Pentatonix Full Interview and Performance of Love Again

Catie Keogh, host of 24/7 City Secrets, interviews the skyrocketing a cappella group "Pentatonix" at the Chicago Theater in Chicago, IL.
This includes a whole performance of their original song "Love Again" off of their second album PTX Vol. II.
This is the extended cut of the interview which aired on NBC 5 Chicago at 12:30 after Saturday Night Live on April 5, 2014
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[@freyjablue.]

9:45 "Grammy would be nice though." OH MY GOD, KEVIN

[@lexluxes]

THEY PREDICTED THE FUTURE!!

[@FayolaOnline]

Grammy #2!!!

[@freyjablue.]

Fayola I CRIED

[@lexluxes]

+Freyja Blue ME TOO

[@freyjablue.]

😭

[@eranmarsh5415]

All the people who comment on their videos saying they use autotune need to watch this..... They sound exactly the same live as the pre-recorded version

[@idothings]

Even better in my opinion! I love hearing their voices without the whole volume balanced

[@eranmarsh5415]

I agree

[@corzarguy]

gingeckle I disagree, they need to be balanced since they have a bass and drum thing going on with Avi and Kevin, also with the vocals whoever is in the lead they need to have them put up higher. That's why I get annoyed when the mics are not balanced correctly on live TV because they always perform amazingly but the mics seem to let them down, but when they are done well my face implodes into love

[@AmIRealYouTube]

those who say that they autotune, please watch all Sing Off Season 3 Pentatonix performances! Some kindhearted people uploaded them here on KZbin. So please watch! :)

[@tirzahvision]

Actually they do AutoInstall a slight bite but just the volume to be even. Not a hater just a Huge fan.

[@dcoconutdreams]

Mitch and Avi give me goosebumps every time.

[@nathan-topic7317]

It's avi and Kevin for me

[@candicewhittlesey6343]

Just mitch for me

[@somenygaard]

They can sing but Mitch is so creepy. This seems pre-creep he is off the charts weird now. Glad Avi left, he is better solo.

[@nathan-topic7317]

@@somenygaard no need for that insult to mitch and avi was great when he was in the group He is still great now

[@somenygaard]

@@nathan-topic7317 He is creepy, he seems to be doing it on purpose for attention.

[@jesuschrist8827]

AAAH WHAT THE HELL THEY SOUND THE EXACT SAME AS IN THE STUDIO, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE

[@shayleeterrell376]

preach it Jesus

[@čelična_alhemičarka]

they don't use autotune and other stuff to make them sound better on the album, that's how

[@CarlosAlberto-os7hy]

+Jesus Christ Magic :v

[@ekanayakemahesh2060]

Cause they don't use auto tune unlike many artists. :'D

[@saintwolfie9108]

You bless them(?) 😂

[@anacora738]

Is that song about anybody? Scott: no *stares at mitch*

[@ArianaRyanne01]

Ana Cora I WAS GOING TO SAY THT I ALSMORT DIES DEHFWFBVCWIHn

[@reina2081]

Travis was an ex boyfriend right? They were together when Mitch was on the Sing Off?

[@adanoel9831]

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT

[@failure.9738]

kevin is a yale graduate, can speak fluent chinese and can predict the future?! i wish it gets to 13!!

[@michellemendez6698]

"grammys would be nice. a couple of them." THEY HAD NO IDEA

[@awesomedancer78]

Interviewer: What celebrity would you want to come on the show? Me: He's gonna say Beyoncé Scott: Beyoncé

[@keokiracerhalsteren]

Yeah, that was pretty predictable wasn't it? XD

[@taurusbutterflies]

Lauren Whitley SAME.

[@matildawilson9453]

I wish Avi had a mic, but this is a remarkably good balance so far as interviews go! Much better than others, definitely!

[@247Chicago]

Thanks! Our lead video editor is a huge Pentaholic, and he wanted to make sure this got out to you guys in its purest form. He was on set, and we were kind of kicking ourselves when we didn't have a second handheld for Avi.

[@247Chicago]

***** Thank you so much! It means a lot.

[@Tigertail94]

Kevin: A Grammy would be nice though Ten months later and they have one

[@Tigertail94]

+Siri Vahtras a year later, they're nominated for another one

[@iishadowii7477]

aome more months and now they have 2 i

[@angielovesstitch]

Even more months later they have 2 grammys and a nomination for a 3rd 😂

[@POLONIA941]

Noemi411 and now they have 3

[@lianna4941]

4:25 The amount of Scömìche in that single moment was enough to kill me.

