The Maddigans

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The Maddigans
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The Maddigans performing live in 2008
Background information
Origin Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres Pop Rock, Pop Punk
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsIndependent
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.

Contents

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
TitleAlbum details
No Place Like Here
  • Released: April 4, 2016 [10]
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
  • Label: Self-released

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleAlbum 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
Past

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  9. ↑ "UK Tour". Facebook.com/Themaddigans. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "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.
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  13. ↑ https://themaddigans.bandcamp.com/album/way-to-start-this" [ dead link ]
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