This week's late night tv lineup

Kimmel

• Wed - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Letterman

• Thurs - Tired Pony

Leno

• Thurs -Rodrigo y Gabriela

Daly

• Tues - Menomeno
• Wed - The Morning Benders
• Thurs - Japandroids
• Fri - Los Campesinos!

This week's late night tv lineup

Kimmel

• Mon - Phoenix
• Tues - Band of Horses
• Thurs - Trombone Shorty

Letterman

• Mon - Chromeo
• Tues - Maroon 5
• Wed - Tom Jones
• Fri - Jimmy Eat World

Ferguson

• Fri - Willie Nelson

Leno

• Thurs - Brian Wilson

Daly

• Mon - The Walkmen
• Tue - Nas & Damien Marley
• Wed - Alberta Cross
• Thurs - Janelle Monae
• Fri - La Roux
  

The summer of hip-hop

It only took 33+ years, but with my first rap/hip-hop concert finally under my belt, I got to thinking how much of that goodness I listened to this summer. Even with quality releases from The Black Keys, the National, Arcade Fire, Ray LaMontagne and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, I still found myself listening to more and more rap and hip-hop. And it was hard not to, with Eminem, the Roots, Big Boi, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) and Janelle Monae dropping some serious bombs this summer. My favorite cuts? Start with a litle "No Love" by Eminem and Lil' Wayne, add a dash of Big Boi's "Tangerine"(featuring T.I. & Khujo Goodie) with a twist of Janelle Monae & Big Boi's "Tightrope" and you have the beginning of a sweet ass good time.

Big Boi - 9:30 Club (9/8/10)

Phenomenal show! Big Boi and his crew of 2 packed over 20 songs into just over an hour, keeping the tempo high and the crowd moving. With the buzz Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty has been getting, I was shocked that the concert didn't sell out when tickets first went on sale a few months ago - and even more so that the 9:30 Club was only about 3/4 full. It was probably better though, because Big Boi's energy had damn near everyone in the crowd (even me) bee bopping for much of the concert. Sweet ass!

This week's late night tv lineup

Kimmel

• Mon - Green Day
• Tues - Brandon Flowers (of the Killers)

Letterman

• Wed - Nas and Damien Marley
• Fri - V.V. Brown

Leno

• Mon - Brandon Flowers
• Wed - Weezer

Fallon

• Mon - Roberts Plant

Daly

• Mon - Janelle Monae
• Tues - Black Lips
• Wed - Surfer Blood

New music

Lots of albums being released next week and apparently, it even has a name - Super Tuesday. NPR has an article on why so many albums are released this week every year and is streaming 14 albums until Tuesday, including Robert Plant, of Montreal, Chromeo, the Walkmen, Junip (side project of José González), the Bad Plus and Superchunk to name a few (okay, more than a few). Others you can give a test spin before you decide whether or not to buy them include...

• Grinderman, full album stream of Grinderman 2 (Sept. 14th), Pfork
  
• Black Mountain, full album stream of Wilderness Heart (Sept. 14th), Pfork
• The Black Angels, full album stream of Phosphene Dream (Sept. 14th), Pfork

Time's a wasting, so get to listening!

Calling all guitarists

Here's a pretty cool little idea Jimmy Fallon and Pavement came up with. Deadline for video submittions is tomorrow and the appearance is Sept. 23rd. Another reason why I'm kicking myself for choosing the clarinet over the guitar - that's JV right there...

This week's late night tv lineup

Kimmel

• Wed - Interpol
• Thurs - Ray LaMontagne

Letterman

• Wed - The Black Angels
• Thurs - Jamey Johnson

Ferguson

• Fri - Norah Jones

Leno

• Wed - Ray LaMontagne
• Thurs - David Gray