Every Thursday we take a look back at Kris Allen's career via video.
This Thursday, with the imminent release of Kris' new album, Horizons, this Tuesday, August 12 dawning upon us, I thought we'd take a look back at the first time he performed all of the songs on Horizons live. Note, of course, he has not yet performed ALL of Horizons live, but many of the tracks he has been performing for almost a year. (Two of the songs premiered in October 2012!)
We'll use the Amazon UK edition of Horizons for this post, since it's the only one I've seen with bonus tracks. Note that it uses a different order from the US edition. I'm sure hoping the bonus tracks will be added to the US edition. And if you have not made your plans to buy Horizons, do so immediately! It will be available via iTunes, Amazon US, and major US retailers. If you can't afford it, DO NOT PIRATE IT. Instead, check out Kris Allen Fans Unite's awesome gifting effort for someone willing to gift it to you!
Here's the UK Horizons track list with a great video from the first live performance afterwards for each song (except the two he hasn't done live, Lost and Parachute).
1. Beautiful & Wild (Live premiere, February 8, 2014, Watseka, IL)
2. Don'’t Set Me Free (Live premiere, February 8, 2014, Watseka, IL)
3. In Time (Live premiere, February 8, 2014, Watseka, IL)
4. Lost - Not performed live in front of an audience yet, but Kris did play it live in a Yahoo Music! exclusive session posted this week.
5. Young Love ("Paul Simon"”) (Live premiere, October 3, 2012, St. Louis, MO)
6. Prove It to You (with Lenachka) (Live premiere, July 18, 2014, Anaheim, CA)
7. Everybody Just Wants to Dance (Live premiere, February 8, 2014, Watseka, IL)
8. It'’s Always You (Live premiere, February 8, 2014, Watseka, IL)
9. Should I (Live premiere, October 3, 2012, St. Louis, MO)
10. Girl Across the Room (Live premiere, May 9, 2014, Arkansas Disaster Relief Concert)
11. Unique (Live premiere, April 5, 2013, Dayton, OH)
12. Parachute - Not performed live yet.
Enjoy! And spread the word - Horizons is almost here!
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Throwback Thursday: 7/5/2013: Kris Allen and Band Play the CoastWest Festival, Muskegon, MI
Every Thursday we take a look back at Kris' career via video.
For this Thursday, obviously it's the day before the Fourth of July. And a day before my vacation starts! So we will enjoy a look back at a video of Kris wearing a patriotic tee-shirt while playing a festival on Michigan's coast. Since we just learned his new album, Horizons, is due out next month, in honor of it, we will go with one of its tracks - Young Love (aka the song we all know, love and will continue to refer to as, because updating gazillions of tags and titles is annoying, Paul Simon).
For this Thursday, obviously it's the day before the Fourth of July. And a day before my vacation starts! So we will enjoy a look back at a video of Kris wearing a patriotic tee-shirt while playing a festival on Michigan's coast. Since we just learned his new album, Horizons, is due out next month, in honor of it, we will go with one of its tracks - Young Love (aka the song we all know, love and will continue to refer to as, because updating gazillions of tags and titles is annoying, Paul Simon).
Enjoy! Have a safe and wonderful Fourth of July!
p.s. No Throwback Thursday post next week since I shall still be on vacation.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Throwback Thursday: Sweet Sixteen Edition
Every Thursday when we don't have a show, we take a look back at Kris' career via video.
Well, this week I got very excited because my alma mater, the University of Virginia, made the sweet sixteen in the NCAA Basketball tournament! So excited that I promised you guys a special celebratory post.
Sadly, Kris has yet to play Charlottesville, the lovely city where UVA is located. I do not understand that at all because his sound is PERFECT for the lively C-ville music scene, there are awesome venues there that regularly book other Fleming Artists and there are some great college radio stations there that his music would fit perfectly on. But he hasn't, so I don't have any handy videos for TBT from there.
So with the obvious thing out the window, I have decided to celebrate instead by creating a fun little Virginia Sweet 16-themed Kris YouTube playlist for you! The videos on the list are all performances I really enjoyed, and they were either a) shot by Virginians (who traveled to shows in Atlantic City or Washington DC) and/or b) shot in Virginia (mostly at the Jammin Java show, but I did work CNU in there) or c) best of all, shot by Virginians in Virginia. For fun, I tried to follow his more recent set list order, so that we here in Virginia can imagine what a Kris show would be like now should we ever get one again. Unfortunately, none of us who live here in Virginia have shot the new songs, and the one show he did them at in Virginia yielded very few videos (as it was for CNU students only), so I subbed in older ones shot by VA/in VA for all but End of the Show (which is in there!). So all of the videos are good stuff; enjoy!
p.s. I've been having fun with the NCAA pool that JakeVP set up. I'm in 3rd now! The good news is that I have the most possible points left (in part thanks to my beloved Cavaliers). My (biased) bracket is here if you want to check it out.
Well, this week I got very excited because my alma mater, the University of Virginia, made the sweet sixteen in the NCAA Basketball tournament! So excited that I promised you guys a special celebratory post.
Sadly, Kris has yet to play Charlottesville, the lovely city where UVA is located. I do not understand that at all because his sound is PERFECT for the lively C-ville music scene, there are awesome venues there that regularly book other Fleming Artists and there are some great college radio stations there that his music would fit perfectly on. But he hasn't, so I don't have any handy videos for TBT from there.
So with the obvious thing out the window, I have decided to celebrate instead by creating a fun little Virginia Sweet 16-themed Kris YouTube playlist for you! The videos on the list are all performances I really enjoyed, and they were either a) shot by Virginians (who traveled to shows in Atlantic City or Washington DC) and/or b) shot in Virginia (mostly at the Jammin Java show, but I did work CNU in there) or c) best of all, shot by Virginians in Virginia. For fun, I tried to follow his more recent set list order, so that we here in Virginia can imagine what a Kris show would be like now should we ever get one again. Unfortunately, none of us who live here in Virginia have shot the new songs, and the one show he did them at in Virginia yielded very few videos (as it was for CNU students only), so I subbed in older ones shot by VA/in VA for all but End of the Show (which is in there!). So all of the videos are good stuff; enjoy!
p.s. I've been having fun with the NCAA pool that JakeVP set up. I'm in 3rd now! T
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Throwback Thursday and a March Show Preview!
