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.

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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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Indie Rock
1:12 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Strange Currency Best of 2012

  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

  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

  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
Music
8:47 am
Fri November 23, 2012

Top Albums: November 19-23

  1. Chasing Away The Dots -- Mike Coykendall

  2. Lambo Doors -- Spirit of the Stairs

  3. Tomorrow’s The Day -- The Ants

  4. Blak and Blu -- Gary Clark Jr.

  5. The Bears For Lunch -- Guided By Voices

  6. Celebration Day -- Led Zeppelin

  7. An Omen EP -- How To Destroy Angels

  8. Grrr! -- The Rolling Stones

  9. Wood  -- Widespread Panic

  10. For Everyman -- Jackson Browne
Music
8:35 am
Sat November 17, 2012

Top Albums: November 12-17

  1. The Bears For Lunch Guided By Voices
  2. Grrr! The Rolling Stones
  3. Celebration Day Led Zeppelin
  4. Psychedelic Pill Neil Young and Crazy Horse
  5. Meat Wave Meat Wave
  6. Waka/Jawaka Frank
  7. Firefly The Wonder Revolution
  8. Wood Widespread Panic
  9. Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio
  10. Blak and Blu Gary Clark Jr.
Music
8:35 am
Sat November 10, 2012

Top Albums: November 1-10

  1. Psychedelic Pill Neil Young and Crazy Horse
  2. Traveler Trey Anastasio
  3. Blak and Blu Gary Clark Jr.
  4. The Haunted Man Bat For Lashes
  5. Chasing Away The Dots Mike Coykendall
  6. Unfinished Business Wanda Jackson
  7. The Bears For Lunch Guided By Voices
  8. So (expanded edition) Peter Gabriel
  9. Harmonicraft Torche
  10. Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio
Music
3:39 pm
Mon October 1, 2012

Artist Spotlight: The Replacements

Formed in 1979 by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy (bass) Stinson, guitarist/vocalist Paul Westerberg, and drummer Chris Mars, The Replacements became a band on the fast track to success. By 1980 the group had a contract with the local Twin/Tone label and, by late 1981, its first album.

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Music
3:23 pm
Mon October 1, 2012

Artist Spotlight: Peter Green

Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Carlos Santana have long admired Peter Green’s playing and B.B. King once said that there was only one guitarist who gave him “the cold sweats.” Born October 29, 1946, Green would found one of the most successful rock bands of all time, leave behind stardom as part of a spiritual quest, and see his legacy swell in his prolonged absence from the spotlight.

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Music
12:29 pm
Tue September 25, 2012

Top Albums: September 17-22

  1. Lambo Doors ­­Spirit of the Stairs (6)
  2. Charmer­­ Aimee Mann (5)
  3. The Condensed 21st Century Guide To King Crimson ­­King Crimson
  4. Mystic Pinball­­ John Hiatt (4)
  5. The Story of Light­­ Steve Vai (4)
  6. Treatment Bound: Ukulele Tribute to The Replacements­­ Bright Little Field
  7. Django Django­­ Django Django
  8. The Sound of the Life of the Mind­­ Ben Folds Five
  9. Thumbsucker­­ Jenny Wood
  10. Firefly ­­The Wonder Revolution

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Playlist

February 14, 2013

8:00 PM
Johnny & June
Artist : Truckstop Honeymoon
Album : The Delivery Boy
Label : Squirrel
8:04 PM
Emmylou
Artist : First Aid Kit
Album : The Lion's Roar
Label : Wichita
8:08 PM
My Baby’s Gone
Artist : Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Album : VA: Livin' Lovin' Losin'
Label : Universal
8:12 PM
The Definition of Love
Artist : NRBQ
Album : Tiddlywinks
Label : Rounder
8:16 PM
I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
Artist : Prince
Album : The Hits/The B-Sides
Label : Warner Bros.
8:19 PM
I Still Miss Someone
Artist : John Doe & The Sadies
Album : Country Club
Label : Yep Roc
8:21 PM
Let’s Invite Them Over
Artist : John Prine with Iris DeMent
Album : In Spite of Ourselves
Label : Oh Boy
8:24 PM
Good Year For The Roses
Artist : Elvis Costello
Album : The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Label : Rhino
8:28 PM
Speeding Motorcycle
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fakebook
Label : Bar None
8:31 PM
Real Fine Love
Artist : John Hiatt
Album : Stolen Moments
Label : A&M
8:36 PM
Sabor A Mi
Artist : Los Lobos
Album : El Cancionero Mas Y Mas
Label : Rhino
8:41 PM
Valentine Day
Artist : Paul McCartney
Album : McCartney
Label : Concord
8:42 PM
Valentine’s Day
Artist : Steve Earle
Album : I Feel Alright
Label : Warner Bros.
8:45 PM
Overnight Lows
Artist : Peter Wolf
Album : Midnight Souvenirs
Label : Verve
8:49 PM
The Spiderbite Song
Artist : The Flaming Lips
Album : The Soft Bulletin
Label : Warner Bros.
8:53 PM
Starry Eyes
Artist : Roky Erickson
Album : OST: You're Gonna Miss Me
Label : Palm
9:00 PM
A Girl Who Loves The Stooges
Artist : Terry Adams
Album : Rhythm Spell
Label : Clang!
9:04 PM
My Girlfriend’s Pretty
Artist : Ron Sexsmith
Album : VA: Q People
Label : SHR
9:06 PM
Waffle House Booth
Artist : Truckstop Honeymoon
Album : The Delivery Boy
Label : Squirrel
9:09 PM
Here Comes My Baby
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fakebook
Label : Bar None
9:12 PM
When I’m At Your House
Artist : Loudon Wainwright III
Album : 40 Odd Years
Label : Shout!
9:14 PM
Husbands and Wives
Artist : John Doe & The Sadies
Album : Country Club
Label : Yep Roc
9:17 PM
(We’re Not) The Jet Set
Artist : John Prine with Iris DeMent
Album : In Spite of Ourselves
Label : Oh Boy
9:21 PM
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Artist : Carole King
Album : Tapestry
Label : Legacy
9:25 PM
$1000 Wedding
Artist : Gram Parsons
Album : Grevious Angel
Label : Rhino
9:30 PM
Valentine’s Day Is Over
Artist : Billy Bragg
Album : Worker's Playtime
Label : Yep Roc
9:35 PM
Dancing In The Moonlight
Artist : Thin Lizzy
Album : Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels
Label : Vertigo
9:39 PM
Dear Yoko
Artist : John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Album : Double Fantasy
Label : Capitol
9:42 PM
Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
Artist : John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Album : Double Fantasy
Label : Capitol
9:46 PM
Don’t Pass Me By
Artist : The Beatles
Album : The Beatles
Label : Capitol
9:50 PM
Dimming of the Day
Artist : Richard and Linda Thompson
Album : The Best of Richard and Linda Thompson: The Island Years
Label : Island
9:54 PM
Goodbye Sweet Dreams
Artist : Roky Erickson
Album : OST: You're Gonna Miss Me
Label : Palm