Music on TV this week: Benjamin Booker with Steve Cropper; Eels; Weezer; BTS; alt-J with Pusha T
by Luke Taylor
June 11, 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 raft of new programming, particularly earlier in the week. Look for new performances this week from Smashing Pumpkins (newly and mostly reunited), Eels, Weezer, and K-pop sensations BTS. Also on the docket this week are two noteworthy collaborations: Also on the docket this week are two noteworthy collaborations: Steve Cropper and Benjamin Booker team up on Conan for a cover of "(Sittin' On)The Dock of the Bay" (which Cropper co-wrote with Otis Redding), and alt-J and Pusha T perform together on on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The week's end brings an encore of Austin City Limits that features sets by The Head and the Heart and by Benjamin Booker.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, June 11
Eels, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, (CBS) | in studio at The Current, June 5, 2018
Steve Cropper & Benjamin Booker, covering Cropper and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," Conan (TBS) | Guitar Collection: Benjamin Booker, Epiphone Riviera
Smashing Pumpkins, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Tuesday, June 12
Weezer, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Review and photos: The Current's Music on a Stick 2016, featuring Weezer
BTS, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Also of note: Live From Here's Tom Papa on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Live From Here is heard Sundays at 10 p.m. Central on The Current
Wednesday, June 13
- none to report -
Thursday, June 14
alt-J featuring Pusha T, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | alt-J in studio at The Current, October 2017
Also of note: Live From Here's Tom Papa on Conan (TBS) | Live From Here is heard Sundays at 10 p.m. Central on The Current
Friday, June 15
Method Man (interview only; not a musical performance), The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from April 26 (CBS)
Saturday, June 16
Migos, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from March 3, 2018 (NBC)
The Head and the Heart; Benjamin Booker, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Nov. 11, 2017 (PBS)
• The Head and the Heart perform a MicroShow at the Turf Club, March 2017
• Benjamin Booker in studio at The Current, June 2014
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Conan - TBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS
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