The  National will make two TV appearances this week – Letterman tonight and Colbert Report on Wednesday – and is hopefully fully recovered from their marathon, six-hour performance of Sorrow at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City just in time for their world tour, which launched last week. The band’s new album, Trouble Will Find Me, is now streaming on iTunes and will be released on Tuesday.

[Photo by Deirdre O'Callaghan]

Monday, May 20 [All Times ET]

• She & Him on Ellen [syndicated - check listings]
• Grace Potter & The Nocturnals: Storytellers [Palladia 11PM]
• The Black Angels on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• The National on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Dream and Kelly Rowland on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]

Tuesday, May 21

• Red Hot Chili Peppers: MTV World Stage [Palladia 3PM]
• T.I.: Behind the Music [VH1 6:15PM]
• John Fogerty on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Thompson Square on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]

Wednesday, May 22

• 30 Seconds to Mars on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• The National on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
• John Fogerty w/Dawes on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Lone Bellow on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Bobby McFerrin on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Thursday, May 23

• Foreigner: Behind the Music Remastered [VH1 Classic 8AM]
• Sting: Live in Berlin [AXS 1:20PM]
• Bush: Live From Roseland [AXS 5:30PM]
• Amy Winehouse: Live at Portchester Hall [Palladia 9PM]
• Boz Scaggs on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

It’s been a month since the actual ceremony took place in Los Angeles, but on Saturday night we’ll finally get to see the 2013 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on television. HBO will air 169 minutes worth of footage from last month’s event in which Rush, Donna Summer, Lou Adler, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Albert King, Heart and Quincy Jones received their honors on Saturday night at 9PM ET/PT.

[Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Induct Rush Into Rock Hall]

If you miss Saturday’s telecast, don’t fret. HBO will make the broadcast available on-demand starting on Sunday. We can’t wait to see the Foo Fighters’ kimonos.

Friday, May 17 [All Times ET]

• Talib Kweli on Tavis Smiley [PBS - Check Local Listings]
• Kurt Vile on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Bad Rabbits on Jimmy Kimmel Live [ABC 11:35PM]
• De La Soul on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, May 18

• Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Heart, Rush, Public Enemy – 2013 Rock Hall Induction [HBO 9PM]
• Neil Young, Foo Fighters – Global Citizen Festival [Palladia 9PM]
• Kanye West on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, May 19

• Bad Company - Hard Rock Live [VH1 Classic 3:30PM]
• Phish, Flaming Lips - Austin City Limits Festival 2010 [Palladia 7PM]
• Lamb Of God – Live At The Electric Factory [AXS TV 8PM]
• Iron Maiden – En Vivo! Live [AXS TV 11PM]

It’s a big week of TV appearances for HT faves. Not only will Vampire Weekend perform on tonight’s episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, but Huey Lewis & The News will appear on both Live! with Kelly and Michael tomorrow and on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday. In addition, Phoenix will visit Fallon on Wednesday, while Dawes will be Jimmy Kimmel’s guest on Thursday.

Monday, May 13 [All Times ET]

• Lady Antebellum on Chelsea Lately [E! 11PM]
• Luke Bryan on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Pistol Annies on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• The Goo Goo Dolls on Jimmy Kimmel (R) [ABC 11:35AM]
• Vampire Weekend on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Tuesday, May 14

• Huey Lewis & The News on Live! w/Kelly & Michael [syndicated - check listings]
• The Slide Brothers featuring Shemekia Copeland on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Drop City Yacht Club on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Phoenix on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Pistol Annies on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]

Wednesday, May 15

• Beware of Darkness on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Cyndi Lauper on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
• Brad Paisley on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Usher on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Huey Lewis & The News on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Thursday, May 16

• Radiohead: The King of Limbs [Palladia Noon]
• The Wallflowers: Live [AXS 5:30PM]
• Ben Harper: The Making of “Get Up” [Palladia 7PM]
• MS MR on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Dawes on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

We must admit, we’re a little more excited for Vampire Weekend’s appearance on tomorrow’s episode of Saturday Night Live than we were for their 2008 debut on the long-running sketch comedy program. You see the HT faves were set to perform at what turned out to be the final Langerado Festival that weekend, but had to cancel when SNL came calling so we didn’t get to see ‘em at Big Cypress. Vampire Weekend returned to SNL in 2010 and will make their third appearance on the show on Saturday in support of the soon-to-be-released Modern Vampires Of The City. Oh, let’s not forget Kristen Wiig is coming back to Studio 8H as host after stepping down as a cast member last year.

