BU Today Sessions: Grimis - "All My Friends"

Описание: Last August, most students were getting ready to return to school. Not singer and guitarist David Tanklefsky of Grimis: he was in a van with his bandmates on an ambitious 32-date national tour that took them across the country and back.

"It was an incredible experience," says Tanklefsky (COM'08), a graduate student and recent alum who studied broadcast journalism. "Touring and meeting people has just been a dream come true — to travel with your friends, share your music with others, and see new places together."

Tanklefsky, bassist Andy Doherty, drummer Pete Michelinie, and guitarist Lyle Brewer began their life as musicians playing jazz together in high school. The childhood friends eventually formed Grimis, which Tanklefsky describes as "something near folk-rock, after exploring lots of jazz and more improvisational music."

"Over the years, our influences and ideas about music have evolved," he says, "and Grimis has evolved with it."

With eight years, several tours, a couple of hundred shows, and college degrees under their belts, the future may be uncertain for Grimis. "The band is up in the air, with everyone moving in different directions and trying to figure out if life as a musician is feasible," says Tanklefsky. "But I plan to continue writing songs and hopefully playing music for a living for at least the next few years."

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