American Idol

Thank You Sarah… OK. The bad news first. Sarah wasn't passed to the second round.  Boo. The good news:  The judges were impressed with her performance of “The Nearness of You” (a standard recently covered by Norah Jones). 

The Latest on Sarah The producer's section is just about ready for Sarah's section.  She'll be heading down to the floor any minute now…. So far, 123 auditioners have been sent through to the second

Sarah's Still Waiting… Another update from our Memphis auditioner Sarah:  The producers are slowly making their way through all the auditioners.  The folks who remain are getting tired.  The concession stands ran out of food. 

Don't miss last night's recaps and pictures from Tacoma, WA here.  The Idols tour takes a two-day hiatus for the long Labor Day weekend.  They pick up again on Tuesday in Denver, CO.  After the Idols show

Even More From Sarah UPDATE: I just heard from Sarah again.  Memphis isn't looking good for the girls.  Out of the 50-55 auditioners put through, only 17 have been female…hmmm.  And she added that a guy

More from Sarah I spoke with Sarah again about an hour ago.  She's inside the arena now.  They taught the crowd the words to the group sing-along “Memphis” (Chuck Berry).  The crowd was filmed singing the

Sarah Checks In… I heard from our Memphis auditioner Sarah this morning…twice.  The first time she called, at about 8 am EDT, she was standing in a very s-l-o-w moving line waiting to get into

Sunday Daily Chat Post

September 2 Tacoma,  WA Idols Show Read Matt's detailed and very CHEEKY recap of his M&G/Concert experience here. Heh. Kirsten drove across the border from Canada to see the Idols in Tacoma.  Read her recap here. Eh. Check

Memphis Auditions Update I just got off the phone with Memphis auditioner, Sarah.  She picked up her white armband last night at the FedEx arena (the armband determines her seat assignment in the arena) and was