A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, August 3: Levon Helm (original air date July 9)
Tuesday, August 4: Kelly Clarkson (July 13)
Thursday, August 6: St. Vincent (pictured, photo by Annie Clark, June 24)
Friday, August 7: Anthony Hamilton (February 11)

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, August 3: Gomez
Tuesday, August 4: All-American Rejects
Thursday, August 6: the Jonas Brothers
Friday, August 7: Flo Rida

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Thursday, August 6: Glasvegas
Friday, August 7: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, August 3: Incubus
Tuesday, August 4: Arctic Monkeys
Friday, August 7: Julian Plenti

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Tuesday, August 4: the Script
Wednesday, August 5: Miike Snow

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, August 3: Brett Dennen (rerun, April 23)
Tuesday, August 4: White Lies (April 24)
Wednesday, August 5: Lily Allen (May 5)
Thursday, August 6: Ida Maria (June 24)
Friday, August 7: Bobby Ray (May 6)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, August 8: Fleet Foxes (rerun, January 17)

For those who missed it, here’s Regina Spektor performing “Laughing With” on Conan last Thursday, from her new album, far.

A photo review of last night’s American Idol Live concert at the St. Pete Times forum. To check out a review of the show, click here.

A piano duel between Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre.

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen

Kris Allen on keys.

Kris Allen, up close.

Anoop Desai, Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Danny Gokey and Megan Joy

Matt Giraud at the piano, Michael Sarver and Megan Joy singing in the background.

Kris Allen on guitar.

More Kris Allen — the money shot.

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A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, July 27: Dave Matthews Band
Tuesday, July 28: Silversun Pickups
Wednesday, July 29: Elbow (The British alt rockers are currently on tour with Coldplay.)
Thursday, July 30: Cage the Elephant (They don’t have a new album out since their 2008 self-titled debut, but they did play a much-talked-about set at Bonnaroo.)
Friday, July 31: Dave Matthews Band (Two nights of DMB on Letterman. Woo fucking hoo!)

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, July 27: the Fray
Thursday, July 30: Regina Spektor (Check out my review of her new album and two of her new videos here.)
Friday, July 31: Ben Harper & Relentless7

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Monday, July 27: Gavin DeGraw
Wednesday, July 29: Rodney Carrington
Thursday, July 30: Franz Ferdinand

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, July 27: Spinal Tap (pictured)
Tuesday, July 28: Sean “Diddy” Combs (Likely promoting his brand and his latest MTV band search show, Making His Band, which premieres on July 27)
Wednesday, July 29: Passion Pit
Thursday, July 30: Jarvis Cocker
Friday, July 31: Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, July 27: Sean Patrick McGraw (rerun, June 14)
Wednesday, July 29: the Sounds
Thursday, July 30: Jack’s Mannequin
Friday, July 31: Diane Birch

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, July 27: Adele (rerun, April 14)
Tuesday, July 28: the Duke Spirit (April 15)
Wednesday, July 29: Lykke Li (April 16)
Thursday, July 30: Ben Harper & Relentless7
Friday, July 31: Crystal Antlers (April 22)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, August 1: Phoenix (rerun, April 4)

For those who missed it, here’s a double-shot of late night tastiness from last week: UK 80’s retro throwback group La Roux performing “Bulletproof” on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and from Late Night with David Letterman, Ginuwine featuring special guest Missy Elliott doing “Get Involved.” Is it me or does it look like Elliot is lip-synching?

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, July 20: Spinnerette (the alt rock foursome featuring Brody Dalle and Tony Bevilacqua, both formerly of The Distillers; the band just released their self-titled debut in June)
Tuesday, July 21: the Flatlanders
Wednesday, July 22: Diane Birch
Thursday, July 23: Ginuwine (pictured) with Missy Elliott (They’ll likely perform “Get Involved,” the second single from Ginuwine’s latest album, A Man’s Thoughts. The song also features Timbaland — he produced it — but he’s not scheduled to appear.)
Friday, July 24: Judy Collins

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, July 20: Kate Voegele
Wednesday, July 22: Mat Kearney
Thursday, July 23: Jason Aldean
Friday, July 24: De La Soul

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Monday, July 20: Eric Church

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, July 20: Tom Jones
Tuesday, July 21: Jordin Sparks
Wednesday, July 22: Flo Rida
Thursday, July 23: Demi Lovato (pictured), Twisted Sister (not sure who’s performing — maybe both, since 16-year-old actress/songstress Demi Lovato’s new album will have dropped earlier in the week)

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, July 20: Linkin Park (rerun, June 23)
Wednesday, July 22: Jewel
Thursday, July 23: La Roux

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, July 20: Ben Harper & Relentless7 (rerun, March 27)
Tuesday, July 21: Robin Thicke (March 31)
Wednesday, July 22: Cold War Kids (April 1)
Thursday, July 23: Nico Stai (April 2)
Friday, July 24: the Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Aril 3)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, July 25: Duffy (rerun, September 28)

For those who missed Grizzly Bear’s return to David Letterman (a make-up of a previous non-appearance), here’s the Brooklyn indie rock foursome performing “Ready, Able” on the show last Thursday.