Friday, May 10 [All Times ET]

• Chicago – World Tour 2011: Backstage Pass [Palladia 9PM]
• She & Him on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Airborne Toxic Event on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• L.L. Cool J on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, May 11

• Dr. Dog / The Shins on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Jane’s Addiction – Live In New York [Palladia 1PM]
• Tom Petty – Live From Gatorsville [AXS TV 4:40PM]
• Vampire Weekend on Saturday Night Live[NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, May 12

• Jack Johnson on Saturday Night Live [VH1 Classic 2PM]
• Green Day – Live at the Fox Theater [AXS TV 4:25PM]
• Pete Seeger – The Power Of Song [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Fitz & The Tantrums – Live In Chicago [Palladia 10PM]

It was really hard not mentioning Zooey Deschanel’s Tuesday visit to Letterman in this space…so instead I’ll point you towards Rod Stewart’s visit to Jimmy Kimmel tonight. Stewart will release his 28th studio album, Time, on May 7 (UK release on May 6) and will launch a major world tour on June 1.

Monday, May 6 [All Times ET]

• James Blake on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Fall Out Boy on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Rod Stewart on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Steve Martin & Edie Brickell on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Gold Fields on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Tuesday, May 7

• Iron & Wine on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Zooey Deschanel on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Patty Griffin on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Goo Goo Dolls on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• The Breeders on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Wednesday, May 8

• Natalie Maines on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Emlie Sanda on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Fitz & The Tantrums on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Lady Antebellum on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Metz on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Thursday, May 9

• Incubus: HQ Live [Palladia 6PM]
• Zac Brown Band: Uncaged at Red Rocks [AXS 9PM]
• RNDM on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Tom Jones on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• will.i.am on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

This weekend AXS TV will air live and taped highlights from Jazz Fest in New Orleans starting each day at 3:30PM ET. HT faves Willie Nelson, Phoenix, Galactic, Gary Clark Jr., Bonerama, The Meter Men with Page McConnell and Widespread Panic are among the acts that will be featured.

Here’s the list of which acts will air on each day:

Friday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: John Mayer, Willie Nelson & Family, Ben Harper and Charlie Musslewhite, The Nevilles, Gipsy Kings, Laura Bell Bundy, Marc Broussard, Marcia Ball, The Mavericks and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk

Saturday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: Phoenix, Little Big Town, Better Than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, Galactic, Anders Osborne, Gary Clark Jr., Bonerama, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, New Orleans Bingo! Show, and Allen Toussaint

Sunday @ 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT: Irma Thomas, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Meter Men featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr. with special Guest Page McConnell, Widespread Panic, Aaron Neville and Wayne Toups & Zydecajun

Also of note on the tube this weekend…

• Friday @ 11:35PM – New Order on Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Saturday @ 11:30PM – Of Monsters and Men on Saturday Night Live
• Saturday (Check Local Listings) – Norah Jones on Austin City Limits

Phoenix, who continue to make news from the desert of California to the balcony of Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, will visit David Letterman on Tuesday. The band released their latest album Bankrupt! on April 22 and recently played Coachella. Upcoming tour stops include New Orleans Jazz Fest (May 4), the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem (May 13) and a series of festival dates.

Before Phoenix’s performance on Letterman airs on Tuesday, you watch the band perform as part of the Live On Letterman series starting at 8PM ET.

Monday, April 29 [All Times ET]

• Old Crow Medicine Show on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Iggy & The Stooges on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
• Ben Harper w/Charlie Musselwhite on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Band Perry on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Zac Brown Band on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Tuesday, April 30

• Paramore on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Phoenix on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Florida Georgia State Line on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Band of Horses on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Kenny Chesney on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Wednesday, May 1

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on Colbert Report [Comedy Central 11:30PM]
• Todd O’Dell on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Cheap Trick on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Alice Russell on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Johnny Marr on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Thursday, May 2

• Slash w/Myles Kennedy: Made in Stoke [AXS 3:30PM]
• Atlas Genius on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• AWOLNATION on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• The Airborne Toxic Event on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Too $hort on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Though Jimmy Fallon has only hosted Late Night since 2009, he’s been on the air long enough that some acts are returning to his show for the third time. One of those acts is Sam Beam, aka Iron & Wine, who will make his third visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this evening in support of the recently released Ghost on Ghost.

