Da Maniacs
– Blues Brothers: Soul Man 
– MC Hammer: U Can’t Touch This
NU Covenant
– One Republic: Apologize
Anna & Patryk
– Christina Aguilera: Candyman
Lindsey Stirling
– Taio Cruz: Break Your Heart
– Kesha: TiK ToK
Taylor Matthews
– The Script: The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
ArcAttack
– Ozzy Osbourne: Iron Man
Prince Poppycock
– Ruggero Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
Strikers All Stars
– Bell Biv DeVoe: Poison
So here it is! The first day of Las Vegas week.
In prior seasons of America’s Got Talent, there were acts that were eliminated right away. What that did however (in my humble opinion) was put the judges into a corner where of the remaining acts there might not be those that shined while in Vegas when they did in the individual cities while those that were eliminated early didn’t get a chance to show any kind of growth.
So what the show changed up is the following. There are three groups of acts and only 48 spots open. The groups are:
Group A: These are acts that the judges believed have the best chance of making it through to Hollywood… so they were guaranteed a chance to audition for the judges again in Vegas. AKA the Judges favorites
Group B: These acts were not as good as Group A, so once Group A has gone through, if there are still spots remaining, these acts would get their chance to audition… If and only If.
Group C: Everyone loved these acts so much that they were going to go straight to Hollywood without ever having to audition.
Since Group C consisted of ten acts, of the 48 spots there are only 38 remaining…
So below are the the acts that have a free pass to Hollywood aka Group C (the links included are previous posts where you could find information about them):
Chicago Auditions:
– Belly Dancing Duo
– Polina Volchek
– Strikers All Stars
Los Angeles Auditions:
– Cheer San Francisco
– Haspop
– Future Funk
Dallas Auditions:
– Arc Attack
– Da Maniacs
New York Auditions:
– Fighting Gravity
– South Philly Vikings
So there you have it… the ten acts with a free pass to Hollywood. What are your opinions? What do you think? Stay tuned for tomorrow where I will list the acts from Group B that were chosen to go to Hollywood after they impressed the judges in Las Vegas.
Yay Chicago Auditions! It’s ABOUT TIME!
So even though lately I’ve been doing just the acts that made it to Vegas… I figured a little commentary would be nice for you guys to see the changes in editing that has happened.
I will provide commentary on those acts that I have already seen… as well as a link to the original post that would then lead to other links that you may be interested in for that act. If this is a new act that I have yet to see I will provide links here and no commentary.
Zach Carty – No to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
OMG they are starting with THIS guy. He was the very last guy I saw on the second night of tapings as notated by the link, though I never provided a name. He never got a chance to really try out his “talent” not like I would have liked to have seen it.
Strikers All Stars – Yes to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
There is already a post of these guys on the site. =) Click on the link to find out more. They did a little ditty about one of the guys being Haitian, I suppose since they already had a huge Haitian group audition having him talk would be overkill? Seeing them perform via television is definitely different than seeing it live… I prefer live. They cut out a lot of the commentary though, Piers didn’t like the mix of tumbling and dancing, they made it sound like he enjoyed it more than he did when I was there.
Gentlemen of N.U.C.O. – Yes to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
This was a group that I enjoyed listening to, though the judges weren’t so quick to send them through… ah well.
NU Covenant – Yes to Vegas
– Facebook Page
Naishon Jones – Yes to Vegas
– MySpace Page
The Spellbinder – No to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
Ah yes, the Spellbinder, this was another guy I got to see… They cut down his routine very short… because Howie’s “spell bound” comment was in reference to the fact that the Spellbinder quickly changed the handkerchief into one dove and then created a second dove from that… which was oddly cut from clip.
Tom Zemke – No to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
NOOOOOO, it’s engineers like him that give engineers like me a bad name 🙁
Laura Ernst – No to Vegas
– Facebook Page
– MySpace Page
– YouTube Channel
Buddy Howie Cheesehead – No to Vegas
Carlos Aponte – Yes to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
Carlos! I loved this guy… I gave him a standing ovation… =) Look at the link, he’s the first one in the list. They didn’t do the “Howie translation” that was funny.
Polina Volchek – Yes to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
She is the second in the post linked. This was pretty impressive. But if you watch rhythmic gymnastics like I do then you’ve seen them all.
John Beatty – Yes to Vegas
Debra Romer – Yes to Vegas
– PureAGT Post
– Facebook Page
– MySpace Page
She’s the second one of the link posted. To me she has a bit of an angelic voice that I really liked… and still liked with the broadcast.
This group of dancers specializes in the realm of steppin and hip-hop.
Originally met and banded together at Florida A & M University to create the group the FAMU Strikers they were invited to participate in the show: America’s Best Dance Crew (Season 3) some of their videos could be found on YouTube.
However, their group consisted of over the requisite seven and a few members opted out for the good of the group during that season and the Strikers moved through the weeks until they were eventually eliminated on Week 6: The Battle of the Sexes Challenge
Now they are back and ready to take on America’s Got Talent. During their audition their transition from steppin into hip-hop was seamless. Throw in a little bit of extra that they learned from ABDC and they have a charismatic and strong package. Piers being one that dislike things being “mixed-up” told them that either they are dancers or tumblers and to simple choose one. Sharon and Howie disagreed and enjoyed what they brought to the stage and potentially to the show.
So what do you think? Do they have a chance to Vegas? Or do them mixing things up going to hurt them in the end?
Show your support by joining their Facebook Page or their MySpace Page. You could also view some of their videos on their YouTube channel or follow them on Twitter.
If you want information on their time on America’s Best Dance Crew, go to their Facebook Page dedicated to the Strikers All Stars as seen on ABDC