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, July 13: Kelly Clarkson (Pictured, to promote her new album, All I Ever Wanted)
Tuesday, July 14: Wilco with Feist (who will perform their collaboration from Wilco the Album, “You and I.”)
Wednesday, July 15: Paul McCartney (hopefully he’s be yakking and playing)
Thursday, July 16: Grizzly Bear (to make up for their non-appearance a few months ago, when they got bumped because GM’s Bob Lutz went over. Will likely play something from Veckatimest.)
Friday, July 17: Metric

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, July 13: The cast of Hair (all the way from Broadway, NYC)
Tuesday, July 14: Sugar Ray (Why, oh why, did this shitty ass band have to come back? Wasn’t it bad enough they gave Mark McGrath a job over there at Extra!?)
Wednesday, July 15: Kris Allen (American Idol)
Thursday, July 16: Daughtry
Friday, July 17: Demi Lovato

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Tuesday, July 14: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Friday, July 17: Ray LaMontagne

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Tuesday, July 14: Daniel Merriweather (pictured)
Thursday, July 16: the Jonas Brothers
Friday, July 17: The Dead Weather

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, July 13: 3OH!3 (rerun, June 19)
Tuesday, July 14: Sean Patrick McGraw
Friday, July 17: Daughtry

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, July 13: Kid CuDi (rerun, March 18)
Tuesday, July 14: Nico Vega (March 19)
Wednesday, July 15: the Duke Spirit (March 20)
Thursday, July 16: Chris Cornell (March 24)
Friday, July 17: Chris Cornell (March 25)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, July 18: Duffy (rerun, Sept. 27, 2008)

For those who missed it, here’s Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band performing “Spoiled” on Letterman last Monday.

I actually remember seeing this commercial on the air as a six-year-old boy in 1984. It sparked my desire and my need to own one of those red jackets. Also appearing in the commercial is Alfonso Ribeiro, Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

If “Michael Jackson” and “Pepsi ad” sound like something you’ve heard in the same sentence before, you’re probably recalling how in the same year, while recording a Pepsi commercial on stage in Los Angeles, Jackson was apparently seriously burned by malfunctioning equipment, which may or may not have led to some of his later plastic surgeries.

See the happier Pepsi ad below the jump:

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, July 6: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band (pictured)
Tuesday, July 7: Rob Thomas
Thursday, July 9: Levon Helm
Friday, June 10: Maxwell

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, July 6: Death Cab for Cutie
Tuesday, July 7: Andrew Bird
Thursday, July 9: Playing For Change
Friday, June 10: Ray LaMontagne

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Wednesday, July 8: Will Dailey (pictured)
Friday, June 10: Michael Buble

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, July 6: the Lonely Island (rerun, May 12)
Wednesday, July 8: Amadou & Mariam (June 8)
Thursday, July 9: Paul Simon (June 2)
Friday, June 10: Mos Def (June 9)

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, July 6: No Doubt (rerun, June 11)
Tuesday, July 7: Ben Harper (June 18)
Wednesday, July 8: Linkin Park (June 23)

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, July 6: Bobby Ray (reruns, May 6)
Tuesday, July 7: M83 (March 11)
Wednesday, July 8: Delta Spirit (March 12)
Thursday, July 9: Nico Vega (March 13)
Friday, June 10: Mishka (March 17)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, July 11: Beyonce (rerun, Nov. 15)

For those who missed a few weeks ago, here’s The Dead Weather performing “Hang You from the Heavens” on Letterman. For those who missed the bulletin, The Dead Weather is an alt rock supergroup that features the White Stripes‘ Jack White on drums, bassist Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes,  guitarist Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age and vocalist Alison Mosshart of The Kills. The foursome’s debut, Horehound, comes out July 13. Although it’s hard to judge a band by the sometimes stale late night performances, I was still far more underwhelmed than I expected to be. I’m not sure if White really works as a drummer — in fact, he looks more than a little out of place, and WTF is up with his goth-fro, anyway? — but I’m interested to see if the discordant rock works better on disc.

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime and you haven’t already caught these appearances (or want to see them again).

