A.V. Undercover
A.V. Undercover | |
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Genre | Live Music |
Created by | The A.V. Club |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 310 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 2–10 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | March 9, 2010 November 7, 2017 | –
A.V. Undercover is an American live music web series created by The A.V. Club, distributed on their website. The series premiered on March 16, 2010,[1] going into an extended hiatus after the 8th season in 2017. It was revived for a 9th season in June 2024.[2]
The concept of the show is that each season, a list of 25 songs is compiled. Bands are then invited to choose a song to cover.[3] Once a song has been played, it gets crossed off the list. The later a band comes on, the fewer songs they have to choose from. The first season, The A.V. Club staff picked the songs.[4] The remaining seasons, readers of The A.V. Club voted for them.[5] At the end of a season, there was an online vote for the favorite video.[6]
In between season, there were mini seasons of Holiday Undercover (where each artist chose a song with a holiday theme)[7][8] and Summer Break,[9] where artists covered "songs having to do with summer".[10]
In 2010, NPR selected "Wye Oak Covers the Kinks" as one of "Five Great Cover Songs from 2010 (So Far)".
All episodes have since been deleted from YouTube.[citation needed]
The song that plays during the introduction is "Someone Has to Die" by Maritime.[citation needed]
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 28 | March 9, 2010 | November 17, 2010 | |
2 | 11 | November 30, 2010 | December 30, 2010 | |
3 | 28 | March 15, 2011 | September 14, 2011 | |
4 | 7 | July 12, 2011 | July 12, 2011 | |
5 | 10 | November 21, 2011 | December 21, 2011 | |
6 | 28 | March 13, 2012 | October 9, 2012 | |
7 | 7 | July 31, 2012 | August 16, 2012 | |
8 | 28 | March 19, 2013 | October 22, 2013 | |
9 | 11 | July 9, 2013 | August 9, 2013 | |
10 | 4 | December 3, 2013 | December 23, 2013 | |
11 | 32 | May 8, 2014 | December 4, 2014 | |
12 | 4 | December 9, 2014 | December 30, 2014 | |
13 | 33 | April 28, 2015 | November 25, 2015 | |
14 | 4 | December 1, 2015 | December 22, 2015 | |
15 | 36 | February 11, 2016 | December 5, 2016 | |
16 | 5 | October 17, 2016 | November 2, 2016 | |
17 | 3 | December 6, 2016 | December 20, 2016 | |
18 | 4 | May 2, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | |
19 | 26 | May 15, 2017 | November 7, 2017 |
Season 1 (2010)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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1 | 1 | "Introduction to A.V. Undercover" | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 9, 2010 |
2 | 2 | "Ted Leo and the Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears" | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears | James Canty, Marty Key, Ted Leo, Chris Wilson | March 16, 2010 |
3 | 3 | "Fruit Bats cover Hall & Oates" | Fruit Bats | "One on One" by Hall & Oates | Graeme Gibson, Eric D. Johnson, Ron Lewis, Chris Sherman, Sam Wagster | March 23, 2010 |
4 | 4 | "Alkaline Trio covers Archers of Loaf" | Alkaline Trio | "Web in Front" by Archers of Loaf | Dan Andriano, Matt Skiba | March 30, 2010 |
5 | 5 | "Cursive covers Starship" | Cursive | "We Built This City" by Starship | Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Patrick Newbery, Cully Symington | April 6, 2010 |
6 | 6 | "Justin Townes Earle covers Bruce Springsteen" | Justin Townes Earle | "Atlantic City" by Bruce Springsteen | Justin Townes Earle | April 13, 2010 |
7 | 7 | "Retribution Gospel Choir covers the Beach Boys" | Alan Sparhawk | April 20, 2010 | ||
8 | 8 | "Maritime covers Depeche Mode" | Maritime | "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode | Davey von Bohlen, Dan Didier, Dan Hinz, Justin Klug | April 27, 2010 |
9 | 9 | "The Clientele covers M.I.A." | Heather McIntosh | May 4, 2010 | ||
10 | 10 | "Ben Folds cover Elliott Smith" | Ben Folds | "Say Yes" by Elliott Smith | Ben Folds | May 11, 2010 |
11 | 11 | "Wye Oak cover the Kinks" | Wye Oak | "Strangers" by the Kinks | Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner, feat. Jonathan Meiburg | May 18, 2010 |
12 | 12 | "Motion City Soundtrack covers Pavement" | Motion City Soundtrack | "Cut Your Hair" by Pavement | Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Justin Pierre, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton | May 25, 2010 |
13 | 13 | "the Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones" | the Wedding Present | "19th Nervous Breakdown" by the Rolling Stones | Terry de Castro, David Gedge, Charlie Layton, Graeme Ramsey | June 1, 2010 |
14 | 14 | "Owen Pallett covers Guided by Voices" | Game of Pricks" by Guided by Voices | Owen Pallett | June 8, 2010 | |
15 | 15 | "The Antlers cover Pink Floyd" | The Antlers | "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd | Darby Cicci, Michael Lerner, Peter Silberman | June 15, 2010 |
16 | 16 | "Rise Against covers Nirvana" | Rise Against | "Sliver" by Nirvana | Brandon Barnes, Zach Blair, Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe | June 22, 2010 |
17 | 17 | "Frightened Rabbit covers the Lemonheads" | Frightened Rabbit | "Confetti" by the Lemonheads | Scott Hutchison | June 29, 2010 |
18 | 18 | "Clem Snide covers Journey" | Clem Snide | "Faithfully" by Journey | Eef Barzelay, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Ben Martin | July 6, 2010 |
19 | 19 | "Coheed And Cambria covers the Smiths" | Coheed And Cambria | "A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours" by the Smiths | Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever | July 13, 2010 |
20 | 20 | "Patrick Stump covers the Wedding Present" | Patrick Stump | "My Favorite Dress" by the Wedding Present | Patrick Stump | July 20, 2010 |
21 | 21 | "Superchunk covers the Cure" | Superchunk | "In Between Days" by the Cure | Laura Ballance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur, Jon Wurster | July 27, 2010 |
22 | 22 | "Mates Of State cover the Replacements" | Mates Of State | "I Will Dare" by the Replacements | Kori Gardner, Jason Hammel, feat. Todd Barry, John Panos, Kenji Shinawaga | August 3, 2010 |
23 | 23 | "The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel" | Marketa Irglova | August 10, 2010 | ||
