ERIC'S TRIP * THE IMBREDS * SISSY THE SHOW PLACE THEATER, BUFFALO,NY JULY 5/95

A buffalo band called Sissy opened this show, Eric's Trip's tour, with a
very Nivana-derived set. The singer looked like Brandon Lee in drag, and
the drummer was very solid.
The Inbreds were up next, and were impressive. the two-piece (bass and
drums) put out a very full sound throgh their pop-ish set.
Eric's Trip took the stage sometime after midnight, and it took only
seconds for the walls of sound to grow. The band were cranking their unique
brand of full-on, full-out pop punk from Moncton (or as they say, Punkton),
New Brunswick. The set was all-out high gear from the get-go with Julie,
Rick and Chris sharing vocal duties, mixed with rough and sweet guitar
feeback and effects. Drummer Mark was amzingly quick, driving and dynamic -
even more so than i expected from listening intently to their incredible
lo-fi and personal records. The set even ventured into the occasional
tender moment as a song would down or wove into another.
        Eric's Trip seem to have three very different identities that were
clarified this night: first, the high power plugged-pop live show; the
gentle, spacey and touching acoustic performance, and third, the four-and
eight-track recording masters which capture both of these very different,
yet equally powerful, elements. It was a magical evening.  Seeing such a
great band in a tiny club with a small number of people created an intimacy
which made a great show even more memorable.

written by: Dan Ball
From EXCLAIM  magazine August 1995