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The Current's guide to music on late-night TV: week of Oct. 9, 2017

October 09, 2017

The Pretenders performing at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Dec. 6, 2016.Bridget Bennett for MPR

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on late-night TV. There's something every day this week, and highlights this week include Phoenix, Liam Gallagher, Wolf Parade, Vance Joy, Anderson East and The Pretenders. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*

Monday, Oct. 9

Trombone Shorty, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Peanuts Movie: Trombone Shorty will help you speak like Miss Othmar
Phoenix, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Album Review: Ti Amo
Liam Gallagher, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | Mary Lucia: He ain't heavy… (Mary's thoughts on the Gallagher brothers)
The Shelters, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept. 8, 2017 (NBC) | in studio at The Current (November 2016); latest album produced by Tom Petty

Tuesday, Oct. 10

Vance Joy, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | "Riptide" (The Current's Song Catalog)

Wednesday, Oct. 11

Wolf Parade, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | "You're Dreaming", The Current's free Song of the Day for Oct. 5, 2017
Japandroids, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Theft of the Dial: David Prowse of Japandroids, Feb. 21, 2017

Thursday, Oct. 12

Billy Corgan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness turns 22 on Oct. 24

Friday, Oct. 13

Anderson East, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; (varies by city; typically airs during daytime, check your local listings for more info) | in studio at The Current, Sept. 29, 2017; features three new songs from an as-yet-announced album

Saturday, Oct. 14

The Pretenders, Austin City Limits (PBS) | The Pretenders at Xcel Energy Center, recap and photos, December 2016

*Schedule subject to change.

Resources

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - varies; check your local listings
Austin City Limits - PBS

Gallery

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Anderson East performs in The Current studio
Luke Taylor | MPR

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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews performs with an all-star cast at a White House event on Feb. 21, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai of the band Phoenix in The Current's studio in 2009.
Photo: Chuck Olsen