24 | 24 | "Cymbals Eat Guitars cover Superchunk" | Cymbals Eat Guitars | "Detroit has a Skyline" by Superchunk | Joseph D'Agostino, Brian Hamilton, Matthew Miller, Matt Whipple | August 17, 2010 |
25 | 25 | "Tokyo Police Club covers Billy Squier" | Tokyo Police Club | "Everybody Wants You" by Billy Squier | Greg Alsop, Josh Hook, David Monks, Graham Wright | August 24, 2010 |
26 | 26 | "The Walkmen cover R.E.M." | The Walkmen | "Driver 8" by R.E.M. | Matt Barrick, Peter Bauer, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin | August 31, 2010 |
27 | 27 | "Vote and watch the re-cap" | TBA | " | TBA | August 31, 2010 |
28 | 28 | "Headlights covers XTC" | Headlights | "Making Plans for Nigel" by XTC | Erin Fein, Brett Sanderson, Tristan Wraight, Nick Sanborn | November 17, 2010 |
Holiday Undercover (2010)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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29 | 1 | "The Walkmen cover Holiday Road" | The Walkmen | "Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham | TBA | November 30, 2010 |
30 | 2 | "Brendan Benson covers Merry Xmas Everybody" | Brendan Benson | "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade | TBA | December 2, 2010 |
31 | 3 | "Kate Nash covers Merry Xmas Everybody" | Kate Nash | "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade | TBA | December 7, 2010 |
32 | 4 | "Andrew W.K. covers 'Silent Night'" | Andrew W.K. | "Silent Night | TBA | December 8, 2010 |
33 | 5 | "Andrew W.K. ft. Rodney the Mailman covers 'Silent Night'" | Andrew W.K. | "Silent Night | TBA | December 8, 2010 |
34 | 6 | "Shearwater covers Randy Newman" | Shearwater | "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" by Randy Newman | TBA | December 13, 2010 |
35 | 7 | "Dresden Dolls cover Neutral Milk Hotel" | Dresden Dolls | "Two Headed Boy" by Neutral Milk Hotel | TBA | December 15, 2010 |
36 | 8 | "Fran Healy covers Joni Mitchell" | Fran Healy | "River" by Joni Mitchell | TBA | December 21, 2010 |
37 | 9 | "The Music Tapes covers Let It Snow/Zat You, Santa Claus?" | The Music Tapes | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"/"Zat You, Santa Claus?" by Vaughn Monroe/Louis Armstrong | TBA | December 23, 2010 |
38 | 10 | "Vetiver covers Ramones" | Vetiver | "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by Ramones | TBA | December 28, 2010 |
39 | 11 | "Badly Drawn Boy covers Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Badly Drawn Boy | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid | TBA | December 30, 2010 |
Season 2 (2011)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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40 | 1 | "Iron and Wine covers George Michael" | Marketa Irglova, Nick Luca, Rosie Thomas | March 15, 2011 | ||
41 | 2 | "Baths cover LCD Soundsystem" | Will Wiesenfeld , feat. Dexter Tortoriello | March 22, 2011 | ||
42 | 3 | "Dum Dum Girls cover Big Star" | Dum Dum Girls | "September Gurls" by Big Star | Bambi, Dee Dee, Jules, Sandy | March 29, 2011 |
43 | 4 | "The Low Anthem covers Wilco" | The Low Anthem | "A Shot in the Arm" by Wilco | Jocie Adams, Mat Davidson, Ben Knox Miller, Jeff Prystowsky, Graham Smith | April 5, 2011 |
44 | 5 | "Titus Andronicus covers They Might Be Giants" | Titus Andronicus | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants | Eric Harm, Ian Graetzer, David Robbins, Patrick Stickles | April 12, 2011 |
45 | 6 | "Wye Oak covers Danzig" | Wye Oak | "Mother" by Danzig | Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner, feat. Don "Danzig" Godwin | April 19, 2011 |
46 | 7 | "Telekinesis covers Belle & Sebastian" | Michael Benjamin Lerner, Cody Votolato | April 26, 2011 | ||
47 | 8 | "Rocky Votolato and Matt Pond PA cover the Human League" | Rocky Votolato and Matt Pond PA | "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League | Rocky Votolato, Matt Pond | May 3, 2011 |
48 | 9 | "Low covers Toto" | Alan Sparhawk , Mimi Parker, Steve Garrington | May 10, 2011 | ||
49 | 10 | "Smith Westerns cover Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers" | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Cullen Omori, Cameron Omori, Max Kakacek, Julien Ehrlich, Hal James | May 17, 2011 | |
50 | 11 | "Of Montreal covers the White Stripes" | Fell in Love With a Girl" by the White Stripes | Kevin Barnes, Clayton Rychik, Bryan Poole, Davey Pierce | May 24, 2011 | |
51 | 12 | "Sharon Van Etten covers Fine Young Cannibals" | Sharon Van Etten | "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals | Sharon Van Etten, Doug Keith, Ben Lord, Adam Luksetich, Laurel Sprengelmeyer, Ari Swan | May 31, 2011 |
52 | 13 | "the Mountain Goats cover Jawbreaker" | the Mountain Goats | "Boxcar" by Jawbreaker | John Darnielle, Jon Wurster, Peter Hughes, Yuval Semo | June 7, 2011 |
53 | 14 | "Parts & Labor covers Kanye West" | Parts & Labor | "Runaway" by Kanye West | B.J. Warshaw, Joe Wong, Tom Martin, Dan Friel | June 14, 2011 |
54 | 15 | "Surfer Blood covers Pixies" | Surfer Blood | "Gigantic (song)" by Pixies | Kevin Williams, Thomas Fekete, JP Pitts, TJ Schwarz, Sarah Baldwin | June 21, 2011 |
55 | 16 | "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead covers Indigo Girls" | ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | "Blood And Fire" by Indigo Girls | Conrad Keely, Autry Fulbright II, Jason Reece, Jamie Miller | June 23, 2011 |
56 | 17 | "Sloan covers Gary Numan" | Sloan | "Cars" by Gary Numan | Andrew Scott, Gregory MacDonald, Jay Ferguson, Patrick Pentland, Chris Murphy | June 28, 2011 |
57 | 18 | "They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba (voted favorite of 2011)[13]" | They Might Be Giants | "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba | John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Dan Miller, Marty Beller, Danny Weinkauf, The A.V. Club choir | July 5, 2011 |
65 | 19 | "The Get Up Kids cover Blur" | The Get Up Kids | "Girls & Boys" by Blur | Jim Suptic, Rob Pope, Matt Pryor, Ryan Pope, Dustin Kinsey | July 19, 2011 |
66 | 20 | "Matt Nathanson covers Prince" | Matt Nathanson | "Little Red Corvette" by Prince | Matt Nathanson, Aaron Tap | July 26, 2011 |
67 | 21 | "Bob Mould covers Sugar" | Bob Mould | "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar | Bob Mould | August 2, 2011 |
