2009
October
Oct 23rd Friday TV: All Time Low on Conan
All Time Low performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Also: Robin Williams, Piers Morgan.
TV: Echo & the Bunnymen on Kimmel
Echo & the Bunnymen perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Also: Terry Bradshaw, Catherine Keener.
TV: Judy Collins on Letterman
Judy Collins performs from her album Born To The Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins on Late Show with David Letterman. Also appearing: Amy Poehler, comedian Nick Griffin.
TV: The Avett Brothers on Craig Ferguson
The Avett Brothers perform on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Also: Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
TV: Wild Light on Carson Daly
Wild Light performs on Last Call with Carson Daly. Also: Tucker Max.
Film: (Untitled)
Director: Jonathan Parker; Writers: Jonathan Parker, Catherine DiNapoli; Starring: Marley Shelton, Adam Goldberg, Vinnie Jones. (Limited)
Film: Amelia
Director: Mira Nair; Writers: Ronald Bass, Anna Hamilton Phelan; Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska.
Film: Astro Boy
Director: David Bowers; Writer: Timothy Harris; Starring: Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Freddie Highmore.
Film: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Director: Paul Weitz; Writers: Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland; Starring: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Jane Krakowski, Frankie Faison, Kristen Schaal.
Film: Motherhood
Director/Writer: Katherine Dieckmann; Starring: Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver, Samantha Bee. (Limited)
Film: Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
Directors: Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai; Writer: Panna Rittikrai; Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirijanya, Santisuk Promsiri, Primorata Dejudom. (Limited)
Film: Saw VI
Director: Kevin Greutert; Writers: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton; Starring: Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Tobin Bell.
Music: Cyprus Hill Smoke Out
As if music festivals weren't already known for rampant drug use, Cyprus Hill decided to put that right out front. The Cyprus Hill Smokeout, in San Bernadino, Calif., will feature Goodie Mob, Slipknot, Bad Brains, Immortan Technique and more. The whole joint is hosted by none other than Cheech and Chong.
Music: David Gray tour
David Gray will embark on his much anticipated U.S. tour following a long set of UK and Australian dates. He'll kick off on Oct. 23 in Boston, Mass. From there he'll continue to tour the nation through the following month, looking to gain support for his latest Draw The Line. The tour wraps up on Nov. 9 with a show in Los Angeles, Calif. It's been years since Gray's last visit to the U.S.
Music: Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard tour
Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard will be touring the U.S. with a small set of four shows to show off their Kerouac collaboration project, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. They'll be performing songs from the album along with other special material. The first show kicks off on Oct. 23 in Los Angeles, Calif. and ends just five days after in New York.
Oct 24th Saturday TV: Andrew Bird on Austin City Limits
Andrew Bird will perform on Austin City Limits, on PBS.
TV: U2 on SNL
U2 is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Megan Fox will host.
Music: Andrew Bird tour
Andrew Bird is currently winding down his North American tour with a show at Austin City Limits on Oct. 24, a Jimmy Fallon appearance and a finale show in Washington, D.C. He's announced a set of intimate solo shows that he'll be playing in December, which start Dec. 8 in Champaign, Ill.
Oct 27th Tuesday TV: Florence and the Machine on Letterman
Florence and the Machine performs on Late Show with David Letterman. Also: Courteney Cox, William Knoedelseder.
TV: Julian Casablancas on Conan
Julian Casablancas performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Also: Garry Shandling, Paula Deen.
Music: Blind Boys of Alabama - Duets
Feat. Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper, Jars of Clay, Lou Reed, Solomon Burke, Randy Travis and more. (Saguaro Road/Time Life)
Music: Brian McKnight - Evolution of a Man
Feat. Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott. (E1 Music)
Music: Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears - Mad Valentine EP
EP from Brooklyn-based indie pop quintet.
Music: Caroline Herring - Golden Apples of the Sun
The Nashville folk singer releases her fourth full-length album (Signature Sounds).
Music: Chuck Prophet - Let Freedom Ring
Tenth studio album from Chuck Prophet, features collaborations with Greg Leisz of Wilco and Ernest Carter of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. (Yep Roc)
Music: Devendra Banhart - What Will Be
(Reprise)
Music: Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
(Fader - U.K; American release date is 1/19/10)
Music: Gov't Mule - By A Thread
Gov't Mule's first studio LP in three years.
Music: Heavy Trash - Midnight Soul Serenade
Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray deliver their third full-length record following the Oct. 14 digital release (Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess).
