Our vote is for the DVR. Think about it. When you’re watching a killer performance by someone like Ani DiFranco, Spiritualized, From First to Last, Airbourne or Sufjan Stevens and your mother calls to talk about her acid reflux and your Aunt Edna’s asthmatic, evil, one-eyed cat Greebo’s hairballs and how her friend Marge’s oldest just opened his fifth restaurant and had his third child and you’re not getting any younger and when are you going to settle down and do something with your life (whoa, where did that come from?), you can hit pause and not miss a minute.

Tuesday, August 5

Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar, Natasha Leggero – “Chelsea Lately” – rerun

Ani DiFranco – “The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos” – rerun

Spiritualized – “Late Show with David Letterman”

Toby Keith – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

N*E*R*D – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

Tyga – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

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

Wednesday, August 6

Taylor Swift – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – rerun

Brian McKnight, Rodney Perry, Jo Koy – “Chelsea Lately”

Randy Newman – “Late Show with David Letterman”

Conor Oberst – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

The B-52’s – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

Rev Theory – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Eddie Izzard – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”

Bill Bellamy, Brett Dennen – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Thursday, August 7

Leona Lewis – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – rerun

Cheech & Chong, Hyla Matthews, Chris Franjola – “Chelsea Lately”

Wyclef Jean – “The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos” – rerun

Alejandro Escovedo – “Late Show with David Letterman”

Solomon Burke – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

Al Green – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

Tommy Lee, From First to Last – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Conor Oberst – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”

Andrew “Dice” Clay, Shooter Jennings – “Last Call with Carson Daly” – rerun

Friday, August 8

Laurie Berkner – “Live with Regis and Kelly”

Dwayne Kennedy – “Late Show with David Letterman”

Chris Cornell – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

Jim Gaffigan, Mason Jennings – “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

Airbourne – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Toby Keith – “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”

Saturday, August 9

Sufjan Stevens, Calexico – “Austin City Limits” – rerun

Feist – “Saturday Night Live” – rerun