American Idol 7 Tour
The show resumes: Jason Rainbows and Syesha balladeers
Backstage bits: Brooke braved Yellow without her in-ear mike (it fell out!) and Carly keeps her feet steady in those stilettos with the help of Ace bandages (!!).
Jason Castro, half of his dreads pulled back, takes his ukulele to the stage for Over the Rainbow, strumming away under some projected clouds. He trades his uke for his guitar on a folkie version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. “A lot of people call me crazy … and look where it’s gotten me,” he says, flashing a grin. Lastly: the dreamy (whether in looks or temperament, depending on whom you ask) Castro pokes gentle fun at his perceived spaciness with an inspired song choice: Daydream (by the Lovin' Spoonful).
Syesha sashays down the stairs in a spangly, black and silver baby-doll dress and channels Rhianna, singing Umbrella in front of a shower of projected sparkles. She announces she’s going to slow it down. It’s another emergent diva, Alicia Keys’ If I Ain’t Got You. The next song is “really dear to me” -- and it’s associated with yet another ballad-belter, Beyonce and Listen. Women close their eyes and nod along. "You gotta listen to your heart," Syesha says. "This, I have to say, is nothing like being on the American Idol stage. It's a lot different. … Awesome."
Then: an introduction for "a newfound brother of mine" and the would-be wives start squealing, leaping to their feet. Archie's crooning Angels
Backstage bits: Brooke braved Yellow without her in-ear mike (it fell out!) and Carly keeps her feet steady in those stilettos with the help of Ace bandages (!!).
Jason Castro, half of his dreads pulled back, takes his ukulele to the stage for Over the Rainbow, strumming away under some projected clouds. He trades his uke for his guitar on a folkie version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. “A lot of people call me crazy … and look where it’s gotten me,” he says, flashing a grin. Lastly: the dreamy (whether in looks or temperament, depending on whom you ask) Castro pokes gentle fun at his perceived spaciness with an inspired song choice: Daydream (by the Lovin' Spoonful).
Syesha sashays down the stairs in a spangly, black and silver baby-doll dress and channels Rhianna, singing Umbrella in front of a shower of projected sparkles. She announces she’s going to slow it down. It’s another emergent diva, Alicia Keys’ If I Ain’t Got You. The next song is “really dear to me” -- and it’s associated with yet another ballad-belter, Beyonce and Listen. Women close their eyes and nod along. "You gotta listen to your heart," Syesha says. "This, I have to say, is nothing like being on the American Idol stage. It's a lot different. … Awesome."
Then: an introduction for "a newfound brother of mine" and the would-be wives start squealing, leaping to their feet. Archie's crooning Angels