[@misguided_ghost]

ikr?

[@fina5005]

Doesn't matter which live version i listen to from Pentatonix - they all sound like a studio version! Haha. Love them

[@TheAivis112]

Michaela Schauer their weakness is the bass, but mainly they are so damn talanted that i just can't!

[@fina5005]

TheAivis112 Why is their weakness the bass?! Avi is so awesome!!

[@Owltalon100]

Michaela Schauer Bass gets buried in the mix in off-mic performances

[@cappuccinomilkchocolatemoc2877]

Knorikus that is the biggest lie ever. i can hear avi no matter if its off mic or not. avi is best bass. no other is like him. no other is better. avi is a god.

[@fina5005]

Cappuccino Milk chocolate Mochiato You speak out of my soul!! :) Avi's the best!!

[@idothings]

I showed my friend some PTX videos yesterday and after two videos she said "well the reason they are so freaking good is that they have five voices and those five voices are unique as f" - pretty much summed it up.

[@mothperson1637]

idothings 😂

[@StarryIceW0lf]

Avi & Kev...gahhhh you guys are afrikinmazing

[@glittergal1078]

OMG 9:52 KEVIN was like, "A Grammy would be nice!" THE FEELS OMG! THEY GOT THEIR GRAMMY!!! 😭😭🙌💕✨🎶

[@Prazj]

7:10 Kevin is like; Ye, I know I'm good

[@NaKh96]

seriously guys? no one is gonna comment about kevin's solo at 6:40? SERIOUSLY?! HAH?!

[@JerodM]

Grey Silhouette Actually, that tone is all Kevin there. he is doing a beatbox technique called 'throat bass'. It is a master class he is doing.

[@Melodomy]

@@JerodM eh in todays age throat bass is a pretty basic sound for more andvanced bass look up inward bass and liprolls

[@SignoKrow]

@@Melodomy I think it sound like a Chess but with less Air

[@Melodomy]

@@SignoKrow yeah but the way he does it is too effortless to be chest bass.. chest bass takes alot of air and focus.. while throwt bass does notm. thats why i am lead to believe that its throat.. also the tones are too strong to be chestbass.. chestbass is a very neutral and deep sound.. unlike throat bass

[@FiveFootOrenji]

how satisfying is it that they are standing in the same order that they were on the album

[@acikiwirr4452]

almost all the time

[@kvdt1411]

They always stand in that order

[@andreakxn]

scott's "WERK" tho

[@kemushichan]

06:41, when you guys released the official video I (wrongly!) thought " ah, how nice but I wonder how they'll have to rearrange it to perform all these sounds live"... :D KEVIN! ITS YOU?!?!

[@marvin532]

lo

[@SignoKrow]

That's actually pretty easy LMAO

[@artlover727]

Loved the host, Catie!! haha she's so cheery. And PTX was perfect as always

[@247Chicago]

Thank you! Catie was so excited to be there. She was like a firecracker on set. She couldn't be contained ;) and PTX loved it.

[@davidtheplayer1232]

I'm not gonna like this comment, because its at 69, and I don't want to ruin this nice number

[@marrionetta]

I seriously thought that sound sounded so good on the album because of production magic - NOPE. They can actually do acapella EDM live?!?! I am so in awe of their talent!

[@QueenSophie]

GRAMMYS??? YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE BABES!!!!

[@ashlynandhandsome5168]

NOW THEY HAVE TWO AHHHH

[@Gamina11a]

Fashionista SG now they have 3♡

[@QueenSophie]

Gamina11a FUVK YEAH THEY DO !!!!

[@ptxisabella5494]

update: 3

[@d.alexis4056]

Best interviewer ever lol. And they performed perfect as always.

[@247Chicago]

Thank you! Catie absolutely LOVED interviewing them. On camera and off, they are as genuine as can be.

[@MsMiq07]

Kevin is killing it!!!! They all sound so great in this performance. This is my favorite song on PTX Vol II after "Run To You".

[@OmniphonProductions]

Between the official video for "Love Again" and this live performance, I actually prefer this, probably because it lacks the distracting visuals. That said, when I saw the official video, I wondered whether the super low notes were created by a type of Tuvan throat singing called Kaagyra, and it turns out I was right. What I didn't expect was that it was actually KEVIN singing those low notes WHILE beatboxing. Don't know why that surprised me; it has become a common technique among beatboxers, BUT the result is that ONE group has TWO singers who can each do a DIFFERENT type of throat singing. CRAZY COOL!!!

