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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Tuesday, April 21We celebrate the birthday of The Cure’s Robert Smith and hear music from Fiona Apple’s latest, Fetch The Bolt Cutters.Wednesday, April… -
Ron and Russell Mael who, since the early 1970s, have performed under the moniker Sparks, will issue their latest album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip on May… -
Thursday, April 9We remember American songwriter John Prine, who passed earlier this week at the age of 73.Friday, April 10Vanity Project is the latest… -
Wednesday, April 1We mark April Fools’ Day with music from Robert Plant, Grateful Dead, Rufus Wainwright, John Prine and more.Thursday, April 2Released in…
Artist Interviews
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Producer J.J. Blair and musician Mike Finnigan had been friends for decades when Blair began producing what became Finnigan's final album. Blair says that even the most respected musicians on the album felt as though they had to work harder in Finnigan's presence. -
KMUW’s “Strange Currency” will air a musical tribute to Wood on Monday night from 8-10 p.m. -
The Cherokee Maidens and Sycamore Swing recently ended a seven-year hiatus with a local gig and a short tour. The band is back in Wichita this Sunday for a sold out performance at Walker's Jazz Lounge. -
Trumpeter and vocalist Matt Von Roderick is serious about his compositions and moving the genre of jazz into the future. But he also wants people who come to see his live shows to have a good time. -
Wichita band Mourning Habit celebrates the release of their new album Realities Goodbye this Saturday with a show at Harvester Arts. Band members Wakinyan Shrubshall and Ashley Knepper say that the process of making the record was sometimes uncomfortable but ultimately resulted in the record they wanted to make.
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.