Jedd Beaudoin
Strange Currency Host | Into Music Podcast HostJedd Beaudoin is host and producer of the syndicated music show Strange Currency, which he launched in 2008. In addition to that role, he serves as an arts reporter for the station, primarily covering music with occasional explorations of books and theatre. More recently, he launched the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University where he has also taught in the Department of English and College of Fine Arts. As a freelance writer, he spent years acquiring bylines in a variety of publications including No Depression, PopMatters, and Keyboard.
He enjoys heavy metal concerts and record hunting.
Jedd can be reached by email at beaudoin@kmuw.org.
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Melanie Radford makes arresting, contemplative solo debut with For the Sake of Stillness. -
The new Terror/Cactus album, Colapso, examines migration, cultural memory and resistance. -
We celebrate Canada Day, July Fourth, and a host of new releases. -
Los Angeles quartet delivers an unapologetic and ultimate summertime LP. -
Singer-songwriter Edwin McCain experienced chart success in the 1990s with the song "I'll Be," which remains popular today. He says that while some artists would continue to chase hit records, he's content to let that song be the one he's best known for. -
Joshua Fiedler makes solo debut as LOWREV with the LP It’s Hard To Lie To Strangers. -
Colorado bands Toxic Authority and Radiofry are currently on tour together and will perform in Wichita this Saturday. -
According to Junius' Joseph E. Martinez, the band's new album, Sotera, is “a musical invocation that explores the divine feminine as a force of transformation and balance.” If nothing else, it is undeniably one of the most imaginative and powerful post-metal albums of the decade. -
Zack Roach, guitarist for several Wichita bands, died unexpectedly on June 11 at age 42. "Strange Currency" pays tribute to the musician with an episode featuring songs from Spirit of the Stairs, Team Tremolo, and Senses Fail. -
Devlin McCluskey returns with new project, Devlin and The Harm on auspicious debut LP.