[@wolfdashbear]

It's called throat bass. It is used by many beatboxers for dubstep and similar things

[@OmniphonProductions]

wolfdashbear"Throat bass" is a term commonly used by modern beatboxers who are, for the most part, unfamiliar with its Tuvan/Mongolian origins. While Kaagyra works GREAT for dubstep, it can be used by any singer to expand one's lower range by nearly a full octave. Anyway, little piece of trivia about "throat bass" origins.

[@OmniphonProductions]

Dm Domini I actually learned Kaagyra in college (1996)and finally "got it" after watching a film called "Ghengis Blues" about a decade ago. By that time, I had already been beatboxing since the mid-1980s. I was so proud when I realized I could blend the two concepts to add deep bass to my beatboxing. Imagine my surprise when, everywhere I turned, I started hearing other beatboxers doing "throat bass". I'm not saying any of them got if from me; it's just cool that so many of us "discovered" it around the same time, and it's mildly amusing that most beatboxers don't even know about the technique's origins. Anyway, when Kevin turned out to be the source in this song, my response was, "Well, of course it's Kevin; most modern beatboxers do that." Knowing Avi does Tuvan (a style called Sygyt), the surprise was NOT realizing it was Kevin; it was realizing it WASN'T Avi. Now, I just want to hear Kevin throw down the ultra-low notes while Avi creates the whistle-like overtones with his style. Between the two of them, they could create a five-octave spread...if not more.

[@kemushichan]

Same here! I was like... "who is singing all of those notes..." :D KEVIN?!

[@utubeseiz]

I think it is usually both of them (watch Avi during that part in the live video) but live you could only hear Kevin because he had the mic and its low enough that Avi is somewhat inaudible without one. It also sounds much fuller in the recording, though that could easily just be production. I could be wrong tho. Still very impressive either way.

[@skr7901]

I WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR SCOTT SAYING "WORK" LIKE THAT IM SO ANSNSKAM

[@dannytantrum5192]

omg did u see how Scott looked at Mitch when she asked who the song is for and they replied "no one in particular." O.O Scömìche!!!!! lol

[@ionabanks1929]

This is really late but it's because the song was kind of about Travis Mitch's ex boyfriend

[@abbiefitzsimmons3809]

A Grammy in 5 years!? Suuuuurrrrrreeee!!!!!!! Definitely not less than a year later ;)

[@TiaraBenvenutti]

My favorite song from the new album, mainly because I'm obsessed with Mitch.

[@Talkingcouch]

mitch is perfect. im obsessed as well.

[@AutumnRainneMusic]

Mitchie is my queen

[@TiaraBenvenutti]

I met him last week and he was literally the sweetest thing ever. I kept my cool in front of him, but lost it in the car after lol

[@AutumnRainneMusic]

OMG I WANNA MEET HIM AAH

[@AutumnRainneMusic]

PENTATONIX TWEETED ME EARLIER AAH

[@blakephotographytexas]

They are all so ridiculously talented, but good Lord Kevin is just a beast ...

[@Nessainthebuilding]

Wow! The sound on this is amazing. Usually for tv performances the balance on the sound is off cause the sound guys have no idea what they're doing but dang! Whoever did the sound on this is fantastic.

[@Nessainthebuilding]

I've come to realize that one of the reasons it works here is that they're using one mic instead of five. Most of the time no one can balance the mics.

[@ASliceOfPakwan]

V E Gray I believe that they used 2 mics: one for avi, kirstie, scott and mitch and the second one solely for kevin :)

[@Nessainthebuilding]

Oh yeah, you are right there. But it is usually Avi that people don't hear very well.

[@olivesaregreat5554]

The whole time Avi is just like damn this interviewer is annoying

[@rzezzy1]

WERK -Scott Hoying

[@jcs1025]

2022 and just discovered this. WHY WAS THIS NOT ON THE RADIO?? UGH!

[@pastelprince5269]

"the strawberry thing"

[@NateToaster]

Apollo Zero Loving Again ft. Strawberry Thing

[@jordan_j_roy]

+NateToaster lol!

[@davidwatchesyoutube]

Kevin, at 6:40 Mind Blown! I love this track and figured there was a ton of post production work done, but this live version blows me away!

[@rdavieee]

oh my god that sing-off throwback at the beginning... i giggled so loudly it would probably technically be called a screech

[@Bonofox1]

Oh Avi! 😍

[@karen-qi2nw]

Every time I hear this song, I always think it was worthy of a Grammy for writing and especially for performance. Mitch is just outstanding! All of them are just perfection.

