A look at the music highlights on cable this week, August 16-22. If I’m missing stuff, especially channels or regular shows, please add it in the comments.
FRETS’ PICKS:
Crossroads “Robert Plant & Alison Krauss” (PLDHD Sun 7pm)
BBC Crown Jewels “Yes” (VH1CL Mon 11am, 11pm)
Classic in Concert “The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth” (VH1CL Mon 2pm, Thu 4pm)
Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott’s (PLDHD Fri 7pm)
Hard Rock Calling ’09 (PLDHD & VH1CL, Fri 9pm & 11pm, Sat 12am & 1pm)
Jeremy Camp & Steven Curtis Chapman on Faith & Fame (GMC Wed 1pm & Fri 1pm)
Pink Floyd goodness and Lots of Elvis…keep reading
EASY TO MISS :
How It’s Made (Science) will feature Pedal Steel Guitars (Mon 2pm), and Loudspeakers (Tue 2:30pm).
Deconstructed (Science) will feature a transformer and speaker (Tue 6pm)
Really Big Things “Giant Concert Stage” (Science Mon & Tue 9am)
THE REST:
There is plenty of Elvis on this week in honor of the 32nd anniversary of his death:
Gaither Gospel Hour “Elvis Presley Love Me Tender: The Love Song” – The tender side of the King of Rock and Roll. (GAC Sun 12am, 10am and GMC Sun 11am)
The E! True Hollywood Story “The Last Days of Elvis” (E! Sun 7am)
Biography “Elvis’ Entourage” – Members of the Memphis Mafia recall the time they spent with Elvis Presley. (BIO Sun 10am)
Elvis: Return to Tupelo – Elvis Presley returns to his hometown of Tupelo, Miss., in 1956. (BIO Sun 11am)
Biography “Elvis & June: A Love Story” – Elvis Presley’s first fiancee traces his early rise to fame. (BIO Sun 1pm, Mon 4am)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – includes Elvis’ blue-suede shoes. (BIO Thu 11am & 5pm)
In addition to Yes, BBC Crown Jewels (VH1CL) will feature Rock Goes to College: The Police
On Saturday, VH1CL will show The Pink Floyd and Syd Barret Story followed by Classic in Concert “Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.” PLDHD will show David Gilmour: Live in Gdansk on Tue and Sat.
The Chris Isaak Show this week features Jewel, Chicago, Smashing Pumpkins, and Cat Stevens.
Biography, in addition to Elvis, Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley, will have Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bono, Mama Cass, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, and Selena (note the Biography show appears both on BIO and A&E channels)
Crossroads (PLDHD) features Trisha Yearwood and Babyface, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bryan Adams & Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson & Reba McEntire, Maroon 5 and Sara Evans, Shooter Jennings & Jamey Johnson, and Def Leppard & Taylor Swift. Sara Evans will also be featured on GAC’s Backstory Sat.
Soundstage (PLDHD, GAC) features Alanis Morissette, Travis Tritt & Nickel Creek, John Mayer, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, and Daughtry.
Storytellers (PLDHD) features Kid Rock, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top, Snoop Dog and the Dixie Chicks
MTV Live (PLDHD) features The Cure, Kings of Leon, John Legend, MGMT, The Futureheads, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs, The Zutons, CSS, Oasis, R.E.M., and The Verve.
MTV World Stage (PLDHD) features Franz Ferdinand and Coldplay
Music Express (Ovation) will show The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Blondie
Unplugged (PLDHD) features Adele, Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, James Blunt, Silversun Pickups, Keyshia Cole, and All Time Low
Faith & Fame (GMC) features Kirk Franklin, Josh Brown, Building 429, Ricky Skaggs & The Whites, Jeremy Camp, Warren Barfield, The Crabb Family, Nate Sallie, and Steven Curtis Chapman
Loaded (FUSE) will show Jane’s Addiction, Snoop Dogg, Rise Against, Radiohead, Justin Timberlake, Daughtry, Bush, AFI, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance, Nirvana, 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Kings of Leon, Chris Brown, T-Pain, Black Eyed Peas, Paramore, Underoath, Avenged Sevenfold, The Offspring, T.I., Kanye West, Eminem, All American Rejects, No Doubt, Beastie Boys, Pink, Linkin Park, The Used, and Fergie
HDNET is showing Robyn Hitchcock, Deacon Blue, and The Pretenders, The Cure: 4Play in Charlotte 2008, Oasis, Morrissey, New Order, and Liam Frost
Soulstage (PLDHD) features Raphael Saadiq, The Roots, and Erykah Badu
Both VH1CL and PLDHD will show That Metal Show Presents: Download Festival ’09. VH1CL is showing Woodstock in honor of the anniversary, and VH1 is showing Woodstock Now & Then. FUSE is featuring Lollapalooza 2009 throughout the week. HDNET is showing the 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival, and FUSE is showing Best of Bonnaroo. On Sun, GAC is showing Country at the White House (Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and Charley Pride). Both VH1CL and PLDHD will show Hard Rock Calling ’08 (Eric Clapton, The Police, Sheryl Crow, KT Tunstall, John Mayer, The Charlatans & The Bangles) and ’09 (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Neil Young, The Killers, DMB, The Pretenders, James Morrison, and Ben Harper).
VH1CL will show the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs and 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. They’ll also show Classic Albums The Doors: The Doors.
PLDHD Concerts will include Hall & Oates, Amy Winehouse, DMB, Paul McCartney, V Fest 2008, V Fest 2007, The Who & Friends, O.A.R., Rothbury 2008, NME Awards 2007, Coachella, Weezer, Keith Urban, Elton John, Heart, ZZ Top, Isle Of Wight Festival: The Who & David Bowie, Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back in Time Live, On Tour: The Who Virtual Ticket, Woodie Awards 2008, and Radio 1s Big Weekend 2008.
NON-MUSIC SHOW I’M MOST LIKELY TO WATCH:
Monster Garage “Monster on Ice”–A 1977 ice cream delivery truck becomes a dragster.
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