Feed Me concert at Webster Hall

When I first accepted my internship in New York, I realized that I was going to be living in one of the best cities in the U.S. for going to see EDM (electronic dance music) shows. 6 months in New York is a great chance to experience life in the city, but I was going to do it my way. Two of the things I love most are sports and electronic music. I decided to try and go to lots of shows, because that's what I'm most interested in doing. One after another, the concerts kept getting scheduled. First I found out about a Porter Robinson show on February 9th, then a Feed Me show on the 2nd. I jumped on buying tickets for both immediately. A few weeks later, I saw a listing for a Knife Party concert on March 15th, and a Madeon concert on February 23rd. I was quick to buy tickets for both of those as well. Bottom line, I lined up some incredible concerts.

I was nervous going to the Feed Me show on my own, because it's not as fun without someone else, but that didn't matter because listening to Feed Me is how I first fell in love with this sort of music. I arrived at Webster Hall at about 9:50, and got let in about 20 minutes later. Unfortunately, Feed Me's opener, Mord Fustang, wouldn't be on until 12:15 or so (turned out to be 12:30), which meant it would be a long time before I got to hear the music I came for. There was a DJ in a smaller room playing a mediocre set list. He played part of a Dada Life song, which was a brief moment of hope for me, but then proceeded on to what can only be described as a middle school dance playlist from 2005/2006 (no, I will not drop it like it's hot). The coat check was down in the basement, so I dropped my coat off there, and headed back upstairs. I had a couple hours to kill, so I stood in the bar area watching sports on the TVs.

Eventually, I went upstairs (at around midnight) and the opening DJ was playing some decent music, which quickly turned into "let's see how crazy of bass we can play without caring about musical quality". He eventually got off the stage for Mord Fustang, an Estonian producer with a very unique sound that it is hard to specify a genre for. I had only recently started listening to his music, but he creates some sweet synth sounds that were really brought to life by the great sound system at Webster Hall. He mixed together a lot of his own music and some other music very skillfully, playing for a little over an hour. I'm very glad that he opened for Feed Me, because I would have been happy to listen to him mix music for more than just an hour.

Apologies for the blurry picture.

At around 1:45, Feed Me came on, and I couldn't help but smile and start jumping up and down. This was the moment I had been waiting for. He did not disappoint, opening very strongly with "To the Stars", an excellent song with loud bass and a flowing main melody. The grand ballroom was packed with people and got incredibly hot, but I didn't care because it was Feed Me! He mixed in all of my favorite songs of his, and his light show (named "Teeth") was really cool as well. The bass on his bass-heavier songs was amazing, pulsating up through the floor and making me feel it in my entire body. I stood near the speakers for "Cott's Face" and "Green Bottle", and it was indescribable how loud and epic the bass was. "Cott's Face" just hits hard but maintains his signature high level of musical quality.

Teeth.

The video and pictures couldn't possibly begin to do it justice. The concert didn't end until 3:45 am, but all I wanted then was more of it. Thank you, Feed Me, for an incredible concert. Hopefully I will see him live again.