Music on TV this week: Anderson.Paak; Mac DeMarco; Craig Finn; Fontaines D.C.
by Luke Taylor
April 29, 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
Dublin band Fontaines D.C., who featured in The Current's Day Party in Austin, Texas, during the 2019 SXSW Music Festival, will make their U.S. late-night TV debut on Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC.
Other highlights this week include erstwhile Minnesotan and now longtime New Yorker Craig Finn as the musical guest on Monday's Late Night with Seth Meyers. Earlier Monday night, Mac DeMarco performs on Fallon. When the weekend begins, Craig Finn will perform songs on CBS This Morning's Saturday Sessions.
A notable rerun this week is Better Oblivion Community Center's turn on The Late Late Show with James Corden, which encores Friday night on CBS.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, April 29
Anderson.Paak, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Mac DeMarco, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | upcoming show at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., Oct 2, 2019
Craig Finn, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Craig Finn Microshow at James J. Hill House, May 2017
Avril Lavigne, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Tuesday, April 30
Boy George, Watch What Happens Live (Bravo)
Wednesday, May 1
Spinal Tap (interview), TODAY (NBC)
Fontaines D.C., The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Watch Fontaines D.C. perform at The Current Day Party in Austin, Texas during SXSW, March 16, 2019
Judah & the Lion, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
Thursday, May 2
Shaggy, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | Sting talks about his collaboration with Shaggy, interview with Brian Oake, Sept. 24, 2018
Friday, May 3
James Taylor, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Better Oblivion Community Center, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 14 (CBS) | Review and photos: Better Oblivion Community Center make their Minneapolis debut at First Avenue, March 23, 2019
Durand Jones and the Indications, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, April 2018
Saturday, May 4
Craig Finn, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Adam Sandler; Shawn Mendes, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sam Smith; Anderson East, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 20, 2018 (PBS)
• Album Review: Anderson East, Encore, by Bill DeVille, Jan. 28, 2018
*Schedule subject to change.
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
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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