8th Notes: January 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

Musical Tube: Week of 1/26/2009

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS

Mo 1/26: Ben Kweller
Tu 1/27: Andrew Bird
Th 1/29: Graham Nash sits in with the band
Fr 1/30: the Gaslight Anthem

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC

Mo 1/26: the Bird & the Bee
Tu 1/27: Hoobastank
We 1/28: the Neville Brothers
Th 1/29: Franz Ferdinand
Fr 1/30: James Morrison

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS

Mo 1/26: Paul Morrissey
Fr 1/30: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC

Mo 1/26: the Walkmen
Tu 1/27: M83
We 1/28: Cold War Kids
Fr 1/30: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (R 10/3/08)

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC

Mo 1/26: the Ting Tings (R 1/5/09)
Tu 1/27: Quincy Jones, Little Joy (R 1/6/09)
We 1/28: Katy Perry (R 1/7/09)

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC

Mo 1/26: David Cook (R 1/13/09)
Tu 1/27: Boz Scaggs, Dov Davidoff
We 1/28: Disturbed
Th 1/29: Kraak and Smaak

THE VIEW, ABC

Tu 1/27: Liza Minnelli, Padma Lakshmi

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated

Mo 1/26: James Morrison
Tu 1/27: O.A.R.
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Austin City Limit – Check your local listings

Soundstage - Check your local listings

Saturday Night Live

Monday, January 19, 2009

Musical Tube: Week of 1/19/2009

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS

Mo 1/19: Broken Social Scene (R 12/17/08)
Tu 1/20: Leona Lewis (R 12/19/08)
We 1/21: Fall Out Boy (R 12/16/08)
Th 1/22: Of Montreal (R 12/18/08)
Fr 1/23: Todd Rundgren (R 12/22/08)

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC

Mo 1/19: Lee Ann Womack
Tu 1/20: O.A.R.
We 1/21: Musiq Soulchild
Th 1/22: Lady Antebellum

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS

Mo 1/19: Seal

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC

Mo 1/19: Q-Tip
Tu 1/20: Los Straitjackets
We 1/21: Fall Out Boy

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC

Mo 1/19: Unwritten Law
Th 1/22: Company of Thieves
Fr 1/23: Josh Radin (R 12/9/08)

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC

Tu 1/20: Soulja Boy Tellem
We 1/21: Thriving Ivory
Th 1/22: Blake Shelton

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated

Mo 1/19: T.I.
Tu 1/20: Beyonce
We 1/21: Trace Adkins
Th 1/22: James Morrison

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS

Mo 1/19: Maya Angelou ****
Tu 1/20: President-elect Barack Obama *****
We 1/21: Brian Wilson
Th 1/22: Akon

*****Not Music but IMO Pretty Noteworthy

Austin City Limit – Check your local listings

Soundstage - Check your local listings

Saturday Night Live

Sunday, January 18, 2009

After Thoughts: We Are One Obama Celebration Concert

1/18/2009

Like a lot of Americans, I just watched the Barack Obama “We Are One” Celebration Concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

I enjoyed the audience pans that showed Americans of every color partying together in hopes for a better tomorrow.

I enjoyed watching our President elect grooving to Stevie Wonder, singing along, AND knowing the words to Higher Ground.

I enjoyed the on stage talent coming together. Black, White, Latino, Irish…,etc joining together to bring this event to us in celebration of this dream 46 years in the making.

But, I can’t help but be a little amused that the concert event to celebrate an incoming president who has worked for the past two years to bring hope to all…who has worked diligently over the past two years to include ALL Americans in his plan was exclusively broadcast on HBO or HBO.com. Man, this would have been a good opportunity for the stations to forget about themselves and bring this momentous occasion to all. I guess inclusion ends at the checkbook.

Peace,