Since radio isn’t really an option anymore and we’re too old for MySpace and Facebook, we’ve found talk shows are a great place to discover new artists.

Some names you might not be familiar with on the schedule this week include Esperanza Spalding, Duffy, A.A. Bondy, The Republic Tigers, Flobots, The Kills, We The Kings, The All-For-Nots and Katy Perry.

Tuesday, July 1

Marc Cohn – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – rerun

Mark McGrath, Billy Gardell, Chris Franjola – “Chelsea Lately”

Esperanza Spalding – “Late Show with David Letterman” – rerun

Ed Harcourt – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” – rerun

Aries Spears, They Might Be Giants – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” – rerun

Bill Cosby, Secondhand Serenade – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – rerun

Richard Lewis, Duffy – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” – rerun

Moby – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Wednesday, July 2

Keith Urban – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – rerun

Donna Summer – “Late Show with David Letterman” – rerun

David Cook – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” – rerun

A.A. Bondy – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” – rerun

Jewel – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – rerun

Local H – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Thursday, July 3

Penn Jillette, Jo Koy, Natasha Leggero – “Chelsea Lately” – rerun

The Republic Tigers – “Late Show with David Letterman” – rerun

Flobots – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” – rerun

The Kills – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” – rerun

We The Kings – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – rerun

John Hiatt – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” – rerun

Tristan Prettyman – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Friday, July 4

Ashlee Simpson – NBC’s “Today” Show

Billy Ray Cyrus – “Live with Regis and Kelly”

Mariah Carey, Kevin Nealon, Naturally 7 – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – rerun

Terry Fator – “Late Show with David Letterman” – rerun

David Cook, Tristan Prettyman – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” – rerun

The All-for-Nots – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Michael Starr – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” – rerun

Penn & Teller, Katy Perry – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Saturday, July 5

Femi Kuti – “Austin City Limits” – rerun