Friday, April 26 [All Times ET]

• The So So Glos on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Paramore on Jimmy Kimmel Live [ABC 11:35PM]
• Iron & Wine on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• ZZ Ward on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, April 27

• Coldplay on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Billy Currington and Nickel Creek – Live In Concert [AXS TV 3PM]
• Chemical Brothers – Live at Roskilde [Palladia 11:30PM]
• Justin Timberlake on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, April 28

• Eric Clapton / Kings of Leon on Later…with Jools Holland [Palladia 10AM]
• Beck on Saturday Night Live [VH1 1PM]
• Deep Purple on Behind The Music: Remastered [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Sting and Vince Gill on Crosroads [Palladia 10PM]

We’re getting ready for “The Summer of Portugal. The Man” as the HT faves will release the Danger Mouse-produced Evil Friends LP on June 4th. If the rest of the album sounds anything like the recently released Purple Yellow Red & Blue, we think they’ll be winning themselves lots of fans over the next few months. Tonight, the Wasilla, Alaska via Portland, Oregon rockers visit Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Monday, April 22 [All Times ET]

• Grace Potter / MMJ – Love For Levon [AXS TV 5:45PM]
• ZZ Ward on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Steve Earle on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Portugal. The Man on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Tuesday, April 23

• Yes, Songs From Tsongas: 35th Anniversary Concert [AXS TV 4:15PM]
• Edie Brickell on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• M83 on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• The Coup on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Wednesday, April 24

• Grizzly Bear on Ellen [Syndicated]
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Depeche Mode on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Talib Kweli on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Thursday, April 25

• Justin Timberlake on Ellen [Syndicated]
• Snoop Lion on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• The National on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Superhumanoids on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Two bands that have never shied away from advertising their love of marijuana, Slightly Stoopid and Cypress Hill, are performing at Morrison, Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on…you guessed it…4/20. AXS TV will broadcast the concert live starting at 9:45PM ET this Saturday night.

Friday, April 19 [All Times ET]

• Heart on Tavis Smiley [PBS Check Local Listings]
• Imagine Dragons on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Kid Rock on Jimmy Kimmel Live [ABC 11:35PM]
• Justin Timberlake on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, April 20

• Florence + the Machine on Austin City Limits [PBS Check Local Listings]
• Flaming Lips Perform Dark Side of the Moon [Palladia 1PM]
• Slightly Stoopid / Cypress Hill – 4:20 @ Red Rocks [AXS TV 9:45PM]
• Alabama Shakes on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, April 21

• Radiohead on Saturday Night Live [VH1 Classic 11:30AM]
• Booker T. Jones on Live From Daryl’s House [Palladia 11:30AM]
• Wilco, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews – Tribute to Neil Young [Palladia 5:30PM]
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – In Concert [AXS TV 5:55PM]

Phoenix will release a new album, Bankrupt!, on April 23, right in the middle of a tour that has them playing places so varied they will visit both the tiny Apollo Theater and the cavernous Barclays Center in New York City. Wedged in between their two weekend performances at Coachella is a visit to Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night. Kimmel also boasts the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Monday, New Order on Tuesday and Band of Horses on Wednesday giving him by far the best musical lineup of the week.

Monday, April 15 [All Times ET]

• YES: Songs from the Tsongas [AXS 8PM]
• will.i.am on Chelsea Lately [E! 11PM]
• Josh Ritter on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Tina Turner: Live from Holland [Palladia 3AM]

Tuesday, April 16

• Robert Plant: Band of Joy [AXS 12:20PM]
• Levon Helm: Love for Levon [AXS 3PM]
• Of Monsters and Men on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• New Order on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Richard Thompson on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]

Wednesday, April 17

• CeeLo Green on Ellen [syndicated - check listings]
• Fallout Boy on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Django Django on Jay Leno (R) [NBC 11:35PM]
• Band of  Horses on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Justin Timberlake on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Thursday, April 18

• John Mayer and Buddy Guy: Part I [AXS 12:15PM]
• Alt-J on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Bill Carter & The Blame on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Buddy Guy & Experience Hendrix on Jay Leno (R) [NBC 11:35PM]
• Phoenix on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Multi-instrumentalist Shuggie Otis has been lauded as an influence by a who’s who of musicians including David Byrne, Prince and Lenny Kravitz and was even once asked to tour as a member of The Rolling Stones. Otis is in the midst of a comeback thanks in part to the genres he fused on his 1974 release Inspiration Information. Shuggie has just reissued Inspiration Information with bonus tracks and Wings of Love – an unreleased follow-up featuring tracks recorded between 1975 and 2000. To promote the album, Shuggie Otis will perform on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Friday, April 12 [All Times ET]

