Earl Stevenson at ‘The Goat’ Radio Station in Lloydminster

Here’s a video of Earl and his band in the studio:
http://www.borderrock.com/8Gallery/VideoGallery/tabid/64/VideoId/8/Earl-In-Studio.aspx

“Lloydminster’s own Earl Stevenson stopped by the studios to talk about his experience with Canadian Idol so far, and perform a song with “The Earlybirds”.

Earl from Idol
So, you watched local boy Earl Stevenson on Canadian Idol on Monday night and heard his rendition of All Along The Watchtower? You only heard the half of it! Earl and his band “The Earlybirds” stopped by The Goat studios a couple weeks back for an interview, and while here they recorded around a dozen songs in what our producers are calling “Studio 106″.

Here’s the full mix of All Along The Watchtower. Tell your friends, and vote for Earl!

Earl and The Earlybirds – All Along The Watchtower-Mp3

Theo Tams in the News

A life of music for Lethbridge’s Top 24 Idol hope, Theo Tams

A couple of exerpts from the article:
“Lethbridge’s Theo Tams is definitely a unique soul, born and raised in and around Lethbridge. This young man has been trained to sing opera of all things.”

“The university student, who spent four months in India volunteering at an orphanage, cites Mother Teresa as a role model in his life.

“The first two weeks in India was horrible, I’d never seen that poverty,” said Tams. “But one of my last days there, I got to go to the convent that Mother Teresa stayed at and I got to read through some of her journals . . . it was an amazing experience.”"

Season 6 and MySpace

Here’s a list of all the Season 6 Competitors with a MySpace (that I have found so far!).

Adam Castelli
http://www.myspace.com/AdamCastelli

Amberly Thiessen
http://www.myspace.com/amberlylydda

Earl Stevenson
http://www.myspace.com/earlstevensonandtheearlybirds

Gary Morissette
http://www.myspace.com/unknownculprits

Katelyn Dawn
http://www.myspace.com/katelyndawn  

Lindsay Barr
http://www.myspace.com/linzeebarr

Lisa Bell
http://www.myspace.com/lisabell1

Martin Kerr
http://www.myspace.com/martinkerr

Mookie Morris
http://www.myspace.com/themookieexperience

Omar Lunan
http://www.myspace.com/theshowmusic

Oliver Pigott
http://www.myspace.com/oliverpigott
Also his MySpace has been updated and there’s clip of ‘Rich and Loaded’ up there now.

Sebastian Pigott
http://www.myspace.com/sebastianpigottmusic

Tetiana Ostapowych
http://www.myspace.com/ukiprincess

Theo Tams
http://myspace.com/TheoTams

Tribute to Oliver Pigott

I was sorry to see Oliver leave the show, especially considering he is easily way more talented than at least 3 of the current Top 10. However, Canada Voted and these are the sad results.

Oliver Pigott – I Hear You Knockin’ (But You Can’t Come In)
This was an outrageous performance, but it may have also worked in your favour. You got our attention, you’ve been playing in bars too long, man.

Oliver Pigott – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
This one really showed what you CAN do. I loved Farley’s comment.

Oliver & Sebastian Pigott’s Audition

Hopefully you’re on your way to one sweet record deal.

There’s a show in Toronto tonight according to this thread (also here) in the Canadian Idol forum.

OLIVER AND SEBASTIAN PIGOTT!
-Live In Toronto Tonight-
Friday July 11th, 9:30 pm @ Third Floor Reilly’s
340 Yonge St., just north of Dundas, Toronto

New! Videos from the show!

Clip of Ollie signing Rich and Loaded

Also his MySpace has been updated and there’s also a clip of ‘Rich and Loaded’ there.

Oliver Pigott, Sebastian Pigott & Tetiana Ostapowych

Katelyn Dawn & Tetiana Ostapowych

Vote for Adam

Interesting approach. I was pretty surprised when I found this one on YouTube today.

ADAM CASTELLI is our Son. VOTE for ADAM (YouTube video)

Adam Castelli sings “Gone till November” by Wyclef Jean

I wasn’t to thrilled with this song choice but his performance was better than this weeks.

I had to laugh when he said “YES, I named it” (When referring to his white cop bike). Really.

                                             

Adam Castelli – If I Were A Carpenter

I like the Springsteen-ish belting out bits, I think that’s what he does best.

I think if there was a Springsteen night on Canadian Idol then “Glory Days” might be a good choice.

Tetiana was also on American Idol

Tetiana Ostapowych Canadian Idol Audition

Tetiana Ostapowych auditions for Canadian Idol, Season 6.  She sings ‘You Know I’m No Good’ by Amy Winehouse.

She also auditioned for American Idol this year, Season 7. San Diego auditions.

American Idol Audition – Season 7 – Tetiana Ostapowych

Tetiana Ostapowych, Oliver & Sebastian Pigott Performing “Fly Like An Eagle” on Canadian Idol.

Toronto native Tetiana Ostapowych was eliminated from the first round of Canadian Idol last night after singing ‘Feelings’. This was her second attempt as Idol fans may have recognized her from American Idol auditions in San Diego at the beginning of the year.

She grew up in Etobicoke, attending Ukrainian-Catholic elementary school Josyf Cardinal Slipyj and then onto Etobicoke School of the Arts for high school.

