Music on TV this week: 'Austin City Limits' New Year special; Hop Along; encores of Jeff Tweedy, Death Cab for Cutie, Smashing Pumpkins, Florence + the Machine, Kurt Vile
by Luke Taylor
December 31, 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
It's the week of New Year, so the schedule this week consists of more encore programming with a few new gems in the mix, including the ACL Hall of Fame New Year special as well as a new episode from Austin City Limits' current season. On Saturday morning, CBS This Morning welcomes Hop Along to its Saturday Sessions series.
Notable reruns this week include an encores of Jeff Tweedy, Death Cab for Cutie, Kurt Vile and Florence + the Machine.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, Dec. 31
Gary Clark, Jr., Irma Thomas, Los Lobos, Chris Isaak, Norah Jones, Ruthie Foster, Boz Scaggs and others on the ACL Hall of Fame New Year's Special 2018, Austin City Limits (PBS)
Black Thought and Salaam Remi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Dec. 17 (NBC)
Jeff Tweedy, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from Nov. 12 (CBS) | Rock and Roll Book Club: Jeff Tweedy's Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), Nov. 14
Death Cab for Cutie, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Nov. 21 (CBS) | Watch Death Cab for Cutie in concert at the Palace Theatre, recorded Oct. 5
Julien Baker, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Dec. 12 (NBC) | boygenius in studio at The Current, Nov. 17
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019
Lukas Graham, Good Morning America (ABC)
Boy George and Culture Club, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Oct. 4 (CBS)
American Aquarium, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct. 4 (NBC)
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Ice Cube, The Wendy Williams Show; note: rerun from Dec. 6 (network varies; check your local listings)
Ariana Grande, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Dec. 18 (NBC)
Common, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from Nov. 30 (CBS)
Lenny Kravitz, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Nov. 5 (NBC)
Thursday, Jan. 3
Macy Gray, The Wendy Williams Show; note: rerun from Sept. 19 (network varies; check your local listings)
Troye Sivan, Live with Kelly and Ryan; note: rerun (network varies; check your local listings)
The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Dec. 11 (ABC) | Smashing Pumpkins bring rock and plenty of spectacle to St. Paul, Aug. 20
Florence and the Machine, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Oct. 23 (CBS)
Pistol Annies, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Dec. 13 (NBC)
Family of the Year, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct. 9 (NBC)
Friday, Jan. 4
Kurt Vile, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Dec. 13 (ABC) | solo acoustic set in studio at The Current, Dec. 19
Deafheaven, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept. 13 (NBC)
Saturday, Jan. 5
Hop Along, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS) | Hop Along live for today, showcasing Bark Your Head Off, Dog at the Turf Club (recap and photos), June 14, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7WDqwzl5s
Lil Wayne, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Nov. 10 (NBC)
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Austin City Limits (PBS)
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Austin City Limits - PBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Good Morning America - ABC
The Wendy Williams Show - network varies; check your local listings
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
CBS This Morning - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC
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