David Byrne talks with Brian Oake and Jill Riley about his creative process, love of biking, and upcoming Minneapolis shows.

'Like computers, we store painful memories on our hard drives,' writes Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis. 'To avoid crashing, we need to clear some files. Janelle Monae tells us to stop ignoring the annoying sign that says to clear some space and click reboot.' Bissoy-Mattis describes Monae's 'Dirty Computer' as 'an inclusive album that invites listeners from (literally) all backgrounds to triumphantly be themselves.'

Ahead of his performances and workshops at the 2018 Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, Wisconsin-based singer-songwriter Johnsmith stopped in the Radio Heartland studio to play some songs from his recent album, 'Gingko.'

Donna Summer and Chris Cornell passed away: Bob Dylan appeared at the first Monterey Folk Festival; Joni Mitchell covered Rolling Stone; and Josh Homme was born, Today in Music History.

For over two decades, Northeast Minneapolis has come alive every spring as local artists open up their studios for the annual Art-A-Whirl festival. Run by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), what started as a small festival has now turned into the largest open studio tour in the country and will showcase over 650 artists…

Debuts came in this week from CHVRCHES, Rock the Garden 2018 performer Feist, Car Seat Headrest, and Album of the Week subject Beach House.

Today's top music news stories include Yanni's reaction to a viral audio snippet, details on the 'Jagged Little Pill' musical, and Kurt Cobain's guitar going to Frances Bean's ex.

Mary Lucia is absolutely happy with everything that's appeared in the 893 Essential Songs list so far, but she throws it over to you: Has there been a song that's totally surprised you?

The Beach Boys released 'Pet Sounds'; Patti Smith played music in the UK; Keith Richards had an accident; and Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and Janet Jackson were born, Today in Music History.

In a ceremony streamed live from Nashville, Tenn., the nominees for the 2018 Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards were announced. Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, I'm With Her, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, and Anderson East were among the nominees across six categories. See a complete list of the nominees and watch Bill DeVille's video summary.