peart nprListen 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 author Neil Peart of the band Rush. Peart, who joined the band in 1974, became the group's primary lyricist and later authored several books, including the travel diary Ghost Rider. He died Tuesday, January 7, at the age of 67 following a three-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer. 

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.

(Photo: Rush's Neil Peart performs at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2013 - Kevin Winter/Getty Images/via NPR)

Strange Currency

May 07, 2021

New Month, New Music on Strange Currency – Friday at 8pm  

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…
April 30, 2021

Celebrating International Jazz Day on Strange Currency – Friday at 8pm  

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 @…
April 23, 2021

Guitar Men on the Next Strange Currency - Friday at 8pm  

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…
April 16, 2021

A Herbie Hancock Birthday Celebration on Strange Currency – Friday at 8pm  

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…
April 09, 2021

Steve Howe Birthday Salute on Strange Currency – Friday at 8pm  

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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