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Strange Currency

Monday - Saturday at 8pm
Jedd Beaudoin

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 to 10pm Monday through Saturday as he opens up his personal music vault and lets you in.

Have a question? Send Jedd an email.

And, if you’re so inclined, join Strange Currency on Facebook.

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Archive is updated between midnight and 3am after the show airs.

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Live Music
10:00 pm
Fri January 25, 2013

Currency Exchange: Dead Silos

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Dead Silos recently performed in the KMUW music library as part of Currency Exchange, KMUW's live-performance series.

Music
9:01 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Top Albums: January 7-12

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  1. The Magic Door-- Chris Robinson Brotherhood
  2. Boing, We’ll Do It Live!--The Aristocrats
  3. Wing Beat Fantastic --Mike Keneally
  4. Electricity Vol.1 --Wayne Gottstine
  5. Liberty. Solidarity.
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Music
8:19 am
Mon January 14, 2013

Top Albums: January 1-5

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  1. Chasing Away The Dots-- Mike Coykendall
  2. Wing Beat Fantastic-- Mike Keneally
  3. Lambo Doors-- Spirit of the Stairs
  4. The Travel Guide-- The Travel Guide
  5. Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute to The Replacements-- Bright-Little-Field
  6. Difficulty-- Big Science
  7. Electricity Vol.1-- Wayne Gottstine
  8. Fade-- Yo La Tengo
  9. Living For A Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran-- Jamey Johnson
  10. The Bears For Lunch-- Guided By Voices
Live Music
10:00 pm
Fri December 21, 2012

Currency Exchange: DeathBlack Flowers

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Christopher Flores of DeathBlack Flowers recently performed live in the KMUW music library as part of Currency Exchange, KMUW's live-performance series.
 

Music
3:33 pm
Tue December 18, 2012

Top Albums: December 10-15

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  1. We No Who U R -- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Single)
  2. Lambo Doors -- Spirit of the Stairs
  3. Chasing Away The Dots -- Mike Coykendall
  4. Firefly -- The Wonder Revolution
  5. The Yes Album -- Yes
  6. Acquiring The Taste -- Gentle Giant
  7. Boing, We’ll Do It Live! -- The Aristocrats
  8. Crashes On The Platinum Planet -- Big Dipper
  9. Transcendental Youth -- The Mountain Goats
  10. The Travel Guide -- The Travel Guide
Books
2:52 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Best Books in Music of 2012 - Jedd's Picks

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1. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever Will Hermes From New York City punk to the wealth of ethnic sounds that permeated popular culture, Hermes covers them all in this fast-paced and thoughtful book, issued in paperback in 2011. Thorough and intelligent, this is an absolute must-read for music lovers.

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Indie Rock
2:41 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Strange Currency Best of 2012 - Local

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Tomorrow’s The Day - The Ants
Electricity Vol. 1 - Wayne Gottstine
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Two thousand and twelve saw a bumper crop of ace local and regional releases, including several that did not make this list but were strong contenders, among them three releases from Wichita’s The Wonder Revolution (including Firefly) and Zsa Zsa Ketzner's EP.

There were several surprise releases this year, including the solo debut from Split Lip Rayfield’s Wayne Gottstine, a lo-fi adventure from singer-songwriter Curt Mitchell, and Les Easterby’s The World Palindrome.

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Indie Rock
1:12 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Strange Currency Best of 2012

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  1. Wing Beat Fantastic––Mike Keneally
  2. Tempest––Bob Dylan
  3. Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran––Jamey Johnson
  4. Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now––Justin Townes Earle
  5. Copper Blue––Sugar (Reissue)
  6. Phantom Limb––Water Liars
  7. Django Django––Django Django
  8. Chasing Away The Dots––Mike Coykendall
  9. A Wasteland Companion––M.
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Music
9:28 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Top Albums: December 1-8

