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Music on TV this week: Calpurnia; Arctic Monkeys; Kacey Musgraves; Brent Cobb; Greta Van Fleet

Calpurnia are a Vancouver-based band comprising (left to right) Ayla Tesler-Mabe, guitar; Malcolm Craig, drums; Finn Wolfhard, lead vocals and guitar; and Jack Anderson, bass.
Calpurnia are a Vancouver-based band comprising (left to right) Ayla Tesler-Mabe, guitar; Malcolm Craig, drums; Finn Wolfhard, lead vocals and guitar; and Jack Anderson, bass.Calm Elliott-Armstrong

by Luke Taylor

July 23, 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

A mix this week of new broadcasts and encore episodes. New appearances this week include Calpurnia (of particular interest to Stranger Things fans), Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Mugraves, Brent Cobb (a fave of Bill DeVille's on United States of Americana) and modern-day arena rockers Greta Van Fleet.

Notable encores include The Breeders on Conan, Kacey Musgraves on Saturday Night Live and Alabama Shakes on Austin City Limits.

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

Monday, July 23

Calpurnia, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Song of the Day: Calpurnia, "Wasting Time", July 3, 2018

Arctic Monkeys, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Album review: Arctic Monkeys, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino by Jill Riley, May 18, 2018

Tuesday, July 24

Kacey Musgraves, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | Upcoming show at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Feb. 2, 2019

Wednesday, July 25

Brent Cobb, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Toots & the Maytals, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Thursday, July 26

Portugal. The Man, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; note: rerun from March 15 (network varies; check your local listings) | in studio at The Current, March 2017

Greta Van Fleet, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Listen to Looch: the case for Greta Van Fleet, Jan. 23, 2018

The Interrupters, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Breeders, Conan; note: rerun from March 28 (TBS) | Album Review: All Nerve, by Jade

I'm With Her, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 10 (NBC) | Watch and listen to I'm With Her performing a MicroShow in St. Paul, recorded March 1, 2018

Friday, July 27

Two Feet, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 16 (NBC) | Review and photos: Jain appeals to all ages at the 7th Street Entry (Two Feet opened), April 2017

Saturday, July 28

Kacey Musgraves, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from May 12 (NBC) | Giddyup out of the office with Kacey Musgraves' 'High Horse', July 12

Alabama Shakes; Vintage Trouble, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Jan. 2, 2016 (PBS)
Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music interview from Fresh Air, February 2016

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

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

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