Blake Lewis: Live Video from the American Idol's Solo Set @ Canal Room, NYC 6-24-08

Blake Lewis headlined the bill last Tuesday at the Canal Room. He seemed incredibly glad to be there and the crowd matched his enthusiasm. He played a mix of material from his new release Audio Day Dream along with some covers.

Here are a couple live songs from the set:



Here is what Blake posted on my MySpace page after the show:

I'm so hyped right now!!! I just done playing the Canal Room in New York and the crowd was so freaking great. Thank you to all who came out. It was truly a great cap to end the last couple of weeks on the road.

Blake just finished a new track entitled "Selfless" for the AIDS foundation Dance4Life and he has a couple dates on the West Coast coming up.

Links:
Blake Lewis' MySpace Profile

Brianna Taylor (from MTV's Real World) - Live @ the Canal Room, NYC 6-24-08

Brianna Taylor, who rose to fame on MTV's Real World (Hollywood), opened for Blake Lewis last Tuesday at the Canal Room. Brianna is touring behind her debut self-titled EP which was just release on iTunes.

Brianna played to a full room and her strong voice and stage presence held the crowd's attention. One of the highlights of her set was a cover of Chris Cornell's version of "Billie Jean".



Brianna is back in town on July 11th. (It say @ 'Live Nation' on her MySpace page but I thought Live Nation was the promoter who booked The Fillmore, Roseland, etc. and not a venue).

Links:
Brianna Taylor's MySpace Profile

American Idol Blake Lewis Plays the Canal Room Tonight

This is likely a rare chance to see one of the American Idol finalists in a small club. (Just think about how crazy Hannah Montana tickets were...)

Blake Lewis was the runner-up on Season 6 on American Idol and he is touring behind his release, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream), which was released on Arista last year. Tonight's show is all-ages and tickets are still available. On the bill with Blake is Brianna Taylor from MTV's Real World and the show starts at 8PM.

Links:
Blake Lewis' MySpace Profile