late night with jimmy fallon

If you've been following the site regularly for the past year, you've realized that we can't get enough of the young Scottish lads known as Frightened Rabbit. I finally had the chance to see the quintet perform at SXSW this year (twice, actually), and they blew me away more than I ever thought they could. Unfortunately, due to that damn volcano, they had to cancel their Houston gig, but I am certainly satisfied with the time I've spent with them this year. Last night, Frightened Rabbit made their network television debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform the rocker "Nothing Like You" from their latest album, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks. Check it out...

They certainly nailed this performance, even inspiring Roots drummer and musical mastermind ?uestlove to give props to the band via twitter. I hope they make good on their semi-promise to reschedule their Houston gig later this year, as I am already jonesing for another performance.

If you're a regular reader of BOT, you know that there is one band that dominates a very big portion of Toast, Bacon and my own love affair with music. If you have to guess from here, this video's not for you. Phish made a return to late night television last night for the first time in over six years. They brought with them one of their strongest covers in their storied repertoire, The Rolling Stones' "Loving Cup" from the stellar album Exile In Main Street. As part of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's "Stones Week," Phish performed the cover with vigor in front of a rowdy audience of phans. It's good to see healthy Phish performing a song they love with smiles adorning their aging grins, especially when the song is introduced by one of it's co-writers in form of the pirate-zombie known as Keith Richards.

In less than a month, I'll be seeing my first Phish show of 2010, when they come within ten minutes of my parents house in Ohio. I'll also be catching both the Atlanta Fourth of July gigs, and the crown jewel run of shows in Colorado's majestic town of Telluride. See you soon my Phishy friends!

With their new album, Shame Shame, about to hit shelves, Philadelphia indie-folksters Dr. Dog are at the start of both their promotional blitz and a nearly two-month tour. At the very start of it all, the group made their way to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform on a stage that is starting to become known as the premier late-night television music forum. With their Philly brethren The Roots sitting front row, Dr. Dog brought along with them album opener, "Stranger," to the show, and had no problems making a name for themselves in front of a massive national audience. Check out the video...

Dr. Dog will be making their way to Houston on May 2nd, where they will be joined by Deer Tick at Warehouse Live. This show will be so much fun, I highly recommend not missing it!

The Lonely Island enlisted Jimmy Fallon's house band – The Roots – to back them during their first ever live performance. Bringing enough sailor hats for all, including one to fit over Questlove's enormous afro, the three SNL stars came with a Beasties-like version of "I'm On A Boat" from their debut album Incredibad.

Anyone give a listen to Incredibad yet? I still haven't picked it up, and was wondering how good it was. With these guys at the helm, I'm sure it's well worth the purchase.