68 | 22 | "the Decemberists cover Sugar" | the Decemberists | "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar | Colin Meloy, John Moen, Sara Watkins, Nate Query, Chris Funk | August 9, 2011 |
69 | 23 | "Against Me! covers the Clash" | Andrew Seward, Jay Weinberg, James Bowman | August 16, 2011 | ||
70 | 24 | "Basia Bulat covers Ted Leo & The Pharmacists" | Ted Leo & The Pharmacists | Basia Bulat | August 23, 2011 | |
71 | 25 | "the Hold Steady covers Huey Lewis & The News" | Huey Lewis and The News | Craig Finn, Steve Selvidge, Bobby Drake, Galen Polivka, Tad Kubler | August 30, 2011 | |
72 | 26 | "Peter Bjorn and John cover Otis Redding" | Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding | Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, John Eriksson | September 6, 2011 | |
73 | 27 | "Fruit Bats cover Loretta Lynn" | Fruit Bats | "The Other Woman" by Loretta Lynn | Eric D. Johnson, Bob Parins, Nathan Anderson, | September 13, 2011 |
74 | 28 | "Undercover 2011: Watch the re-cap and vote" | TBA | " | TBA | September 14, 2011 |
Summer Break (2011)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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58 | 1 | "Maps & Atlases cover 'Summer Breeze' by Seals & Croft" | Seals & Croft | TBA | July 12, 2011 | |
59 | 2 | "Yellow Ostrich cover In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry" | Yellow Ostrich | "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
60 | 3 | "Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes covers 'Ask' by the Smiths" | Josh Caterer | "Ask" by the Smiths | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
61 | 4 | "Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. covers 'Summer Babe' by Pavement" | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | "Summer Babe" by Pavement | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
62 | 5 | "Owen covers 'Summertime Rolls' by Jane's Addiction" | Owen | "Summertime Rolls" by Jane's Addiction | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
63 | 6 | "Crooked Fingers cover 'Summertime' by George Gershwin" | Crooked Fingers | "Summertime" by George Gershwin | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
64 | 7 | "Les Savy Fav cover 'School's Out' by Alice Cooper" | Les Savy Fav | "School's Out" by Alice Cooper | TBA | July 12, 2011 |
Holiday Undercover (2011)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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75 | 1 | "Electric Six covers You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" | Electric Six | "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Thurl Ravenscroft | TBA | November 21, 2011 |
76 | 2 | "Mannequin Men cover 'Nuttin' for Christmas'" | Mannequin Men | "Nuttin' for Christmas" by Art Mooney | TBA | November 23, 2011 |
77 | 3 | "Peter Wolf Crier cover 'Last Christmas'" | Peter Wolf Crier | "Last Christmas" by Wham! | TBA | November 28, 2011 |
78 | 4 | "Dawes cover 'Christmas Time Is Here'" | Dawes | "Christmas Time Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi | TBA | November 30, 2011 |
79 | 5 | "Little Scream covers 'Jesus' by the Velvet Underground" | Little Scream | "Jesus" by the Velvet Underground | TBA | December 5, 2011 |
80 | 6 | "David Bazan covers 'Just Like Christmas' by Low" | David Bazan | "Just Like Christmas" by Low | TBA | December 7, 2011 |
81 | 7 | "Little Red covers Christmas Lights" | Little Red | "Christmas Lights" by Neil Gray | TBA | December 12, 2011 |
82 | 8 | "Office of Future Plans and Damon Locks cover Holiday in Cambodia" | Office of Future Plans and Damon Locks | "Holiday in Cambodia" by Dead Kennedys | TBA | December 14, 2011 |
83 | 9 | "Wye Oak covers 'Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day' by Brenda Lee" | Wye Oak | "Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day" by Brenda Lee | TBA | December 19, 2011 |
84 | 10 | "the Mountain Goats cover Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | the Mountain Goats | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland | TBA | December 21, 2011 |
Season 3 (2012)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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85 | 1 | "Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater cover Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty" | Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater (As Shearon Von Ettenwater) | "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty | Sharon Van Etten, Jonathan Meiburg, Christiaan Mader, Danny Reisch, Mitch Billeaud, Lucas Oswald | March 13, 2012 |
86 | 2 | "Young the Giant covers R. Kelly" | Young the Giant | "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly | Sameer Gadhia, Eric Cannata, Francois Comtois, Jacob Tilley, Payam Doostzadeh | March 20, 2012 |
87 | 3 | "Memoryhouse covers the Police" | Memoryhouse | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by the Police | Denise Nouvion, Evan Abeele, Daniel Gray | March 27, 2012 |
88 | 4 | "Punch Brothers cover the Cars" | Noam Pickelny, Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert | April 3, 2012 | ||
89 | 5 | "The Head and the Heart covers Fleetwood Mac" | The Head and the Heart | "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac | TBA | April 10, 2012 |
90 | 6 | "Cursive and Cymbals Eat Guitars cover Gin Blossoms" | Cursive and Cymbals Eat Guitars (As Cursive Eats Guitars) | "Hey Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms | Brian Hamilton, Tim Kasher, Ted Stevens, Joseph D'Agostino, Matt Whipple, Matthew Miller | April 17, 2012 |
91 | 7 | "Lucero covers David Bowie" | Lucero | "Modern Love" by David Bowie | Ben Nichols, Rick Steff, Todd Beene, Jim Spake, Roy Berry, Scott Thompson, John C. Stubblefield | April 24, 2012 |
92 | 8 | "Trampled" by Turtles covers Arcade Fire" | Trampled by Turtles | "Rebellion (Lies)" by Arcade Fire | Dave Simonett, Dave Carroll, Erik Berry, Ryan Young, Tim Saxhaug | May 1, 2012 |
93 | 9 | "Nada Surf covers New Order" | Nada Surf | "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order | Ryan Alfred, Ira Elliot, Matthew Caws, Doug Gillard, Martin Wenk, Daniel Lorca | May 8, 2012 |
94 | 10 | "Screaming Females cover Sheryl Crow" | Screaming Females | "If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow | Marissa Paternoster, Jarrett Dougherty, King Mike | May 15, 2012 |
