Music on TV - Week of 09.19.11: Radiohead, Wilco

Radiohead play the season 37 premiere of Saturday Night Live

It was news enough that Radiohead was to be the musical guest for Saturday Night Live's season premiere this week, but the lads from across the pond are further taking advantage of their time in the Big Apple to also do a special hour long The Colbert Report two days later on Monday (September 26). They'll still be in support of 2010's King of Limbs for both appearances, but the Colbert appearance will feature a total of four songs performed live, including the unreleased song "The Daily Mail" (here they are performing it at this past Glastonbury festival). So this is one of those rare cases where I'm giving you the highlight of next week's calendar early. Enjoy!

Meanwhile, Wilco returns with a new album that harkens back to their adventurous Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The Whole Love, out next week, isn't so much a departure from the more accessible sounds of the past two albums (2007's Sky Blue Sky and 2009's Wilco (The Album)), as it's a realization that they're capable of ambitious heights, and even if The Whole Love doesn't quite reach the pantheon that is YHT, it's a welcome return to the sense that they're 'hungry.'

Picks for the week
Monday, September 19
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Spank Rock
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Bruce Springsteen (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Goldheart Assembly (REPEAT)
SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Harry Connick Jr.
TBS: Conan: Tig Notaro
Tuesday, September 20
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Gavin DeGraw
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Coldplay
FUEL: The Daily Habit: The Kooks
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Kelly Clarkson
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: The Decemberists
PBS: Tavis Smiley: Tori Amos
TBS: Conan: Matt Nathanson
Wednesday, September 21
ABC: The View: Tony Bennett with k.d. lang
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Pitbull
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Wilco
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Two Door Cinema Club
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: The Kooks
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Elbow
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Death Cab For Cutie
TBS: Conan: Grouplove
Thursday, September 22
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Daryl Hall
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Chris Cornell
FUEL: The Daily Habit: The Dirty Heads
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Bush
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Telekinesis
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Atmosphere
SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Kelly Clarkson
Friday, September 23
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: The Jayhawks
FUEL: The Daily Habit: The Dirty Heads
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Tony Bennett
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Beyonce
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Thievery Corporation
PBS: Tavis Smiley: Sonny Rollins
Saturday, September 24
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Radiohead
PBS: Austin City Limits: Lyle Lovett, Bob Schneider (REPEAT)