The National (Perform on Saturday Night Live) 3/08/14

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Volcano Choir- "Byegone" (Live on Fallon) 9/10/13

Volcano Choir's new album 'Repave' hit stores recently, and to celebrate the band made their network television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. Watch the band perform the track "Byegone" below.

http://volcanochoir.com/

Chvrches Live on Jimmy Fallon 6/19/13

Scottish band Chvrches stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to make their U.S. television debut, playing the track, "The Mother We Share." In other news from the group, they recently unveiled a brand new single, "Gun" which will appear on their debut full length The Bones Of What You Believe which comes out this Sept. 24th in N. America.



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The National- "Don't Swallow The Cap" Live on Letterman

It's a big week for the guys in The National. Not only does their brand new album, Trouble Will Find Me hit stores today, but last night they made an appearance on the Late Show w/ David Letterman where they played this magnificent version of "Don't Swallow the Cap" with an accompanying string section.
Fans can also catch the band appearing on The Colbert Report this Wednesday.

http://www.americanmary.com/

The National Premiere 2 More New Tracks, "Sea of Love" and "I Need My Girl" on Fallon

Last Thursday night The National appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where they premiered two more new songs off their upcoming album, Trouble Will Find Me. Watch them play new tracks, "Sea of Love" and "I Need My Girl." 
Trouble Will Find Me comes out on May 21st and is available for pre-order now.



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Polica live on Jimmy Fallon 4/25/12

It's been a big week for bands from Minnesota, first Trampled by Turtles made their network television debut on Letterman this past Tuesday, and now the Channy Casselle led group Polica made their big debut on Jimmy Fallon last night. I just recently got turned on to this band from a friend, and apparently Polica has been catching a lot of buzz courtesy of high profile artists like Bon Iver, and most recently Jay-Z heaping praise on their debut disc, Give You the Ghost. The band performed "Leading to Death" off the new LP, watch below.


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http://thisispolica.com/

Trampled by Turtles on Letterman 4/24/12

I've been hearing a lot of talk about Minnesota band, Trampled By Turtles and their new disc, Stars and Satellites. Despite all the buzz I never really had the chance to sit down and give the band a proper listen. While flipping through the channels last night I caught the band making their network television debut on The Late Show w/ David Letterman where they performed the song, "Alone." 
You can count me in on the hype, they were brilliant, watch below. 



http://trampledbyturtles.com/

We Are Augustines: "Chapel Song" (live on Letterman)

It's no secret what a big fan I am of Brooklyn's, We Are Augustines. The band nailed down my Best album of 2011 spot last year with their fantastic and underrated LP, Rise Ye Sunken Ships. So I was pretty pumped up for the band to be getting some well deserved recognition last week, with their U.S. television debut on The Late Show w/ David Letterman, where they played a scorching version of the album track, "Chapel Song." Watch below, and be sure to check out the bands website for all their upcoming tour dates.



http://weareaugustines.com/

Kathleen Edwards on Letterman

On Tuesday night Kathleen Edwards stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman to perform the track “Change The Sheets” off of her new album, Voyageur. The new LP which was co-produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is the Canadian singer's fourth full length. It's out now via  Zoë/Rounder Records.
 


www.kathleenedwards.com/

Sharon Van Etten- plays "Serpents" on Jimmy Fallon

Not sure how I missed this one from this past weekend, but Brooklyn's Sharon Van Etten made her TV debut last Thursday on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She performed the intense guitar driven first single, "Serpents" from the forthcoming LP, which even had a special appearance on guitar by The National’s Aaron Dessner (who also appears on the disc). Tramp comes out this February 7th via Jagjaguwar, you can pre-order HERE.

The Barr Brothers- "Beggar in the Morning" on Letterman

This Montreal band was a tough one to leave off my 'Best of List.' They released a great album in 2011 called, Beggar in the Morning and they stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman last night to perform the title track off the LP. It's an awesome live version, give a look below.



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Lykke Li Live on David Letterman

Swedish sensation Lykke Li stopped by to perform on the Late Show w/ David Letterman last night. She played the song "Silent My Song" from her latest release, the very underrated Wounded Rhymes.

She's currently out on tour with the opening act First Aid Kit, who also lended backing vocals on the performance.




http://lykkeli.com/

The Civil Wars perform "Poison & Wine" on David Letterman

The Civil Wars are another one of those bands that I've heard a lot about this year. I've seen their names in magazines, they've even been recommended by friends, but for some reason I never got a chance to sit down and listen to the duo. I happened to come across their appearance on The Late Show w/ David Letterman last night, and their jaw dropping performance is stuck in my head all morning. I know I'm going to be checking out a lot more of these guys. Watch the pair perform the song "Poison & Wine" from their debut album, Barton Hollow which is out now on Sensibility music. 