95 | 11 | "Hospitality covers Steely Dan" | Hospitality | "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan | Amber Papini, Nathan Michel, Brian Betancourt, David Christian | May 22, 2012 |
96 | 12 | "Portland Cello Project and Alan Sparhawk of Low cover Suicidal Tendencies" | Alan Sparhawk | "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies | TBA | May 29, 2012 |
97 | 13 | "Reggie Watts covers Van Halen" | Reggie Watts | "Panama" by Van Halen | TBA | June 5, 2012 |
98 | 14 | "The Hood Internet covers the Pretenders" | The Hood Internet | "Back on the Chain Gang" by the Pretenders | TBA | June 13, 2012 |
99 | 15 | "The Polyphonic Spree covers Neil Young" | The Polyphonic Spree | "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young | TBA | June 19, 2012 |
100 | 16 | "Grouplove covers Andrew W.K." | Grouplove | "Party Hard" by Andrew W.K. | TBA | June 27, 2012 |
101 | 17 | "Father John Misty covers the Flaming Lips" | Father John Misty | "Do You Realize??" by the Flaming Lips | TBA | July 3, 2012 |
102 | 18 | "Mariachi El Bronx covers the Decemberists" | Los Angeles, I'm Yours" by the Decemberists | TBA | July 10, 2012 | |
103 | 19 | "Deer Tick covers Harvey Danger" | Deer Tick | "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger | TBA | July 17, 2012 |
104 | 20 | "Ceremony covers Violent Femmes" | Ceremony | "Kiss Off" by Violent Femmes | TBA | July 23, 2012 |
113 | 21 | "The Wood Brothers cover Michael Jackson" | The Wood Brothers | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson | TBA | August 21, 2012 |
114 | 22 | "Liturgy covers Shellac" | Liturgy | "Prayer To God" by Shellac | TBA | August 28, 2012 |
115 | 23 | "Jukebox the Ghost covers Lana Del Rey" | Jukebox the Ghost | "Blue Jeans" by Lana Del Rey | TBA | September 4, 2012 |
116 | 24 | "Calexico covers Kenny Loggins" | Calexico | "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins | TBA | September 11, 2012 |
117 | 25 | "The Promise Ring covers Adele" | The Promise Ring | "Rumour Has It" by Adele | TBA | September 18, 2012 |
118 | 26 | "Field Report covers Sufjan Stevens" | Field Report | "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens | TBA | September 25, 2012 |
119 | 27 | "Gwar covers Kansas (voted favorite of 2012)[14]" | Gwar | "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas | TBA | October 3, 2012 |
120 | 28 | "A.V. Undercover 2012: Watch the recap and vote" | TBA | " | TBA | October 9, 2012 |
Summer Break (2012)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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105 | 1 | "Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan & John Smith cover The Band" | Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan, John Smith | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band | TBA | July 31, 2012 |
106 | 2 | "The Spinto Band covers Chris Stamey" | The Spinto Band | "Summer Sun" by Chris Stamey | TBA | August 2, 2012 |
107 | 3 | "Eef Barzelay & Chris Otepka cover Bryan Adams" | Summer Of '69" by Bryan Adams | TBA | August 6, 2012 | |
108 | 4 | "Chris Otepka & Eef Barzelay cover Roger Miller" | Chris Otepka & Eef Barzelay | "In the Summertime" by Roger Miller | TBA | August 7, 2012 |
109 | 5 | "Destroyer cover Gorky's Zygotic Mynci" | Destroyer | "Face Like Summer" by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | TBA | August 9, 2012 |
110 | 6 | "Kelly Hogan covers the Hold Steady" | Kelly Hogan | "Constructive Summer" by the Hold Steady | TBA | August 13, 2012 |
111 | 7 | "The Dandy Warhols cover Summertime Blues" | The Dandy Warhols | "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran | TBA | August 14, 2012 |
112 | 8 | "Scott Lucas & the Married Men cover Bananarama" | Scott Lucas and the Married Men | "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama | TBA | August 16, 2012 |
Season 4 (2013)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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121 | 1 | "Yo La Tengo covers the Supremes" | Yo La Tengo | "Come See About Me" by the Supremes | TBA | March 19, 2013 |
122 | 2 | "Frontier Ruckus covers Third Eye Blind" | Frontier Ruckus | "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind | TBA | March 26, 2013 |
123 | 3 | "ZZ Ward covers Frank Ocean's Thinkin Bout You" | ZZ Ward | "Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean | TBA | April 3, 2013 |
124 | 4 | "Night Beds covers Robyn" | Night Beds | " Dancing On My Own" by Robyn | TBA | April 9, 2013 |
125 | 5 | "Frightened Rabbit covers Cheap Trick" | Frightened Rabbit | "Surrender" by Cheap Trick | TBA | April 16, 2013 |
126 | 6 | "Mac DeMarco covers Weezer" | The Sweater Song" by Weezer | TBA | April 23, 2013 | |
127 | 7 | "Houndmouth covers Billy Bragg & Wilco's 'Joe DiMaggio Done It Again'" | Houndmouth | "Joe DiMaggio Done It Again" by Billy Bragg and Wilco | TBA | April 30, 2013 |
128 | 8 | "Basia Bulat covers Bruce Springsteen" | Basia Bulat | "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen | TBA | May 2, 2013 |
129 | 9 | "Thao & The Get Down Stay Down covers INXS" | Thao & The Get Down Stay Down | "Need You Tonight" by INXS | TBA | May 7, 2013 |
130 | 10 | "Blessed Feathers covers Paul Simon" | Blessed Feathers | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon | TBA | May 16, 2013 |
131 | 11 | "Coliseum covers Eddie Money" | Coliseum | "Shakin'" by Eddie Money | TBA | May 21, 2013 |
132 | 12 | "Xenia Rubinos covers Talking Heads" | Xenia Rubinos | "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads | TBA | May 28, 2013 |
133 | 13 | "JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound covers Blackstreet" | JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound | "No Diggity" by Blackstreet | TBA | June 4, 2013 |
134 | 14 | "Savoir Adore covers New Radicals" | the New Radicals | TBA | June 11, 2013 | |
135 | 15 | "Alpine covers Radiohead" | Alpine | "Just" by Radiohead | TBA | June 18, 2013 |
136 | 16 | "Milo Greene covers Billy Joel" | Milo Greene | "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel | TBA | June 25, 2013 |
137 | 17 | "Manchester Orchestra covers Faces" | Manchester Orchestra | "Ooh La La" by Faces | TBA | July 2, 2013 |
