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 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 8:00 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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Thursday, July 24: Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon were somewhat unlikely but lifelong friends. Browne’s songs were often earnest, while Zevon’s were…
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New Works From Morrissey, John Hiatt, Plus Johnny Cash’s Most Controversial Album Featured This WeekWednesday, July 16: We’ll hear from Jackson Browne’s 1973 album For Everyman, a record featuring appearances from Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Joni Mitchell…
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Tuesday, July 8: Listen for selections from John Hiatt’s 2000 album Crossing Muddy Waters. Hiatt focused on acoustic instruments on this recording,…
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Tuesday, July 1: We celebrate Canada Day with a sampling of acts from the Great White North, including The Tragically Hip, Crash Test Dummies, Bruce…
Artist Interviews
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Mary Harrison of the Wichita band Brave Boy says she found lyrical inspiration for the band's new single in the pages of a book she's read many times. -
Musician Akio Jeimus says that even when things aren't perfect in improvised music there's still an undeniable energy to the performance. -
Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O will perform two shows at Walker’s Jazz Lounge this weekend with 8 p.m. performances on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7. -
Geo-Joe is a collaboration between Wichita musicians Georgia Sutton and Joey Lemon. The pair say that their sometimes differing approaches to composition made for a rewarding and challenging collaboration. -
Wichita musician David Lord's music isn't exactly jazz and it's not exactly rock but, he says, he comes closest to that latter genre on his new album, Forest Standards Vol.4. He credits a portion of that direction to drummer and longtime collaborator Chad Taylor.
Best Music of 2022
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best music of 2022. -
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.