Best New Bands » American Idol http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Southwood’s Mitch Wetherington on Songwriting, Auditioning for ‘American Idol’ and Steven Tyler Compliments http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/southwoods-mitch-wetherington-on-songwriting-auditioning-for-american-idol-and-steven-tyler-compliments/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/southwoods-mitch-wetherington-on-songwriting-auditioning-for-american-idol-and-steven-tyler-compliments/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 18:01:09 +0000 By listening to the band’s most recent “Dixiana” EP, a roots-rock collection far removed from anything in the mainstream, one would never have guessed that Southwood’s lead vocalist Mitch Wetherington would be an “American Idol” alum. Having auditioned for the show’s 2012 season, the South Carolina native, who made it halfway through Hollywood week, incorporates

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