Darren's Concerts and Other Musical Performancs for 2018

BroadwayWorld wrote:
Photo Coverage: 2018 Sundance ASCAP Music Café 1/22-1/25

Jan. 26, 2018

Singer-actor-performer Darren Criss, who has had a multi-faceted career spanning television, film, music and stage, and who is currently starring in the FX series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” appeared at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café on Monday, January 22nd. Criss performed songs from his recent EP, Homework (which debuted at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers album chart), and shared the story of his songwriting career.

Criss’s performance was just one highlight of Day Four of the Sundance ASCAP Music Café, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a key program of the Sundance Film Festival, and which continues to present exciting live performances to filmmakers and festival-goers. . .

. . . Day Five also included return second performances by the multi-talented Darren Criss, who performed songs from his recent #1 chart-topping EP Homework, and Shawn James, a folk-blues troubadour from Chicago with a tour de force voice.

FULL ARTICLE | BROADWAYWORLD.COM

Entertainment Tonight wrote:
JC Chasez Belts Out *NSYNC Hits With Darren Criss: Watch!

March 19, 2018

*NSYNC fans who attended Darren Criss’ Los Angeles, California, gig on Saturday were in for a treat as JC Chasez not only turned up onstage, but started belting out some of the group’s biggest hits!

The former boy bander appeared at Criss’ intimate St Patrick’s Day '90s party at The Roxy, where the two delighted the crowd by launching into an acoustic version of *NSYNC’s debut single, “I Want You Back.”

While a long-haired Chasez was in his element taking a rare trip down memory lane, Criss also seemed to be having a blast, strumming along with his guitar and grinning ear to ear as he helped his pal out with backup vocals.

The two also performed the 1997 track, “Tearin’ Up My Heart,” which turned 20 years old in February.

“When you’re Darren Criss, you can call people when you’re eating pancakes this morning and invite them to a '90s party,” Chasez, 41, told the crowd. “And while you’re at it, you have to sing.”


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When Criss isn’t singing, he’s busy working as an actor, earning rave reviews for his role on ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,’ which airs Wednesdays on FX.

Fotogalería | Darren Criss | El Plaza Condesa.

Darren's and Chuck's Concerts at  El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City (March 31 & April 1, 2018)



Thanks for the link to the livestream, Lilikoiluv.  It's so nice of you to post that here.    And I forgot to say earlier, I hope you also had a nice Easter or Passover, Lilikoiluv, and the same to everyone. 

It amazes me how much energy Darren has.  To do two 2-hour shows, on back to back nights.  How does he do it?   And I really do think his voice has grown stronger; he just sounds as if he is steadier, has more control, is better able to adjust his tone, has more power (without compromising control).    For me, I can hear the growth the most when I listened to some of his oldies ("Jealousy,"  "Human,"  "Not Alone,"  "Don't You," etc.), as well his favorite Disney song, "Part of Your World," but I also heard it on "I Dreamed A Dream," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," and "Lost Boys Life."  In particular, I found his performance of "I Dreamed A Dream,"  "I Don't Mind,"  "Goin Nowhere" all so beautifully sung, and full of emotion.  

Xtian Leon
FULL SHOW available HERE

1. What A Feeling / We Like It (with Chuck)
2. Lost Boys Life (with Chuck)
3. Jealousy
4. Don’t You
5. One Fine Day
6. Cough Syrup
7. Goin Nowhere
8. Human
9. Sami
10. Granger Danger
11. Hopelessly Devoted To You
12. Back To Hogwarts
13. Not Alone
14. I Dreamed A Dream
15. Colors Of The Wind
16. I Don’t Mind
17. The Damage (with Chuck)
18. The City (with Chuck)
19. Every Single Night (with)
20. The Day That The Dance Is Over
21. Foolish Thing
22. Teenage Dream

Darren Criss Army wrote:
CDMX Darren/CG (Computer Games) show Setlist Thread (FINAL)

1. What A Feeling / We Like It (with Chuck Criss)
2. Lost Boys Life (with Chuck Criss)
3. Jealousy
4. Don’t You
5. One Fine Day
6. Cough Syrup
7. Goin Nowhere
8. Human
9. Sami
10. Granger Danger
11. Hopelessly Devoted To You
12. Back To Hogwarts 
13. Not Alone
14. I Dreamed A Dream 
15. Colors Of The Wind 
16. I Don’t Mind 
17. The Damage (with Chuck Criss)
18. The City (with Chuck Criss)
19. Every Single Night (with Chuck)
20. The Day That The Dance Is Over
21. Foolish Thing #DarrenCrissMx
22. Teenage Dream (yes we’re calling it now, it hasn’t started yet)