When we don't have a show to track, on Thursdays, we like to take a look back at Kris' career via video.
This month of course, we have shows, just none until Saturday! The big ones of course are three upcoming showcases he has at the famous annual SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. So I thought for throwback Thursday, we'd take a look back at his showcase during the 2013 SXSW Festival with this great video of Better With You from headonfire1105:
Fun! If you want to see more of this show, here's a YouTube playlist.
But looking at the blog posts from last March, not much was going on. Different story this year! Here's the concerts and events you can look forward to being covered this month by KAL (click the links to find out how to attend in person):
March 8 - Private charity performance for fans who purchased an "intimate experience" at Rancho Las Palmas, Palm Springs. (Tickets available for $600 here.)
March 12 - Fleming Artists Showcase - Official SXSW event, Austin, TX (SXSW Badge needed)
March 13 - Heart of Austin, TX - SXSW showcase being sponsored by Sony, various radio stations and other media firms. (RSVP required to attend.)
March 14 - Quantum Collective - an "unofficial SXSW" outdoor concert atop a roof with a fantastic lineup. All ages event! Free RSVP is all that's needed to go. Contest to win VIP passes - Enter here!
March 20 - Kris judges "Darton Star" (a college version of American Idol) at Darton State University in SW Georgia (Need university ID to get in.)
March 29 - Kris plays "Major Event" - the annual spring festival for Juniata College in central Pennsylvania. This is open to the public, with reduced prices for students. Buy tickets here.
After that, he returns to a regular touring schedule in April with a slate of shows the first week of that month. Check his website at krisallenofficial.com or the Kralendar at bottom of this page for more dates/places! And if you are going to any of these events, make sure to let me know @KrisAllenLists or in the comments to add you to the list!
This month of course, we have shows, just none until Saturday! The big ones of course are three upcoming showcases he has at the famous annual SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. So I thought for throwback Thursday, we'd take a look back at his showcase during the 2013 SXSW Festival with this great video of Better With You from headonfire1105:
Fun! If you want to see more of this show, here's a YouTube playlist.
But looking at the blog posts from last March, not much was going on. Different story this year! Here's the concerts and events you can look forward to being covered this month by KAL (click the links to find out how to attend in person):
March 8 - Private charity performance for fans who purchased an "intimate experience" at Rancho Las Palmas, Palm Springs. (Tickets available for $600 here.)
March 12 - Fleming Artists Showcase - Official SXSW event, Austin, TX (SXSW Badge needed)
March 13 - Heart of Austin, TX - SXSW showcase being sponsored by Sony, various radio stations and other media firms. (RSVP required to attend.)
March 14 - Quantum Collective - an "unofficial SXSW" outdoor concert atop a roof with a fantastic lineup. All ages event! Free RSVP is all that's needed to go. Contest to win VIP passes - Enter here!
March 20 - Kris judges "Darton Star" (a college version of American Idol) at Darton State University in SW Georgia (Need university ID to get in.)
March 29 - Kris plays "Major Event" - the annual spring festival for Juniata College in central Pennsylvania. This is open to the public, with reduced prices for students. Buy tickets here.
After that, he returns to a regular touring schedule in April with a slate of shows the first week of that month. Check his website at krisallenofficial.com or the Kralendar at bottom of this page for more dates/places! And if you are going to any of these events, make sure to let me know @KrisAllenLists or in the comments to add you to the list!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Event: The Inaugural New Year's Eve BigBall Dropping Celebration 2014, Little Rock, AR, December 31, 2013
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The Inaugural New Year's Eve Big Ball Dropping Celebration 2014
Northshore River Wall
Little Rock, AR
7 PM CST
Also appearing: Bow Wow, Cody Belew and others
Show Preview:
Kris is part of the entertainment lined up for Little Rock's first ever "New Year's Eve Big Ball Dropping Celebration." The line-up consists of various Arkansas entertainers and is headlined by Kris, hosted by rapper and BET Host Bow Wow, and will also feature The Voice season 3 contestant Cody Belew. According to this tweet, Kris will have a backing band and will perform four songs. I don't have any information at this time about the time Kris will be on stage, but will update this post if we get some.
Pre-Event Press and Publicity:
- Arkansas Times
- KARK News Video
- Fox16 story | Video | Story | Video
- THV11 Story
- River Valley Leader
- Facebook Page for Event
- Show Producer's Blog Post
The Ticket:
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Soundcheck:
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Oh - and - Happy New Year! May 2014 bring us many Kris Allen Lists and live performances (plus a new album to boot)!!
--KAL
The Show:
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Set List: (Order Uncertain)
- Better With You [FoxNews16 Video]
- Man in the Mirror (Cover - Michael Jackson)
- Come Together (Cover - The Beatles)
- Live Like We're Dying
Monday, December 30, 2013
2013: The Year in Kris Allen Performances (Part Two of Two)
Every year, I try to keep a YouTube playlist of Kris Allen's live performances and get it out to my followers as a thank you for following me. I look for a good video of each performance and try to make sure that people who don't normally post video are included as well. This year, with the Out Alive tour, we ended up with a five part playlist (YouTube allows 200 videos per list, and I left some room on each one for missing songs.). In my last installment, we had three playlists taking us up through the end of April. Let's continue our journey through the year...
