SORRY TO REPORT THAT THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  WE WILL LET YOU KNOW IF AND WHEN IT IS RESCHEDULED.    With season 8 just around the corner, now is a great time to check out Dorian Holley, one of the brilliant musicians who work backstage with the contestants week after week.  So, if you live in Southern California, you're in luck.  Dorian Holley and The Challengers of the Unknown will be performing at Stage 52 at 4pm on November 2nd! Stage 52 is located at 5299 West Washington Blvd , Los Angeles, CA 90019.  Tickets are only $25.  The stage is intimate, so it's first come, first served! Check out Dorian in this American Idol Mentors video clip.

David Cook will release his self-titled debut album on November 18th, 2008 (19 Recordings / RCA Records). The first single, “Light On,” produced by Grammy winning producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock), is currently available at all digital music providers. “Light On” was co-written by one of rock music’s most influential innovators, Chris Cornell, lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave, and acclaimed producer / songwriter Brian Howes, who has worked with superstar rock bands such as Hinder and Puddle of Mudd. In late September, “Light On” premiered on AOL Music’s pop culture news site, PopEater.com, receiving over 1 million plays in less than week. The cover art for David Cook is currently available on his official web site. Please see below for official tracklisting: 01 Declaration 02 Heroes 03 Light On 04 Come Back to Me 05 Life on the Moon 06 Bar-ba-sol 07 Mr. Sensitive 08 Lie 09 I Did It for You 10 Avalanche 11 Permanent 12 A Daily AntheM BONUS TRACK The Time Of My Life* David is also featured in the most recent issue of Rolling Stone Magazine as well!  In the article, he explains the difference between his performances on American Idol and his upcoming album.  On the show, he went for the shock factor.  With his debut CD, he isn't trying to surprise anyone but, instead, he says "I just want the songs to kick you in the teeth or make you want to cry..."  Much of the work had to be done from the road due to the American Idol tour schedule.  In fact, David admits a lot of the work was done with producer Rob Cavallo by phone and email, so he had to really divulge a lot about himself at a rapid pace.  As David says, "It was really scary-the best analogy I can come up with is that it was like taking your clothes off in church." David wrote or co-wrote nearly every song on the album, drawing upon his songwriting sessions with pros in the industry as well as some pieces he worked on during his bartending pre-Idol days.  As noted in the article, "A preview of eight tracks suggests that listeners can expect radio-ready anthems like the sweeping, U2-esque 'Come Back to Me,' some aggro rockers like 'Bar Bi Sol' and plenty of the soaring voice that the AI judges loved." americanidol.com caught David Cook in a lot of fun poses in our Behind The Scenes Section--check it out now!