149 | 18 | "Charli XCX covers Backstreet Boys" | Charli XCX | "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys | TBA | August 14, 2013 |
150 | 19 | "Wang Chung covers Modest Mouse" | Wang Chung | "3rd Planet" by Modest Mouse | TBA | August 20, 2013 |
151 | 20 | "Kurt Vile covers Nine Inch Nails" | Kurt Vile | "Down in It" by Nine Inch Nails | TBA | August 27, 2013 |
152 | 21 | "Free Energy covers Sleater-Kinney" | You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney | TBA | September 3, 2013 | |
153 | 22 | "Disappears covers U2" | Disappears | "New Year's Day" by U2 | TBA | September 11, 2013 |
154 | 23 | "Richard Marx and Matt Scannell cover Tom Jones" | Richard Marx, Matt Scannell | "What's New Pussycat?" by Tom Jones | TBA | September 17, 2013 |
155 | 24 | "Mannequin Men covers Dinosaur Jr." | Mannequin Men | "Not You Again" by Dinosaur Jr. | TBA | September 24, 2013 |
156 | 25 | "Gwar covers Billy Ocean (voted favorite of 2013)[15]" | Gwar | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean | TBA | October 2, 2013 |
157 | 26 | "The Dismemberment Plan covers Heart" | The Dismemberment Plan | "Barracuda" by Heart | TBA | October 8, 2013 |
158 | 27 | "Ben Sollee covers Rollins Band" | Ben Sollee | "Low Self Opinion" by Rollins Band | TBA | October 15, 2013 |
159 | 28 | "A.V. Undercover 2013: Watch the recap and vote for your favorites" | TBA | " | TBA | October 22, 2013 |
Summer Break (2013)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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138 | 1 | "Mac McCaughan and Kelly Hogan cover Jonathan Richman" | That Summer Feeling" by Jonathan Richman | TBA | July 9, 2013 | |
139 | 2 | "Matmos covers Bow Wow Wow" | Matmos | "I Want Candy (Snowden)" by Bow Wow Wow | TBA | July 15, 2013 |
140 | 3 | "Rick Springfield covers Fleetwood Mac" | Rick Springfield | "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac | TBA | July 16, 2013 |
141 | 4 | "Telekinesis covers Donovan" | Telekinesis | "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan | TBA | July 19, 2013 |
142 | 5 | "Ezra Furman covers Wilco" | Heavy Metal Drummer" by Wilco | TBA | July 27, 2013 | |
143 | 6 | "Rogue Wave covers Duran Duran" | Rogue Wave | "Rio" by Duran Duran | TBA | July 26, 2013 |
144 | 7 | "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead covers the Kinks" | ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | "Sunny Afternoon" by the Kinks | TBA | July 31, 2013 |
145 | 8 | "Metz covers the Damned" | METZ | "Neat Neat Neat" by the Damned | TBA | August 2, 2013 |
146 | 9 | "Mac McCaughan and Kelly Hogan cover Nick Gilder" | Mac McCaughan, Kelly Hogan | "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder | TBA | August 5, 2013 |
147 | 10 | "Ted Leo and the Pharmacists covers Ramones" | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | "Go Lil' Camaro Go" by Ramones | TBA | August 6, 2013 |
148 | 11 | "Melvins covers Butthole Surfers" | Melvins | "Graveyard" by Butthole Surfers | TBA | August 9, 2013 |
Holiday Undercover (2013)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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160 | 1 | "Os Mutantes covers 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'" | Os Mutantes | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon | TBA | December 3, 2013 |
161 | 2 | "Joseph Arthur covers 'Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)'" | Joseph Arthur | "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" by John Denver | TBA | December 10, 2013 |
162 | 3 | "Mike Doughty covers 'Christmas in Hollis'" | Run-D.M.C. | TBA | December 17, 2013 | |
163 | 4 | "The World Is... covers 'What Child Is This?'" | The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die | "What Child Is This? | TBA | December 23, 2013 |
Season 5 (2014)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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164 | 1 | "Wye Oak covers Kate Bush" | Wye Oak | "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush | TBA | May 8, 2014 |
165 | 2 | "Wild Cub covers Beyoncé" | Wild Cub | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé | TBA | June 10, 2014 |
166 | 3 | "Lydia Loveless covers Echo and the Bunnymen" | Echo and the Bunnymen | TBA | June 17, 2014 | |
167 | 4 | "The Men cover Devo" | The Men | "Gates of Steel" by Devo | TBA | June 24, 2014 |
168 | 5 | "Howler covers 38 Special" | Howler | "Hold On Loosely" by 38 Special | TBA | July 1, 2014 |
169 | 6 | "PUP covers Buzzcocks" | Ever Fallen In Love" by Buzzcocks | TBA | July 8, 2014 | |
170 | 7 | "Eagulls covers the Stone Roses" | Eagulls | "I Wanna Be Adored" by the Stone Roses | TBA | July 15, 2014 |
171 | 8 | "The Coathangers covers Go-Go's" | The Coathangers | "We Got the Beat" by the Go-Go's | TBA | July 22, 2014 |
172 | 9 | "Tokyo Police Club covers Wheatus" | Tokyo Police Club | "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus | TBA | July 29, 2014 |
173 | 10 | "Andrew Jackson Jihad covers Stone Temple Pilots" | Andrew Jackson Jihad | "Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots | TBA | July 31, 2014 |
174 | 11 | "Cheatahs covers Big Country" | Cheatahs | "In a Big Country" by Big Country | TBA | August 5, 2014 |
175 | 12 | "Hamilton Leithauser covers John Mellencamp" | Hamilton Leithauser | "I Need a Lover" by John Mellencamp | TBA | August 12, 2014 |
176 | 13 | "Real Estate covers the Cranberries" | Real Estate | "Linger" by the Cranberries | TBA | August 19, 2014 |
177 | 14 | "Ben Watt and Bernard Butler cover Wang Chung" | Ben Watt, Bernard Butler | "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung | TBA | August 26, 2014 |
178 | 15 | "Courtney Barnett covers the Breeders" | Courtney Barnett | "Cannonball" by the Breeders | TBA | September 2, 2014 |
179 | 16 | "Braid covers T'Pau" | Braid | "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau | TBA | September 9, 2014 |
180 | 17 | "New Politics covers Vampire Weekend" | New Politics | "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend | TBA | September 11, 2014 |
181 | 18 | "FancyBread covers Coyote Shivers" | FancyBread | "Sugarhigh" by Coyote Shivers | TBA | September 12, 2014 |
182 | 19 | "Strand of Oaks covers Asia" | Strand of Oaks | "Heat of the Moment" by Asia | TBA | September 16, 2014 |
