Music on television May 9 -14

Picks are in bold.

Monday May 9

Shania Twain (interview) on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
BC Jean on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Ziggy Marley on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (repeat from March 3)
Wiz Khalifa on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Amos Lee on Conan
The Soundtrack of Our Lives on Last Call with Carson Daly
Lupe Fiasco on The Colbert Report

Tuesday May 10

Hugo on The Late Show with David Letterman
Def Leppard on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
The Knux on Last Call with Carson Daly
Calle 13 on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Stevie Nicks on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Wednesday May 11

Ray LaMontagne on The Late Show with David Letterman
Steve Earle on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Colin Hay on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jennifer Hudson (interview) and Jakob Dylan on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Zac Brown Band on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Ke$ha on Conan
Grouplove on Last Call with Carson Daly
Musiq Soulchild on Lopez Tonight

Thursday May 12

Manchester Orchestra on The Late Show with David Letterman
The Kills on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Lauryn Hill on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Raphael Saadiq on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
The Greenhornes on Last Call with Carson Daly
Def Leppard on Lopez Tonight

Friday May 13

Okkervil River on The Late Show with David Letterman
Rodrigo y Gabriela on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Raphael Saadiq on Last Call with Carson Daly

Saturday May 14

Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live

Music on television April 11 – 16

Looks like I have not posted a “Music on television” post since October! Anyway, here it is again. Every week there is usually a handful of musical guests on television that pique my interest enought to check them out. Here is a few for this week.

Picks are in bold.

Monday April 11

Ice Cube (interview) and Hannah Georgas (performance) on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Wiz Khalifa on The Late Show with David Letterman
k.d. lang on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Lykke Li on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (repeat from March 3)
Asking Alexandria on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
PJ Harvey on Conan
Lykke Li and School of Seven Bells on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from March 15)
Foo Fighters on The Daily Show
Ashley Tisdale on The View
Heart on The Talk (whatever that is!)

Tuesday April 12

k-os (performance) on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Foo Fighters on The Late Show with David Letterman
Sara Evans on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Jenny and Johnny on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!

Wednesday April 13

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas on The Late Show with David Letterman
Jessie J on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Motorhead on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (repeat from March 2)
Robyn on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
The Kills on Conan
Lissie and Clare Burson on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from March 17)
Robyn on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Thursday April 14

TV on the Radio on The Late Show with David Letterman
Bright Eyes on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Queens of the Stone Age on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Lupe Fiasco on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (repeat from March 4)
Francis and the Lights on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Florence & the Machine on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from March 18)
Sum 41 on Lopez Tonight

Friday April 15

Chris Cornell on The Late Show with David Letterman
Eliza Doolittle on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Jessie J on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Saturday April 16

Cee-Lo Green on Saturday Night Live (repeat from January 15)

Choice TV performances (Janelle, KT, Jay-Z and Eminem)

Janelle Monáe – Faster [Later Live... with Jools Holland]

KT Tunstall performing Madame Trudeaux on KCRW

Also live on KCRW, The Entertainer and Uummannaq Song

And for those that missed it, myself included,

Jay-Z And Eminem Perform Renegade Live on Letterman

Still away/Music on television picks this week

So I am still away for the holiday weekend. I´ll be back in a day or two with new posts. In the meantime, here is some music on television picks for the week.

Unless you are on the west coast, it is too late for tonight´s shows. Otherwise, the clips can be found on the respective websites.

Mark Ronson with Q-Tip and MNDR was on Letterman, The XX were on Kimmel.

Tomorrow (or later today), Tuesday October 12, Broken Bells are on Carson Daly.

Wednesday October 13, M.I.A. is on Leno, Mark Ronson is on Kimmel, and Lissie (!) is on Carson Daly!

Thursday October 14, Damian Marley & Nas find their way to Jimmy Kimmel´s show, Ben Folds is on Jimmy Fallon, and City and Colour are on Carson Daly.

Friday October 15, John Legend is on Leno (aka not Conan) and Florence and the Machine (!) is on Ellen´s show!

So I most recommend Lissie and Florence and the Machine, and then M.I.A.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Music on Television September 20 – 25, 2010

Quite a lot of music on television this week. George Stroumboulopoulos is back on the air with George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. Robert Plant will be on Monday, albeit not performing to my knowledge. Friday Shad will perform. Carson Daly is back as well. Major pick from his show this week, Janelle Monáe will be back on, hopefully performing along with an interview.

As usual, picks are in bold.

Monday September 20

Robert Plant on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Chromeo on The Late Show with David Letterman
OK Go on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Phoenix on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Superchunk on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Walkmen on Last Call with Carson Daly

Tuesday September 21

Maroon 5 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Sheryl Crow on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Band of Horses on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Sara Bareilles on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Michael Franti & Spearhead on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lopez Tonight
Merle Haggard on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Nas & Damian Marley on Last Call with Carson Daly

Wednesday September 22

Tom Jones on The Late Show with David Letterman
Tommy Lee on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Santana & India.Arie on Lopez Tonight
Selena Gomez & the Scene on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Thursday September 23

Shakira on The Late Show with David Letterman
Brian Wilson on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Trombone Shorty on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Pavement on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Bettye LaVette on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Janelle Monáe Last Call with Carson Daly
Kelly Osbourne on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Friday September 24

Shad on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Jimmy Eat World on The Late Show with David Letterman
Gloria Gaynor on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Primus on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Willie Nelson on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
John Legend on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Maroon 5 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Saturday September 25

Katy Perry on Saturday Night Live

Music on television August 30 – September 3

Just about a month since I did a music on television post. Here it is for the coming week. Picks are in bold, and I added repeats only if it is something I’d be interested in.

