Strange Currency

Monday - Saturday at 8pm

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.

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Music
7:36 am
Tue February 12, 2013

Top Albums: February 4-9

1. Get Up -- Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
2. Electric -- Richard Thompson
3. Regions of Light and Sound of God -- Jim James
4. Wonderful Glorious -- Eels
5. Forever Endeavour -- Ron Sexsmith
6. Cool Cocoon -- The Spinto Band
7. Ariel + The Undertow -- Ariel + The Undertow
8. Hummingbird -- Local Natives
9. Fade -- Yo La Tengo
10. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One -- Yo La Tengo

Music
8:12 am
Mon February 4, 2013

Top Albums: January 21- February 2

1. Fade --Yo La Tengo
2. Paragraph Nights--Drgn King
3. The Travel Guide--The Travel Guide
4. Gold Yeller--Oil Boom
5. Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute to The Replacements--Bright-Little-Field
6. Ariel + The Undertow--Ariel + The Undertow
7. Wing Beat Fantastic--Mike Keneally
8. Kiko--Los Lobos
9. Rumours Revisited--Various Artists
10. Push The Sky Away--Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Music
8:06 am
Mon February 4, 2013

Top Albums: January 14-19

1. Fade--Yo La Tengo
2. Tempest--Bob Dylan
3. Shields--Grizzly Bear
4. Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran--Jamey Johnson
5. The Lion’s Roar--First Aid Kit
6. Rumours Revisited--Various Artists
7. Wing Beat Fantastic--Mike Keneally
8. Kiko--Los Lobos
9. Low Rent Hymns--Curt Mitchell
10. Light Up Gold--Parquet Courts

Live Music
10:00 pm
Fri January 25, 2013

Currency Exchange: Dead Silos

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

  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

  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

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

  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

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

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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Playlist

November 08, 2012

8:00 PM
Till The Ice Is Broken
Artist : Mike Coykendall
Album : Chasing Away The Dots
Label : Fluff and Gravy
8:03 PM
Comin’ Back (The Bereft Man’s Song)
Artist : Crash Test Dummies
Album : The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Label : Arista
8:07 PM
Country Star
Artist : Pushstart Wagon
Album : L.A. Was Our Alamo
Label : Pushstart Wagon
8:12 PM
2001
Artist : Mike Keneally
Album : Wooden Smoke
Label : Exowax
8:16 PM
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Artist : Phish
Album : Hampton Comes Alive
Label : Elektra
8:22 PM
Damnation Alley
Artist : Hawkwind
Album : Quark, Strangeness and Charm
Label :
8:31 PM
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)Ê
Artist : Talking Heads
Album : The Best of Talking Heads
Label : Sire
8:37 PM
Kicking
Artist : Torche
Album : Harmonicraft
Label : Volcom
8:40 PM
The Road
Artist : Jackson Browne
Album : Running On Empty
Label : Asylum
8:45 PM
You
Artist : Dexys
Album : One Day I'm Going To Soar
Label : BMG
8:48 PM
Scabbard
Artist : Trey Anastasio
Album : Traveler
Label : ATO
8:00 PM
Boom
Artist : Mike Keneally
Album : Wooden Smoke
Label : Exowax
9:00 PM
Twisted Road
Artist : Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Album : Psychedelic Pill
Label : Reprise
9:04 PM
She’s Always Dancing
Artist : Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Album : Psychedelic Pill
Label : Reprise
9:12 PM
A Man Needs A Maid
Artist : Rumer
Album : Boys Don't Cry
Label : Atlantic
9:17 PM
Hanging Out With Dad
Artist : Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians
Album : Bad Case of History
Label : Yep Roc
9:22 PM
Stash
Artist : Phish
Album : A Live One
Label : Elektra
9:34 PM
Second Wind
Artist : Giant Flying Turtles
Album : Giant Flying Turtles
Label : Menagerie
9:39 PM
Redneck Friend
Artist : Jackson Browne
Album : For Everyman
Label : Asylum
9:44 PM
Take
Artist : Passion Pit
Album : Gossamer
Label : Columbia/French Kiss
9:48 PM
Who
Artist : David Byrne with St. Vincent
Album : Love This Giant
Label : 4AD
9:53 PM
Dream In Blue
Artist : Los Lobos
Album : Kiko
Label : Slash