• Wavves on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Airborne Toxic Event on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Shuggie Otis on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Titus Andronicus on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, April 13

• John Legend and The Roots on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• Vampire Weekend / Band of Horses – Big Day Out 2012 [Palladia 9PM]
• Roger Waters / My Morning Jacket – Love For Levon [AXS TV 9PM]
• Miguel on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, April 14

• MGMT, Vampire Weekend on Later…with Jools Holland [Palladia 10AM]
• Thin Lizzy on Behind The Music – Remastered [VH1 Classic Noon]
• Steve Winwood – Live In Concert [AXS TV 4:05PM]
• Joe Jackson and the Bigger Band – Live From Red Bank [AXS TV 9PM]

One of our favorite young guitarists, Gary Clark Jr., came to the attention of many music fans based on his spotlight-stealing appearance at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Music Festival in 2010. The Austin axe-slinger will reprise his role at Clapton’s fest this weekend at MSG, but before he does that he’ll visit CBS’s The Late Show on Tuesday night as Dave’s music guest.

[Photo by Frank Maddocks]

Monday, April 8 [All Times ET[

• Cheap Trick: Live at SXSW [AXS 6:20PM]
• Vintage Trouble on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Kid Rock on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Ghostface Killah on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Tuesday, April 9

• Escondido on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Gary Clark, Jr. on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Hanson on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Foals on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• The Jonas Brothers on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Wednesday, April 10

• The Three O’Clock on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Jake Bugg on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Brad Paisley on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Alice in Chains on Jimmy Kimmel [CBS 11:35PM]
• He’s My Brother She’s My Sister on Craig Ferguson [CBS 12:35AM]

Thursday, April 11

• The Band Perry on Ellen [syndicated - check listings]
• Dropkick Murphys on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Emmylou Harris w/Rodney Crowell on David Letterman (R) [CBS 11:35PM]
• Tegan and Sara on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Paramore on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]

Stephen Stills will make a rare television appearance tonight as the guest of Tavis Smiley on Smiley’s PBS talk show. Stills will discuss his new box set, Carry On, his time with CSNY and much more.

Friday, April 5 [All Times ET]

• Stephen Stills on Tavis Smiley [PBS]
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Divine Fits on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35PM]
• Cat Power on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]

Saturday, April 6

• Bon Iver on Austin City Limits [PBS]
• James Brown / BB King – Soul Power [Palladia 2PM]
• Matisyahu – On The Heels of Redemption [AXS TV 5:30PM]
• Phoenix on Saturday Night Live [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, April 7

• Robert Plant / Arcade Fire on Later…with Jools Holland [Palladia 10AM]
• Pantera – Behind The Music [VH1 Classic 12:30PM]
• Randy Travis and The Avett Brothers on Crossroads [Palladia 2PM]
• Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas – Live [AXS TV 2:50PM]

The always colorful Flaming Lips will visit David Letterman on Wednesday night in support of their new album, The Terror, which comes out Tuesday. The Lips will also once again tackle Music Festival Season head-on with appearances set for the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, the Bottle Rock Festival in Napa, The Great GoogaMooga in Brooklyn and the Brighton Festival in England, among others.

[Photo by J. Michelle Martin Coyne]

Monday, April 1 [All Times ET]

• Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City [AXS 4:20PM]
• The Band Perry on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Goo Goo Dolls on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• DJ Jazzy Jeff on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Ringo Starr: Ringo at the Ryman [AXS 2AM]

Tuesday, April 2

• Ben Harper: The Making of Get Up [Palladia 11AM]
• von Grey on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Cold War Kids on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC 11:35AM]
• Deerhunter on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]
• Pete Wentz on Carson Daly [NBC 1:35AM]

Wednesday, April 3

• Dave Matthews Band: Weekend on the Rocks [AXS 4PM]
• Darius Rucker on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• The Flaming Lips on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Gloriana on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM]
• Bonnie Raitt on Craig Ferguson (R) [CBS 12:35AM]

Thursday, April 4

• B.B. King: With Special Guests [AXS 1:10PM]
• Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston Pt. II [AXS 2:10PM]
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on Conan [TBS 11PM]
• Tyler the Creator on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM]
• Ryan Bingham on Jimmy Fallon [NBC 12:35AM]