The Maddigans Explained

The Maddigans
Origin:	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Years Active:	–present
Genre:	Pop Rock, Pop Punk
Label:	Independent
Associated Acts:	We Are The In Crowd All Time Low
Current Members:	Trisha Watson Benn Kimmis Seb Sanders Mike Hawman
Past Members:	Thaddeus Lake Alex Porro Eric Paone Kevin Vos

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

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Album details
No Place Like Here	Released: April 4, 2016 Format: CD, CS, DL, LP Label: Self-released

Extended plays

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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

Sources

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celebrating the miles — and a music video — with The Maddigans . Sandra Sperounes (Edmonton Journal). June 29, 2017. 2013-05-13 .
2. Web site: INTRODUCING: THE MADDIGANS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM + PREMIERE 'VENICE' VIDEO . CircusSweet. 20 January 2016 . July 1, 2017.
3. Web site: Coming Soon. Plugged In. June 29, 2017.
4. Web site: Dawn At Dusk . BandMix. Colar, Matthew . June 30, 2017.
5. Web site: TRACK AVENUE RECORDS ROCKS TORONTO'S HARD ROCK. CNW.NET. Piera Savage . June 30, 2017.
6. Web site: LiveMusicTO Exclusive: Set It Off/The Maddigans/After the Anthems/Live the Story/Freedom Thirty Five -.
7. Web site: The Maddigans bassist Thaddeus Lake passes away. Altpress.comauthor= Altpress.com . June 30, 2017. 2011-11-28.
8. Web site: The Maddigans. Facebook.
9. Web site: UK Tour. Facebook.com/Themaddigans. June 30, 2017.
10. Web site: Get the first listen of the Maddigans' new album 'No Place Like Here' (exclusive) Release Info. Sarah Force . June 30, 2017.
11. Web site: .@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. June 30, 2017. 2016-01-25 .
12. Web site: Love Vs Passion EP. September 9, 2012. The Maddigans. June 30, 2017.
13. https://themaddigans.bandcamp.com/album/way-to-start-this"