[@superdominicanman]

Does anyone know how the hell Kevin made that awesome alien noise at 7:08 !?!?!?!?!?!?

[@NaKbAbY]

Is it throat bass?

[@rzezzy1]

I'm surprised I don't see more people asking about that. It's called throat bass, an advanced beatboxing technique done by vibrating the false vocal folds (at the very top of the larynx) and if done right, will produce an extra note an octave below a note sung simultaneously with the true vocal chords. If you want to learn how to do it you can just youtube search "throat bass" and find some good tutorials, but be prepared because it will hurt a lot at first, and if you do it wrong you can permanently damage your voice. It's really a lot of fun to use it to make dubstep with your mouth ^w^

[@rzezzy1]

***** Yes it is; he's really good at it. So smooth, and he's got a good range on it. I usually struggle to hit that A with my throat bass.

[@lemondrizzlecake7766]

The interviewer was just fangirling so much, lol. I love her! xD

[@Andy-hr2kf]

now that is how you interview. funniest interviewer ever

[@stephanieguzman3507]

I listen to ptx too much that when a guy doesn't have a deep voice like avi or a high voice like mitch or an angeletic voice like scotts, than that's no man right there. Is that weird?

[@AutumnRainneMusic]

no haha :P

[@stephanieguzman3507]

Autumn Rainne Ok, good! Cause people at my school just think I'm weird.

[@AutumnRainneMusic]

That is me. xD

[@MsNotAnother]

Haha no, that's me! ^_^

[@BriannaDelRey]

They are the reason my standards are so high

[@ashmaxwell4541]

Scott always talks about Mitch being the best singer in the group because of his technical skills when singing. They are all awesome but the way Mitch handled that was just what Scott was hinting at. PERFECTION, loved it. LOVED THEM.

[@Bonofox1]

This video came up on my feed again! I'm sure i commented years ago but here we are again! Scott and Avi ... I LOVE THEM💖💖

[@LilDP]

Man I love these guys so much. They're great.

[@umadbroyo2388]

Give Avi a freakin mic. What domu expect from a bass to do without a mic. Still he was awesome

[@bluetennant1998]

You are the Weakest Link, goodbye!

[@jasminebalboa97]

Omg!! I love how Kevin said he wanted a Grammy in this video and now they're nominated for one!! I'm so happy for them ❤

[@parhambaker932]

I'm like 57. I am mostly a smooth jazz kinda guy, but you guys are just FREAKIN AMAZING! Keep it coming on! I spread your music at every opportunity. Love the new originals!

[@NaKbAbY]

Love Again is so amazing here!!!!!!

[@iximusic]

KEVIN. Unreal! Pentatonix would not be what they are without him. Those growl notes (?) with the groove blew my mind.

[@tamiecarrell7340]

Just love them! They compliment each other so beautifully. I love that they are such good friends. Their passion is awesome.

[@AlfiyaZhafira]

my opinion about pentatonix is.. they are the best acapella group i've ever seen in my life!

[@saffysaffyrocks]

the interviewer was so cute and sweet tho aww

[@tiffycorn8905]

when she asks if Love Again is about anyone Scott looked at Mitch ugghhhhhh the feels

[@tiffycorn8905]

I was looking through the comments and I found my old one when I shipped scomiche and omg I was so immature lol

[@hannahdelvecchio7360]

you can hear Kirstie so much better live than on their album with this song

[@marcyyates8486]

That was fantastic!! Mitch & Avi are just....WOW! I mean I love them all but those two.... :)

[@HeyThereFriendship]

I heard you got a cat... Is it you, Avi, that can sing, I think, is it two notes at once? ... Is your, beatboxing, is that the name for it? Girl, where have you been?

[@leightkd9311]

Let's not forget the strawberry thing. xD

[@ZeroStriker426]

Avi's part was awesome, it sounded exactly like the studio version. Add to that Kevin's beatboxing and Scott's "WERK" and damn, you have an epic breakdown.

[@arianaapril2975]

I hope that when these guys will become incredibly famous, they will remain as simple at heart, what they have now. It is more expensive than any gold. Because the truth in a simple things. I love you so much as I can my dear, #ptxofficial #superfruit

[@Nana-qt3jm]

I REALLY like the host! hahaha She's so cute and genuinely enthusiastic! :D

[@tickledtlady]

I can't wait till PTX wins their 1st Grammy. I will be watching and screaming!! #Pentaholic4life

[@laurasharp4207]

This was AMAZING! Thank you for the great interview of them and catching their "sound" so well. The planning you did beforehand really paid off!

