Music on TV this week: Punch Brothers; Kacey Musgraves; all-star encores
by Luke Taylor
August 27, 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
Many late-night shows remain in their late-summer hiatuses, but Conan O'Brien is back with some new shows this week, including an appearance by Punch Brothers this Thursday night.
Meanwhile, the week is rich with encores from the likes of Janelle Monáe, CHVRCHES, Franz Ferdinand, Janet Jackson, Low Cut Connie and Run the Jewels.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, Aug. 27
CHVRCHES, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Aug. 14 | Album review: CHVRCHES, Love Is Dead, by Mac Wilson, June 1, 2018
Big Boi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Aug. 7 (NBC)
https://youtu.be/Ug_k_2wFrVQ
Janelle Monáe, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from July 20 (CBS) | Janelle Monae teaches us the importance of rebooting our hard drives by Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis, May 17, 2018
Franz Ferdinand, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Aug. 9 (NBC) | Album review: Franz Ferdinand, Always Ascending, March 2, 2018, by David Safar
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Low Cut Connie, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Aug. 13 (NBC) | Mary Lucia's interview with Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner, July 2017
Hot Snakes, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 23 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, March 18, 2018
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Janet Jackson with Daddy Yankee, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Aug. 17 (NBC) | Watch Janet Jackson perform live on TV for the first time this decade, accept Billboard Icon Award, May 21, 2018
Blood Orange feat. A$AP Rocky, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Aug. 16 (ABC)
Thursday, Aug. 30
BTS, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Punch Brothers, Conan (TBS) | In studio at The Current, Aug. 13
Alessia Cara, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from July 11 (CBS) | Alessia Cara interviewed by David Safar, 2015
Friday, Aug. 31
Kacey Musgraves, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Kacey Musgraves on trusting emotion at the 'Golden Hour' of her life, April 1, 2018
Typhoon, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from March 14 (NBC) | acoustic performance of "Prosthetic Love" in studio at The Current, September 2013
Saturday, Sept. 1
Nicki Minaj, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from May 19 (NBC) | Listen to Beyonce sing Prince's 'Darling Nikki' in honor of Nicki Minaj, October 2015
Run the Jewels, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Jan. 27 (PBS) | Theft of the Dial, March 2017
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Conan - TBS
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check your local listings
CBS This Morning - Saturday - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS
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