Strange Currency

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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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Music
8:06 am
Mon June 17, 2013

What's On: Week of June 17

Monday, June 17: Listen for selections from the self-titled debut from Overseas. This band features Will Johnson of Centro-matic, David Bazan of Pedro the Lion, and brothers Matt and Bubba Kadane of Bedhead and The New Year. We’ll also hear selections from The Matt Woods Manifesto from Knoxville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter Matt Woods.

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Music
7:59 am
Mon June 3, 2013

Top Albums: May 27 - June 1

  1. Pale Green Ghosts -- John Grant
  2. Live -- Jaga Jazzist with Britten Sinfonia
  3. Volume 3 -- She & Him
  4. Trouble Will Find Me -- The National
  5. Random Access Memories -- Daft Punk
  6. Blood, Sweat & Beers -- Niacin
  7. Black Pudding -- Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood
  8. Small Town Talk -- Shannon McNally
  9. Elvis Club -- The Del Lords
  10. Transcendental Blues -- Steve Earle
Music
11:16 am
Mon May 27, 2013

Top Albums: May 20 - 25

  1. Pale Green Ghosts -- John Grant
  2. Small Town Talk -- Shannon McNally
  3. Random Access Memories -- Daft Punk
  4. Modern Vampires of the City -- Vampire Weekend
  5. Krush -- Niacin
  6. No One In Control -- Snowden
  7. Volume 3 -- She & Him
  8. “Times Like This” (single) -- Steve Earle
  9. American Kid -- Patty Griffin
  10. Elvis Club -- The Del Lords
Music
10:13 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Top Albums: May 13 - 18

  1. Spirit In The Room -- Tom Jones
  2. Wing Beat Fantastic -- Mike Keneally
  3. Deep -- Niacin
  4. Rat Farm -- Meat Puppets
  5. Krush -- Niacin
  6. Pale Green Ghosts -- John Grant
  7. Volume 3 -- She & Him
  8. Modern Vampires of the City -- Vampire Weekend
  9. Too High To Die -- Meat Puppets
  10. Organik -- Niacin
Music
7:40 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Top Albums: May 6-11

  1. Spirit In The Room--Tom Jones
  2. The Harder They Come--Various Artists
  3. This River--JJ Grey & Mofro
  4. American Kid--Patty Griffin
  5. Volume 3--She & Him
  6. Up On The Sun--Meat Puppets
  7. Nomad--Bombino
  8. Unstoppable Momentum--Joe Satriani
  9. Stories Don’t End--Dawes
  10. Wing Beat Elastic--Mike Keneally
Music
5:30 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Top Albums: April 29-May 4

  1. Dust Bowl Demos Part 3--Tom Page Trio
  2. Europe ‘72--Grateful Dead
  3. Acting, Thinking, Feeling--The Stark Reality
  4. Ahead of Their Time--Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention
  5. Stories Don’t End--Dawes
  6. This River--JJ Grey & Mofro
  7. Primary Perceptions--Nick Jaina
  8. Ghost On Ghost--Iron and Wine
  9. Wing Beat Elastic--Mike Keneally
  10. Standing In The Colour--Standing In The Colour
Music
8:20 am
Mon April 29, 2013

Top Albums: April 22- 27

  1. Shaking The Habitual-- The Knife
  2. The Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael’s Music Shop-- The Stark Reality
  3. Primary Perceptions-- Nick Jaina
  4. “Times Like This" (single)-- Steve Earle
  5. Songs For Slim-- The Replacements
  6. Hard Attack/Dust-- Dust
  7. Stories Don’t End-- Dawes
  8. Mosquito-- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  9. Wing Beat Elastic-- Mike Keneally
  10. Klavierstucke-- Chris Opperman
Music
8:17 am
Mon April 29, 2013

Top Albums: April 15-20

  1. Wing Beat Elastic --Mike Keneally
  2. This River --JJ Grey & Mofro
  3. Hard Attack/Dust --Dust
  4. A Lazarus Taxon --Tortoise
  5. The Low Highway --Steve Earle & The Dukes (&Duchess)
  6. The Terror --The Flaming Lips
  7. Inspiration Information/Wings of Love --Shuggie Otis
  8. Shaking The Habitual --The Knife
  9. Stories Don’t End --Dawes
  10. Standing In The Colour --Standing In The Colour
Music
10:13 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Top Albums: April 8 - 13

