Music on TV this week: Mavis Staples; The Lumineers; Alessia Cara; Aloe Blacc
by Luke Taylor and Kayla Song
June 03, 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
The incomparable Mavis Staples — who recently released We Get By, her 14th studio album — will appear on Thursday's The Ellen Degeneres Show. Denver's The Lumineers, meanwhile, whose third studio album (the aptly titled III) is set for release in September, will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Friday night. Other new performances this week include Aloe Blacc on Kimmel (Tuesday) and Alessia Cara on ABC's Good Morning America on Friday, continuing that program's Friday-morning summer concert series.
Notable reruns this week include an encore of the U.S. late-night debut of Fontaines D.C., which re-airs this Thursday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Saturday brings an encore of a Saturday Night Live from May 4, on which Shawn Mendes was officially the musical guest, but arguably the program's most memorable musical moment came courtesy host Adam Sandler, who captivated the audience with his heartfelt musical tribute to the late Chris Farley.
The PBS music series Austin City Limits, currently on its summer hiatus, keeps things fresh during the break with a stunning lineup of encore episodes; this week, ACL dusts off a good one from Season 42: Florence + the Machine and Andra Day.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, June 3
James Bay, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Alessia Cara, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from May 30 (ABC)
Judah & the Lion, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from May 1 (NBC)
Ex Hex, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 6 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, April 12
Tuesday, June 4
Aloe Blacc, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Chromeo, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from May 21 (NBC)
Feels, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 7 (NBC)
Wednesday, June 5
Mabel, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from May 21 (NBC)
HÆLOS, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 9 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, April 2016
Thursday, June 6
Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | cool facts about Mavis Staples by Bill DeVille, May 26
Fontaines D.C., The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from May 1 (NBC) | Watch Fontaines D.C. perform at The Current Day Party in Austin, Texas during SXSW, March 16, 2019
The Specials, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from May 28 (ABC) | upcoming show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Friday, June 7
The Jonas Brothers, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 7 (CBS)
HalfNoise, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 13 (NBC)
Friday, June 7
Alessia Cara, Good Morning America (ABC)
The Lumineers, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Theft of the Dial: The Lumineers, 2016
Rayland Baxter, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 14 (NBC) in studio at The Current, 2015'
Saturday, June 8
Júníus Meyvant, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Adam Sandler; Shawn Mendes, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from May 4 (NBC)
Florence + the Machine; Andra Day, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 22, 2016 (PBS)
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
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
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
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
Busy Tonight - E!
Conan - TBS
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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