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  1. Freefall -- Dixie Dregs
  2. Celebration Day -- Led Zeppelin
  3. Crashes On The Platinum Planet -- Big Dipper
  4. Chasing Away The Dots -- Mike Coykendall
  5. Minnesota Beatle Project Vol.4 -- Various Artists
  6. Lambo Doors -- Spirit of the Stairs
  7. Firefly -- The Wonder Revolution
  8. Tomorrow’s The Day -- The Ants
  9. Django Django -- Django Django
  10. Songs From The Big Chair -- Tears For Fears
Music
8:18 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Top Albums: November 24-30

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  1. Grrr! -- The Rolling Stones
  2. An Omen -- How To Destroy Angels
  3. Wood -- Widespread Panic
  4. Tomorrow’s The Day -- The Ants
  5. Lambo Doors -- Spirit of the Stairs
  6. Chasing Away The Dots -- Mike Coykendall
  7. Bears For Lunch -- Guided By Voices
  8. Blak and Blu -- Gary Clark Jr.
  9. Celebration Day -- Led Zeppelin
  10. Firefly -- The Wonder Revolution

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Playlist

January 17, 2013

8:00 PM
Sleepwalker
Artist : Moon Duo
Album : Circles
Label : Sacred Bones
8:05 PM
Knife
Artist : Grizzly Bear
Album : Yellow House
Label : Warp
8:10 PM
Down By The Water
Artist : PJ Harvey
Album : To Bring You My Love
Label : Island
8:13 PM
Time To Move On
Artist : Tom Petty
Album : Wildflowers
Label : Warner Bros.
8:17 PM
Ohm
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fade
Label : Matador
8:23 PM
Music To Walk Home By
Artist : Tame Impala
Album : Lonerism
Label : Modular
8:29 PM
The Chain
Artist : Liars
Album : VA: Rumours Revisited
Label : Mojo
8:36 PM
Storms
Artist : Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy
Album : VA: Just Tell Me That You Want Me
Label : Hear
8:42 PM
Two Of Us
Artist : Aimee Mann and Michael Penn
Album : VA: I Am Sam
Label : Sheridan Square
8:45 PM
Soon After Midnight
Artist : Bob Dylan
Album : Tempest
Label : Columbia
8:48 PM
Ain’t Exactly Good
Artist : Slim Dunlap
Album : The Old New Me
Label : Medium Cool
8:52 PM
Led Boots
Artist : Jeff Beck
Album : Wired
Label : Epic
9:00 PM
Young Lions
Artist : Adrian Belew
Album : Young Lions
Label : Atlantic
9:04 PM
Gone Daddy Gone
Artist : Violent Femmes
Album : Violent Femmes
Label : Slash
9:07 PM
Beautiful
Artist : Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins
Album : Sluggo!
Label : Immune
9:11 PM
On and On
Artist : The Sea and Cake
Album : Runner
Label : Thrill Jockey
9:15 PM
Stupid Things
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fade
Label : Matador
9:20 PM
I Can See
Artist : Moon Duo
Album : Circles
Label : Sacred Bones
9:24 PM
San Tropez
Artist : Pink Floyd
Album : Meddle
Label : Capitol
9:28 PM
Miss Celie’s Blues
Artist : Kira Small
Album : Wanderin' Star
Label : Crooked Whistle
9:32 PM
Heart Of The Devil
Artist : Curt Mitchell
Album : Low Rent Hymns
Label : Self-released
9:35 PM
California Stars
Artist : Billy Bragg & Wilco
Album : Mermaid Avenue
Label : Elektra
9:40 PM
Love Please Come Home
Artist : Split Lip Rayfield
Album : Never Make It Home
Label : Bloodshot
9:43 PM
Can’t Hardly Wait
Artist : Bright-Little-Field
Album : Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute To The Replacements
Label : Bar None
9:46 PM
Songbird
Artist : The Staves
Album : VA: Rumours Revisited
Label : Mojo
9:51 PM
Duquesne Whistle
Artist : Bob Dylan
Album : Tempest
Label : Columbia