[@247Chicago]

Thank you! We will also be posting more videos of our shows here, while the segments may not be Pentatonix, lol, they are still super entertaining!

[@danielag8186]

Kevin at the end of this video made me cry! I'm still not over the fact that they won a grammy, PTX is just so amazing! ♡

[@noviaantony6677]

OMG THEY WERE LIKE JOKINGLY TALKING ABOUT GETTING A GRAMMY AND BAM NOW THEY ARE GRAMMY WINNERS!! watching this is 2015 omgg

[@commiraid8545]

IMHO , this was the best version of their "Love again" , even better than on the video clip . It is fantastic how they sound better in live performances ! Pentaholic for life!

[@Dejin1]

Pentatonix Owns you WILL never find someone who can sing better Live than almost any other group out there Pentatonix hope they get 13 Grammy's exactly 13 lol

[@beq343]

my FAVE PTX original. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

[@KianaMaillet]

Aww Kirsty looked so shy

[@emmachitty2890]

Kevin is just being amazing! And he's such a nice guy.

[@stefananetoh475]

Yeah. I like the way responded to the questions, very thoughtful

[@shunapatterson1446]

Thanks so much for posting this!

[@hermionegranger3679]

If it was me and she said the "strawberry thing", I would have just crack up! (Not to be rude or anything,the interviewer is awesome. But it is just funny how Mitch and Scott would be thinking we are known as "strawberry" for some people.)

[@herrschultz7413]

I live by myself and its wonderful. kirstie you killed me when you said that xD

[@lot687]

Wow! Just wow! Thank you for posting this video.

[@jakobausle]

such unbelievable intonation, every single note within any melody is pitch perfect! talents!!!

[@Lifegoeson7120]

Your goodness comes out in this interview and your "performance" is perfect. I watch all your videos over and over. A 50 year-old groupie! You kids are wonderful!

[@t2rnus]

They all sound so incredible, especially Mitch! And I really hope they get all those Grammys in the near future ;);)

[@daddyfae]

Loved this interview! They are amazing and so personable. And that performance was fantastic!

[@JackFan2004]

Avi at 1:48... All I can say is, holy shit! So freaking awesome! He says it's not hard, but I seriously doubt I could ever do that! I LOVE Pentatonix!

[@Melissa-eb5qg]

When the woman asked if love again was about anyone Scott was looking at Mitch 😍

[@Haleyncasey]

I love this song, its soo good. one of my favourite PTX live perf

[@vickylavie6554]

The "strawberry". HAHAHA OMG

[@landofstan246]

One of their best originals

[@MsNotAnother]

Love this interview! Love the fun ones! :) ...What am I talking about? I love them all when it comes to Pentatonix! lolol But, my goodness, been hearing them live, with a mixture of on the radio, the web & tv for over the past 2 years, and it NEVER gets old hearing them! Nor does the amazement ever drop!! PTX4Life!

[@flocowley432]

THEY HAVE A GRAMMY NOW YAS and this is one of the best interviews with them that I've seen thank you for showing them so well!

[@catiekeogh]

+mitch grassi Thanks for the kind words! They were fun to interview!

[@trinkab]

YAY! "Love Again" (and "Show You How To Love") is(are) my favorite song(s)!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥!

[@daishalawson5815]

This lady is HILARIOUS!!

[@yasminyusupov]

I love them so much! Amazing, sweet and so talented people!

[@leightkd9311]

This was a fun interview. I love them best in these moments. And Love Again makes me excited for the day they release that full original album I heard Kevin mention before. :D

[@rebeccapalmer560]

love pentatonix so much can't wait to see them in May yayyy!!

[@autumnrae2592]

Avi is so amazing in this. they all did great but I am just in love with those low notes (and the person who makes them)

[@qzc3E9]

scott's WeArKK!!!!!!

[@Cellulex01]

It was so amazing to see them live. And now they kill it yet again. Long live PTX!

[@247Chicago]

Being in that room with them at that close of a range was just astonishing. Breathtaking.

[@pattyloof]

This is the most amazing thing. Blown away.

[@geminicris4586]

They're amazing! Such friendly and funny ... Thanks!

[@fabianabarnabe5850]

super fun interview! great job.

[@bexyPTX]

Ah 2014, what a simpler time. I sometimes forget how good they sound when none of them/only Kevin have a mic.

[@mandafique4847]

AND THEY GOT THEIR GRAMMYY AHHHH dreams do come true

[@brendon4842]

it will be my dream if i change place with this woman,omg,have the honor to be in the same room as they are,its just magical,amazing,speachless...