Part Four of the playlist picks up with the spring leg of the Out Alive Tour, which saw Kris return to the east coast. It begins April 26, in Rockland, ME, finishes the leg, and then ends with some one-off gigs in May, June and July. As I was compiling this and reviewing videos, I realized that I would love to see Kris in an outdoor venue. (Actually, I have, in August 2010, but I would love to see him that way again.) This part includes the premiere of his awesome original song All We Need Is This Love (hoping that makes his album!) as well as some great covers of She Thinks I Still Care (George Jones) and Mirrors (Justin Timberlake). Memorable shows included Burlington, New York City, Hanover (MD) and Bay City (MI). Also don't miss the videos of him at a charity gig in New York for Give an Hour and with Idol contestant Shubha Vedula in Mount Pleasant, MI singing Live Like We're Dying.
And whew, Part Five! Part five takes us through the second half of the year, from his one-off in August at Hershey Park through his recent Christmas online concert. As you probably know, Kris' son Oliver was born in late July, and naturally his time on the road was limited. Still he gave us quite a few live highlights, including a reborn version of Rooftops with a new intro and a mashup with Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines. The best shows in this bunch included Hershey #2, the Live on the Levee show which turned into a mall show thanks to a scary West Virginia severe thunderstorm, and an AMAZING college crowd at Brigham Young Idaho in Rexburg. Kris ended the year with an awesome holiday show including a new, untitled, holiday song which I love.
Also, I promised you some stats. I did lists and/or posts for 82 different events. You can find the complete spreadsheet of all songs Kris sang in 2013 here. The only song not performed (:() from Thank You Camellia was Turn the Pages. Only four songs were performed from KATA: Live Like We're Dying, Alright With Me, Red Guitar and Before We Come Undone. Kris also did a few from Brand New Shoes in a most welcome development; I hope he'll continue to perform them live! By my count, he did 65 separate covers (some a number of times) including the Christmas songs. (Please correct me if needed on any of these stats.)
In summary, 2013 was a busy year for Kris and his fans, which we will end with one more show and one more list on New Year's Eve! I'll also give you a final stats post with the stats from that added in. Thank you for all your wonderful feedback this past year and for all your great live tweets and media! Let's do it again tomorrow!
--KAL
Part Four of the playlist picks up with the spring leg of the Out Alive Tour, which saw Kris return to the east coast. It begins April 26, in Rockland, ME, finishes the leg, and then ends with some one-off gigs in May, June and July. As I was compiling this and reviewing videos, I realized that I would love to see Kris in an outdoor venue. (Actually, I have, in August 2010, but I would love to see him that way again.) This part includes the premiere of his awesome original song All We Need Is This Love (hoping that makes his album!) as well as some great covers of She Thinks I Still Care (George Jones) and Mirrors (Justin Timberlake). Memorable shows included Burlington, New York City, Hanover (MD) and Bay City (MI). Also don't miss the videos of him at a charity gig in New York for Give an Hour and with Idol contestant Shubha Vedula in Mount Pleasant, MI singing Live Like We're Dying.
And whew, Part Five! Part five takes us through the second half of the year, from his one-off in August at Hershey Park through his recent Christmas online concert. As you probably know, Kris' son Oliver was born in late July, and naturally his time on the road was limited. Still he gave us quite a few live highlights, including a reborn version of Rooftops with a new intro and a mashup with Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines. The best shows in this bunch included Hershey #2, the Live on the Levee show which turned into a mall show thanks to a scary West Virginia severe thunderstorm, and an AMAZING college crowd at Brigham Young Idaho in Rexburg. Kris ended the year with an awesome holiday show including a new, untitled, holiday song which I love.
2013: The Year in Kris Allen Live Performances (Part One of Two)
Every year, I try to keep a YouTube playlist of Kris' live performances and get it out to my followers as a thank you for following me. I look for a good video of each performance and try to make sure that people who don't normally post video are included as well. This year, with the Out Alive tour, we ended up with a five part playlist (YouTube allows 200 videos per list, and I left some room on each one for missing songs.).
So for those of you who really need to catch up on Kris, you are all set! Before I list the playlists, a few acknowledgments. First and foremost, thank you to every single person who has live tweeted a Kris show, posted pictures and/or posted video. You may not even realize this, but many Kris fans truly appreciated it!
Special shout-outs to @ameeliu15 and @headonfire1105. You'll see their videos a lot. Thank goodness they went to Kris shows and were nice enough to video every song! Also special shout out to @maryet34 who makes invaluable playlists for almost every Kris show. These were super helpful for compiling my lists!
So here's Part One! This part covers the January 2013 shows in the first month of the Out Alive tour (from Killington, VT through Tulsa, OK). I'm sure those who went to a show during this time frame will remember how amazing it was that Kris even was able to perform given his terrible accident at the beginning of the year. I went to the Vienna, VA show in January and remember just feeling grateful that Kris was OK. Highlights here include his performance of Where Are You Amy (dedicated to the citizens of Newtown) in Ridgefield, CT, and awesome covers of Where Doves Cry (Prince), Breakdown (Tom Petty) and Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake). Since the East Coast loves them some Kris, you will find the Boston, Philadelphia and Vienna videos to be especially popping.
And here's Part Two! This part covers shows from Albuquerque, NM (January 31), all his west coast Out Alive shows, and goes through Aspen, CO (February 20). Yes, there are that many shows and videos! Kris was an enormous trooper considering he was recovering from a serious injury, and he deserves a ton of credit for not letting his fans down and continuing with the tour.Highlights during this playlist include some great requests (Wicked Game (Chris Isaak), Jealous Guy (John Lennon) and High and Dry (Radiohead) are my favorites). Standout shows in this part included San Diego, Agoura Hills, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
The playlist for Part Three runs from February 21 (Denver) through the Sophia's Heart cruise and on through the first few shows of the spring leg of the Out Alive Tour (through Plymouth, NH, April 25). Highlights here include first performances of Kris' original songs Fighters, Love Too Much and Unique, as well as some great covers of Tighten Up (The Black Keys) and In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel). Shows that stood out for me included the cruise, Chicago, Ann Arbor and Toronto.
Click here for my second installment, with the rest of the year's playlists and a look back at Kris' stats! In the meantime, please let me know your Kris highlights in the comments, and if you spot any videos I've missed, or corrections to be made, please hit me up and let me know!
