Yesterday, I went to see Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider perform live in Freehold! Macy Kate was even with them! It was the first time I ever went to concert too and it was absolutely amazing! The meet and greet tickets were also super cheap, so me and my friend got to take pictures with them and have them sign our t-shirts!
For those of you who don’t know (although I don’t know why you wouldn’t have already heard of these awesome people), Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider are musicians who post mashups and covers of other songs on Youtube, though Sam has just made a debut album called Make It Up. Sam is usually the one who sings and Kurt plays the instruments and produces music. Macy Kate is one of their friends and another singer on Youtube. Here’s one of Sam and Kurt’s mashups that I absolutely LOVE:
Honestly, I didn’t think seeing them live would be as amazing as it was. I mean, seeing any performance live would be really cool, but I figured it wouldn’t be too different from their other stuff–just that they would be on a stage in front of me instead of in a music video.
In reality, though, seeing someone you love to watch and listen to in person instead of on a computer screen was straight up surreal. I had resigned myself to never being able to see them in the flesh, and they sort of became just cool, awesome people I’d only ever see on the Internet. But now, they were actually in front of me, not just a channel on a video sharing website! It was like my world imploded. My friend and I actually saw them walking around iPlay America before the concert and I was just speechless.
Their performance was awesome! They sounded just as good live as they do in their videos, which is just a testament to their musical talent and how autotune-less their videos are. Sam did drop the microphone once, but other than that, it was pretty much flawless. They played all of my favorite songs from their channels and then some–I was pretty dejected when the concert actually ended.
Sam and Kurt are spectacular performers and their concert was fantastic! My only wish would be for them to come to New Jersey again!
Iced Tea With Vinegar 