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Music on TV this week: Cold War Kids, Bishop Briggs, Brockhampton, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guests Death Cab for Cutie during Thursday's June 21, 2018 show.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guests Death Cab for Cutie during Thursday's June 21, 2018 show.Scott Kowalchyk/CBS

by Luke Taylor

June 18, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. We'll also post videos of performances as the week progresses.

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This week's schedule

This week brings a mix of new programming and encore broadcasts. Look for new appearances this week from Cold War Kids, Bishop Briggs, Brockhampton, Death Cab for Cutie, and Foo Fighters and Paul McCartney. Online this Friday, Austin City Limits is offering a live stream of its taping of Anderson East's performance ahead of its future broadcast on PBS.

Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*

Monday, June 18

Alessia Cara, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Alessia Cara interviewed by David Safar, 2015

Cold War Kids, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | in studio at The Current, March 2017

Margo Price, Conan; note: rerun from March 7 (TBS) | MicroShow at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn., 2017

Tuesday, June 19

Bishop Briggs, Live with Kelly and Ryan (network varies; check your local listings) | in studio at The Current, 2016

Walk the Moon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | in studio at The Current, 2015

Hayley Kiyoko, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Kacey Musgraves, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Kacey Musgraves on trusting emotion at the 'Golden Hour' of her life, interview, April 2018

Thursday, June 21

Michael Franti & Spearhead, Live with Kelly and Ryan (network varies; check your local listings) | Theft of the Dial, 2009

Death Cab for Cutie, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Death Cab's Ben Gibbard performs in The Current studio, 2015

Natalie Prass, Conan; note: rerun from March 20 (TBS) | Watch Natalie Prass debut new material at SXSW, March 2018

Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | Album review: Foo Fighters, Concrete and Gold, by Jim McGuinn

Friday, June 22

Anderson Eastonline preview: Austin City Limits is live-streaming its taping of Anderson East on Friday, June 22, at 8 p.m. Central | in studio at The Current, September 2017

Saturday, June 22

Cassandra Wilson, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Oct. 10, 2015 (PBS)

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Conan - TBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Austin City Limits - PBS

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