The National debut new track,"Terrible Love" on Fallon show

Sonic Youth live on Letterman

Sonic Youth's latest album, The Eternal hit stores just last week, and the band stopped by The Late Show w/ David Letterman to play "Sacred Trickster."

The National (live on Jimmy Fallon)

Seemingly one of the hardest working bands in the business, The National have been at it nearly non stop since the release of 2007's Boxer. The band has toured the world over, and they just capped things off with a brilliant charity concert for the Red Hot organization benefitting Aids research at Radio City Music Hall in NYC this past Sunday. The event which was the companion to the charity album Dark Was The Nigh featured special guests ranging from David Byrne and Dirty Projectors, to Bon Iver and Feist. Also this past week the guys stopped by the new late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon show to perform the track "So Far Around The Bend" which was their contribution to the Dark Was The Night' LP.



The National's website American Mary.

Cold War Kids: Live on Conan O'Brien show

The Cold War Kids stopped by the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show last week to perform the track, "I've Seen Enough", from their latest LP, Loyalty to Loyalty. The band also just recently announced that they will be opening up for Death Cab For Cutie on a handful of dates in April.



Upcoming tour schedule:
Feb 3 Governor Hindmarsh Hotel Adelaide
Feb 4 Palace Theatre Melbourne, Victoria
Feb 6 The Arena Brisbane, Queensland
Feb 7 Playground Weekender Festival Sydney, New South Wales
Mar 7 Bicentennial Park – Langerado Music Festival Miami, Fl.
Mar 26 4th & B Concert Theatre San Diego, California
Mar 27 Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California
Apr 2 Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 3 Terminal 5 New York, New York
Apr 4 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, New York
Apr 20 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
Apr 21 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 22 The Showbox at The Market Seattle, Washington
Apr 23 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Apr 28 The Fillmore San Francisco, California

Cold War Kids on myspace.

Bon Iver on Late Show w/ David Letterman

2008 has been a banner year for Justin Vernon's Bon Iver. His album, For Emma Forever Ago has ridden a steady, growing wave of success from critics and fans alike, as you can tell from his near unanimous mention in all of the year end 'Best Of' lists. Before closing out his 2008, Bon Iver still has some business at hand, with a few select tour dates left in the US before releasing his brand new EP, Blood Bank on Jan. 20th. One other recent order of business was his appearance on The Late Show w/ David Letterman, where he performed a three drummer rendition of one of the years best tracks, "Skinny Love."

Bon Iver-"Skinny Love" on David Letterman:


Bon Iver upcoming dates:

Dec 18 VIC THEATRE Chicago, Illinois
Dec 19 THE BARRYMORE THEATRE Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 22 STATE THEARE Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Jan 15 FlY BY NIGHT Perth
Jan 17 THE TIVOLI Brisbane
Jan 18 THE HI-FI Melbourne
Jan 19 FORUM THEATRE Melbourne
Jan 20 SYDNEY FESTIVAL - The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney
Jan 21 SYDNEY FESTIVAL - City Recital Hall, Sydney
Jan 22 SYDNEY FESTIVAL - The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney
Jan 23 SYDNEY FESTIVAL - The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney

Ra Ra Riot on The Late Show w/ David Letterman

Ra Ra Riot's debut disc The Rhumb Line came out to rave reviews from critics and fans alike this past August. Many have already begun talking about the LP on their 'best of' year end lists. The band from Upstate NY (Syracuse) brought their indie rock styling to the Late Show w/ David Letterman recently performing the track "Can You Tell". The band is about to wrap a run of dates in the US before heading over to the UK and Europe, and then returning to the States in Dec. for some more dates.

Ra Ra Riot- "Can You Tell" on Letterman:



Ra Ra Riot on myspace.

Elbow on Later w/ Jools Holland

Earlier this month Elbow took home the the Nationwide Mercury Prize, which is awarded for the best album in the UK and Ireland. The group had to beat out some pretty heavy competition, including Radiohead and The Last Shadow Puppets. To celebrate the big win the band made an appearance Tuesday night on the popular BBC2 chat & music show Later W/ Jools Holland.

Elbow- "Grounds For Divorce" on Later W/Jools Holland