Jedd Beaudoin
Strange Currency Host | Into Music Podcast HostJedd Beaudoin is host and producer of the syndicated music show Strange Currency, which he launched in 2008. In addition to that role, he serves as an arts reporter for the station, primarily covering music with occasional explorations of books and theatre. More recently, he launched the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University where he has also taught in the Department of English and College of Fine Arts. As a freelance writer, he spent years acquiring bylines in a variety of publications including No Depression, PopMatters, and Keyboard.
He enjoys heavy metal concerts and record hunting.
Jedd can be reached by email at beaudoin@kmuw.org.
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After leaving music behind to pursuit a degree in science, Boshra AlSaadi returns with a personal and emotionally rewarding album as Saadi. -
The Atlanta, Georgia band Dropsonic will perform its first Wichita show in over 15 years Friday night at Kirby's. The band's vocalist and guitarist Dan Dixon says he has vivid memories of the trio's first show at that venue in late 2003. -
Avant dub producer Adrian Sherwood has returned with his first album under his own name in over a decade. He remains as focused as ever as creating work that leaves listeners both stunned and inspired. -
One of Columbus, Ohio's longest running bands has returned with a new LP, Earthbound, and a strong dose of its core spirit. -
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Maia Sharp returns with her tenth solo album, Tomboy, talks leaving behind expectations and the importance of the saxophone. -
For Dar Williams, a life in music is also about community building and learning to reconcile our internal and external lives, something she explores on her latest album, Hummingbird Highway. -
Percussionist and composer Mike Dillon says that there's something strange about the tradition of musical performance. -
Oakland post-punk trio Street Eaters return with a powerful and personal collection of songs on the album Opaque. -
