Peeping the schedules for this week's late-night rockin' (and lest we forget, countryin' - hello, "Randy Rogers Band"), the first name that jumps out is the newly controversial Chris Cornell, who's been embroiled, through no fault of his own, in that most 2009 of bang-up's, a Twitter war. Can't Cornell and Reznor just get along? And will Cornell live Twitter?Late Night With Jimmy Fallon takes home the Indie(-ish) Cred Award with a lineup featuring the Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend and Public Enemy. Ferguson celebrates St. Patrick's Day with the Dropkick Murphys on Tuesday, but really, DO NOT miss the Upper Crust on Monday. Also this week, but not performing, since she is not a performer, is American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. Get some insight into the psyche of an all-powerful woman who holds the fate of lives in her hands. That's Thursday on Letterman.
And fan-berating metal elder statesmen Motley Crue on Kimmel Friday. Um, hell yeah?
The Tonight Show [sched]
Monday: Randy Rogers Band
Tuesday: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Wednesday: Naturally 7
Friday: Chris Cornell
Late Show With David Letterman [sched]
Tuesday: Bell X1
Wednesday: Modest Mouse
Friday: David Sanborn with Sam Moore
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [sched]
Monday: Public Enemy
Tuesday: The Ting Tings
Wednesday: Vampire Weekend
Thursday: Eric Church
Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson [sched]
Monday: The Upper Crust
Tuesday: Dropkick Murphys
Jimmy Kimmel Live [sched]
Monday: Ben Sollee
Tuesday: Young Dubliners
Wednesday: MSTRKRFT
Thursday: The Duke Spirit
Friday: Motley Crue
Last Call With Carson Daly [sched]
Monday: Adele
Tuesday: Mishka
Wednesday: Kid Cudi
Friday: The Duke Spirit
This week's classic: Oasis make their US TV debut on Letterman, 1995. The sound is iffy, but the 'tude is all there.