183 | 20 | "American Football covers Elvis Costello" | American Football | "Alison" by Elvis Costello | TBA | September 23, 2014 |
184 | 21 | "The Apache Relay covers Pulp" | The Apache Relay | "Babies" by Pulp | TBA | September 30, 2014 |
185 | 22 | "Honeyblood covers Green Day" | Honeyblood | "When I Come Around" by Green Day | TBA | October 2, 2014 |
186 | 23 | "Split Single covers TV on the Radio" | Split Single | "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio | TBA | October 7, 2014 |
187 | 24 | "OK Go covers Squeeze" | OK Go | "Tempted" by Squeeze | TBA | October 14, 2014 |
188 | 25 | "Trampled by Turtles covers Yes" | Trampled by Turtles | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes | TBA | October 21, 2014 |
189 | 26 | "Gwar covers Pet Shop Boys (voted favorite of 2014)[16]" | Gwar | "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys | TBA | October 28, 2014 |
190 | 27 | "The Weeks covers Arrested Development" | The Weeks | "Tennessee" by Arrested Development | TBA | November 4, 2014 |
191 | 28 | "Absolutely Free covers the Jam" | Absolutely Free | "A Town Called Malice" by the Jam | TBA | November 11, 2014 |
192 | 29 | "Sebadoh covers Rush" | Sebadoh | "Limelight" by Rush | TBA | November 18, 2014 |
193 | 30 | "Nathaniel Rateliff covers the Mountain Goats" | Nathaniel Rateliff | "The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton" by the Mountain Goats | TBA | November 25, 2014 |
194 | 31 | "Stars covers PJ Harvey" | Stars | "O Stella" by PJ Harvey | TBA | December 2, 2014 |
195 | 32 | "A.V. Undercover 2014: Watch the recap and vote for your favorites" | TBA | " | TBA | December 4, 2014 |
Holiday Undercover (2014)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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196 | 1 | "Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets cover 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'" | Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard | TBA | December 9, 2014 |
197 | 2 | "Gruff Rhys covers 'If I Had the World to Give'" | The Grateful Dead | TBA | December 16, 2014 | |
198 | 3 | "Harry Shearer and Judith Owen cover 'Christmas with the Devil'" | Harry Shearer, Judith Owen | "Christmas with the Devil" by Spınal Tap | TBA | December 23, 2014 |
199 | 4 | "Into It. Over It. covers 'Assassination on X-Mas Eve'" | Into It. Over It. | "Assassination on X-Mas Eve" by Archers of Loaf | TBA | December 30, 2014 |
Season 6 (2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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200 | 1 | "Laura Jane Grace covers Michael McDonald" | Laura Jane Grace | "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" by Michael McDonald | TBA | April 28, 2015 |
201 | 2 | "Jeff Rosenstock A.V. Undercover medley" | Jeff Rosenstock | "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" by Buzzcocks, "Panama" by Van Halen, "Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean, "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order | TBA | May 5, 2015 |
201 | 2 | "Andrew Jackson Jihad A.V. Undercover medley" | Prayer to God" by Shellac | TBA | May 5, 2015 | |
202 | 3 | "Punch Brothers covers the Strokes" | Punch Brothers | "Reptilia" by the Strokes | TBA | May 12, 2015 |
203 | 4 | "Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn cover Europe" | Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn | "The Final Countdown" by Europe | Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn | May 19, 2015 |
204 | 5 | "Philly Boy Roy covers Styx" | Philly Boy Roy | "Renegade" by Styx | TBA | May 26, 2015 |
205 | 6 | "Screaming Females covers Taylor Swift (voted favorite of 2015)[17]" | Screaming Females | "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift | TBA | June 2, 2015 |
206 | 7 | "Leighton Meester covers the Cardigans" | Leighton Meester | "Lovefool" by the Cardigans | TBA | June 9, 2015 |
207 | 8 | "Sylvan Esso (and Flock of Dimes) covers Gillian Welch" | Sylvan Esso | "Everything Is Free" by Gillian Welch | TBA | June 16, 2015 |
208 | 9 | "Flock of Dimes (and Flock of Dimes | "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House | TBA | June 16, 2015 | |
209 | 10 | "They Might Be Giants covers Destiny's Child" | They Might Be Giants | "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child | TBA | June 23, 2015 |
210 | 11 | "The Minus 5 covers the Runaways" | The Minus 5 | "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways | TBA | June 30, 2015 |
211 | 12 | "Local H covers Peter Gabriel" | Local H | "Shock the Monkey" by Peter Gabriel | TBA | June 30, 2015 |
212 | 13 | "Benjamin Booker covers Patsy Cline" | Benjamin Booker | "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline | TBA | July 7, 2015 |
213 | 14 | "La Dispute covers Toadies" | La Dispute | "Possum Kingdom" by Toadies | TBA | July 14, 2015 |
214 | 15 | "Palma Violets cover James" | Palma Violets | "Laid" by James | TBA | July 21, 2015 |
215 | 16 | "San Fermin covers Stealers Wheel" | San Fermin | "Stuck in the Middle with You" by Stealers Wheel | TBA | July 28, 2015 |
216 | 17 | "Josh Rouse covers Blind Melon" | Josh Rouse | "No Rain" by Blind Melon | TBA | August 4, 2015 |
217 | 18 | "Chumped covers the Crystals" | He's A Rebel" by the Crystals | TBA | August 11, 2015 | |
218 | 19 | "Hippo Campus covers Electric Light Orchestra" | Hippo Campus | "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra | TBA | August 18, 2015 |
219 | 20 | "Colin Hay covers the Velvet Underground" | Colin Hay | "She's My Best Friend" by the Velvet Underground | TBA | May 3, 2015 |
220 | 21 | "Barenaked Ladies covers Phil Collins" | Barenaked Ladies | "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins | TBA | September 1, 2015 |
221 | 22 | "J Fernandez covers Enya" | J Fernandez | "Orinoco Flow" by Enya | TBA | September 8, 2015 |
222 | 23 | "Wild Throne covers Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson" | Wild Throne | "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson | TBA | September 15, 2015 |
223 | 24 | "The Weather Station covers Joy Division" | The Weather Station | "Transmission" by Joy Division | TBA | September 22, 2015 |
224 | 25 | "Ceremony covers Oasis" | Ceremony | "Rock 'n' Roll Star" by Oasis | TBA | September 29, 2015 |
225 | 26 | "Troubled Hubble covers Howard Jones" | Howard Jones | TBA | October 6, 2015 | |
