Showing posts with label Vancouver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vancouver. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2008

Canadian Idol - Season 6 - Auditions - Montreal, Vancouver & Winnipeg

And the auditions continue in Vancouver!

We are treated to Lloyd Robertson, CTV news anchor, auditioning for the judges. It's cute.

We first start in La Belle Province biggest city, Montreal!!! I always love the auditions in Montreal - being francophone myself, I love hearing the "frogs" (of which I am proudly part of) accents, as well as the "blokes" accent when pronouncing french words. :)

Philippe Bournival is up first. Singing Alice Cooper's "School's Out", let's just say he didn't quite cut it.

Adam Olszewski sings "Hallelujah" while playing the accordion. Only in Quebec! *L*

Ralph Zeidan, 20, from Laval, Quebec, talks about how he is a seasoned performer. He's pretty confident, cocky even. Does he bring it? Nope, he does not.

Khuram Sher sings "Complicated" for the judges, complete with dance moves, INCLUDING the moon walk. Funny guy, but no singer.

Melanie Ouimet sings and dances and just doesn't make it.

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOME GOLD TICKET WINNERS DAMN IT!!!!

There she is, there she finally is, a golden ticket winner. Amberly Thiessen sings "Wasted" and the judges love her. Farley has some reservations, but still says yes. Sass says the next Canadian Idol might be someone very much like her.



Our favorite shiny host, Ben Mulroney, shows a different side of him with this blooper clip. Funny.

Philippe Langelier comes in, metal adorning his forearms, voice ready to blow away the judges. Both his parents are opera singers, but Philippe favors the dead metal style. He's got a funny personality, and quite the dead metal voice... The judges ask for his dad to come see them; he and Philippe end up singing together. Right there and then, we discover that Philippe can really sing, but he choses not to with this dead metal thing... He still gets a golden ticket, for "shits and giggles" as Zach says. Well, ok, he says "for the fun of it", but that is what he meant. I know it. Canada, prepare yourselves for steel!!!

Katherine St-Laurent, 16, sings "Love is a Battlefied". She has quite a mature voice, with a bit of rasp in there. The judges love her.



Vancouver, it's your turn to show us your stuff!!!

Shaun Francisco is back for another audition. I didn't find him that good... Jakes said he was boring. After lots of arguing between Shaun and Jake, the other three judges say yes and Shaun's on his way to Toronto.

Originally from the Land Down Under, James Thomas-Hall sings a song of his own composition. "This Song's Gonna Get Stuck In Your Head" has the judges laughing and clapping and having a good time. Although Zach thinks it was a simple, good idea, the judges send him on his way without a ticket.

Andrew Hennings certainly is not shy when performing. He dances his way through an unsuccessful audition, as his voice did not cut it. Boy.

And here comes The King of Swing Pacific Hotel and Casino singer, Pat Milino, 22. Very lizard lounge-y kind of singer... until the judges ask him to sing O Canada. Golden Ticket!



After a long, rather boring segment with Jully Black and some contestants, we meet Mozhdah Jamalzadah. Originally from Afganisthan, her family went into exile in Pakistan for a year, then moved to Canada. She's got a nice enough voice, but doesn't project at all. She doesn't go through.

Then it's Vincent Vorkpor's turn. He's originally from West Africa, and always wanted to be a singer. He sings "I'm Every Woman" to Sass (changing up the pronouns, of course). He's going to Toronto!



Winnipeg, show us what you got!

Jully Black fills in for Ben, who's in LA for the Oscars. Oh dear.

Kayla Luky, 19, sings "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree", guitar in hand. She does a good job, sound perhaps a bit too much like K.T. Tundstall. The judges love her and send her to The Big Smoke!

Laura Gallant sings (really? sing???) "Love is a Battlefield". Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Katelyn Dawn, 18, comes in to save the day. Guitar in hands she sings another K.T. Tundstall song, "Hold On". The judges love her, except for Sass (and I agree with her). Zach says, and I quote that "if you are not in the top 10 this year I'm a monkey's uncle". Oh Zach......



Steven Porter, 16, gets a Golden Ticket!

There were quite a bit of people who got a Golden Ticket in Winnipeg, but we don't see many of them. We are treated to a short clip of all of the Golden Ticket owners, but that's it.



Tomorrow night, auditions from Hamilton, Ottawa, St. John's and Halifax, plus featured online submissions.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Greg Neufeld - Upcoming Shows - The Roxy and the Clarke Theater

Greg Neufeld will be playing two shows in the upcoming weeks! Go see him live if you get a chance, he is great! And buy his album, only available at shows for now!



20 Mar 2008 The Roxy Vancouver, British Columbia
10 Apr 2008 Clarke Theater Mission, British Columbia


From Greg Neufeld:

here it is Greg Neufeld and Carly RAe are playing live at that Clarke Foundation Theater in Mission, B.C on April 10th! tickets are available at the Box Office just call 604-820-3961
The brand new Greg Neufeld C D will be available at the show so go get your tickets!!!!
Greg


Thursday, March 13, 2008

Jim McGorman with Avril Lavigne - Best Damn Tour - Vancouver BC

Videos and pictures from allmusic.fan at RBL


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Runaway



Give It Up



Happy Ending



He Wasn't



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Friday, December 14, 2007

Avril Lavigne and Jim McGorman - Best Buy Performance - Burnaby BC

Best Buy Canada held a free concert in Burnaby, BC on December 2nd. A relly heavy snow was falling, but it didn't stop Avril and the band from rocking out!!!



When You're Gone



Christmas Carols



Girlfriend (can't see Jim, but the snow is unbelievable!)



Wanna see more? Click on THIS YOUTUBE LINK to find more than 20 clips of Avril and the band singing in the snow!

Also make sure to visit Jim's Thread at RockBandLounge for some nice pictures from allmusic.fan who attended the event!