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Eric's Trip, Dog Day, Colourbook

Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Chris Thompson of The F...
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Fri. July 11th 2008 + Add to Calendar Capital Ballroom (No Minors)
9:00pm $16.00

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Eric's Trip
Dog Day
Colourbook
from Victoria BC
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Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, Ditch Records & Cds, www.ticketweb.ca

Event Description

Eric's Trip formed in 1990 when musicians Rick White and Chris Thompson of The Forest joined Julie Doiron and Ed Vaughan (who was later replaced by Mark Gaudet of Purple Knight). They took their name from a Sonic Youth song and emulated the distorted guitar of Dinosaur Jr., the folk leanings of Neil Young, and the lo-fi aesthetic of Sebadoh. Rick White described their sound as "sappy melodic pop music on top of thick distortion."
Eric's Trip were the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's Sub Pop record label in the early 1990s. Another two Atlantic Canadian bands, Jale and The Hardship Post, were signed to Sub Pop in subsequent years.
The band broke up in 1996, but reunited in 2001 and August of 2006 to play at the Sappy Records Festival in Sackville, New Brunswick. They reunited again for a series of shows in 2007 [1], including a show at the 2007 Halifax Pop Explosion.
Bassist Julie Doiron currently has a successful solo career and plays with Shotgun & Jaybird. Rick White and Mark Gaudet play in Elevator, and Chris Thompson enjoyed some fame as Moon Socket. Thompson currently plays in The Memories Attack with Ron Bates of Moncton band Orange Glass. White produced Doiron's 2007 solo album Woke Myself Up, which features three tracks on which the entire Eric's Trip lineup worked together.
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Capital Ballroom

858 Yates Street Victoria BC
V8W 1L8

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