Music on TV this week: The Raconteurs; Pixies; Maren Morris; Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile; J.S. Ondara
by Luke Taylor and Kayla Song
September 02, 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
With September getting underway, many TV programs are returning to new programming. This week sees a couple of the Highwomen appearing separately on a two programs: Maren Morris performs on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, and on Thursday, Brandi Carlile joins Tanya Tucker for a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Other big news for listeners of The Current is the national-television debut of J.S. Ondara, the Kenya-born and Minneapolis-nurtured singer-songwriter whose star continues to rise following his singing to Verve Records and the February release of his debut album, Tales of America.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, September 2
Why Don't We, Today (NBC)
Garth Brooks, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from July 15 (ABC)
Natalie Merchant, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Aug 8 (NBC) | Natalie Merchant makes a fine and fancy ramble to the Minnesota Zoo, 2017
https://youtu.be/CSCo3ekSXSU
The Smashing Pumpkins, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from Aug 7 (CBS) | Smashing Pumpkins bring rock and plenty of spectacle to St. Paul, Aug. 20, 2018
Torche, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Aug 14 (NBC)
Oliver Tree, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from May 20 (CBS)
Blackberry Smoke, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from April 8 (NBC)
Tuesday, September 3
Marina, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Alec Benjamin, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Red Hearse, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Durant Jones & The Indications, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from April 4 (NBC) | Durand Jones & The Indications perform in The Current studio, April 12, 2018
Wednesday, September 4
Vince Gill, CBS This Morning (CBS)
Method Man, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Pixies, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Raconteurs, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Listen to Looch: Seeing the Raconteurs rock the Armory, phone free, July 16
Maren Morris, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby are The Highwomen, July 19
Keane, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Odetta Hartman, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept 26 (NBC)
Thursday, September 5
Clairo, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Tanya Tucker ft. Brandi Carlile, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Review and photos: Brandi Carlile lights up the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand, Sept. 1
O-Town, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Lucy Dacus, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Feb 6 (NBC) | Lucy Dacus performs in The Current studio, April 4, 2018
Friday, September 6
Sheryl Crow, Today (NBC) | Sheryl Crow says 'Threads' is her last album. And she's OK with that, Aug. 29, 2019
Trisha Yearwood, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Saturday September 7
J.S. Ondara, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS) | J.S. Ondara performs songs from Tales of America in The Current studio, Feb. 26, 2019
Halsey, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Feb. 9, 2019 (NBC)
Sunday, September 8
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Cyril Neville, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Jan. 5, 2019 (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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