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!

February 2014 Tour and List Preview!

How excited are we!!!!?

Kris Allen's mini-tour this month gets underway Saturday, February 8, in Watseka, IL!

In recent interviews, Kris has indicated that this month's tour is to get the FULL band used to each other and to work out some of the new songs in a live setting. Every time he tweets about the tour, I see many of you reply in despair that he is not coming your way. If you live in the USA, relax. He is coming your way later this year! (Another thing he has said in recent interviews.) If you want to see all the scheduled dates and events I do know of (including the ones that aren't "official" yet and thus not on KAO or Little Pawns, scroll down to the bottom of this page to the calendar (aka the Kralendar).

By the way, if you are a google calendar user, you can click the little google calendar logo at the bottom to add the Kralendar to your calendar. Another tip: I like the calendar best when you click on the "Agenda" tab - gives you a nice simple list of upcoming dates.

But back to the tour preview!

This week, the band has been rehearsing in Nashville. It will be full band, which I am assuming means:

• Kris on vocals and guitar (@KrisAllen)
• Cale on guitar (@calevis24 but sadly taking a way too long twitter break)
• Andrew S.M. on keyboards (@thenmarie)
• Torres back on the bass! And maybe the box? (still no Twitter)

And introducing the new drummer for the Kris Allen Band, Steve Soderholm (@SteveSoderholm)!

Photo by @KrisAllen 

I think Steve looks like he will fit right in!

Big Daddy (@BigDaddySays) returns as tour manager. He is already having the usual trouble with the road vehicle.

And of course, we'll be back with live tweets from each show, courtesy of our twitter lists! If you aren't on Twitter (and you really should be if you are a Kris fan, but if it's just not for you) - the lists are embedded over here in a post to go with each show. If you aren't sure what Twitter lists are, or how they work, read my updated FAQ.

I'll also be continuing our new format of giving you pre- and post-show publicity, press, pictures and the setlist here as well, with each show's post. The post and list for each show will normally go live the night before or the morning of the show (depending on my schedule). As soon as possible the day after a show, I'll update our Tumblr and our spreadsheet to keep track of the setlists.

So get psyched! Live Kris Allen is the best Kris Allen and great shows and new music are coming our way!

 - KAL