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

December 24, 2012

8:00 PM
Til I Met Thee
Artist : Cody Chesnutt
Album : Landing On A Hundred
Label : Vibe
8:05 PM
Always Asking For You
Artist : Peter Wolf
Album : Midnight Souvenirs
Label : Verve
8:08 PM
When You Were Mine
Artist : Prince
Album : The Hits/The B-Sides
Label : Warner Bros.
8:12 PM
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Artist : Rufus Wainwright with Sharon Von Etten
Album : VA: Holidays Rule
Label : Hear
8:17 PM
Beyond and Before
Artist : Yes
Album : Yes
Label : Rhino
8:22 PM
Elephant
Artist : Tame Impala
Album : Lonerism
Label : Modular
8:25 PM
Forever Until It Breaks
Artist : Guided By Voices
Album : Class Clown Spots A UFO
Label : GBV
8:29 PM
Sleeping Ute
Artist : Grizzly Bear
Album : Shields
Label : Warp
8:34 PM
Black Cat
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : Acquiring The Taste
Label : Vertigo
8:37 PM
I’m Raining Here, Inside
Artist : Mike Keneally
Album : Wing Beat Fantastic
Label : Exowax
8:41 PM
We All Gotta Go
Artist : Mike Coykendall
Album : Chasing Away The Dots
Label : Fluff & Gravy
8:44 PM
Cut Me Some Slack
Artist : Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
Album : Sound City: Real To Reel
Label : RCA
8:50 PM
Dance Away Our Loneliness
Artist : Aaron Lee Martin
Album : Until The Day Break & Shadows Flee
Label : Self-released
8:56 PM
Living Space
Artist : Moraz/Bruford
Album : Music For Piano and Drums
Label : Winterfold
9:00 PM
And You and I
Artist : Yes
Album : Close To The Edge
Label : Rhino
9:11 PM
Cinema Show
Artist : Genesis
Album : Seconds Out
Label : Atlantic
9:23 PM
Seek and Destroy
Artist : Hellsongs
Album : Long Live Lounge
Label : Tapete
9:26 PM
The Evil That Men Do
Artist : Hellsongs
Album : Long Live Lounge
Label : Tapete
9:30 PM
Hurricane Bill
Artist : Big Dipper
Album : Crashes On The Platinum Planet
Label : Almost Ready
9:34 PM
Words From The Wise
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : Giant For A Day
Label : Chrysalis
9:39 PM
Hockey Night
Artist : The Travel Guide
Album : The Travel Guide
Label : Self-released
9:44 PM
Transporter
Artist : Vehicles
Album : Satchels and Beards
Label : Self-released
9:48 PM
That’s Still Mama
Artist : Cody Chesnutt
Album : Landing On A Hundred
Label : Vibe
9:53 PM
Ophelia
Artist : The Band
Album : Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Label : Capitol
9:56 PM
Go Between
Artist : The New Percussion Group of Amsterdam
Album : Go Between
Label : Winterfold