--KAL
So for those of you who really need to catch up on Kris, you are all set! Before I list the playlists, a few acknowledgments. First and foremost, thank you to every single person who has live tweeted a Kris show, posted pictures and/or posted video. You may not even realize this, but many Kris fans truly appreciated it!
Special shout-outs to @ameeliu15 and @headonfire1105. You'll see their videos a lot. Thank goodness they went to Kris shows and were nice enough to video every song! Also special shout out to @maryet34 who makes invaluable playlists for almost every Kris show. These were super helpful for compiling my lists!
So here's Part One! This part covers the January 2013 shows in the first month of the Out Alive tour (from Killington, VT through Tulsa, OK). I'm sure those who went to a show during this time frame will remember how amazing it was that Kris even was able to perform given his terrible accident at the beginning of the year. I went to the Vienna, VA show in January and remember just feeling grateful that Kris was OK. Highlights here include his performance of Where Are You Amy (dedicated to the citizens of Newtown) in Ridgefield, CT, and awesome covers of Where Doves Cry (Prince), Breakdown (Tom Petty) and Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake). Since the East Coast loves them some Kris, you will find the Boston, Philadelphia and Vienna videos to be especially popping.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Throwback Thursday: April 17, 2013: Kris covers "Something" by the Beatles in Minneapolis, MN
Every Thursday we take a look back at Kris' career via video.
This week, I'm feverishly working on my annual project of culling all of Kris' performances that I can find for the year into a YouTube playlist. This year, given that he went on an extensive tour, I am only up through April and I already have four playlists! It's a lot of fun to work on them and look at some of the performances I may not have noticed while bringing you the lists. Especially by spring, there were so many videos of Kris performing that sadly, some of the April shows got a bit overlooked by the fandom at large. One of these was the April 17 show in Minneapolis.
As you know, Kris did a request song each night of the Out Alive tour. In this show, he chose to cover Something by his favorite band, the Beatles. The performance is lovely and there's some pretty funny pre-song banter, as well as Kris apparently imitating a kazoo. Here's a nice video from SheriH for you to enjoy!
As a bonus, I made a quick and dirty mp3 from it - untrimmed - which you are welcome to have. Click here to download.
Look for me to post and tweet out the 2013 Kris Live video playlists over this upcoming week!
This week, I'm feverishly working on my annual project of culling all of Kris' performances that I can find for the year into a YouTube playlist. This year, given that he went on an extensive tour, I am only up through April and I already have four playlists! It's a lot of fun to work on them and look at some of the performances I may not have noticed while bringing you the lists. Especially by spring, there were so many videos of Kris performing that sadly, some of the April shows got a bit overlooked by the fandom at large. One of these was the April 17 show in Minneapolis.
As you know, Kris did a request song each night of the Out Alive tour. In this show, he chose to cover Something by his favorite band, the Beatles. The performance is lovely and there's some pretty funny pre-song banter, as well as Kris apparently imitating a kazoo. Here's a nice video from SheriH for you to enjoy!
As a bonus, I made a quick and dirty mp3 from it - untrimmed - which you are welcome to have. Click here to download.
Look for me to post and tweet out the 2013 Kris Live video playlists over this upcoming week!
Friday, December 13, 2013
StageIt Concert, Christmas in Nashville, December 12, 2013
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Christmas in Nashville
StageIt Show
December 12, 2013
8 PM EST
Kris did his second annual Christmas show on StageIt (well, hopefully we can call this an annual tradition) and it was wonderful! He performed with Cale and Andrew St. Marie, and brought in Two Story Road for the encore. (They are a married performing duo he met on the Gokey Sophia's Heart cruise and the show was done out of their house.) I logged off feeling Christmas warmth and cheer.
In the end, he performed six Christmas classics and premiered one original song which I love! We will need to figure out its title though. Let me know your thoughts on that. I'll link mp3s and videos to the performance below, but make sure to pick up the studio recordings of the classics if you haven't already! (You can get the five tracks from Waiting for Christmas on iTunes and I'll Be Home for Christmas from NoiseTrade (no longer available).)
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Plugged In - Kris, Cale, Andrew S. and Two Story Road
Set List:
- Holly Jolly Christmas (Cover - Burl Ives) [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
- The Christmas Song (Cover - Nat King Cole) [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Cover - Judy Garland) [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
- New Untitled Original Christmas Song by Kris - PREMIERE [Video] | [Video w Q&A] | [Video]
- White Christmas (Cover - Bing Crosby) [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
- O Holy Night (Traditional Carol) [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
7. I'll be Home for Christmas (Cover - Bing Crosby) - PREMIERE [Video] | [Video] | [Video]
Banter Videos: [Banter] | [Q&A] |
Related Links:
- YouTube Playlists: [p_eleph] | [sirkandthedirtyminds] | [snapcracklypop]
- Mp3's: By Song | Full Show | New Song
- Recaps: Pink Elephant
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Throwback Thursday: Kris' Stage-It Christmas Concert, December 20, 2012
Every Thursday (most of them anyway) we take a look back at Kris' career via video.
Today is a special Thursday, because tonight is Kris' Stage-It Christmas concert. This year it will be held in Nashville and feature Cale, Andrew St. Marie and maybe some others. This is an online concert and a rare opportunity for international fans, not to mention American fans of scorned states and cities, to catch Kris live via the magic of the Internet.
So if you haven't gotten your ticket yet, what the heck are you waiting for? The first batch sold out and the second batch of tickets will too. As of the time I write this (Wednesday night), there are only 44 tickets left! Get yourself a ticket here! And if money is tight or you don't have a Paypal, then just post in the chat area that you are looking to hitch a ride and I'm sure a generous Kris fan will gift you the ticket. (For those wondering, I won't do a list since really everyone in the fandom who is not otherwise engaged with work or school events should go to this show. But I will post the setlist afterwards.)
Still not convinced? Let's take a look at some highlights from last year's Christmas show for Throwback Thursday!
