttps://themaddigans.bandcamp.com/album/way-to-start-this" ^{[dead link‍]}

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