Monday August 30

Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses on The Late Show with David Letterman
Cyndi Lauper & Jonny Lang on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien

Tuesday August 31

Merle Haggard on The Late Show with David Letterman
Norah Jones on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Norah Jones on Tavis Smiley
Street Sweeper Social Club Lopez Tonight (repeat from August 2)

Wednesday September 1

Goo Goo Dolls on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Ozzy Osbourne on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live! (repeat from August 16)
Kate Nash Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from May 14)

Thursday September 2

Karen Elson on The Late Show with David Letterman
Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Heart on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Friday September 3

Sara Bareilles on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien

Music on television July 26 – 30

Monday July 26

Hanson on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
She & Him on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!

Tuesday July 27

Dierks Bentley on The Late Show with David Letterman
Jaron and the Long Road to Love on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
The Black Keys on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Angelique Kidjo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Backstreet Boys on Lopez Tonight

Wednesday July 28

The Flaming Lips on The Late Show with David Letterman
Dierks Bentley on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Thursnday July 29

Interpol on The Late Show with David Letterman
Stone Temple Pilots on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Of Montreal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Friday July 30

Green Day on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Bad Religion and The Raveonettes on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from March 24)
Sheryl Crow on Live with Kelly and Regis
Court Yard Hounds on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Repeat from May 12)

Music on Television July 19 – 23

Major highlights this week would be Robyn on The Late Show with David Letterman, and fellow Canadians Metric on the Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien! As usual picks are in bold.

Monday July 19

Robyn on The Late Show with David Letterman
KISS on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
N.E.R.D on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!

Tuesday July 20

Sheryl Crow on The Late Show with David Letterman
The Black Keys on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
La Roux on The View (talking for sure, performing, beats me!)

Wednesday July 21

Metric on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Big Boi on Chelsea Lately

Thursday July 22

Sheryl Crow on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Friday July 23

Gaslight Anthem on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
MGMT on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Lily Allen on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from March 12)

Music on television July 12 – 16, 2010

As always, artists in bold are picks of mine. And this week I highly recommend checking out Tracy Bonham on The Tonight Show Monday night, and Marina & the Diamonds on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Thursday night. Also, I am just listening to Grace Potter & the Nocturnals for the first time, albeit sound samples on the web, and they seem pretty good, plus they are from not far from here, so I’ll definitely check them out. On with the listings!

Monday July 12

Tracy Bonham on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Big Boi on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Dierks Bentley on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Sublime with Rome on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live! (repeat from June 25)
Angels & Airwaves on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from April 7)
Lady Antebellum on Live with Kelly and Regis

Tuesday July 13

M.I.A. on The Late Show with David Letterman
Kelis on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Morning Benders on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from May 21)

Wednesday July 14

Melanie Fiona on Live with Kelly and Regis
Laurie Anderson on The Late Show with David Letterman
Flo Rida on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
M.I.A. on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
OK Go on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from May 25)
Big Boi on Lopez Tonight
Weezer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (repeat from May 20)

Thursday July 15

Jimmy Cliff on The Late Show with David Letterman
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Marina & the Diamonds on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The-Dream on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live! (repeat from June 29)
City and Colour on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from May 26)
Lifehouse on Lopez Tonight
OneRepublic on Live with Kelly and Regis

Friday July 16

The Swell Season on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Nas & Damian Marley on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from May 27)
Julie Gribble on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jack Johnson on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (repeat from May 25)
Roxy Music on the last Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Music on television June 13 – 19, 2010

Bold signifies personal picks.

Monday June 14

Cyndi Lauper on The Late Show with David Letterman
Cee-Lo Green on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Shelby Lynne on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Sarah McLachlan was on Regis and Kelly

Tuesday June 15

Devo on The Late Show with David Letterman
Travie McCoy on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Ozzy Osbourne on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
Broken Social Scene on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
La Roux on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from April 13.)
Tom Petty on Tavis Smiley

Wednesday June 16

Matisyahu on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
Devo on The Colbert Report (recommended as it is on the Colbert Report! Maybe new Devo will be okay, who knows.)
The Gaslight Anthem on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Gossip on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from April 14.)
Lil Jon on Chelsea Lately

Thursday June 17

Broken Bells on Jimmy Kimmel (not) Live!
She & Him on Last Call with Carson Daly (repeat from April 15.)
Mel. B on Lopez Tonight (not sure if she is promoting music, although she does have new music on the way)

Friday June 18

Devo on Regis and Kelly
Kelis on The Tonight Show not with Conan O’Brien
The Roots with Yim Yames on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Saturday June 19
Jay-Z on Saturday Night Live (repeat from May 8.)