CDMX Show # 2 SETLIST

(Oh no he took out a Hedwig song!)


nini_mags: My first setlist ever and it was from @darrencriss show in my city thank you so much to the crew member who gave it to me. I wish I knew his name  #darrencriss #chuckcriss #computergames

Not the whole thing but worth it

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Darren Criss, CDMX, April 1, 2018

El Aquelarre wrote:
3 canciones del concierto de Darren Criss en México

April 1, 2018



Darren Criss had a concert this weekend at the Plaza Condesa on CDMX and we know that many fans of Glee, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the Harry Potter musical, Computer Games and more could not go, we recorded three of his performances .

The concert of Darren Criss in Mexico was a success. And we do not say it only because we love him, but it is true, so much so that the actor of The Assassination of Gianni Versace had only planned to give a concert in CDMX on March 31 and ended up adding another date when the tickets ran out.

The fans, according to what El Aquelarre learned, arrived from 7 in the morning to hang outside the Plaza Condesa (because og general entrance) and were there until 6pm when they opened the doors, and then again standing without moving from their place until 8pm when Darren came out to sing. Yes, Very punctual.



From the beginning, Darren Criss “warned” that he had too many songs to play, and no sooner said than done, the music kept coming, one after another, pleasing the fans of all its facets. He sang songs from his 2010 album, Human, from Glee, from Computer Games - alongside his brother, Chuck - from the musical he wrote about Harry Potter, from his EP of 2017, Homework and even Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid.

Basically what was left missing was Dress and Tie -duet that released with Charlene Kaye and The Rainbow Connection as he played it on the red carpet of the Oscars along with Kermit the Frog in 2012.



Above there are three videos of his performances: Teenage Dream-song which he made his own after making a peculiar piano cover on Glee (a very painful time for all fans of Klaine), I Dreamed A Dream-song from Les Miserables, of which he has an acoustic version on his EP, Homework, and Lost Boys Life from his album with Computer Games, in whose official video stars Gaten Matarazzo from Stranger Things.

Mihaelovich wrote:I will admit that it was a pleasure and a real experience to meet one of the artists I admire the most, as it turned out to be quite accessible.

Customs officer:  Purpose of visit?

Me:  to shred the gnar and ride the lightning.

CO:  oh hell fucking yes. 

Darren Criss Army wrote:Gallery of 21 photos from El Plaza Condesa

Darren and Chuck wrote:
Thank you, Mexico City! + Meet and Greet Photos

Hey guys!

We had such an amazing time in Mexico City this weekend! We wish we could play CDMX every single night.

If you didn’t take a photo using your phone at the meet & greet, your photo is available now here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/igy0kHmhX0qufMVy1

Smiles,

Darren & Chuck

Nylon Espanol wrote:
ENTREVISTA CON DARREN CRISS

Abril 03, 2018



Fans waiting for him outside his hotel, two concerts completely sold out, leading actor of one of the most shocking series that can be seen today on TV and yet Darren Criss is kind and funny when we arrive. This time he visits Mexico City to present his musical project “Computer Games” with his brother Chuck Criss. This was a bit of what we talked about right before his concert in the capital.

Tell us how you started the Computer Games project with Chuck.

Chuck and I are brothers, we grew up together, we were roommates for years, we always played music while we grew up, basically our day consisted of going to school and then rehearse for a while at home, him on the drums and me with the guitar. After Chuck joined a very good band called “Freelance Whales”, I think the last time he played with them was here actually in Mexico maybe in 2011 more or less.

So we came to a point where we had all these songs and we always wanted to form a band, it was the right time. We are an indie band with a very reserved vision, we do not seek to break the popularity lists or reinvent the wheel, it’s just honest work we do to have fun. We are very fortunate to have people in Mexico and around the world who are interested in our project. This moment is ideal to be an indie artist, you can have a project, launch it to the world and then make a concert with the songs.

The name of “Computer Games” comes from the nostalgia of the 90’s and the legacy of the 80’s to our childhood, we grew up with computer games, and all our music has that feeling of nostalgia.

Do you remember a “Computer Game“ that you always played?