  1. Stories Don’t End -- Dawes
  2. Songs For Slim -- The Replacements
  3. Wing Beat Elastic -- Mike Keneally
  4. Standing In The Colour -- Standing In The Colour
  5. Dear Miss Lonelyhearts -- Cold War Kids
  6. Hush Hush -- Kentucky Knife Fight
  7. Krush -- Niacin
  8. The Happiness Waltz -- Josh Rouse
  9. The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver -- Various Artists
  10. What The Brothers Sang -- Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Music
9:47 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Top Albums: April 1- 6

  1. The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver -- Various Artists
  2. Tooth and Nail -- Billy Bragg
  3. Hush Hush -- Kentucky Knife Fight
  4. Songs For Slim -- The Replacements
  5. Delta Machine -- Depeche Mode
  6. Specter At The Feast -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  7. Stories Don’t End -- Dawes
  8. Wing Beat Elastic -- Mike Keneally
  9. Dancing -- Mike Keneally and Beer For Dolphins
  10. Old Worlds Ocean -- The Calamity Cubes

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Playlist

December 03, 2012

8:00 PM
Hurtin’
Artist : Kira Small
Album : Raise My Voice
Label : Offrow
8:06 PM
Everything Is Broken
Artist : Bob Dylan
Album : Oh Mercy
Label : Columbia
8:09 PM
Reggae Music
Artist : Jimmy Cliff
Album : Rebirth
Label : Universal
8:13 PM
It All Comes Back Someday
Artist : John Hiatt
Album : Mystic Pinball
Label : New West
8:17 PM
It Will Be A Good Day (The River)
Artist : Yes
Album : The Ladder
Label : BMG
8:22 PM
Zumm Zumm
Artist : Django Django
Album : Django Django
Label : Ribbon
8:28 PM
Benediction
Artist : The Travel Guide
Album : The Travel Guide
Label : Self-released
8:33 PM
Mean Mr. Mustard
Artist : Haley Bonar
Album : VA: Minnesota Beatle Project Vol4
Label : CD Baby
8:36 PM
For Nobody
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : The Missing Piece
Label : Chrysalist
8:40 PM
Get Things Done
Artist : Bryan Beller
Album : Wednesday Night Live
Label : Onion Boy
8:48 PM
Take It Off The Top
Artist : Dixie Dregs
Album : What If
Label : Capricorn
8:53 PM
We All Gotta Go
Artist : Mike Coykendall
Album : Chasing Away The Dots
Label : Fluff & Gravy
9:00 PM
The Fall
Artist : Rhye
Album : The Fall (single)
Label : Innovative Leisure
9:04 PM
Joe Tex, These Taming Blues
Artist : Phosphorescent
Album : Aw Come Aw Wry
Label : Misra
9:09 PM
Distance
Artist : The Last Bison
Album : Inheritance
Label : Self-released
9:14 PM
Wake Up The King
Artist : Big Dipper
Album : Supercluser: The Big Dipper Anthology
Label : Merge
9:18 PM
Heart Of The Sunrise
Artist : Yes
Album : Fragile
Label : Rhino
9:29 PM
Leprechaun Promenade
Artist : Dixie Dregs
Album : Night Of The Living Dregs
Label : Capricorn
9:34 PM
Black Cat
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : Acquiring The Taste
Label : Vertigo
9:38 PM
Girl
Artist : Devotchka
Album : VA: Minnesota Beatle Project Vol4
Label : CD Baby
9:41 PM
The Hippie Girl
Artist : Mike Coykendall
Album : Chasing Away The Dots
Label : Fluff & Gravy
9:44 PM
Sacred
Artist : Depeche Mode
Album : Music For The Masses
Label : Mute
9:49 PM
Better Be Home Soon
Artist : Crowded House
Album : Temple Of Low Men
Label : Capitol
9:52 PM
Crackle and Drag
Artist : Paul Westerberg
Album : Come Feel Me Tremble
Label : Vagrant