StarKid by Kath at Give Me My Remote who was lucky enough to be backstage.
Last night I dragged Rae to see Team StarKid at the House of Blues in Boston. It was totally awesome.
My love of StarKid is a little complicated. I first watched A Very Potter Musical several years ago, back when it was still called Harry Potter, The Musical. I liked it, but I didn’t think much more about it until I heard Darren Criss was going to be on Glee. I rewatched AVPM, which led to watching their other shows, and before you know it, I was a full-blown fangirl! The complicated part is that it sometimes feels like I’m the oldest StarKid fan ever. I imagine the average age is somewhere around 16, based on the audience of last night’s show. It’s a little embarrassing to be the oldest person in the crowd who isn’t someone’s mom, but those songs are just so damn catchy!
I felt bad about cutting our Thanksgiving visit short in order to get back to Boston (sorry, parents!), but it was kind of worth it. The show was SO MUCH FUN! I couldn’t get over how good they sounded — much better than in the videos. They played all of my favorite songs in new, cool arrangements, plus choreography and little skits. Once the music started, I didn’t care about being surrounded by teenagers — I was cheering and singing along as loudly as any of them! I just hope no one got my terrible dancing on video… there were certainly a LOT of digital cameras!
I tried to be a good blogger and take some photos of my own to make my post look nice, but it was easier said than done.
This is supposed to be Darren. It kind of looks like three Darrens.
A very blurry Jim and the Povolos, aka Mark, Jaimie, Lauren, Clark, Brian, & Dylan.
From now on I’ll leave the photo-taking to the teenage pros. I’m sure they’ve all posted to Tumblr by now!
Okay, just a few more random thoughts:
- When Rae and I arrived at a little after 7:00, the line was at least three blocks long! The staff seemed completely bemused about the whole thing. I guess there were over 2500 people there (the biggest crowd at any of their shows)!
- The main benefit of going to a show with a teenage crowd: no lines at the bar and the bartender remembers your drink! Also, I could see the stage over the tops of their heads.
- I really liked Charlene Kaye, the opening act. She and her bandmates were so perfectly in tune with their harmonies. I was both extremely impressed and also a little sad because so few groups can sing that well.
- The first time Darren came on stage (to sing Dress and Tie with Charlene), the screams were literally deafening. I’m pretty sure I suffered permanent damage!
- My favorite new arrangement was the guys singing Status Quo. I wish I could buy an mp3 of it on iTunes, because all the recordings on YouTube are obscured by screaming girls!
Okay, that’s enough out of me! Now I’m going to get back to watching A Very Potter Sequel with Rae, who is now a fan too! I’ll leave you with a video of one of my favorite songs, courtesy of YouTuber apickelyt:
For Science! 