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May 07, 2021
We'll hear selections from new releases by DL Rossi, Park Millsap, Low Cut Connie, and Yola, among others. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin 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…
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April 30, 2021
We mark International Jazz Day and close out our April features, Jeff Parker and George Benson. Listen for music from Joe Henderson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Rumback, and Wes Montgomery. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @…
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April 23, 2021
We’ll hear music from Jeff Parker’s The New Breed as well as selections from George Benson’s Guitar Man LP. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin 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…
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April 16, 2021
We mark the birthday of Herbie Hancock with selections from his solo work, his time with Miles Davis, and various guest appearances, including recordings from Stevie Wonder, Simple Minds, Quincy Jones, and Chaka Khan. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on…
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April 09, 2021
We celebrate the birthday of guitarist Steve Howe. Howe, who joined the English band Yes in time for their 1971 release, The Yes Album, went on major chart success not only with that band but with the group Asia in the 1980s. We’ll hear music from both those bands as well as selections from Howe’s…
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April 02, 2021
We'll hear new music from Daniel Lanois, Peter Case, Mia Doi Todd and many more. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin 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. Find…
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Mar 26, 2021
Listen for music from That’s Life, the latest by Willie Nelson, and By Request from AJ Croce. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard…
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Mar 19, 2021
In late 1990 Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed a show at a small venue in Santa Cruz, California as they geared up for a tour in support of their…
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Mar 12, 2021
We’ll hear selections from George Benson’s 1978 LP Weekend In L.A. as well as music from the Delvon Lamarr Organ trio’s Live At KEXP! Strange…
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Mar 05, 2021
We’ll preview our March featured artists, Lake Street Dive and Valerie June. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm…
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Feb 26, 2021
Listen for selections from George Benson, Ryley Walker with Kikagaku Moyo, Return To Forever, Yasmin Williams and much more. Strange Currency with…
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Feb 19, 2021
Force Majeure is the new collection from bassist Dezron Douglas & harpist Brandee Younger. The record features 11 pieces performed by the duo from…
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Feb 12, 2021
It’s our New Month, New Music feature with selections from new and upcoming releases by Jerry Leger, Foo Fighters, Dusty Grant, and Lake Street Dive.…
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Feb 05, 2021
Listen for music from The War on Drugs, Drive-By Truckers, and Aaron Lee Tasjan. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at…
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Jan 29, 2021
We’ll hear music from American Foursquare, the 2020 album from Denison Witmer as well as selections from David Ramirez’s My Love Is A Hurricane.…
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Jan 22, 2021
First made available in 1999 solely for those who subscribed to the BowieNet website, Live and Well.com features songs from David Bowie’s 1997…
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Jan 15, 2021
Listen for selections from Paul McCartney’s latest, McCartney III as well as music from Spain, M. Ward, and The War on Drugs. Strange Currency with…
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Jan 08, 2021
We’ll remember some of the musicians who died in 2020, including John Prine, Edward Van Halen, Peter Green, and Bill Withers. Strange Currency with…
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Jan 01, 2021
We mark the birthday of Paul Westerberg, a founding member of The Replacements, with music from that band and his solo career. We’ll also hear…
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Dec 25, 2020
Listen for holiday music from Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, The Head and The Heart and more. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard…
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Dec 18, 2020
We mark the birthday of ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, plus hear selections from December featured artists The World Palestine and Paul McCartney.…
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Dec 11, 2020
Everything That’s Left is the latest from Atlanta’s PLS PLS. We’ll hear music from that as well as selections from Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station.…
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Dec 04, 2020
Styles We Paid For is the third album of 2020 from Ohio’s Guided By Voices. Listen for music from it as well as selections from Paul McCartney’s late…
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Nov 27, 2020
We mark the Thanksgiving holiday with selections from John Hiatt, The Kinks, James Taylor and more. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be…
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Nov 20, 2020
You’ll hear music from Speed, Sound, Lonely KV, the most recent release from Kurt Vile, plus music from Steve Wynn’s recent Decade boxed set. Strange…
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Nov 13, 2020
In October 1971, Pink Floyd performed an entire live set in the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. Though there was no…
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Nov 06, 2020
Listen for music from Love Is The King, the new solo release from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Steve Wynn’s Here Come The Miracles. Strange Currency with…
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Oct 30, 2020
This week, you’ll hear a preview of our November featured artist, Pink Floyd. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00…
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Oct 23, 2020
Listen for music from the new Pleased To Meet Me boxed set by The Replacements, including the band’s final recording session with original guitarist…
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Oct 09, 2020
Released in 1973, Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound provided social commentary on the changing face of life in Great Britain and featured several…
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Oct 02, 2020
We’ll preview our October features, Prince and The Replacements, with selections from across their vast catalogues. Strange Currency with host Jedd…
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Sep 25, 2020
Released in 2000 All That You Can’t Leave Behind was the first album from U2 in three years and marked a return to a more traditional sound from the…
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Sep 11, 2020
This week, hear music from September featured artists Bettye LaVette and Bill Withers. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays…
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Aug 27, 2020
We’ll remember singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who died on August 23 at the age of 38. He is the son of musician Steve Earle and produced a…
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Aug 20, 2020
Listen for live music from Led Zeppelin’s How the West Was Won. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM /…