226 | 27 | "Natalie Prass covers Slayer" | Natalie Prass | "Raining Blood" by Slayer | TBA | October 13, 2015 |
227 | 28 | "Mikal Cronin covers the Mighty Mighty Bosstones" | Mikal Cronin | "The Impression That I Get" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones | TBA | October 20, 2015 |
228 | 29 | "Gwar covers Cyndi Lauper" | She-Bop" by Cyndi Lauper | TBA | October 27, 2015 | |
229 | 30 | "Steve 'n' Seagulls covers Beastie Boys" | Steve 'n' Seagulls | "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys | TBA | November 3, 2015 |
230 | 31 | "Here We Go Magic covers the Fixx" | Here We Go Magic | "One Thing Leads to Another" by the Fixx | TBA | November 10, 2015 |
231 | 32 | "Iron & Wine covers Gwar" | Iron & Wine | "Sick of You" by Gwar | TBA | November 17, 2015 |
232 | 33 | "A.V. Undercover 2015: Watch the recap and vote for your favorites" | TBA | TBA | TBA | November 25, 2015 |
Holiday Undercover (2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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233 | 1 | "Craig Finn and Esme Patterson cover Low" | Esme Patterson | "Just Like Christmas" by Low | TBA | December 1, 2015 |
234 | 2 | "Laura Stevenson covers Elliott Smith" | Angel in the Snow" by Elliott Smith | TBA | December 8, 2015 | |
235 | 3 | "Ashley Monroe covers Joni Mitchell" | Ashley Monroe | "River" by Joni Mitchell | TBA | December 15, 2015 |
236 | 4 | "Drive-By Truckers cover I Believe in Father Christmas" | Drive-By Truckers | "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake | TBA | December 22, 2015 |
Season 7 (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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237 | 1 | "Barenaked Ladies cover themselves" | Barenaked Ladies | "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies | TBA | February 11, 2016 |
238 | 2 | "Eric Bachmann and a string quartet play a song from his new record" | Eric Bachmann | "Dreaming" by Eric Bachmann | TBA | March 25, 2016 |
239 | 3 | "Wye Oak covers Pat Benatar" | Wye Oak | "We Belong" by Pat Benatar | TBA | March 29, 2016 |
240 | 4 | "Colin Hay revisits Men at Work" | Colin Hay | "Overkill" by Men at Work | TBA | May 3, 2016 |
241 | 5 | "Shearwater covers the entirety of David Bowie's Lodger" | Shearwater | "Lodger" by David Bowie | TBA | May 13, 2016 |
242 | 6 | "Eric Bachmann covers David Bowie" | Eric Bachmann | "Heroes" by David Bowie | TBA | May 17, 2016 |
243 | 7 | "Tacocat covers Katy Perry" | Tacocat | "Roar" by Katy Perry | TBA | May 24, 2016 |
244 | 8 | "Julien Baker covers Death Cab for Cutie (voted favorite of 2016)[18]" | Julien Baker | "Photobooth" by Death Cab for Cutie | TBA | May 31, 2016 |
245 | 9 | "Rob Crow covers Men at Work" | Rob Crow | "Overkill" by Men at Work | TBA | June 7, 2016 |
246 | 10 | "Le Butcherettes covers Miley Cyrus" | Le Butcherettes | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | TBA | June 14, 2016 |
247 | 11 | "Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra covers Thin Lizzy" | Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra | "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy | TBA | June 21, 2016 |
248 | 12 | "The Falcon covers the Georgia Satellites" | The Falcon | "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"/"Timber" by the Georgia Satellites/Pitbull | TBA | June 28, 2016 |
249 | 13 | "Operators cover Nena" | Operators | "99 Red Balloons" by Nena | TBA | July 5, 2016 |
250 | 14 | "Shearwater covers Bauhaus" | Shearwater | "Kick in the Eye" by Bauhaus | TBA | July 12, 2016 |
251 | 15 | "Sean Watkins covers the Left Banke" | Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke | TBA | July 19, 2016 | |
252 | 16 | "HXLT covers Ginuwine" | HXLT | "Pony" by Ginuwine | TBA | July 26, 2016 |
253 | 17 | "Har Mar Superstar covers Built to Spill" | Har Mar Superstar | "Big Dipper" by Built to Spill | TBA | August 2, 2016 |
254 | 18 | "Har Mar Superstar covers Prince" | Har Mar Superstar | "When You Were Mine" by Prince | TBA | August 2, 2016 |
255 | 19 | "The Infamous Stringdusters covers the Killers" | The Infamous Stringdusters | "When You Were Young" by the Killers | TBA | August 9, 2016 |
256 | 20 | "Trashcan Sinatras play "Best Days on Earth"" | Trashcan Sinatras | "Best Days on Earth" by Trashcan Sinatras | TBA | August 11, 2016 |
257 | 22 | "Bleached covers Misfits" | Bleached | "Skulls" by Misfits | TBA | August 16, 2016 |
258 | 22 | "Mothers covers Glenn Frey" | Mothers | "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey | TBA | August 23, 2016 |
259 | 23 | "Napalm Death does not cover Motörhead" | Napalm Death | "How the Years Condemn" by Napalm Death | TBA | August 26, 2016 |
260 | 24 | "Bully covers Sum 41" | Bully | "Fat Lip" by Sum 41 | TBA | August 30, 2016 |
261 | 25 | "Brass Bed covers Van Halen" | Brass Bed | "Why Can't This Be Love" by Van Halen | TBA | September 6, 2016 |
262 | 26 | "Trashcan Sinatras covers Wye Oak" | Trashcan Sinatras | "Holy Holy" by Wye Oak | TBA | September 13, 2016 |
263 | 27 | "Trashcan Sinatras play 'Weightlifting'" | Trashcan Sinatras by Trashcan Sinatras | "Weightlifting" | TBA | September 20, 2016 |
264 | 28 | "PWR BTTM cover Counting Crows" | PWR BTTM | "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows | TBA | September 22, 2016 |
265 | 29 | "The Wombats cover Goo Goo Dolls" | The Wombats | "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls | TBA | September 27, 2016 |
266 | 30 | "Luna covers Motörhead" | Luna | "Killed by Death" by Motörhead | TBA | October 4, 2016 |
267 | 31 | "Deerhoof covers Adam Ant" | Deerhoof | "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant | TBA | October 11, 2016 |
269 | 32 | "Touché Amoré covers Pearl Jam" | Corduroy" by Pearl Jam | TBA | October 18, 2016 | |
274 | 33 | "Gwar covers AC/DC" | If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" by AC/DC | TBA | November 8, 2016 | |
275 | 34 | "Joyce Manor covers the National" | Joyce Manor | "Mistaken for Strangers" by the National | TBA | November 15, 2016 |
276 | 35 | "Chrissy & Hawley covers Erasure" | Chrissy & Hawley | "A Little Respect" by Erasure | TBA | November 22, 2016 |
277 | 36 | "A.V. Undercover 2016: Watch the recap and vote for your favorite" | TBA | " | TBA | December 5, 2016 |
