Tampa Calling

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) Read the rest of this entry »

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, June 8: Mos Def (Performing something off his fourth and latest solo album, The Ecstatic, out June 9. Maybe “Supermagic”?)
Tuesday, June 9: Black Eyed Peas
Wednesday, June 10: Sonic Youth
Thursday, June 11: the Jonas Brothers (Won’t these kids go away already? We still have to deal with the tour stopping here August 18.)
Friday, June 12: P.J. Harvey & John Parish

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, NBC
Tuesday, June 9: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal (Likely promoting their “BonTaj Roulet” co-headlining tour, a series of concerts where the two veteran blues artists perform separate sets with their own bands, and then take the stage together for a blues jam)
Wednesday, June 10: Rancid
Thursday, June 11: Neko Case (The rest of this week’s schedule + video of Pearl Jam on Conan after the jump.) Read the rest of this entry »

Palladium Theater’s Wednesday, February 25 concert featuring vet folkie Loudon Wainwright III gets moved around, with Wainwright re-scheduling for March 2 due to a conflict with his acting career. Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards (pictured), who was supposed to share the bill with Wainwright, will continue the show without him with fullscale concert of her own.

Snoop Dogg called off his Saturday, March 7 show at Jannus Landing after the cancellation of Langerado, where he was supposed to headline. K’Naan, who booked the vacated March 7 slot at Jannus, apparently changed his mind about playing there and canceled his stop as well.

And finally, Ruth Eckerd Hall announced today that a dire family health emergency has caused Bonnie Raitt to re-schedule her tour Clearwater stop, changing the date from March 15 to October 22.

Veteran guitar-playing songstress Bonnie Raitt (pictured at right) adds some Florida stops for her upcoming tour, including a show at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Sun., March 15, $59-$100, Clearwater.

Combichrist, an industrial electro-metal fivesome from Atlanta, brings their tour to State Theatre in support of their forthcoming album, Today We Are All Demons. Wes Borland’s Black Light Burns provides support. Thurs., Jan. 15, $16, 727-895-3045.

Bay area reggae makers Variety Workshop stage a CD Release Party in honor of their self-titled debut album, available for free to all release party attendees. Sat., Jan. 17, $9, Big Shots, Clearwater, 727-723-1091.

Suncoast Blues Society welcomes Delta Moon for its Jook Joint Night series. Sat., Jan. 17, $7, Dave’s Aqua Lounge, St. Petersburg, 727-576-1091.

Acoustic blues singer/singwriter Roy Bookbinder returns to town and plays a gig at the quaint Craftsman House Gallery & Cafe. Sat., Jan. 24, $18 in advance, 727-323-ARTS.

Louisiana rockers Cowboy Mouth play a gig at the Tamiami. Sat., Jan. 24, $15, St. Petersburg, 727-550-0419.