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Aug 14, 2020
We’ll hear music from the Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72, plus selections from Phish’s A Live One. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard…
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Aug 07, 2020
Listen for featured music from Old 97’s and Chris Stamey as well as selections from John Fullbright, Son Volt, and others. Strange Currency with host…
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Jul 30, 2020
This week, we'll remember Peter Green, a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, who passed away July 25 at the age of 73. Support KRCB FM during our…
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Jul 24, 2020
American Head is the upcoming effort from The Flaming Lips and is being heralded as a return to the band’s sound of the late 1990s and early 2000s,…
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Jul 17, 2020
Listen for selections from in-concert albums by King Crimson, The Cure, David Bowie, and others. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be…
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Jul 10, 2020
This week, you’ll hear music from Still Flying from Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis plus songs from Breakestra, the Staple Singers, Chicano…
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Jul 03, 2020
This week, you’ll hear music from Robyn Hitchcock’s Bob Dylan tribute album, Robyn Sings. Plus, Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Performs the…
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Jun 26, 2020
Recorded throughout 1974 and 1975, Homegrown, was ultimately abandoned by Neil Young for personal reasons. Though several of the songs from the…
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Jun 19, 2020
Released in 2001, Burnside on Burnside captures blues legend R.L. Burnside in peak form across numbers such as “Jumper on the Line,” “Skinny Woman”…
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Jun 12, 2020
We’ll hear music from Xoxo, the upcoming LP from The Jayhawks as well as selections from Reunions, the latest from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.…
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Jun 05, 2020
Listen for selections from Freak Out! by The Mothers of Invention and What’s Going On from Marvin Gaye. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can…
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May 29, 2020
Listen for music from the latest from Blesson Roy and Chicano Batman, plus Neil Young, Local Natives and Old Crow Medicine Show. Strange Currency…
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May 22, 2020
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip is the latest album from Sparks. We’ll hear music from that effort as well as selections from Jason Isbell and The 400…
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May 15, 2020
This week, you'll hear a remembrance of rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, who died last weekend at the age of 87. Strange Currency with host Jedd…
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May 08, 2020
Listen for selections from Reunions, the latest by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit as well as selections from Ron Sexsmith’s 2008 LP Exit Strategy of…
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May 01, 2020
This week on the show, we’ll preview our May featured artists, Ron Sexsmith and Fiona Apple. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard…
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Apr 24, 2020
Released in 1980, Terminal Jive was the second release from the band Sparks to be produced by disco/electronic music legend Giorgio Moroder. It found…
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Apr 17, 2020
We’ll hear music from The Dream Syndicate’s The Days of Wine and Roses as well as songs from Sparks’ A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing. Strange Currency…
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Apr 10, 2020
We remember American singer-songwriter John Prine via songs from his body of solo work as well as collaborations with other artists and cover songs.…
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Apr 03, 2020
This week on Strange Currency, you’ll hear a preview our April featured artists Sparks and The Dream Syndicate. Plus, music from Lilly Hiatt, Mercy…
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Mar 27, 2020
Love Is An Art is the latest from Vanessa Carlton. We’ll hear music from that as well as selections from the self-titled release by Chicago’s Rookie.…
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Mar 20, 2020
We celebrate the first day of Spring with music from Grateful Dead, Mitski, Hot Chip, and many more! Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be…
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Mar 13, 2020
Listen for music from The Slow Rush, the latest by Tame Impala as well as songs from A Deeper Understanding the 2017 release from The War on Drugs.…
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Mar 06, 2020
Listen for music from John Hiatt’s Crossing Muddy Waters and Warren Zevon’s The Wind. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays…
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Feb 14, 2020
It’s our annual Valentine’s Day celebration with music from The Haden Triplets, Aimee Mann and Jason Isbell. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin…
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Feb 07, 2020
Walking Proof is the latest from Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Lilly Hiatt. You'll hear music from that release as well as selections from her…
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Jan 31, 2020
You’ll hear music from Black Celebration, the 1986 release from Depeche Mode as well as selections from T. Rex’s 1971 LP Electric Warrior. Strange…
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Jan 24, 2020
Listen for music from Loaded, the 2008 release from The Wood Brothers as well as selections from Shack-Man, the 1996 LP from Medeski, Martin and…
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Jan 17, 2020
Listen for selections by Beth Bombara, The Bird and The Bee and more artists featured on our Best of 2019 list. We'll remember Canadian musician and…
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Jan 03, 2020
New Songs For The 20th Century is the latest from singer-songwriter Chris Stamey that calls upon the tradition of the Great American Songbook. We’ll…
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Dec 26, 2019
This week, you’ll hear holiday music from John Prine, Los Lobos, Slade, and others. Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at…
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Dec 19, 2019
We celebrate the birthdays of Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehose), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai) and Billy Bragg. Strange Currency with host…
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Nov 29, 2019
Released in 2014, East Nashville Skyline remains one of the most beloved recordings in singer-songwriter Todd Snider’s discography. We’ll hear music…
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Nov 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…
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Nov 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 /…
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Oct 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…
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Oct 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…
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Oct 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…
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Oct 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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Live Radio
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.