Here was the 2012 setlist:
Part 1 Video, including:
Part 2 Video, including:
And the encore (yes, if enough people buy tickets and tip $, you get an encore/longer show):
And this last hauntingly beautiful number, which he sang right after the Newtown tragedy of 2012...
During the show last year, people got the opportunity to tip the artist (i.e., Kris). The top tippers won cool swag including personalized ornaments. This year, according to a post on Kris' official website, we shall be tipping for the opportunity to win "some exciting new-album related rewards." Sounds good!
See you there in the StageIt Main Stage Chatroom tonight! 8 PM Eastern Standard Time (7 PM Central, 5 PM Pacific).
- KAL
Today is a special Thursday, because tonight is Kris' Stage-It Christmas concert. This year it will be held in Nashville and feature Cale, Andrew St. Marie and maybe some others. This is an online concert and a rare opportunity for international fans, not to mention American fans of scorned states and cities, to catch Kris live via the magic of the Internet.
So if you haven't gotten your ticket yet, what the heck are you waiting for? The first batch sold out and the second batch of tickets will too. As of the time I write this (Wednesday night), there are only 44 tickets left! Get yourself a ticket here! And if money is tight or you don't have a Paypal, then just post in the chat area that you are looking to hitch a ride and I'm sure a generous Kris fan will gift you the ticket. (For those wondering, I won't do a list since really everyone in the fandom who is not otherwise engaged with work or school events should go to this show. But I will post the setlist afterwards.)
Still not convinced? Let's take a look at some highlights from last year's Christmas show for Throwback Thursday!
Here was the 2012 setlist:
Part 1 Video, including:
- Holly Jolly Christmas (Cover - Burl Ives) - PREMIERE
- The Christmas Song (Cover - Nat King Cole)
- Please Come Home for Christmas (Cover - Charles Brown) - PREMIERE
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Cover - Judy Garland)
- Christmas All Over Again (Cover - Tom Petty) - PREMIERE
Part 2 Video, including:
- White Christmas (Cover - Bing Crosby)
- Oh Holy Night (Traditional Carol) (This one is soooooo pretty)
And the encore (yes, if enough people buy tickets and tip $, you get an encore/longer show):
- Monster
- No Boundaries (Reggae)
- Blindfolded
And this last hauntingly beautiful number, which he sang right after the Newtown tragedy of 2012...
- Where Are You, Amy? - dedicated to people of Newtown, CT - PREMIERE [Video]
During the show last year, people got the opportunity to tip the artist (i.e., Kris). The top tippers won cool swag including personalized ornaments. This year, according to a post on Kris' official website, we shall be tipping for the opportunity to win "some exciting new-album related rewards." Sounds good!
See you there in the StageIt Main Stage Chatroom tonight! 8 PM Eastern Standard Time (7 PM Central, 5 PM Pacific).
- KAL
Thursday, October 31, 2013
It's a Kris Allen Halloween Special!
Normally we use Thursdays and Fridays to catch up and look back at Kris media, but this week is Halloween, so today we're going to have a big Kris Allen Halloween Special post!
I asked for spooky and haunting videos of Monster and Out Alive, and here's what you submitted!
@SnapCracklyPop noted that her video of Monster from the Constellation Room show might work and he was purple if not haunting. We'll take it!
But hmmm, as she mentioned, purple does not equal scary enough - but maybe it was the angle?
Because this video of Out Alive from the same show by IAMmandaD features lots of screams and blue misty smoke!
@SnapCracklyPop also pointed me towards this next video of Kris at his show in Evanston, IL, contemplating his 2012 Halloween costume (see the end of this post for what he actually sported).
Now, let's check out the next entry. Here's Monster from an October 2012 show in Texas City, TX, submitted by @maryet34
Ooh smoky and creepy blue lights! Like it!
Our next entry is from @KYNurse45_ - she remembered that the Hamilton show in Washington, DC was quite smoky and submitted her Monster video! (Also, side note: that is my water glass you see in front of the candle giving off a flickering scary glow.)
Shadowy figures, smoky, flickering candles, and sometimes the lighting makes Kris look like a ghost! This video is scary!
So I went looking for Out Alive from the same show and found this video by crybaby4u, with Kris bathed in white smoke and spooky blue lights:
Spooky! As we all know, this show was October 28, 2012, aka the night Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast, and Kris and company ended up stranded in Washington DC for a few days. So they celebrated Halloween in style and luckily The Washington Post snagged some video! Watch it to see their Halloween costumes from last year!
Happy Halloween from Kris Allen Lists! May you all get lots of the good candy! If I have missed any good scary and haunting Kris Halloween videos, please share them in the comment section below!
I asked for spooky and haunting videos of Monster and Out Alive, and here's what you submitted!
@SnapCracklyPop noted that her video of Monster from the Constellation Room show might work and he was purple if not haunting. We'll take it!
But hmmm, as she mentioned, purple does not equal scary enough - but maybe it was the angle?
Because this video of Out Alive from the same show by IAMmandaD features lots of screams and blue misty smoke!
@SnapCracklyPop also pointed me towards this next video of Kris at his show in Evanston, IL, contemplating his 2012 Halloween costume (see the end of this post for what he actually sported).
Now, let's check out the next entry. Here's Monster from an October 2012 show in Texas City, TX, submitted by @maryet34
Ooh smoky and creepy blue lights! Like it!
Our next entry is from @KYNurse45_ - she remembered that the Hamilton show in Washington, DC was quite smoky and submitted her Monster video! (Also, side note: that is my water glass you see in front of the candle giving off a flickering scary glow.)
Shadowy figures, smoky, flickering candles, and sometimes the lighting makes Kris look like a ghost! This video is scary!
So I went looking for Out Alive from the same show and found this video by crybaby4u, with Kris bathed in white smoke and spooky blue lights:
Spooky! As we all know, this show was October 28, 2012, aka the night Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast, and Kris and company ended up stranded in Washington DC for a few days. So they celebrated Halloween in style and luckily The Washington Post snagged some video! Watch it to see their Halloween costumes from last year!
