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This year's lineup includes Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten, Lucius, Buffalo Nichols and more.

Billy Joel doesn't perform on his latest CD, a collection of classical pieces he composed. The 'piano man' explains why — and reveals what he's learned about his craft (6:58-7:45) Billy Joel: Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10. Sony/Columbia.

The Bush administration reports the pace of the U.S. economic recovery slowed in the second fiscal quarter, to an annual rate of 3 percent. That's down from a revised 4.5 percent growth rate in the first three months of the fiscal year. In a separate statement, the Bush administration said the federal deficit will grow to a record $445 billion. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

Blue Note has recently reissued recordings that feature three so-called "second-tier" saxophonists: The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions by Ike Quebec; Tex Book Tenor by Booker Ervin; Let Me Tell You 'Bout It by Leo Parker.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about the 45th Grammy Awards with Nic Harcourt, host of Morning Becomes Eclectic on member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif. One Grammy category is of particular interest to Harcourt: Best Alternative Music Album. Every one of the five artists nominated in this category has appeared live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Harcourt is also producer of the CDs Sounds Eclectic and Sounds Eclectic Too.

The singer-songwriter has cultivated an impressive 45-year music career after teaching himself to play the guitar and piano at a young age. After a long break from years spent on the folk-music festival circuit, Andersen returned in the '90s. Hear an interview and performance.

Police in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to gunfire coming from a Juneteenth celebration shortly after midnight on Sunday. Officials said multiple people were rushed to area hospitals.

French composers Jules Massenet and Francis Poulenc provide a potent reminder that love isn't always what it's cracked up to be in their one-act operas Portrait of Manon and La Voix Humaine, produced by Glimmerglass Opera.

The Sex and the City star told The Hollywood Reporter that the allegations are "categorically false." The ad that was withdrawn had been viewed more than 3 million times online.

Tetsuya Yamagami, the unemployed 41-year-old who confessed to assassinating Shinzo Abe, reportedly planned the attack for months. He told police his motivations were not political.