If you are a Phish fan you probably know by now that Trey Anastasio will be inducting Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15. So what better time to brush up on the history of the band even though it will likely perform without Peter Gabriel at the ceremony? Check out VH1 Classic on Friday at 1pm for an in-depth look at Genesis.

Friday, February 25

• Kings of Leon: Live at Roskilde 2008 [Palladia 10AM]
• Genesis: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 1PM]
• Film: Woodstock [VH1 Classic 2PM]
• The Beatles: A Tribute to Abbey Road [Sundance 8PM]
• David Letterman: Lou Reed w/Blind Boys of Alabama (Repeat) [CBS 11:35 PM]

Saturday, February 26

• Weezer: Live in Japan [Palladia Noon]
• John Coltrane: Jazz Heroes [Ovation 3PM]
• Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are [Palladia 7:30PM]
• Jimi Hendrix: American Landing [Ovation 10PM]
• Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, February 27

• David Gilmour: Live at Gdansk [Palladia 9AM]
• The Who: VH1 Rock Honors [Palladia 10AM]
• Pink Floyd: The Wall [VH1 Classic 1PM]
• Rihanna: On the Record [Fuse 3:30PM]
• John Lennon: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 11PM]

Anyone that watched Scrubs knows that Zach Braff has good taste in music. Artists like Martin Sexton, The Shins and Colin Hay were featured prominently on the show. So it should come as no surprise that Garden State (Thursday, 4:45pm, IFC), written and directed by Braff, relies heavily on the soundtrack to help move the story of an actor returning to his hometown along. Iron and Wine, Thievery Corporation and Nick Drake are among the artists featured in the film.

Monday, February 22

• Elvis Costello: Club Date [Ovation Noon]
• Diana Krall: Live in Paris [Ovation 1PM]
• Genesis: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 1:30PM]
• Jeff Beck: Live at Ronnie Scott’s [VH1 Classic 7PM]
• Tom Petty: The Last DJ [Palladia 9PM]

Tuesday, February 23

• Gnarls Barkley: Live at Roskilde [Palladia 9AM]
• Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic [Logo 9AM]
• Film: UHF [VH1 Classic 1PM]
• Classic Albums: Phil Collins, Face Value [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
• Vampire Weekend: Unplugged [Palladia 6:30PM]

Wednesday, February 24

• Dave Matthews Band: Live from Piedmont Park [Palladia 10:30AM]
• Rush: R30 [Palladia 2PM]
• David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars [VH1 Classic 6:30PM]
• Spectacle with Elvis Costello: Mary-Louise Parker [Sundance 10PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jeff Bridges [ABC 12:05AM]

Thursday, February 25

• Film: Garden State [IFC 4:45PM]
• Fleetwood Mac: Soundstage [Palladia 7PM]
• Film: Woodstock [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Guns n’ Roses: Biography [BIO 8PM]
• Thelonious Monk: Jazz Heroes [Ovation 11PM]

VH1 Classic airs the documentary Soul Train: The Hippest Train in America this Sunday at 3:30PM. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots provides the score for this profile of the long-running, and highly influential, dance program. Hosted by Don Cornelius, Soul Train brought African American music into living rooms across the country from 1970 to 2006.

Friday, February 19 [all times Eastern]

• The Doors: Soundstage Performances [VH1C 4:30PM]
• Storytellers: John Mayer [Palladia 6PM]
• Rothbury 2008: Highlights [Palladia 8PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Wale [ABC Midnight]

Saturday, February 20

• Austin City Limits: R.E.M. [PBS, Check Local Listings]
• Documentary: Howlin’ Wolf Story [Ovation Noon]
• Taj Mahal: Live in St. Lucia [Ovation 2PM]
• Classic Albums: Sex Pistols – Never Mind… [VH1C 6PM]

Sunday, February 21

• Soundstage: Counting Crows [Palladia 10AM]
• Behind The Music Remastered: Genesis [VH1C 1PM]
• Rock Docs: Soul Train [VH1C 3:30PM]
• Film: The Killing of John Lennon [Sundance 7PM]

Stuart Copeland moved from behind the drums to behind the camera for a first-account look at life in one of the biggest rock bands on the planet in The Police – Everyone Stares (Thursday @ Noon, Ovation). The footage was pulled from over 50 hours of tape recorded by Copeland at the pinnacle of the band’s success and has an artsy quality you would expect from Copeland, a five-time Grammy award winner.

