set your mind free

So, I tweeted last night that I had an audition:

Thanks for the nice responses! Good news is, both Nate and I got invited to callbacks, which are on Saturday morning. Hopefully we'll know by the end of the weekend whether we got in or not! I'm so looking forward to being back to singing.

(also, if you are in the Seattle area and know any dudes who like to sing, send them to the PitchCraft website and have them contact the group -- when they sent out callback emails last night, they mentioned they needed some more boys)

Moving on from a cappella...actually, that's a lie. Moving on to different a cappella: The Sing-Off!

I cannot get over the level of talent of some of these groups. Our TV has crappy speakers, so I've taken to listening to the live mixes of the groups on Spotify, so that I can actually hear what they sound like. The only thing that really changes is that the good groups get better and the flaws become more inherent. But seriously, Afro-Blue is KILLING IT. I cannot get over how smooth their sound is. Delilah, who is not my fave, also sounded really good last night on their pop song. I didn't really like UrbanMethod's song, but they sounded super tight. Vocal Point makes me angry and happy at the same time -- I can't help loving those dang Mormons! (I also may or may not hold a grudge from ICCA Finals 2006 and 2007. Not that we should have won over them or anything, but seriously? The Mormons win freakin' everything. How can an entire culture be so good at singing? And you can't be mad, because they are all the nicest people ever!)


In any case, the Yellowjackets are the quinessential college male a cappella group -- part of the reason they're still there is because they sing lots of open vowels, they're cute and they LOVE singing together. Nate and I were talking about how singing to Sara Bareilles like that at any other age would be super creepster. But for college-age dudes? It's just the norm.

I was pretty sure Kinfolk 9 was going home. I don't really like watching them perform, unfortunately. There's just no spark. And as much as I begrudgingly applaud groups like Vocal Point and the Yellowjackets, it just goes to show that heart goes a long, long way in getting you where you want to go (amirite, Christopher MD?)

I'm excited for next week's episode!

In other television news, I am liking Terra Nova, but I feel like the subject matter of this week and next week's episode (judging from the preview) are things that should have been saved for the second season (or, at least later in this season.) Stuff that can be addressed after they flesh out the characters and solidify the storyline a little bit more. Right now, it's feeling a little OMG, DISASTER STRIKES AT EVERY TURN CAUSE WE'RE 85 MILLION YEARS IN THE PAST WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEEEE.' But I watch, because a) dinos are awesome and b) my frin' Allison is awesome. So.

Gym tonight. I also need to bake my corn muffin vita tops, because dry cereal for breakfast is just sad.

How are you feeling about your favorite shows, new or returning?