Music on TV this week: Mitski; St. Paul and the Broken Bones; Middle Kids; the Mavericks; Tom Waits
by Luke Taylor
December 17, 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 a mixed bag this week. Holiday music is on heavy rotation as artists like Gwen Stefani, Jessie J. and the Mavericks performing songs from their new releases of seasonal selections. Beyond holiday music, watch for appearances by Mitski, St. Paul and the Broken Bones and Australia's Middle Kids.
A notable rerun this week happens Saturday on Austin City Limits, when the week's episode is an encore presentation of Tom Waits's 1978 Austin City Limits performance. Waits's set includes a performance of "Silent Night/Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis."
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, Dec. 17
Aloe Blacc, Today (NBC)
Gwen Stefani, The Talk (CBS)
Black Thought feat. Salaam Remi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Middle Kids, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | studio session at The Current, March 2017
Mt. Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | studio session at The Current, May 24, 2018
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Dionne Warwick, The Real (network varies; check your local listings)
Gwen Stefani, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Pusha T, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | upcoming show at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., March 23, 2019
Gwen Stefani, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
The Wombats, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, 2015
Wednesday, Dec. 19
Billie Eilish, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; note: rerun from Oct. 10 (network varies; check your local listings) | Music News: Billie Eilish opens up about Tourette's diagnosis, Nov. 28
The Black-Eyed Peas, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Barns Courtney, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Oct. 23 (NBC) | studio session at The Current, 2016
Thursday, Dec. 20
Mitski, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | studio session at The Current, Oct. 29
Jessie J., The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Friday, Dec. 21
Sting & Shaggy, The Talk; note: rerun from Oct. 15 (CBS) | Brian Oake interviews Sting, Sept. 24
Lily Allen, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct. 25 (NBC) | Rock and Roll Book Club: Lily Allen, My Thoughts Exactly, Oct. 23
Saturday, Dec. 22
The Mavericks, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Tom Waits, Austin City Limits; note: encore performance from 1978 (PBS)
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Today - NBC
The Talk - CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
The Real - network varies; check your local listings
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
CBS This Morning - CBS
Austin City Limits - PBS
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