Music: Jack Johnson - En Concert
(Brushfire/Universal)
Music: James Husband - A Parallax I
Of Montreal's Husband makes his solo debut, plus a bonus EP featuring his interpretations of songs by The Beatles, Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Neil Young and Gary Numan (Polyvinyl).
Music: Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years
This three-disc box set is a compilation of 45 tracks and more than four decades of music delivered by the country singer. The First 50 Years also showcases duets with longtime collaborator Dolly Parton (Time Life).
Music: Matthew Ryan - Dear Lover
(The Dear Future Collective/CIMS)
Music: Online Premiere of Norah Jones Music Video
Following its online debut at Vh1.com/music, the television network will also debut this video of The Fall lead single this Saturday, Oct. 31, on its Top 20 Video Countdown.
Music: Pink Martini - Splendor in the Grass
(Heinz)
Music: R.E.M. - Live at The Olympia
Double live-album from R.E.M.'s 2007 "working rehearsal" shows in Dublin.
Music: Rod Stewart - Soulbook
'60s & '70s soul covers. Feat. Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, more. (J Records)
Music: Rosie Flores - Girl of the Country
(Bloodshot)
Music: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family - Go Waggaloo
13-track disc of children's music from Sarah Lee Guthrie, her husband Johnny Irion, and friends and family. Features performances by Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
Music: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lost At Sea
SNZ's first studio album in nine years,
Music: Sting - If on a Winter's Night...
(Deutshce Grammophon)
Music: Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
Sixth studio album from Canadian pop-rockers. Produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla.
Music: The Dead Weather - Live From Third Man West
Live From Third Man West is a collection of live audio and video recordings of when The Dead Weather surprised Los Angeles fans with a free, live performance. Available through iTunes (Dead Man Records).
Music: The Mother Hips - Pacific Dust
New LP from the California psych-poppers (Camera Records).
Music: The Swell Season - Strict Joy
Marketa Irglova and Frames frontman Glen Hansard break up , but stay together to make another record. (Anti-/Epitaph)
Music: Train - Save Me, San Fransisco
(Columbia)
Music: Various Artists - Fire in My Bones : Raw, Rare & Otherworldly African-American Gospel
Fire in My Bones is a four-hour long, three-disc effort to spotlight post-World War II gospel beyond the Golden Age sounds (Tompkins Square Records).
Music: Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
Feat. Slash. (Modular/Interscope)
Oct 28th Wednesday TV: "Weird" Al Yankovic on Jimmy Fallon
"Weird" Al Yankovic performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Also: Edward Norton, Hulk Hogan.
TV: Flyleaf on Jimmy Kimmel
Flyleaf performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Also: James Marsden, Atticus Schaffer.
TV: Rodrigo y Gabriela on Craig Ferguson
Rodrigo y Gabriela perform on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Also: Madeleine Albright.
TV: Sting on Letterman
Sting performs on Late Show with David Letterman. Also: Patrick Dempsey, Bud Selig.
TV: Uncle Kracker on Conan
Uncle Kracker performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Also: Chris O'Donnell, Lindsey Vonn.
Film: Michael Jackson This is It Documentary
Director: Kenny Ortega.
Oct 29th Thursday TV: Black Lips on Carson Daly
Black Lips perform on Last Call with Carson Daly. Also: Kate Flannery.
TV: Mastodon on Jimmy Fallon
Mastodon performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Also: Carrie Fisher, Sam Rockwell.
TV: Rod Stewart on Jimmy Kimmel
Rod Stewart performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Also: Jason Schwartzman.
TV: The Swell Season on Conan
The Swell Season performs on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Also: Denis Leary, Rob Mies.
TV: Weezer on Letterman
Weezer performs on Late Show with David Letterman. Also: Tom Hanks.
Music: Ozomatli "Off The Grid" tour
Ozomatli are kicking off their "Off The Grid" tour on Oct. 29 in Sacramento, Calif at Sacramento State. They'll continue to spread their hip hop/salsa mashups, or "the people's music" across America through November. They'll wind down back in California on December 18 and 19 with two shows at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Check out Ozomatli at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 32nd Annual Award Gala in Washington, D.C., where President Obama and First Lady will be in attendance.
Music: Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul II
Followup album to country singer Patty Loveless's critically acclaimed Mountain Soul.
Music: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Anniversary Concerts on Oct. 29 and 30 will feature special guests Sting, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen. Both nights will feature a lineup of different artists performing their own music and songs that inspired them through their careers.