Strange Currency
Weekdays 8-10 pm, Saturdays 7-9 pm
Strange Currency airs six nights a week on KMUW, bringing you new releases, old favorites and forgotten classics. We spotlight local and regional acts, including guests on Currency Exchange, our live in-the-studio program recorded at the KMUW studios.
Jedd Beaudoin invites you to listen 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 to 9:00 on Saturday as he opens up his personal music vault and lets you in.
Have a question? Send Jedd an email at beaudoin@kmuw.org. And, if you’re so inclined, join @strangecurrencyict on Facebook.
Latest Episodes
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New releases from Paul Gilbert, Robin Trower, Queen Esther, and a preview of our March featured artists, Slim Dunlap and Bonnie "Prince" Billy. -
We marks Presidents' Day, Mardis Gras, and run down a series of new releases.
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Listen for new live music from Robin Trower as well as selections from Ratboys, Roy Buchanan, and man more.
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We kick off our month-long features of artists Mavis Staples and Queen Esther plus plenty of new music from Ratboys, Iron & Wine, Chicago Farmer, Yarn, and BoldWine.
Artist Interviews
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Trumpeter and vocalist Matt Von Roderick is serious about his compositions and moving the genre of jazz into the future. But he also wants people who come to see his live shows to have a good time. -
Wichita band Mourning Habit celebrates the release of their new album Realities Goodbye this Saturday with a show at Harvester Arts. Band members Wakinyan Shrubshall and Ashley Knepper say that the process of making the record was sometimes uncomfortable but ultimately resulted in the record they wanted to make. -
The Colorado-based band Jesus Christ Taxi Driver will release its second album, Taxi The Rich, in April but the band is already on the road and previewing some of the songs from the upcoming release. The members say that their stylistic diversity and tendency to write short, high-energy songs are probably two of their greatest strengths. -
Musician Mike Coykendall grew up in Norwich, Kansas, and later made his way to Portland, Oregon, where he recorded and/or toured with acts such as M. Ward, She & Him, and Bright Eyes. But the earliest recognition he received for his own songs came via KMUW in the 1980s. -
Allen Epley of the group Shiner was a college student when he began playing in bands in and around Kansas City, Missouri in the late 1980s. In 2026 many of his peers from that time are still active in that music scene, something he says, is a real reward for years of hard work.
Best Music of 2022
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best music of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best archival releases and reissues of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best local and regional music of 2022.