Happy Halloween from Kris Allen Lists! May you all get lots of the good candy! If I have missed any good scary and haunting Kris Halloween videos, please share them in the comment section below!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Flashback Friday: Constellation Room and Halloween Costumes
On Fridays, we try to catch up on tour media around here! We'll check out a video to catch up on the Out Alive Tour. Plus I'll try to give you a bonus video that is worth another look...
Out Alive Tour Video
Going back to work means that my catch-up has slowed down and I'm only up to the February 8, 2013 show at the Constellation Club in Santa Ana (Orange County), California! Luckily some of our best videoers were at this show, and there are no bad videos from what I can tell. I've updated the show post with tons of links to all these videos!
I decided to go with this one because ... only 12 views? OK, it's not coded great for search, but c'mon. It's a great video that shows how hot Kris was that night (not to mention a dancing machine), and how great the crowd was (if only all the crowds would let loose like this)! So let's give it some love - here's Shut That Door as filmed by jsalow2:
Video worth Another Look
Halloween is a week away, and I need your help! Going to showcase some Monster and Out Alive videos next week, and I am looking for the scariest, spookiest ones - y'know the ones with creepy lighting and dry ice all over the place. If you've got a nominee, let me know! I will not be doing a Thursday or Friday post next week; instead, we'll have a Halloween special!
To get you in the mood, here's Kris brainstorming last year with Austin, TX about costumes:
And here he is throwing out Twizzlers to his adoring fans in Atlantic City, 2010:
Enjoy!
Out Alive Tour Video
Going back to work means that my catch-up has slowed down and I'm only up to the February 8, 2013 show at the Constellation Club in Santa Ana (Orange County), California! Luckily some of our best videoers were at this show, and there are no bad videos from what I can tell. I've updated the show post with tons of links to all these videos!
I decided to go with this one because ... only 12 views? OK, it's not coded great for search, but c'mon. It's a great video that shows how hot Kris was that night (not to mention a dancing machine), and how great the crowd was (if only all the crowds would let loose like this)! So let's give it some love - here's Shut That Door as filmed by jsalow2:
Video worth Another Look
Halloween is a week away, and I need your help! Going to showcase some Monster and Out Alive videos next week, and I am looking for the scariest, spookiest ones - y'know the ones with creepy lighting and dry ice all over the place. If you've got a nominee, let me know! I will not be doing a Thursday or Friday post next week; instead, we'll have a Halloween special!
To get you in the mood, here's Kris brainstorming last year with Austin, TX about costumes:
Friday, October 18, 2013
Charity Event: Choosing to Excel (Charity fundraiser), Conway, AR, October 19, 2013
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| (photo provided by @jakayla_storey) |
Dance with the Stars/Conway's Got Talent
benefiting Choosing to Excel
Conway, AR
October 19, 2013
6 PM CDT (3 PM PDT, 7 PM EDT)
Event Preview:
Kris is expected to perform a 30-minute solo set as part of this fundraiser for Choosing to Excel. According to this article by The Log Cabin Democrat previewing the event and explaining the group's purpose, Kris appeared as a peer presenter during his teens for a spin-off organization of the group, which aims to prevent teen pregnancy and provide services to pregnant teens and teen parents.
No AR concert regulars were there; apparently there was a Luke Bryan concert in town as competition for this event.
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| Photo by The Log Cabin Democrat |
Friday, October 11, 2013
Flashback Friday: February 7, 2013: Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA and a September 5, 2012, interview on Good Day LA
Every Friday, we catch up on media around here. First we look at a video from the Out Alive Tour, and second, we check a video from the past you may have missed the first time!
As you may have known from reading his tweets this past week, Kris is in Los Angeles to visit friends, attend his manager's wedding and most importantly (to me anyway), work on that next album! He also took in time to watch his Idol castmate Allison Iraheta perform with her new band. Check out @SnapCracklyPop's timeline on Twitter for more on that.
I thought it would be good to revisit some past trips to Los Angeles for this week's Flashback Friday post:
Out Alive Tour Video:
I've worked my way up to the February 7, 2013, Agoura Hills show at the Canyon Club. (Agoura Hills is a suburb of Los Angeles.) This show is most special because it gave us one of Kris' best cover request songs ever, Wicked Games by Chris Isaak. Enjoy kradamantium's video of it below, and then check out my updated post for the Agoura Hills show for more videos and an mp3 of Wicked Games (courtesy of @summerdaze_)
Past Video:
Well working on the album this week, I thought it would be fun to hear Kris' thoughts after his last album, Thank You Camellia, was released. Here's @isbinla's video of his September 5, 2012 interview on Good Day LA, featuring a performance of Better With You.
Enjoy!
As you may have known from reading his tweets this past week, Kris is in Los Angeles to visit friends, attend his manager's wedding and most importantly (to me anyway), work on that next album! He also took in time to watch his Idol castmate Allison Iraheta perform with her new band. Check out @SnapCracklyPop's timeline on Twitter for more on that.
I thought it would be good to revisit some past trips to Los Angeles for this week's Flashback Friday post:
Out Alive Tour Video:
I've worked my way up to the February 7, 2013, Agoura Hills show at the Canyon Club. (Agoura Hills is a suburb of Los Angeles.) This show is most special because it gave us one of Kris' best cover request songs ever, Wicked Games by Chris Isaak. Enjoy kradamantium's video of it below, and then check out my updated post for the Agoura Hills show for more videos and an mp3 of Wicked Games (courtesy of @summerdaze_)
Past Video:
Well working on the album this week, I thought it would be fun to hear Kris' thoughts after his last album, Thank You Camellia, was released. Here's @isbinla's video of his September 5, 2012 interview on Good Day LA, featuring a performance of Better With You.
Enjoy!
Friday, October 4, 2013
Flashback Friday: San Diego 2/2/13 and Kris Plays Electric Guitar in 2009 and 2010!
