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Find music on TV this week: Ty Segall, Anderson East, Elvis Costello, Sylvan Esso, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, each performing on 'Austin City Limits' on PBS.
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, each performing on 'Austin City Limits' on PBS.courtesy KLRU-TV/Austin City Limits. Photo by Scott Newton

by Luke Taylor

January 08, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. This week's highlights include new appearances by Ty Segall, Anderson East, Elvis Costello, Sylvan Esso, Amanda Shires, and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit.

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

Monday, Jan. 8

Ty Segall, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central) | Ty Segall talks about his new album, 'Freedom's Goblin,' out Jan. 26, interview with David Safar
Andra Day and Common, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Andra Day in studio at The Current, January 2016

Best Coast, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Dec. 11, 2017 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, June 2015

Tuesday, Jan. 9

Anderson East, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Hear three new songs from Anderson East, in studio at The Current, Sept. 29, 2017

King Krule, Conan; note: rerun from Nov. 21, 2017 (TBS)

Wednesday, Jan. 10

Elvis Costello, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | Musicheads Essential Artists: Elvis Costello

Langhorne Slim, Conan; note: rerun from Nov. 28, 2017 (TBS)

Thursday, Jan. 11

Sylvan Esso, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | Album review: What Now by Mac Wilson

Talib Kweli feat. Anderson.Paak, Conan; note: rerun from Nov. 30, 2017 (TBS) | Talib Kweli speaks through 'Radio Silence', interview, November 2017

Mark Mothersbaugh (founding member of DEVO), Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Dec. 18, 2017 (NBC) | Devo co-founder revels in his visual artistry by Euan Kerr, June 2015

Friday, Jan. 12

Liam Gallagher, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Dec. 19, 2017 (NBC) | interview with Oake & Riley, November 2017

Saturday, Jan. 13

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Amanda Shires, Austin City Limits (PBS) | Naming The Beast: Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires on speaking up in 2017, interview with Jewly Hight, Dec. 18, 2017

*Schedule subject to change.

Resources

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper - Comedy Central
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Conan - TBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
Austin City Limits - PBS