Today's top music news stories include David Byrne singing Prince at karaoke, the death of Stewart Lupton, and Kesha suffering a loss in court.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by Sean McPherson to share some fascinating details about musicians' other jobs and interests. Find out who was a teacher, who's a zoologist, a chemistry lab technician and more. Then share your own favorite stories about musician's other career pursuits.

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings, and find performance videos as the week progresses. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, tell us - how would you describe your neighborhood, in a song?

Ray Charles won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording; The Beach Boys started a two week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Help Me Rhonda"; Elvis walked off stage; and Jeff Buckley went missing, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include Bon Iver's manager withdrawing from a Congressional race, K-pop hitting number one, and Tommy Lee (maybe) getting married.

Soundset 2018 was a lot -- of people, heat, subwoofers, and yes, fun. Read all about the marathon day devoted to rap music and hip-hop culture, and see Emmet Kowler's festival photos within.

Are you eagerly awaiting Father John Misty’s next album, God’s Favorite Customer? Do you prefer your love songs sardonic as all get-out? Does this read like an advertisement — and don’t you think that’s what our Father would want? The point is: we have a video you might like. Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman, performed a couple songs…

Today is National Heat Awareness Day - and how appropriate since the Twin Cities is going to get swampy and thick this weekend with temps up in the mid 90s. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention hot, heat, sweat and sun?

Paul Weller was born, The West Side Story soundtrack went No. 1, George Lucas' space opera Star Wars debuted in theaters, and The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", Today in Music History.