On Fridays, we try to catch up on tour media around here! We'll check out a video to catch up on the Out Alive Tour. Plus I'll try to give you a bonus video - Out Alive Tour!
Out Alive Tour Video
I'm up to San Diego and wow, was that an epic show on February 2, 2013 at the Soda Bar. There's no shortage of media to choose from; so I've updated the post for that show with all of the videos and yes, mp3s! Special shout-outs go to Ocamy21, SnapCracklyPop, Kradamantium and TheRealConcertKing who all went the extra mile and made you YouTube playlists (linked on the show post), and to Summerdaze_, coming through once again with the mp3s.
I couldn't decide between these two videos to feature here so you get them both:
Kradamantium's sexy video of Kris being sexy and ad-libbing during Leave You Alone
Ocamy21's awesome video of Seven Nation Army/Shut That Door
But also be sure to hit up the show post and check out Torres singing lead on California Dreaming and the band just doing another great job on Breakdown. Plus if you are West Coast, don't miss the banter before Better With You.
Bonus Video
We also try each week to take a look back at a fun or great (or both) video that maybe got overlooked or maybe just deserves a second look! I put out a request on Twitter and Summerdaze_ asked for something featuring Kris on electric guitar. (Perhaps inspired by this picture he tweeted.) Sounds good to me and it's the least I can do to thank her for the mp3s. But what to choose?
There's the first video that comes up in search on YouTube when you input "Kris Allen Electric Guitar"
Ah his Bright Lights solo during the 2009 Idol Tour, Charlotte version. He did great on that. Here's another fun video of it from the Portland 2009 Idol Tour
Then thinking through his own songs, the ones that have always stood out to me for electric guitar were Can't Stay Away and Is It Over, but Is It Over was always more of an Andrew DeRoberts tour de force. So we will go with Can't Stay Away, back to the Fall 2010 Lifehouse tour, where the KAB had evolved the song into a big guitar jam at the end. I found 3 pretty videos for you of Kris and his red electric guitar.
Here's Westbury, NY (k21886):
Here's Washington, DC (mamaygr - disclaimer - that's my personal account so this is actually my video)
Here's Kansas City (Debbi Ronnebaum) with bonus Red Guitar (for which he puts the red guitar down and picks up a brown one, LOL.)
Enjoy!
Out Alive Tour Video
I'm up to San Diego and wow, was that an epic show on February 2, 2013 at the Soda Bar. There's no shortage of media to choose from; so I've updated the post for that show with all of the videos and yes, mp3s! Special shout-outs go to Ocamy21, SnapCracklyPop, Kradamantium and TheRealConcertKing who all went the extra mile and made you YouTube playlists (linked on the show post), and to Summerdaze_, coming through once again with the mp3s.
I couldn't decide between these two videos to feature here so you get them both:
Kradamantium's sexy video of Kris being sexy and ad-libbing during Leave You Alone
Ocamy21's awesome video of Seven Nation Army/Shut That Door
But also be sure to hit up the show post and check out Torres singing lead on California Dreaming and the band just doing another great job on Breakdown. Plus if you are West Coast, don't miss the banter before Better With You.
Bonus Video
We also try each week to take a look back at a fun or great (or both) video that maybe got overlooked or maybe just deserves a second look! I put out a request on Twitter and Summerdaze_ asked for something featuring Kris on electric guitar. (Perhaps inspired by this picture he tweeted.) Sounds good to me and it's the least I can do to thank her for the mp3s. But what to choose?
There's the first video that comes up in search on YouTube when you input "Kris Allen Electric Guitar"
Ah his Bright Lights solo during the 2009 Idol Tour, Charlotte version. He did great on that. Here's another fun video of it from the Portland 2009 Idol Tour
Then thinking through his own songs, the ones that have always stood out to me for electric guitar were Can't Stay Away and Is It Over, but Is It Over was always more of an Andrew DeRoberts tour de force. So we will go with Can't Stay Away, back to the Fall 2010 Lifehouse tour, where the KAB had evolved the song into a big guitar jam at the end. I found 3 pretty videos for you of Kris and his red electric guitar.
Here's Westbury, NY (k21886):
Here's Washington, DC (mamaygr - disclaimer - that's my personal account so this is actually my video)
Here's Kansas City (Debbi Ronnebaum) with bonus Red Guitar (for which he puts the red guitar down and picks up a brown one, LOL.)
Enjoy!
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Private Event: September 28, 2013: Taste of St. Louis
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| Photo by SoloughlinSteve |
Taste of St. Louis
Union Station
September 28, 2013
St. Louis
Thanks to an awesome tweeter who is on the scene, @SoloughlinSteve, we have learned that Kris is performing in connection with the Taste of St. Louis - this appears to be quite the awesome fall festival. Wish we'd known earlier - would've worked up a list! Heck, maybe St. Louis Kris fans might have gone!
Many thanks to a second awesome tweeter @Bond_doubleoh_7 who says that this was a private party and provided this set list; she's also going to email some videos to share! Stay tuned!
- My Weakness
- Monster
- Out Alive
- Live Like We're Dying
- Rooftops
- Man in the Mirror
- Better With You
Photos: [Facebook]
Friday, September 27, 2013
College Show | September 27, 2013: Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID
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| Hart Auditorium (Photo from fansofdavid.com) |
Concert
Hart Auditorium
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID
7:30 PM MDT (9:30 PM EDT)
Show and List Preview:
Kris does a college concert at the Rexburg, Idaho campus of Brigham Young University. According to this sweet tweet, the campus was plastered with posters advertising the show - sounds good! And Cody McDevitt of the Idaho Falls Post Register (the local newspaper) put out this excellent article and interview with Kris previewing the show. There is a pre-show dinner-type meet and greet as well.
According to this tweet, the show is sold out... Videos and more after the break!