Monday, February 15

• Bruce Springsteen: Live in New York City [Palladia 9:30AM]
• Documentary: Rock City [Palladia 1PM]
• Pink Floyd: The Wall [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Lady GaGa: London Live [Palladia 7:30PM]
• U2: Rattle and Hum [VH1 Classic 12:30PM]

Tuesday, February 16

• Documentary: Hotel Gramercy Park [Sundance 11AM]
• Judas Priest: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• No Doubt: The Chronicles [Fuse 3PM]
• Classic Albums: Def Leppard, Hysteria [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• Metallica: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 7PM]

Wednesday, February 17

• Classic Albums: Queen, A Night at the Opera [VH1 Classic 3:30PM]
• The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• Vampire Weekend: Unplugged [Palladia 8:30PM]
• Jimi Hendrix: American Landing [Ovation 9PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Levon Helm [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, February 18

• The Police: Everyone Stares [Ovation Noon]
• John Entwistle: John Entwistle and the Who [Ovation 1:30PM]
• ZZ Top: Live from Texas [Palladia 4:30PM]
• Strat Pack: 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster [Palladia 6PM]
• Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same [Palladia 9PM]

One week after killing it on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Them Crooked Vultures get more time to melt faces during an appearance on this week’s Austin City Limits. Check your local listings to see what time and which PBS station you can find Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme.

Friday, February 12 [all times Eastern]

• Old Grey Whistle Test: Lynyrd Skynyrd [VH1C 6PM]
• Abbey Road: Brian Wilson [Sundance 11PM]
• David Letterman: the Soft Pack [CBS 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dashboard Confessional [ABC Midnight]

Saturday, February 13

• Austin City Limits: Them Crooked Vultures [PBS]
• Elvis Costello: Sheryl Crow [Sundance 11AM]
• Tina Turner: Live in Holland [VH1 Classic 2PM]
• Behind The Music Remastered: Judas Priest [VH1C 10PM]

Sunday, February 14

• Dizzy Gillespie: Night In Havana [Sundance Noon]
• Documentary: Search For Robert Johnson [Ovation 3PM]
• Jimi Hendrix Experience: American Landing [Ovation 4PM]
• Behind The Music: Metallica [VH1 Classic 9PM]

Shot during his first-ever tour of Europe, Marvin Gaye’s Greatest Hits Live in ’76 (Wednesday, 11PM – Ovation) features some of the R&B legend’s greatest songs including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, I Heard It Through The Grapevine and What’s Going On, performed in Amsterdam.

Monday, February 8 (All times ET)

• Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads [Ovation Noon]
• Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day [Ovation 1PM]
• Metallica: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 1:30PM]
• Classic Albums: Bob Marley, Catch a Fire [VH1 Classic 5:30PM]
• Chelsea Lately: Ozzy Osbourne [E! 11PM]

Tuesday, February 9

• Snoop Dogg: Storytellers [Palladia 11AM]
• The Doors: No One Here Gets Out Alive [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• Jeff Beck: Live at Ronnie Scott’s [Palladia 5PM]
• Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• Lady GaGa: London Live [Palladia 12:30AM]

Wednesday, February 10

• Katy Perry: Unplugged [Palladia 7PM]
• Tina Turner: Wildest Dreams [Ovation 9PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Sheryl Crow [Sundance 10PM]
• Documentary: Soul Train, The Hippest Trip in America [VH1 Classic 10PM]
• Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live in ’76 [Ovation 11PM]

