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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.

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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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December 26, 2012

8:00 PM
Arriving UFO
Artist : Yes
Album : Tormato
Label : Rhino
8:07 PM
Class Clown Spots A UFO
Artist : Guided By Voices
Album : Class Clown Spots A UFO
Label : GBV
8:10 PM
Looking For A UFO
Artist : Adrian Belew
Album : Young Lions
Label : Atlantic
8:15 PM
No God’s A Man
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : The Power and The Glory
Label : Alucard
8:22 PM
New Alphabet
Artist : Eels
Album : Single
Label : Vagrant
8:26 PM
Baby’s On Fire
Artist : Brian Eno
Album : Here Come The Warm Jets
Label : Island
8:31 PM
Dream Girls
Artist : The Fresh and Onlys
Album : Long Slow Dance
Label : Mexican Summer
8:35 PM
We No Who U R
Artist : Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Album : Push The Sky Away
Label : Mute
8:40 PM
Ring Them Bells
Artist : Sufjan Stevens
Album : VA: OST: I'm Not There
Label : Columbia
8:46 PM
Zomby Woof
Artist : Frank Zappa
Album : Overnite Sensation
Label : Rykodisc
8:52 PM
Love Is For Losers
Artist : Shantel Leitner
Album : Indigo
Label : Self-released
8:00 PM
The Ineffable Oomph Of Everything, Part One
Artist : Mike Keneally
Album : Wing Beat Fantastic
Label : Exowax
9:00 PM
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
Artist : Yes
Album : Time and A Word
Label : Atlantic
9:05 PM
The Advent Of Panurge
Artist : Gentle Giant
Album : Octopus
Label : Columbia
9:09 PM
You Kill Me
Artist : Mike Keneally
Album : Wing Beat Fantastic
Label : Exowax
9:15 PM
Harlem Roulette
Artist : The Mountain Goats
Album : Transcendental Youth
Label : Merge
9:19 PM
Shakin’ All Over
Artist : The Who
Album : Live At Leeds
Label : MCA
9:23 PM
Ramble On
Artist : Led Zeppelin
Album : Celebration Day
Label : Atlantic
9:30 PM
Cut Me Some Slack
Artist : Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
Album : Sound City: Real To Reel
Label : RCA
9:36 PM
Teenage FBI
Artist : Guided By Voices
Album : Do The Collapse
Label : Matador
9:40 PM
Layers Of Miracles
Artist : The Wonder Revolution
Album : Firefly
Label : Air House
9:43 PM
Sugar Man
Artist : Rodriquez
Album : OST: Searching For Sugar Man
Label : Light In The Attic
9:46 PM
Whiskey and Cocaine
Artist : Aaron Lee Martin
Album : Until The Day Break & Shadows Flee
Label : Self-released
9:53 PM
Catamaran
Artist : Allah-Las
Album : Allah-Las
Label : Innovative Leisure