‘American Idol’ auditions are in town, but KC already has some winners of its own
What are the chances Kansas City will produce another “American Idol” champion?
Slim, even with auditions in town today.
But if no local singer emerges this year, it’s not because we don’t have qualified candidates. David Cook represented the guys last season. Here’s a list of five ladies (28 years old and younger) who would probably go far — if not all the way — this season if they bothered to audition.
•Kim Anderson, lead singer of Flee the Seen. “Idol” producers think they’ve had “rock chicks” on the show, but what they’ve had is women with big voices who aim to sound like Janis Joplin or Ann Wilson.
None of them has had a voice like Anderson, the lone lady in a hard-core band who likes to rant and rage. But she can temper that voice from primal to pretty, as she does on lighter tunes such as “300 Voices at Liberty Hall.” And on stage she conveys an appealing blend of hard rock-singer strut and warm Heartland humility.
•Shay Estes, whose local roots are in the indie-rock scene, in bands like the Von Hodads (cabaret), Silver Shore (rock) and the Rushin’ Roulettes (a burlesque troupe). So she’s not afraid of the stage or the crowds in front of them.
In 2004, on a whim, she took a gig singing torch and pop songs with wunder-pianist Mark Lowrey. That one-off show has evolved into regular gigs at places such as Jardine’s and other jazz venues. Along the way she has become a true showgirl (and I don’t mean the dancing kind).
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Slim, even with auditions in town today.
But if no local singer emerges this year, it’s not because we don’t have qualified candidates. David Cook represented the guys last season. Here’s a list of five ladies (28 years old and younger) who would probably go far — if not all the way — this season if they bothered to audition.
•Kim Anderson, lead singer of Flee the Seen. “Idol” producers think they’ve had “rock chicks” on the show, but what they’ve had is women with big voices who aim to sound like Janis Joplin or Ann Wilson.
None of them has had a voice like Anderson, the lone lady in a hard-core band who likes to rant and rage. But she can temper that voice from primal to pretty, as she does on lighter tunes such as “300 Voices at Liberty Hall.” And on stage she conveys an appealing blend of hard rock-singer strut and warm Heartland humility.
•Shay Estes, whose local roots are in the indie-rock scene, in bands like the Von Hodads (cabaret), Silver Shore (rock) and the Rushin’ Roulettes (a burlesque troupe). So she’s not afraid of the stage or the crowds in front of them.
In 2004, on a whim, she took a gig singing torch and pop songs with wunder-pianist Mark Lowrey. That one-off show has evolved into regular gigs at places such as Jardine’s and other jazz venues. Along the way she has become a true showgirl (and I don’t mean the dancing kind).
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