Thursday, February 11

• Pete Townshend: Biography [BIO 8AM]
• Tina Turner: Live  in Holland [Palladia 10AM]
• Quincy Jones: Listen Up! [Palladia Noon]
• Led Zeppelin: Biography [BIO 8PM]
• Miles Davis: A Different Kind of Blue [Ovation 9PM]

Rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures make their Saturday Night Live debut this weekend on NBC, but Dave Grohl is no stranger to the long-running show. In fact, after Saturday night’s show, Grohl ties Paul Simon’s record for most SNL musical appearances. Dave appeared twice with Nirvana (1992, 1993), five times with the Foo Fighters (1995, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007) and once with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1994).

Friday, February 5 [all times Eastern]

• Film: Pink Floyd – The Wall [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• David Letterman: Swell Season [CBS 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: Ozzy Osbourne [ABC Midnight]
• Carson Daly: Lisa Hannigan [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, February 6

• Austin City Limits: Esperanza Spalding [PBS]
• Spectacle: The Edge and Bono [Sundance 11AM]
• Jeff Beck: Live at Ronnie Scott’s [Palladia Noon]
• Saturday Night Live: Them Crooked Vultures [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, February 7

• Super Bowl Halftime Show: The Who [CBS Approx. 8PM]
• John Fogerty: Long Road Home [Palladia 8PM]
• Legends of Rock: James Brown [Ovation 10PM]
• Film: The Song Remains The Same [Palladia 11PM]

One of the greatest rock albums of all time is the focus of Classic Albums when the series takes a look at The Who’s Who’s Next (Tuesday, 5PM – VH1 Classic). Learn how Pete Townshend’s Lifehouse project evolved into this masterpiece…and of course the story behind the controversial cover that showed the quartet taking a leak on a stone pillar at Easington Colliery.

Monday, February 1 (All times ET)

• Queen Latifah: Biography [BIO 8AM]
• Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live [Ovation 2PM]
• Lady GaGa: London Live [Palladia 4PM]
• Robert Plant: Soundstage [Palladia 6PM]
• Film: The Decline of Western Civilization, Part II [Sundance 11PM]

Tuesday, February 2

• Classic Albums: The Who, Who’s Next [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• Green Day: World Stage [Palladia 9PM]
• David Letterman: Ben Harper [CBS 11:35PM]
• The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth [VH1 Classic Midnight]
• Documentary: NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell [VH1 Classic 1AM]

Wednesday, February 3

• LL Cool J: Biography [BIO 8AM]
• The Who: The Who & Friends [Palladia 9AM]
• David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust – Spiders From Mars [Palladia 1PM]
• Classic Albums: Nirvana, Nevermind [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous [Palladia 6PM]

Thursday, February 4

• Jay-Z: Live From  Madison Square Garden [Fuse Noon]
• The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
• Elton John: Biography [BIO 8PM]
• Pink Floyd: The Wall [VH1 Classic 11:30PM]
• Jimmy Fallon: Hot Chip [NBC 12:35AM]

We weren’t racing to set our DVRs for Michael Buble’s stint as the musical guest on this week’s Saturday Night Live until we read Brooklyn Vegan’s post advising us that the Canadian singer will be joined by HT fave Sharon Jones for a duet. The pair will sing Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) off of Buble’s recent album, Crazy Love, on which Jones appears.

Friday, January 29 [all times Eastern]

• David Letterman: Julian Casablancas [CBS 11:35PM]
• Conan O’Brien: Grizzly Bear [NBC 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: John Mayer [ABC Midnight]
• Carson Daly: Phoenix [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, January 30

• Austin City Limits: Steve Earle [PBS]
• Storytellers: Kanye West [Palladia 11:30AM]
• Spectacle: Bruce Springsteen [Sundance 7PM]
• Saturday Night Live: Michael Buble [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, January 31

• Iconoclasts: Batali on Michael Stipe [Sundance Noon]
• Unplugged: Adele [Palladia 2:30PM]
• Jason Mraz: Live on Earth [Palladia 4PM]
• Jay-Z: Live From MSG [Fuse 6PM]

Get your studded gloves out and put your best sneer on for Biography’s profile of Billy Idol on Thursday at 11PM. From the creepy White Wedding video to his motorcycle accident to his cameo in The Wedding Singer, Idol certainly has had a long and unique career and is worthy of closer look.

