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Music on TV this week: Phoebe Bridgers; Hot Snakes; Willie Nelson; Death Cab for Cutie; Bob Moses

Phoebe Bridgers performs on 'Conan' on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.
Phoebe Bridgers performs on 'Conan' on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.TBS

by Luke Taylor

September 17, 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 number of new performances, including appearances by Phoebe Bridgers, Hot Snakes, Willie Nelson, the Record Company, Snow Patrol, Mt. Joy, Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Moses and a full-court press by the duo of Tony Bennett and Diana Krall. Also on offer this week, Austin City Limits is streaming the live taping of its upcoming episode featuring Buddy Guy.

A highly notable encore this week is the episode of Saturday Night Live from Jan. 27, on which musical guest Chris Stapleton surprised everyone — including host Will Ferrell — by bringing Sturgill Simpson onstage to perform alongside him.

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

Monday, Sept. 17

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, Good Morning America (ABC)

Buddy Guyonline preview: Austin City Limits is live-streaming its taping of Buddy Guy on Monday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. Central | Buddy Guy among Americana Music Association award-winners, Sept. 13, 2018
Lenny Kravitz, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Elle King, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from Aug. 15 (CBS) | Elle King releases new single, "Shame", included in Music News, Friday, Aug. 10

Sturgill Simpson, (interview only) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | John Prine goes buskin' with Margo Price, jams with Sturgill Simpson in new video, July 10
Ariana Grande, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Aug. 15 (CBS)

Tuesday, Sept. 18

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, Live with Kelly and Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)
Willie Nelson, The View (ABC)
Phoebe Bridgers, Conan (TBS) | in studio at The Current, April 23

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Tom Odell, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | U.K. sensation Tom Odell makes his Twin Cities and in-studio debut, September 2013

Hot Snakes, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, March 18

Wednesday, Sept. 19

Snow Patrol, Good Morning America (ABC)

Willie Nelson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Gaz Coombes, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

The Record Company, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | The Record Company MicroShow, July 9

Thursday, Sept. 20

Death Cab for Cutie, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Album review: Death Cab for Cutie, Thank You For Today, by David Safar, Sept. 6, 2018

Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Mt. Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, May 24

Friday, Sept. 21

Bob Moses, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Jungle, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | upcoming show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, March 12, 2019

Lord Huron, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Aug. 8 (CBS) | in studio at The Current, April 2018

Saturday, Sept. 22

Alejandro Escovedo, CBS This Morning - Saturday Sessions (CBS) | in studio at The Current, November 2016

Chris Stapleton (with special appearance by Sturgill Simpson), Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Jan. 27 (NBC) | Bill DeVille's top 50 Americana albums of 2017 (Chris Stapleton's From A Room vols. 1 and 2 at No. 15)

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

Good Morning America - ABC
Austin City Limits - PBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check local listings
The View - ABC
Conan - TBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
CBS This Morning - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC

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