Mary Lucia

Cage's strength has always been their signature dirty bluesy guitars that sound radio ready yet always with a touch of friendly menace.

Ahead of a concert at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis in support of the album 'A Million and One,' My Brightest Diamond stopped at The Current studio for a session hosted by Mary Lucia.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about an up-and-coming documentary: 'Dennis and Lois,' from filmmaker Chris Cassidy, which tells the story of two ordinary people who are extraordinary music fans. 'I'm telling you right now,' Mary says, 'this movie is going to blow minds.'

Kaelan Mikla's first performance as a band didn't take place at a typical music venue, but rather a poetry slam. Laufey Soffia (vocals), Solveig Matthildur-Kristjansdottir (synthesizers) and Margret Rosa Doru-Harrysdottir (bass) may have thrown together the group for a poetry competition at their local library, but the trio quickly discovered their musical chemistry when they took home first place. The trio stopped by The Current studio to perform songs from their latest album and to chat with Mary Lucia.

Following Celebration 2019 at Paisley Park, Andrea Swensson talks to Mary Lucia about the experience of interviewing Jesse Johnson about Prince. 'Jesse had something very specific that he wanted to share with this audience,' Andrea says, 'and it really doesn't come across in a soundbite or two.' Listen to Andrea and Mary's full conversation about what Jesse Johnson had to say about his connections to Prince.

This week, Mary Lucia talks to Sam Choo, content manager at Call to Mind, MPR's mental health initiative, about mental-health conditions and conversations. 'We're really leaning into talking about mental health and conditions and the people who are dealing with them in a more treatment-positive way,' Choo says.

Ahead of their show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, the Claypool Lennon Delirium visited The Current studio to play songs and to have a lively conversation with host Mary Lucia.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about a new rock documentary, 'Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury.' Releasing to theaters (starting in New York) on May 15, the film follows the trajectory of a Georgia band poised to become '90s alt-rock legends, until a car wreck disrupted their course. What happens next to the band members is as surprising as the fact they never made it big.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about legendary Los Angeles punk-rock band X, who are playing Rock the Garden 2019. As a longtime fan, Lucia explains why X mean so much to her -- and why it's important to see X perform.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about a new four-part documentary series about punk rock, titled 'Punk,' and airing on the Epix channel.

Mr. Cheswick is Mary Lucia's third pug; he's six months old, and on Tuesday, Mr. Cheswick made his first visit to The Current studio. Learn more about Mr. Cheswick as well as some cool and interesting facts about pugs.

This week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia visits the KARE 11 Backyard to talk with KARE 11 anchor and reporter, Jana Shortal. Lucia and Shortal have a conversation about being their authentic selves, the right trousers, and a shared favorite song.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about seeing the new documentary, 'Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine,' about the groundbreaking rock magazine that was founded in Detroit in 1969. The documentary just had its premiere at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by The Current's Assistant Program Director, Lindsay Kimball, to talk about what you'll hear on The Current on Friday, March 8: International Women's Day.

Last week, Mary Lucia shared a list of 10 music documentaries she recommends for binge-watching during winter weather. The snow continues, and this week, Mary shares some of your music-documentary recommendations.

Minnesota was dealt another heavy snowfall Wednesday as the first of this week's expected storms moved in, and two more storms are brewing that could drop fresh coatings of snow on parts of the state Friday and this weekend. That's why Mary Lucia has pulled together a list of recommended music documentaries you'll want to watch while cooped up indoors.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by Bill DeVille to talk about a new documentary, 'Remastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke,' now available on Netflix. The documentary looks heavily at Cooke's remarkable career in music -- tragically cut short by a death that remains largely shrouded in mystery.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by The Current's Music Assistant, Jesse Wiza, to talk about the burgeoning career of Kacey Musgraves, who recently played a sold-out show at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul and is nominated for four Grammy Awards.

This week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia is joined by The Current's Managing Digital Producer Brett Baldwin, who gives his account of seeing Neil Young at the Orpheum Theatre, one of four shows Young is doing in Minneapolis this week.

This week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia talks about a new documentary from Independent Lens on PBS that spotlights the lives and work of Native American musicians and their influence on the music you love.