Monday, January 25 [all times Eastern]

• Film: Tapeheads [IFC 2:35PM]
• The Police: BBC Crown Jewels [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• Kings of Leon: Live at Roskilde [Palladia 5PM]
• The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night [VH1 Classic 6PM]

Tuesday, January 26

• Elvis Presley: Elvis 56 [Ovation 5PM]
• Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [VH1 Classic 5:30PM]
• Fleetwood Mac: Soundstage [Palladia 7PM]
• Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Fuse 9PM]
• David Bowie: A Reality Tour [Fuse 11PM]

Wednesday, January 27

• Film: Wild Man Blues [IFC 8AM]
• Tom Petty: The Last DJ [Palladia 10AM]
• Paul McCartney: Electric Proms [Palladia 1PM]
• Jay-Z: On the Record [Fuse 5PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Bruce Springsteen II [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, January 28

• Duran Duran: Biography [BIO 2PM]
• The Doors: No One Here Gets Out Alive [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• John Mayer: Storytellers [VH1 8PM]
• Billy Idol: Biography [BIO 11PM]
• Craig Ferguson: Wilco [CBS 12:35AM]

Just seven months after it began, Conan O’Brien’s reign as the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show comes to an end this evening. For his final guest, Conan has invited Hall of Fame Canadian rocker Neil Young to perform. Jay Leno returns to The Tonight Show after the Winter Olympics on March 1.

Friday, January 22 [all times Eastern]

• Dave Letterman: Charlotte Gainsbourg [CBS 11:35PM]
• Conan O’Brien: Neil Young [NBC 11:35PM]
• Craig Ferguson: the HotRats [CBS 12:35AM]
• Carson Daly: Gossip [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, January 23

• Austin City Limits: The Avett Brothers [PBS]
• Spectacle w/ Elvis Costello: Bruce Springsteen [Sundance 11AM]
• World Stage: Green Day [Palladia Midnight]
• Saturday Night Live: Rihanna [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, January 24

• Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous [Palladia 3PM]
• Tina Turner: Live in Holland [Palladia 5PM]
• Film: A Hard Day’s Night [VH1 Classic 8PM]
• David Gilmour: Live in Gdansk [Palladia 10:30PM]

With the late night war at NBC coming to a head (or more accurately, chin), the week of January 18-22 will most likely be Conan O’Brien’s last on the air at the Peacock. Keep an eye out for special guests – musical and otherwise – to wrap up Conan’s all-too-brief stint as host of The Tonight Show.

Monday, January 18 (All Times ET)

• Vampire Weekend: Unplugged [MTV 8AM]
• Erykah Badu: Soulstage [Palladia 11:30AM]
• Amy Winhouse: Live From London [Palladia Noon]
• INXS: Live Baby Live [VH1 Classic 5:30PM]
• Genesis: When in Rome [Palladia 9:30 PM]

Tuesday, January 19

• Sheryl Crow: Soundstage [Palladia 9AM]
• Jack  Johnson: En Concert [Palladia 2:30PM]
• Film: That Thing You Do! [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• Film: La Bamba [Fuse 10:30 PM]
• Conan O’Brien: Spoon [NBC 11:35PM]

Wednesday, January 20

• Green Day: Storytellers [Palladia 10:30AM]
• AC/DC: Live from Circus Krone [Palladia Noon]
• Duran Duran: Live at Wembley Stadium [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• Strat Pack: 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster [Palladia 6PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Bruce Springsteen [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, January 21

• Arctic Monkeys: Live [MTV 8AM]
• Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same [Palladia 10AM]
• Kiss: Extreme Closeup [VH1 Classic 11AM]
• David Letterman: Blind Boys of Alabama w/Lou Reed [CBS 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Fallon: Cast of Broadway’s Fela [NBC 12:35AM]

British pop duo The Ting Tings, who are working on a new album, make their Saturday Night Live debut tomorrow night on NBC at 11:30PM. Actress Sigourney Weaver returns to the show for her second stint as host.

