The Trip is headed to Baltimore for a July 19 gig at The Brass Monkey Saloon in Fells Point, where they'll join Charm City rockers Liquid Lucky and the Allen Snyder Band, an acoustic rock band from Hagerstown.
Goodwin said The Trip is anticipating what may be their biggest show yet, a July 31 performance at Kenny's Castaways in New York City. Kenny's Castaways is the same Greenwich Village venue that has played host to Aerosmith, Rod Stewart and the Ramones.
"It's definitely going to be cool, but we're just going to do it like any other show," Goodwin said.
Goodwin said the band plans to release its first full-length album by the end of summer.
About the band
Name: The Trip
Lead vocals, guitar: Steve Goodwin
Bass: Rich Santa
Drums: Ernie Musser
Genre: Rock
Influences: Rush, The Allman Brothers Band, Pearl Jam and Marvin Gaye
Where to hear them: Divi's Nighclub, Saturday, June 14
Web: www.myspace.com/thetripmuse
Q&A with Trip frontman Steve Goodwin
Q: Who are you listening to right now?
A: moe., Ben Harper, Allman Brothers, Galactic -- I kind of stick with the bands I've been listening to through the years.
Q: So what was the last concert you've been to, as a music fan?
A: Man, it's really tough when you're doing your own thing. I saw (John) Scofield at Blues Fest. (John) Medeski was incredible. Scofield was exactly as I expected. As a guitar player, I was kind of grooving with him. There were a lot of good bands at Blues Fest this year.
Q: So, hands down, who's the best guitarist of all time?
A: I really can't say, because there are too many out there. There's Hendrix, there's Santana ... No two guitar players are the same. I guess I couldn't say because I could go on with a list of 50 or 100.
Q: For people who have never heard of The Trip, how would you describe yourself, if you could only use three words?
A: Basically, the name of the band explains itself: The Trip.
