November 15, 2019
Released in 1973, Takin’ My Time was Bonnie Raitt’s third album and featured her take on songs written by artists as diverse as Mississippi Fred McDowell and Randy Newman. We’ll hear songs from that collection and from Shawn Colvin’s 2015 effort, Uncovered. Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at…
November 01, 2019
This week, we’ll preview our November featured artists, Bonnie Raitt and Shawn Colvin. Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play. (Photo: Bonnie Raitt -…
October 24, 2019
Ode To Joy is the latest release from Wilco and is being heralded as one of the group’s best records within the last decade. We’ll hear selections from it as well as songs from the latest by Texas band Fastball from the album The Help Machine. Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on…
October 18, 2019
Released in the United States on October 1, 1969, Abbey Road stands among the most beloved latter-day Beatles’ albums. The original album features staples such as “Come Together,” “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something,” the set has just been reissued in deluxe form with a variety of outtakes and demo…
October 11, 2019
We’ll remember legendary drummer Ginger Baker, who died Sunday at age 80 after a lengthy illness. Baker is perhaps best known as the drummer for Cream, featuring Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. But he was a versatile player who favored jazz and whose musical life saw him collaborating with African…
October 04, 2019
Creedence Clearwater Revival performed at Woodstock on August 16, 1969 but the band’s leader, John Fogerty, blocked the release of the performances for more than 50 years and wanted the group excluded from the popular 1970 Woodstock film. The quartet’s full performance is finally available in the…
Sep 27, 2019
Listen for selections from Volunteer, the 2018 studio album from Old Crow Medicine Show as well as songs from Gillian Welch’s Time The Revelator.…
Sep 20, 2019
This week, we’ll hear music from Death Cab For Cutie’s The Blue EP as well as selections from The Cure’s Disintegration album. Strange Currency can…
Sep 13, 2019
Listen for music from Old Crow Medicine Show’s 2017 re-creation of Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde as well as music from Dom Flemons Presents Black…
Sep 06, 2019
Released in 1989, Steady On was the acclaimed debut album from singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. Colvin recently re-recorded the album as an…
Aug 30, 2019
Jackson Browne’s 1973 sophomore release, For Everyman, was notable for its inclusion of “Take It Easy,” a song that Browne started but was ultimately…
Aug 23, 2019
The album title was a nod to J.D. Salinger and the hope was that 1993’s 14 Songs would establish former Replacements vocalist/guitarist/songwriter…
Aug 16, 2019
We look back on the Woodstock Festival with selections from Santana, Grateful Dead, and more on the next Strange Currency. Strange Currency can be…
Aug 09, 2019
It’s our New Month, New Music feature. We’ll hear selections from the brand-new recording from Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Davina & The Vagabonds, Sugar…
Aug 02, 2019
Released in 1986, Iggy Pop’s Blah Blah Blah was produced by David Bowie and marked their final collaboration. We’ll hear music from that album as…
Jul 26, 2019
King’s Mouth: Music and Songs is the latest release from The Flaming Lips and features narration from The Clash’s Mick Jones on several pieces.…
Jul 19, 2019
Listen for music from The Cure’s 1987 double LP Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me as well as selections from that year’s Introducing The Hardline According To…
Jul 12, 2019
Released in 1999, The Soft Bulletin catapulted Oklahoma’s Flaming Lips from cult status to almost-mainstream status. Informed by classic progressive…
Jul 03, 2019
We celebrate Independence Day with selections from Jackson Browne, Yes, Drive-By Truckers and X. Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on…
Jun 28, 2019
Omoiyari is the new release from Athens, Georgia-based artist Kishi Bashi for music from it as well as from Cy Dune, the new project from…
Jun 14, 2019
Launched in late 1975 Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue was launched with the intention of Dylan playing to smaller audiences in markets he would not…
Jun 06, 2019
We Get By is the latest album from legendary R&B singer Mavis Staples and is produced by guitarist and songwriter Ben Harper. Listen for music from…
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Strange Currency mixes and matches the old with the new, the familiar with the less familiar. Though we can all build our own playlists, it's still fun when someone does the heavy lifting for us. Host Jedd Beaudoin scours the wild terrains of new releases and searches the outback of classic cuts to bring you a thought-provoking listening experience each time.
