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Music on TV this week: Sharon Van Etten; Leon Bridges; Jenny Lewis; Yola

Sharon Van Etten performs on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on NBC on Monday, March 18, 2019.
Sharon Van Etten performs on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on NBC on Monday, March 18, 2019.Andrew Lipovsky/NBC

by Luke Taylor

March 18, 2019

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 sees Sharon Van Etten, whose MicroShow will air on The Current on Monday at noon (Central) appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; later in the week, Kimmel welcomes Jenny Lewis.

Leon Bridges makes another appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden; his last time on that program was in December 6 of last year. And fresh from her appearance during the SXSW music festival, Yola kicks off the weekend with a performance on CBS This Morning's Saturday Sessions.

Notable reruns this week include an encore of Mumford & Sons' onstage in-the-round performance from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Austin City Limits' episode from season 43 featuring sets by Norah Jones and by Angel Olsen, which originally aired in October 2017.

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

Monday, March 18

Sharon Van Etten, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | MicroShow at the Warming House in Minneapolis, Feb. 17, 2019

Karen O and Danger Mouse, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Emily King, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Tuesday, March 19

Judah and the Lion, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Mick Fleetwood, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Leon Bridges, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | in studio at The Current, September 2018

Wednesday, March 20

Catfish & the Bottlemen, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | in studio at The Current, 2015

Thursday, March 21

Jenny Lewis, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Jenny Lewis interview, Music News, March 1; Jenny Lewis MicroShow giveaway, enter by midnight Sunday, March 24.

Hozier, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from March 5 (CBS) | Album Review: Wasteland, Baby! by David Safar, March 4

Broods, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 7 (CBS)

Parquet Courts, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)

Friday, March 22

Mumford and Sons, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from March 7 (CBS) | Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win The Current's Mumford and Sons giveaway at the United Center in Chicago on March 29

Nikki Lane, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Feb. 25 (NBC) | Rock the Garden 2018 performance, June 2018

Saturday, March 23

Yola, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS) | Yola performs at The Current Day Party i Austin, Texas, March 15

Norah Jones; Angel Olsen, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 28, 2017 (PBS)
Hear two songs from Angel Olsen's rarities collection, September 2017

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

Today - NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC

Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The View - ABC
Good Morning America - ABC

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
The Talk - CBS
CBS This Morning - CBS

Independent Lens - PBS
Austin City Limits - PBS

Watch What Happens Live - Bravo
Conan - TBS
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central

The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Real - network varies; check your local listings
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
The Wendy Williams Show - network varies; check your local listings

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