According to this tweet, the show is sold out... Videos and more after the break!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Flashback Friday: Looking back at some new songs! Tucson, AZ and Nashville, TN
On Fridays, we try to catch up on tour media around here! We'll check out a video to catch up on the Out Alive Tour. Plus I'll try to give you a bonus video - maybe one that got overlooked or one that is just worth watching again.
Out Alive Tour:
For those who don't know, at the end of the year I will give you some awesome, in order, almost complete video playlist of every song that Kris did live! Since he toured a lot this year, it's a work going very slowly in progress. I'm up to Tucson, AZ, February 1, and I see from looking at this link that this is one of the very few shows he performed one of his post-TYC songs, Where are You, Amy? Since the video by ZoniDuck sounds amazing and is one of the few performances live of this song, seemed like a great choice to go back and take a look at. He also talks a little bit about the record that he is now working on.
Worth Another Look Video:
Since Kris is in Nashville working hard, I thought I'd take a look at his 3rd and Lindsley concert there from last November. Hoping he can do that again - we got an awesome livestream out of it! Continuing our new songs theme, here's his performance of Paul Simon as videoed by Jackson Jones:
Can't wait to buy the new music!
Out Alive Tour:
For those who don't know, at the end of the year I will give you some awesome, in order, almost complete video playlist of every song that Kris did live! Since he toured a lot this year, it's a work going very slowly in progress. I'm up to Tucson, AZ, February 1, and I see from looking at this link that this is one of the very few shows he performed one of his post-TYC songs, Where are You, Amy? Since the video by ZoniDuck sounds amazing and is one of the few performances live of this song, seemed like a great choice to go back and take a look at. He also talks a little bit about the record that he is now working on.
Worth Another Look Video:
Since Kris is in Nashville working hard, I thought I'd take a look at his 3rd and Lindsley concert there from last November. Hoping he can do that again - we got an awesome livestream out of it! Continuing our new songs theme, here's his performance of Paul Simon as videoed by Jackson Jones:
Can't wait to buy the new music!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Show: September 12, 2013: South Dakota State University Performing Arts Center, Brookings SD
South Dakota State University
Performing Arts Center
Brookings, SD
September 12, 2013
8:00 PM CDT
(Concert Poster by South Dakota State University Program Council)
Event and List Preview:
Kris performs for the students of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. This is a small town (closest big city is Minneapolis, a four hour drive away), but it's dear to my heart because my great-grandfather Cecil used to own the department store there! I kid you not. There's a pub now in the same building named after him. One day I would seriously like to visit this place!
As far as the show goes, the list is not big. But a student recently tweeted that it was almost sold out, so expect a good crowd and a lot of late additions to the list. The Facebook page for the event has been popular as well, and I've added those I could find from there on Twitter to the list.
Updated: Here's the student newspaper article:
Also - just a bit of housekeeping news. I've been following how some other fandoms do their concert pages and have decided to start adding more info and pictures to each concert post. If I can do it while a show is going on, great; if not, will do it afterwards. I'd also like to archive stuff for our fandom, so if you have some great pictures, videos and/or mp3s from past Kris shows (especially the Out Alive Tour), I'd love to link them. So please send them my way (email krinjalists@gmail.com or tweet to @KrisAllenLists)
Updated: Here's the student newspaper article:
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But back to South Dakota!
Show:
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Set List:
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Better With You [Vine] [Video]
Alright With Me [Video]
Faith/We Are Young/Some Nights (Cover - George Michael/fun. mash-up) [Video]
The Vision of Love [Video]
Out Alive [Video]
Paul Simon [Video] [Video]
Leave You Alone [Video]
My Weakness/No Woman No Cry [Video]
Girl Pop Medley (Cover - We Found Love (Rhianna)/Firework (Katy Perry)/Just Dance (Lady Gaga) with a snippet of Say My Name (Destiny's Child)) [Video]
Monster [Video (not available)]
Rooftops/Blurred Lines (Original mashed up with Cover - Robin Thicke) - PREMIERE [Video - Don't Miss!] [mp3]
Live Like We're Dying [Vine] [Video]
You Got a Way!!! [Video]
Shut That Door [Video]
Review: South Dakota Collegian
Tumblr Set List Post
Friday, September 6, 2013
List: September 6 & 7, 2013: Night of Joy, Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
Night of Joy
Walt Disney World
Orlando, FL
September 6 and 7, 2013
Sometime between 7:30 pm and 1:30 am
Event and List Preview
Well we got blindsided a little by this. A Disney worker spilled the beans on Twitter, excited that Kris would stay at her resort. Later, Kris just tweeted he was going to Disney World but didn't say why.
Well, apparently he was participating in some manner in a apparently huge private-but-not-really after-hours Christian music festival, although he was not on the list of concert performers and this is not listed on his schedules at KAO or Fleming.
This flyer contains all we know. It's at Disney and sponsored by World Vision. From making a list for you this morning, radio stations have been doing ticket giveaways and Disney and some of the artists have been promoting this event. No one beyond that flyer has promoted Kris' involvement in it.
Just to get it off my chest, personally I don't think it makes any sense PR-wise to not include this on his list of appearances, given that they've listed something that is basically a HS talent show. Plus, from doing all the lists, I know Kris does have quite a few fans who enjoy Christian music and the other acts involved, and they might have gotten tickets to the festival if they had known about it. Not to mention, Kris fans were very supportive of his efforts for World Vision.
But I know many of my followers enjoy following Kris' every move, so I have made you a list. People are liberally using #nightofjoy as a hashtag on Twitter. There are a lot of people who are going to be there but no guarantees that anyone will tweet about Kris.
Updated After The Show:
Kris played both September 6 and 7. He spoke about WorldVision and played a solo acoustic version of One Love by Bob Marley both nights. The set list post can be found here. Saw a few tweets from his fans saying if they had only known, they wouldn't have turned down opportunities they had to go to Night of Joy. Too bad.
We did get video snippets though:
Upside: There was a decent crowd there and it's good for new fans to gain exposure to Kris. Hopefully the details of his future performance plans can be revealed in time for those who need to travel to be able to make their plans.
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