'Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour'; Gino at the Movies

Okay, welcome back everybody. So world-renowned acapella group Pentatonix is hitting the road once again for their Christmas in the city. They are so talented. Yeah, Gino spoke with them ahead of their stop at Pfizer Forum this weekend. Gino, you know how well they sing. They're incredible to watch. Oh, and I'm so envious of those great voices. I spoke with Matt Sallee and Kevin Olusola, and they definitely feel the love from the audience. So this is always a great time of year when you're touring and in Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum people are going to turn out as they always do. What does it mean to you Kevin for that audience that's always so loyal and supportive? Oh man it is so cool that 15 years that we've been doing this, That fans still come to listen to this music that we've created. It's so fun. I mean, I don't think any of us could have ever imagined that we would have this type of longevity and that we would have this type of relationship with the fans. And that the fans span from four years old all the way to 80. Like one of my favorite things is seeing a family, a grandmother, a mother, a daughter. A great granddaughter all come and they say, this is the music that we all agree on, which is so, so, so special. So we just thank the fans so much for allowing us to do what we get to do best and allowing us to serve them with beautiful music that we love. Matt, tell me the first time you met. What was the first meeting and did you know that this was going to be something that was so important in your life? Well, for me specifically, I met Pentatonix at a workshop. I've always been a fan of the group, so, you know... Before I joined the group in 2012 I actually got to meet them and so it was a full-circle moment when I actually ended up Joining the group in 2017 and so there's so many stories just like that where people have encountered Pentatonix to me like hey Yeah, I saw them. I heard that I heard you on the train. I heard you know on the news There's so many different types of stories like that and from so many different demographics of people and so it's really special And it's an honor to be able to perform and to be able to impact so many different cultures and so many different people from all around the world like we've traveled the world and see how our music is impacted and so it's just really it's a it's a blessing for sure we were just looking up to how like famous they are, how long they've been together 15 years, I mean there's been iterations but people go to this every single year looking forward amazing what they can do, yeah and you know typically you know artists on tour they perform the same songs over and But how do they keep it fresh knowing that... They're going to perform the same song 25 times. Brian, it's as if you knew that's exactly what I asked them. When you do songs over and over, how do you keep it fresh? Is it the reaction from the audience? Is it looking out at the faces? You know, for me, it's remembering why I'm here. There are people that are coming either for the first time or the fifth time, and they have spent their hard-earned money to be able to come to our shows. They've saved up for a year to bring their whole family to come see us. So for me, whenever I remember that intention, it allows me to go out there and give my absolute best. Like, it's the first time that I've ever sung Hallelujah, or the first time I've ever I've ever sung Mary Did You Know because they deserve that kind of That performance. And so we love doing that. We want them to get like it's the first time we've ever performed. Man, these guys just. Gino, do you have a favorite Christmas carol that perhaps they might sing or Christmas song anyway? I have to say they don't always do just like the traditional Christmas carol. So I'm always happy to hear something new. But what is so amazing to me is that, you know, they tour around the country and something when they were here last time stood out in their mind about Milwaukee. I remember the first time we went to Fiserv, they made a block of cheese with our names engraved in it, and they brought us Chick-fil-A, they brought us jerseys, I mean, we gotta come back, we love coming to Fiserv. That's why we're back, 100%. That is great. Our people here. Wisconsin, welcome. The reality in West. I don't know. America's Dairyland, that's why we have that name. We're going to do people and cheese. Yes, they're here Saturday night at Fiserv Forum, an enjoyable show. And get you in the Christmas spirit early. Yeah, pick up the holiday season. Thank you, Gino. Thank you. See ya. There are so many good Christmas shows out there. There are so many good Christmas songs out there. I wonder what they will perform in their own way. I guess we've got to buy a ticket and see. All righty, more Real Milwaukee returns right after this.