Posts under ‘Whats On’

A slightly condensed version this week, but it does go up to 11. Palladia is showing This is Spinal Tap 5pm Fri and 11am Sat.  So is VH1 Classic (9pm Fri & 2pm Sat). VH1 CL is showing the amazing The Strat Pack Live at Wembley Arena 11am & 11pm Fri and 8am Sat. HDNET [...]

Tavis Smiley will interview Dave Matthews on his show Monday night (PBS – Check local listings).  DMB will also perform on the Late Show with Conan O’Brien Monday night (11:35pm), and perform on Ellen DeGeneres Wednesday (2pm).  HDNET is featuring Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City Music Hall – The duo performs [...]

VH1 Classic is featuring George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh (Mon 8pm, Tue 10am & 10pm, Wed 6am, 8am, & 2pm, Th 12am) and the Concert for George organized by Eric Clapton on the first anniversary of George’s death in 2002 (Mon 9pm & 10pm, Tue 2pm, Wed 12pm). They’re also showing Blind Faith in [...]

The Science Channel is running a How It’s Made marathon Sunday 9/6, which includes electric guitars (8am) and guitar amplifiers (9:30am).  They’re also showing vinyl records (7am), drum heads (9am), drum shells & drums (10am), steel drums (12:30), carbon fibre cellos (1:30pm), and violins (5pm). PBS is showing Austin City Limits “Tribute to Bluesman Jimmy [...]

New: My Whats On posts are available as a separate RSS Feed. Here’s my take on the music highlights on cable this week, August 23-30.  Yep, it’s subjective.  But I try to be pretty inclusive.  A glitch last week left PBS out of the schedule (including one of my favorite shows Austin City Limits), so [...]