Friday, January 15 [all times Eastern]

• Conan O’Brien: Lifehouse [NBC 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Fallon: the Hotrats [NBC 12:35AM]
• Carson Daly: Paolo Nutini [NBC 1:35AM]

Saturday, January 16

• Austin City Limits: K’Naan/Mos Def [PBS Check Local Listings]
• Indigo Girls: Live at the Roxy [Palladia 9:30AM]
• Spectacle w/ Elvis Costello: Lyle Lovett [Sundance 11AM]
• Saturday Night Live: The Ting Tings [NBC 11:30PM]

Sunday, January 17

• Heart: Dreamboat Annie Concert [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• Live From Abbey Road: MGMT [Sundance 4:15PM]
• Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous [Palladia 10PM]

VH1 Classic shows ZZ Top’s best concert film, Live in Texas, on Wednesday afternoon at 5:30PM. Filmed in 2008, Live in Texas features most of the band’s greatest hits including La Grange, Tush and Sharped Dressed Man.

Monday, January 11

• Tina Turner: Live in  Holland [Palladia Noon]
• Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music [Palladia 2PM]
• Film: That Thing You Do [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Green Day: Storytellers [Palladia 10PM]
• Kiss: Extreme Close Up [VH1 Classic 1:30AM]

Tuesday, January 12

• John Lennon: Sweet Toronto [Noon VH1 Classic]
• Classic Albums: Cream, Disraeli Gears [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Rush: Box Set [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• AC/DC: Live from Circus Krone [Palladia 8PM]
• Pink Floyd: The Wall [Palladia 11PM]

Wednesday, January 13

• O.A.R.: From Madison Square Garden [Palladia 9AM]
• Classic Albums: Nirvana, Nevermind [VH1 Classic Noon]
• ZZ Top: Live from Texas [VH1 Classic 5:30PM]
• Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are [Palladia 4PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Lyle Lovett [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday,  January 14

• Tavis Smiley: Rosanne Cash [PBS Check Local Listings]
• David Letterman: The Low Anthem [CBS 11:35PM]
• George Lopez: Snoop Dogg [TBS Midnight]
• Craig Ferguson: Vampire Weekend [CBS 12:35AM]
• Carson Daly: Pete Yorn [NBC 1:35AM]

Charles Barkley acts about as well as Lorne Michaels dunks so this week’s Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30PM) should have plenty of cringe-worthy moments. But musically, the show should fare much better with the talented Alicia Keys performing.

Friday, January 8:

• Elvis Presley: Return to Tupelo [BIO 2PM]
• Pink Floyd: Which Ones Pink? [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
• Dave Matthews Band: Live from Piedmont Park [Palladia 8PM]
• Motley Crue: Carnival of Sins [VH1 Classic 9PM]
• Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake [Fuse 10PM]

Saturday, January 9

• The Roots: Soulstage [Palladia 6PM]
• Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Fuse 8PM]
• Film: A Headbangers Journey [VH1 Classic 9PM]
• Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous [Palladia 9PM]
• Saturday Night Live: Alicia Keys [NBC 11:30 PM]

Sunday, January 10

• Coldplay: Storytellers [Palladia 2PM]
• David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars [Palladia 3PM]
• Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music [Palladia 9PM]
• The Beatles: Video Retrospective [VH1 Classic 11PM]
• Elvis Costello: Live in Memphis [VH1 Classic 1:30AM]