The Day of the Dead (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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268 | 1 | "AJJ covers David Bowie" | AJJ | "Quicksand" by David Bowie | TBA | October 17, 2016 |
270 | 2 | "Shovels & Rope covers Lou Reed" | Shovels & Rope | "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed | TBA | October 21, 2016 |
271 | 3 | "Robbie Fulks covers Freddy Powers" | Robbie Fulks | "Little Hotel Room" by Freddy Powers | TBA | October 25, 2016 |
272 | 4 | "Adam Torres covers the Drifters" | Adam Torres | "This Magic Moment" by the Drifters | TBA | October 31, 2016 |
273 | 5 | "Local Natives covers David Bowie" | Local Natives | "Teenage Wildlife" by David Bowie | TBA | November 2, 2016 |
Holiday Undercover (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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278 | 1 | "Shonen Knife covers We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Shonen Knife | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas | TBA | December 6, 2016 |
279 | 2 | "Wild Beasts covers Madonna" | Madonna | TBA | December 13, 2016 | |
280 | 3 | "Cheap Girls covers Counting Crows" | Cheap Girls | "A Long December" by Counting Crows | TBA | December 20, 2016 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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281 | 1 | "Dude York covers 'Brandy' in honor of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" | Dude York | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass | TBA | May 2, 2017 |
282 | 2 | "Crystal Fighters cover 'Hooked on a Feeling' just in time for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" | B.J. Thomas | TBA | May 4, 2017 | |
283 | 3 | "Close Talker covers 'Fox on the Run'" | Close Talker | "Fox on the Run" by Sweet | TBA | May 9, 2017 |
284 | 4 | "Pet Symmetry rockets 'Come a Little Bit Closer' into space" | Pet Symmetry | "Come a Little Bit Closer" by Jay and the Americans | TBA | May 11, 2017 |
Season 8 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Band | Song | Performers | Release date |
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285 | 1 | "Watch The Regrettes' ferocious take on 'Fox on the Run"" | The Regrettes | "Fox on the Run" by Sweet | TBA | May 15, 2017 |
286 | 2 | "Phantogram channels Courtney Love, kicks off season 8 of A.V. Undercover" | Phantogram | "Violet" by Hole | Sarah Barthel, Josh Carter | May 23, 2017 |
287 | 3 | "Lee Fields gives a heartwarming take on Neil Diamond's 'America'" | Lee Fields | "America" by Neil Diamond | TBA | May 30, 2017 |
288 | 4 | "Passenger delivers a surprisingly sweet take on 'No Scrubs'" | Passenger | "No Scrubs" by TLC | TBA | June 6, 2017 |
289 | 5 | "Austra go-goes for broke, covers 'Heaven Is a Place on Earth'" | Austra | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle | TBA | June 13, 2017 |
290 | 6 | "Crying delivers a spirited cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Run Away with Me'" | Crying | "Run Away with Me" by Carly Rae Jepsen | TBA | June 20, 2017 |
291 | 7 | "Xiu Xiu takes on ZZ Top's 'Sharp Dressed Man'" | Xiu Xiu | "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top | TBA | June 27, 2017 |
292 | 8 | "Cloud Nothings deliver a polarizing take on Coldplay's 'Clocks'" | Cloud Nothings | "Clocks" by Coldplay | TBA | July 3, 2017 |
293 | 9 | "Judah & the Lion bring bluegrass flair to the Foo Fighters' 'Monkey Wrench'" | Judah & the Lion | "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters | TBA | July 11, 2017 |
294 | 10 | "Minus the Bear busts our new Undercover sign rocking out to Fugazi's 'Waiting Room'" | Minus the Bear | "Waiting Room" by Fugazi | TBA | July 18, 2017 |
295 | 11 | "Watch Oozing Wound hate-cover Blink-182's 'Dammit'" | Oozing Wound | "Dammit" by Blink-182 | TBA | July 25, 2017 |
296 | 12 | "The Old 97's pay homage to T. Rex's '20th Century Boy'" | Old 97's | "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex | TBA | August 1, 2017 |
297 | 13 | "Charly Bliss finds its perfect match with Len's 'Steal My Sunshine'" | Charly Bliss | "Steal My Sunshine" by Len | TBA | August 8, 2017 |
298 | 14 | "Jerrod Niemann gives a country twang to Paramore's 'Ain't It Fun'" | Jerrod Niemann | "Ain't It Fun" by Paramore | TBA | August 15, 2017 |
299 | 15 | "Fastball pays tribute to country royalty with a cover of Dolly Parton's '9 to 5'" | Fastball | "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton | TBA | August 22, 2017 |
300 | 16 | "Tigers Jaw has some fun with Outkast's 'Hey Ya'" | Tigers Jaw | "Hey Ya!" by Outkast | TBA | August 29, 2017 |
301 | 17 | "Dirty Dozen Brass Band transports us to Bourbon Street with Beck's 'Debra'" | Dirty Dozen Brass Band | "Debra" by Beck | TBA | September 5, 2017 |
302 | 18 | "Priests salutes teenage rebellion with Rod Stewart's 'Young Turks'" | Priests | "Young Turks" by Rod Stewart | TBA | September 12, 2017 |
303 | 19 | "SWMRS's version of 'Bad Reputation' doesn't mess with the Joan Jett classic" | SWMRS | "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett | TBA | September 19, 2017 |
304 | 20 | "A-ha's 'Take On Me' gets a swinging tribute courtesy of Lake Street Dive" | Lake Street Dive | "Take On Me" by A-ha | TBA | September 26, 2017 |
305 | 21 | "Cap'n Jazz and Hop Along team up to take on Sonic Youth's '100%'" | Cap'n Jazz | "100%" by Sonic Youth | TBA | October 3, 2017 |
306 | 22 | "The Big Moon serves up a stellar rendition of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'" | The Big Moon | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler | TBA | October 10, 2017 |
307 | 23 | "Watch Gogol Bordello take on Natalie Imbrugulia for A.V. Undercover" | Gogol Bordello | "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia | TBA | October 17, 2017 |
308 | 24 | "Watch Pile channel Radiohead with this cover of an OK Computer classic" | Pile | "The Tourist" by Radiohead | TBA | October 24, 2017 |
309 | 25 | "Atlas Genius performs a stripped-down cover of Hootie and the Blowfish's 'Only Wanna Be With You'" | Hootie and the Blowfish | TBA | October 31, 2017 | |
310 | 26 | "Filthy Friends cap off this year's Undercover with a melancholy version of Whitney's 'How Will I Know'" | Filthy Friends | "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston | TBA | November 7, 2017 |
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