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, June 29: Steve Earle (June 3, pictured; photo by Ted Barron)
Tuesday, June 30: The Fray (April 2)
Wednesday, July 1: the Jonas Brothers (June 11)
Thursday, July 2: P.J. Harvey & John Parish (June 12)
Friday, July 3: Rick Ross with Magazeen (May 14)

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, June 29: Green Day (June 2)
Tuesday, June 30: John Mayer (June 4)
Wednesday, July 1: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal (June 9)
Thursday, July 2: Neko Case (June 11)
Friday, July 3: Incubus (June 17)

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Tuesday, June 30: Martina McBride (April 23)
Wednesday, July 1: Diane Birch (June 2)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, June 29: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (April 15, pictured)
Thursday, July 2: Asher Roth (May 14)
Friday, July 3: Keane (May 26)

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, June 29: Blink 182 (June 11)
Tuesday, June 30: the Jonas Brothers (June 16)
Wednesday, July 1: Eric Hutchinson (June 25)
Thursday, July 2: Phoenix (June 26)
Friday, July 3: Bat for Lashes (June 24)

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, June 29: Melanie Fiona (March 2)
Tuesday, June 30: Charles Hamilton (March 3)
Wednesday, July 1: Little Boots (March 4)
Thursday, July 2: Robert Francis (March 5)
Friday, July 3: N.A.S.A. (March 3)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, July 4: Ludacris & T-Pain (November 23, 2008)

For those who missed, here’s St. Vincent performing “Marrow” on Letterman last week. This chick has got it going on. Keep an eye out for her.

A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs if you’ve got an early bedtime.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Tuesday, June 16: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band
Thursday, June 18: Phoenix
Friday, June 19: the Sounds

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Monday, June 15: Spinal Tap (to coincide with the release of Back from the Dead, a two-disc 25th anniversary release with all new material that comes out June 16)
Tuesday, June 16: Gavin Rossdale
Wednesday, June 17: Incubus
Thursday, June 18: The Dead Weather (pictured, an alt rock supergroup that features bassist Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes, the White Stripes‘ Jack White, guitarist Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age and vocalist Alison Mosshart of The Kills; the foursome will release their debut, Horehound, on July 13, and they’ll likely perform that album’s first single, “Hang You from the Heavens”)
Friday, June 19: Holly Williams

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Monday, June 15: Camera Obscura
Tuesday, June 16: Gavin DeGraw
Thursday, June 18: Metric

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, June 15: Jason Aldean
Tuesday, June 16: Hank Williams Jr.
Wednesday, June 17: Street Sweeper Social Club
Thursday, June 18: the Fray

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, June 15: Black Eyed Peas (rerun, May 6)
Tuesday, June 16: the Jonas Brothers
Thursday, June 18: Ben Harper

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, June 15: Doves (rerun, May 26)
Tuesday, June 16: Diane Birch
Wednesday, June 17: Zee Avi
Thursday, June 18: Peaches
Friday, June 19: the Ting Tings

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, June 20: the Jonas Brothers (rerun, February 14)

For those who missed, here’s Mos Def performing “Quiet Dog” on Letterman last week.

For nearly an hour last night, the New York Dolls played to type as an aging, reunited rock ‘n’ roll band living off their legacy: solid but not inspired, willing but a little fatigued. Then something kicked in. “Muddy Bones,” from their new album Cause I Sez So, a song pulled from the early Stones playbook, seemed to energize David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and the other, newer, Dolls. The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd on the floor of the State Theatre picked up on it. (Photo by Tracy May)

For the show’s remaining 40-or-so minutes, the New York Dolls conjured up their rambunctious early-’70s selves, sans the drag attire and the heroin and with far better chops. Extended versions of early tunes “Jet Boy,” “Personality Crisis” and “Trash” — which alternated between the early punk version and the reggae take on Sez So — brought the set to a loud, satisfying crescendo.

(The show’s latter portion was powerful enough that only once did I slip out into the lobby to check on the Magic/Lakers game, and thanks to the Dolls hitting the stage just after 9, I was able to catch the fourth quarter on my couch in front of the 57-inch.)

Frontman Johansen lorded over the festivities like an old queen, right hand holding the mic, left wrist limp. Reed thin, his shoulders are about as wide as a standard coat hanger. He wore narrow, low-rise jeans and a tight, leopard-print shirt with flouncy sleeves that looked like he bought it at Forever 21.

The guitarists were animated, but Johansen stood mostly upright and still, his shoulders pressed back, the occasional slow hip wiggle his only concession to overt showmanship. Yet he somehow remained a captivating presence. His cheeky pompousness, his I’m-above-it-all remove, had rock star resonance.

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And while his voice is little more than a low bark, he proved an effective singer — in tune and expressive.

Johansen blew kisses to the crowd as the guitarists bashed and wailed the drawn-out, bluesy Big Finish to “Personality Crisis.”

Photos by Tracy May

David and Syl.