A soup can enthusiast from Pittsburgh once opined that, in the future (our present!), everybody would be famous for fifteen minutes. Most talk show musical guests, however, are only famous for five minute segments. Highlights of this week's late night musical calendar include Glen Hansard (of the Frames and the Swell Season) on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and the Pretenders on Kimmel. Most solid lineup of the week goes to fightin' underdog Carson Daly, who hosts both French electronica dude M83 as well as rousing Americana revivalists Delta Spirit.
And below, this week's classic late night video: The Pixies performing Trompe Le Monde on Letterman in '92. Back then musical guests were forced to perform with the house band, hence drummer David Lovering's maracas and Kim Deal wide grins.
The Tonight Show [sched]
Tonight: Keyshia Cole
Wednesday: Raul Malo
Thursday: Heather Headley
Friday: Randy Travis
Late Show With David Letterman [sched]
Tonight: Razorlight
Wednesday: An Horse
Thursday: Cast of West Side Story
Friday: Cursive
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [sched]
Tonight: Pussycat Dolls
Wednesday: The Virgins
Thursday: Glen Hansard
Friday: Trace Adkins
Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson [sched]
Thursday: Sara Bareilles
Jimmy Kimmel Live [sched]
Tonight: Chris Cornell
Wednesday: The Pretenders
Thursday: Pendulum
Friday: The Dream
Last Call With Carson Daly [sched]
Tonight: Robin Thicke
Wednesday: M83
Thursday: Delta Spirit