This week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia is joined by Andrea Swensson for a conversation about the career and music of J.S. Ondara. Born in Kenya, Ondara moved to Minneapolis to launch his music career. This Saturday, J.S. Ondara plays at night two of The Current's 14th Birthday Party, and in February, his debut full-length album comes out on Verve Records.

Mary Lucia and Bill DeVille ponder what made David Bowie stand out, and whether or not there'll be another like him.

This week, Mary Lucia celebrates Keith Richards' 75th birthday with quotes and stories from the Rolling Stones guitarist.

Radio Heartland, The Current's stream stream featuring acoustic, Americana and roots music, will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary. This week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia talks to Radio Heartland Program Director Mike Pengra about MPR's longest-running music stream.

Host Mary Lucia shares her favorite songs of 2018.

For this week's Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia wants to know: What is your favorite song intro -- you know, the one where, whenever or wherever you hear it, you feel thankful to be alive and on this planet.

This week, Mary Lucia welcomes back Andrea Swensson, music reporter for The Current and host of The Local Show. Swensson talks about the music she's enjoyed and discovered while she was out, and she talks about what's coming up on The Local Show in the weeks ahead.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about watching the final episode of Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' on CNN. 'A lot of people, myself included, found it really difficult to watch the remaining episodes after Bourdain passed away last year,' Mary says, 'and I honestly feel like this is the one episode I would say you can watch. Yes, it's sad. Yes, it's poignant. But he's touring the Lower East Side of New York - it's so fitting and appropriate.'

'I honestly considered making a record of this nature for 20 years,' Elvis Costello says of 'Look Now,' his latest full-length album. 'But the reason I haven't made it is because I've been doing other things.' In a phone interview, Costello tells Mary Lucia why now is the right time for 'Look Now.'

Greta Van Fleet's debut full length record, 'Anthem of the Peaceful Army,' makes a nostalgic nod to rock history, and includes a healthy dose of guitar amps turned to 11.