Strange Currency
Weekdays 8-10 pm, Saturdays 7-9 pm
Strange Currency airs six nights a week on KMUW, bringing you new releases, old favorites and forgotten classics. We also spotlight local and regional acts.
Jedd Beaudoin invites you to listen 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 to 9:00 on Saturday as he opens up his personal music vault and lets you in.
Have a question? Send Jedd an email at beaudoin@kmuw.org. And, if you’re so inclined, join @strangecurrencyict on Facebook.
Latest Episodes
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Listen for new music from Fine, Stef Chura, Flaming Lips, and conversation with Colin Blunstone of The Zombies. -
New music from Everything But The Girl, Flaming Lips, Charles Rumback, and more.
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Music from The Olivia Tremor Control, Gong, Ventilator, and Richard Thompson are all in the spotlight this week. Plus a Halloween celebration.
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New releases from Richard Thompson, Jon Regen, and more.
Artist Interviews
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Melodic death metal band Darkest Hour recently released its latest album, Suffer Divine. Guitarist and co-founder Mike Schleibaum says that the music on the record was inspired by a number of factors, including new band members and time spent touring with a variety of acts, including thrash metal legends Exodus. -
Everclear has maintained a loyal fanbase since it first emerged in the alternative rock scene of the 1990s but founding member Art Alexakis says he was as surprised as anyone when a new group of fans, those in Gen Z, came along. -
Earlier in 2026, Lucinda Williams was named as one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters by The New York Times. Despite that recognition she says that she's still chasing a particular sound--the sound of Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. -
Nashville based musician Danny Malone recently released the single, "Burning Hills," the first song he wrote as he was emerging from a cloud of drug addiction and personal turmoil. -
The Fayetteville, Arkansas band The Phlegms return to Kirby's Beer Store tonight for their first show there since 2017. The band's Avery Lee has positive memories of the last time she was there.
Best Music of 2022
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best music of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best archival releases and reissues of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best local and regional music of 2022.