You can visit her MySpace page for more info.

The competition has even reunited Tetiana with some old friends – the Pigott brothers, whom she knew from her time attending high school at the Etobicoke School of the Arts.

Next week is Bowie week

I know that regional voting plays a big part in Canadian Idol results, and that Newfoundland always manages to get a contestant into the Top 10. Well, that most certainly explains how Mark Day made it through.

I am interested to see how they handle the themes, next week is David Bowie week. What song do you think Mark Day will entertain us with? Or for that matter, what Bowie song would you like to see and from which competitor?

There’s a great discussion about the song choices for Bowie week in the CI Forum here.

‘Bowie song choices for Theo?’ thread – CI Forum

What’s your David Bowie pick for Adam? thread – CI Forum

                                                       

What Bowie song should Earl sing? thread – CI Forum

                                

Top 10 show …. Bowie Theme (Drew) thread – CI Forum

The Top 10 – A Closer Look

Now that I’m experiencing Canadian Idol withdrawal as I wait oh so patiently for next weeks show let’s look at some facts about this year’s Top 10.

The Top 10

Theo Tams
Age: 22
Audition City: Calgary, AB
Resides in: Lethbridge, AB
Occupation: Student

Adam Castelli
Age: 26
Audition City: Hamilton, ON
Resides in: Hamilton, ON
Occupation: Carpenter, Singer/Songwriter

Sebastian Pigott
Age: 25
Audition City: Toronto, ON
Resides in: Toronto, ON
Occupation: Actor/Writer

Earl Stevenson
Age: 23
Audition City: Calgary, AB
Resides in: Lloydminster, AB
Occupation: Swamper for a Backhoe Operator

Amberly Thiessen
Age: 19
Audition City: Montreal, QC
Resides in: Seven Persons, AB
Occupation: Student

Drew Wright
Age: 28
Audition City: Toronto, ON
Resides in: Collingwood, ON
Occupation: Musician, House Painter

Mookie Morris
Age: 18
Audition City: Toronto, ON
Resides in: Toronto, ON
Occupation: Musician

Katherine St-Laurent
Age: 17
Audition City: Montreal, QC
Resides in: Otterburn Park, QC
Occupation: Student

Mitch MacDonald
Age: 22
Audition City: Halifax, NS
Resides in: Port Hood, NS
Occupation: Carpenter, Musician

Mark Day
Age: 20
Audition City: St. John’s, NL
Resides in: Portugal Cove, NL
Occupation: Student, Respite Care Worker

Also, check out this article “Meet your new Canadian Idol Top 10!”
(Interviews with the Top 10 Contestants.)

Top 10 Eliminations

and we’re into the Top 10 already.

Gary Morissette, Katelyn Dawn, Oliver Pigott, Martin Kerr, Marie-Pierre Bellerose, Omar Lunan, are the latest Canadian Idol competitors to be sent home.

The Top 10
Theo Tams
Adam Castelli
Sebastian Pigott
Earl Stevenson
Amberly Thiessen
Drew Wright
Mookie Morris
Katherine St-Laurent
Mitch MacDonald
Mark Day

Top 16 Performances Review Pt. 2

The second group of competitors in Canadian Idol’s Top 16

Mitch MacDonald was up first with “Blue” by The Jay Hawks. How did this guy get this far? Not a very good song and the performance is tiny talent time. This guy has NO charisma and a pleasant but bland voice.

Up next was Gary Morissette with “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals. Another song that NO one should do, especially this guy. What is this White Zombie with a hint of Nirvana. Scary. On so many levels. At least he did a different take on the song.

Katelyn Dawn was next with “Zombie” by The Cranberries. Why, why, why, why? I’m not even sure Dolores O’Riordan should do this song. At least she seems to get this is not a happy song, unlike what she did to She Talks to Angels, for which she should have been voted off. Best part of that performance was that it lasted less than 2 minutes long.

Oliver Pigott was up next with “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. Why is Henry Rollins doing Bill Withers. Definitely funky, but this guy needs to learn what songs suit him. I really want to like this guy, but he needs help with his song choices. I think the judges are commenting on his potential instead of his performance.

Sebastian Pigott sang “Bring it On Home To Me” by Sam Cooke. This guy has sung in too many bars and it shows. This song was way out of his range (like most songs). He’s a definite performer and I’d totally go to see his show if it came to town, but Idol he’s not. Nice harmonica playing though.

Earl Stevenson was next with Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone.” Not a surprise choice for this guy. This is Earl’s last show. I really enjoyed his previous performances but this one doesn’t stand up. Sass said it was “dope,” I think she meant that it made her think of the dope he obviously smokes a lot of.

Katherine St-Laurent was next with Pat Benatar’s “Love is a Battlefield.” Wow, bad, right out of the gate. She’s clearly getting by on the Quebec vote, but they’ve got to start voting for someone who has some rhythm, or can sing the songs he/she selects. Maybe she should sing some Celine, at least her terrible English would be appropriate.

Drew Wright was the last performer of the night with “The Reason” by Hoobastank. Why’s this guy still on? Can’t sing on key and no star power. And what “where are they now?” compilation did he resurrect this song from?