Concert tour brings Meuse home to Alabama

Slapout’s Jess Meuse has had a chance to return to her roots by playing in venues she has long been a regular at before becoming a finalist on “American Idol.” Photo by Kevin Taylor

It was a rowdy, but bittersweet homecoming for Slapout’s Jess Meuse Saturday night.

Meuse along with eight other finalists of the reality TV show “American Idol”  performed live in front of a near capacity crowd in the BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham.