Geronimo’s “Buzz Yr Girlfriend” series
Welcome to Tapes ‘n’ Tapes, a bimonthly video series focusing on local cassette labels to help get the feel for why some people have turned to tapes for their musical medium.
Ben Grigg doesn’t run a label, but he’s no stranger to releasing music on his own. He’s been doing it himself as the key player for fuzzed-out indie rockers Geronimo since 2007. Recently, Grigg and his bandmates decided to start a cassette series called “Buzz Yr Girlfriend.” The group will record a handful of songs onto a 4-track tape, dub the tunes onto a limited number of cassettes, and then hand them out at shows. Geronimo just wrapped up the first volume of the series, which the trio will be giving away at its headlining set Aug. 17 at Subterranean.
Before the cassette release show, The A.V. Club headed to Grigg’s base of action at his West Town apartment to discuss creating a personal memento for fans, dubbing his music onto a Johannes Brahms cassette and Calvin Johnson’s mixtapes.