Chuck and I loved playing one that was called “Lode Runner” is a 2D game, where mmmm, it’s hard to explain, because it would be like trying to explain the premise of Mario, if you did not know what Mario Bros is about, you would say “It’s about an Italian guy who jumps around, collecting coins, breaking the necks of some turtles ha ha ha eats mushrooms.”

Someone once told me that in fact coffee mushrooms are actually “popo” because Mario is a plumber.

Exactly! Who knows how you can explain to someone? But basically “Lode Runner” was about two guys who had laser guns that fired on the floor, because some evil monks wanted to eat you, so for them to not eat you, you had to shoot a hole in the ground and make them fall… that’s Lode Runner!



What was the process of choosing Gaten Materazzo as the actor for your video “Lost Boys Life”[b]?[/b]

Gaten is a very good friend, we met Gaten because of the world of Broadway, I met him when he was acting on “Les Miserables” as Gavroche four or five years ago long before Stranger Things, then he came and took part in a festival that I organized in NY “Elsie Fest”, focused on musical theater, and we became friends. In the video we wanted to have a kid that played an adult, and he also has a hair like mine when I leave it long and he’s a fantastic boy.

How do you think the music business will evolve in the future? Because at first we were told that vinyl was a piece of rubbish and that we should switch to the Compact Disc, before returning to the LP, adding all digital formats that exist?

Who knows … I guess the difference would be if you’re an audiophile or if you don’t understand the quality of the formats. I can recognize the difference between a vinyl recording and a compressed audio file, but most people do not pay attention to that, people notice the emotional charge that a song produces, that’s why you can listen to a terrible recording from 1922 and still be moved by the execution or the lyrics.

I think in the end it reduces the quality of the content, how you want to consume it depends on the person and as long as you encourage people to see a live show by the artist, that’s what is important. Because in the future when the experience becomes something three-dimensional or something new is invented, there can not be a substitute for the human experience which is something surprising.

For example, you can listen to my music without paying absolutely anything on Spotify or bootlegging my record…

So now the draw is to support an artist by buying a ticket to see a concert, a kind of promotion.

Yes, definitely, in some way that is the general idea. At the end of the day, no matter where the music industry ends, it is inevitable that the audience will always want to return to that human contact, that is why now people like to buy records, there is a longing of feeling the material again, I suppose, I know people who buy CDs and believe that it’s retro. There is a nostalgia in it that you can not put on an MP3.

If you could make the soundtrack of your favorite director, who would it be?

Oh, with my music? Wow! Mmmm. All the directors that I like, is because they use very good music, I would not like them to use my music, I think it would take away the coolness of their films. Wes Anderson is famous for having these amazing songs setting his movies. If one day Wes came and ask me for one of my songs I would say "Wes, don’t do that“ I would be flattered but I would not let him ha ha ha.

What was it that made you attend the “march for our lives” on the regulation of arms sales in the United States a few days ago?

Well, it is quite obvious that there is a problem in the legislations in the United States, it’s really frustrating and it makes you feel helpless, but when you see thousands of people who gather to be against something or try to modify the system, it changes your perspective. When society is organized on that scale it is very likely that they will achieve change. And in my case being a public figure, I can help someone that doesn’t know about the subject get information through my social media. But above all it is a solidarity act of support for people who want to make a change.

What do you think of the “Times Up” movement that has recently brought abuses to light in Hollywood? Do you think the same attention is paid to cases that have happened to men?

I think that this or the control of weapons have to be reflected in common sense, it is not necessarily a “women’s movement” it is about equality and treating all people with respect and when these situations become normalized they are simply ignored. Hopefully they can change things.

We’ve seen you in theater, movies…
I want to take this moment to announce my debut in wrestling.

Oh, did you go to the fights?
We went yesterday and it was amazing, I want to announce that I am also going to be a wrestler now. Don’t know if you can help me with the name? I still can’t think of one.

Let me think what do you think of “The crazy speedo”
The “Crazy Speedo” that’s it! Thank you! Maybe you can be my manager?

Tell me about the mini reunion you had last year with your GLEE colleagues at The Flash.
For me it was more a reunion of the University of Michigan than of GLEE. My good friend Carlos Valdes with whom I went to college is also an actor and we composed many songs for musicals together, Carlos was the bassist in that band and ten years later here I am in Vancouver with him, pretending to be Super Heroes. And it’s also good to see Grant and Melissa and how successful they have become.

Darren wrote:I want to announce that I am also going to be a wrestler now.