Get Lucky Tour

Hey guys, so for this post I wanted to do a little #TBT to seeing Sammy on his recent Holiday tour! Enjoy!

It’s been roughly two years since the last Sammy Adams Holiday Tour I attended, but that all changed on December 27th, 2019. Sammy had come back from a well needed break due to personal health reasons to perform for his Holiday Get Lucky Tour. So for this post I wanted to share my experience about seeing him. On this tour, he started in New Jersey and ended in his hometown Boston, with opening acts INDY Raps, Francc music, TREVi, TJ Hickey, and AZIZ The Shake. 

My friend from New Jersey came to the Boston show with me from an annual reunion we always do. We got to the venue fairly early for VIP, and waited with our other friends in line. Eventually VIP started to check in, and after waiting a little while longer we were going inside. Waiting to meet Sammy again after waiting for two years for him to tour, was a little nerve racking. I had written him a letter (like I always do) saying what I couldn’t say in VIP, and to make sure he reads it after the show. Once we all got our pictures with him, we headed to barricade and took turns holding each others spots to get tour merch or drinks. Finally the show was starting, something we were all counting down the minutes until. 

The first act to perform was Francc music, followed by Trevi, TJ hickey, and then AZIZ The Shake. In-between these acts was a DJ whose name is Dugas. He played some songs before each opening act came on, and then Sammy’s DJ took over before AZIZ The Shake took the stage. Getting us all hyped thinking Sammy was on but AZIZ did a really good job hyping the crowd. He had his crew with him on stage and they were hyping him and the crowd up as well. When AZIZ left the stage it was all eye on Braun, Sammy’s DJ. He was making sure we were ready or Sammy, and let me tell you…we’ve been ready. 

Sammy came on the stage opening with We Are the Ones, and continuing on with oldies and new songs. When he stopped singing he would talk to us about what had happened to him and the break he needed to take due to health concerns. The crowd was in awe when it came to his speech about being in the hospital bed and thinking his life was over, not being able to perform anymore or more importantly walking. He told us he wrote the song Talking to Myself in the hospital and that it hit home to him. Talking to Myself is one of my favorite songs of Sammy’s due to how he opens up, and expresses his feelings like he did in mixtape WIZZY, and album Boston’s Boy. After the heart warming speech, he then got the crowd going for Where You Are, and the crowd was screaming the chorus over and over again to where Sammy kept repeating the song. Finishing up the show he performed LA Story, I Hate College, and some other favorites especially All Night Longer. He ended the show with his newest single Yea Yea, and hearing that live is something I’ll always love. The song is so catchy everyone can sing along and have fun while doing so. 

It was hard to say goodbye to Sammy, watching him get off the stage and not knowing when I’ll see him next. It’ll be a good 2020 for him though, I can feel it. Fans of Sammy reading this, be on the lookout for some new music for sure. Wrapping up this tour recap, I think it’s always good to see your favorites live and the love you share with others in the venue is something special. Sammy always tries his best to perform at the most, so fans have that memory forever, and he definitely accomplished that Friday night. I can’t wait to share my next memory with Sammy, or even any other artist in general, so be on the lookout for my next concert adventure! 

TJ Hickey

From Charlestown, Massachusetts, comes an artist by the name of TJ Hickey. TJ attended Union College to where he later attended Trinity College and studied Anthropology. He chose that major from it being his first class where he got an A in, and decided to go along with majoring in it. TJ currently works as a spokesperson for a campaign, and makes music. He’s been making music for about 6 years now, “I always did music as a joke with my friends and teammates and would write raps about kids on our team. Then I was cut from college hockey team and decided to pursue music seriously,” he responded when asked about what made him pursue making music. When I asked TJ who inspired him to make music, or choose the career he has now he said, “I actually had a friend that was making music and I always enjoyed helping him then I thought, ”Hey, I can do that too” and ran with it.” 

I always ask the artists if they’re signed, see themselves becoming signed, or wanting to be independent and for TJ he isn’t signed and says, “I don’t see myself unless it was an undeniable deal.” His response is how most artists respond for being signed, they like to be independent and do everything on their own until that unbelievable deal comes along. It’s a challenge a lot of artists can face, but with the fans and hard work, they can accomplish anything. When it comes to having another job onto of being an artist, it can be tricky. TJ speaks on how his career has impacted his life from it all, “having a day to day job is VERY different from the music scene and the two do clash because music is a bit outside the norm.” 

Further into discussing his music career, I asked TJ what would be his advice for writing music and he says, “Get lost. Lose yourself in the music and tell a story that gets people to escape real life even if it’s just for a little bit.” Which is definitely something to listen to when it comes to writing music, to write from within and write what you would want to hear more or less. Another piece of advice TJ speaks on when it comes to someone wanting to pursue a career in music is, “my first thing I tell people if you have to LOVE it. You have to do it for you and not care about others opinions. Music is a long, long journey and there are A LOT of critics so you have to love it to deal with the shortcomings.” All solid advice from TJ, and for music writers or future upcoming artists reading, take his advice! It’ll help in the long run. 

After discussing TJ’s music career and the advice he would give to upcoming artists, or music writers, I asked him about his own music and the changes that have happened throughout the years. “Oh man. So much! I sing so much more now and my music is soo mature. Years of practicing and experimenting,” TJ said when I asked how his latest music had changed from his oldest. He also says that his favorite song to show people is “Feel Free, but my personal favorite is “Meaning of Life” both are off my latest album “A Little Bit Of Everything.”” He also mentions how he wants to work with Sammy Adams, Skizzy Mars, and Mike Stud in the near future. TJ Has currently worked with other artists like Huey Mack, Cam Meekins, Futuristic, Mod Sun, Jared Evan, Devvon Terrell, Jitta On The Track, and more. For fans of TJ reading, I can say that the new music will be worth the wait for these features come later on. 

In these interviews, I always look forward to hearing why they wanted to make music, who inspired them, or the crazy fan experiences they encounter. TJ mentions his craziest fan experience is “fans tatting my lyrics on them in general is wild to me,” which I can vouch for since I have my favorite artists handwriting tattooed on myself. It’s an exciting thing for artists, and even the fans to have a tattoo in someone’s handwriting, especially for someone they care about. My last couple of questions for TJ to wrap up the interview was where does he see himself in five years and this is what he had to say, “I plan on doing this forever and I hope it hits more ears cause I truly believe I make great music.” He also mentions that he’s exactly where he’s supposed to be, and in time he’ll be further into his career. That’s the kind of mindset artists should have, and anyone reading! If you set your mind to something, and work on it, you’ll achieve your dreams and goals in no time. That being said, If you haven’t heard of TJ Hickey, or his latest music check out his music and social media platforms down below! 

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Q2AyLfZdQ108qXMWJf6lv?si=ytwMgnisRsmbzaoGjkJuzA

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tj-hickey/889664184

https://soundcloud.com/tj_hickey

https://www.facebook.com/TJHickeyMusic/

https://www.instagram.com/tj_hickey/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/tj_hickey