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Today's Top Tune
A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.- Resident DJ
RESIDENT DJ 047: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom are KCRW's Resident DJs for August 2026. - LeRoy Downs
Blending the consciousness of future and past into NOW!
Exploring the multitudes contained within jazz.
- Tana Yonas
Into The World of Global Spiritual Jazz
Every month, Tana Yonas explores captivating music from across the globe. From ultra-niche discoveries to influential movements ripe for rediscovery, sharing the stories, cultures, and histories that bring the world's sounds to life. - J.Rocc
New from Brainstory and Koreatown Oddity, plus a Sunday Master Mix
A weekly guided journey through what’s next, what’s overlooked, and what’s timeless.
- Raul Campos
One Man Satellite, Fontaines D.C. and a Disappearing Act
Soulful grooves, fresh remixes, Latin rhythms, and rock. - John Tejada
Vinyl Archaeology: Digging Through House, Techno, and Acid
John Tejada crafts seamless journeys through electronic music, blending deep cuts and future sounds to connect the underground's past with its evolving future. - Raul Campos
Music from Babe Rainbow, The Dandy Warhols, Poolside, plus new music from Leon Bridges
Soulful grooves, fresh remixes, Latin rhythms, and rock. - LUXXURY
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Rawk Version)
LUXXURY plays a mix of post-punk and proto-punk from disco to dub new wave to darkwave and from stoner rock to rocksteady.
- Morning Becomes Eclectic
NMF x MBE - New Leon Bridges + introducing hey, nothing & D'Leesa
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977. - Resident DJ
RESIDENT DJ 046: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom are KCRW's Resident DJs for August 2026. - Nassir Nassirzadeh
Iranian house, '80s punk/pop, & Wishy's nod to Ultra Naté
Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life. - Morning Becomes Eclectic
CA Public Radio Day + Revisiting Frank Ocean's "Blonde" 10 Years later
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
- Wyldeflower
Avalanches, Cut Chemist, Badu and the Alchemist, all serving up new sounds
Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe. - Morning Becomes Eclectic
Wednesday Workout w/Special Guest DJ set from Austin Millz + Leenalchi Live from KCRW
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
- Francesca Harding
Special guest Amy Correa Bell, plus new Oktehya, Jorja Smith
Music to make you feel. - Morning Becomes Eclectic
Funkadelic Tuesday with Special Guest Lauren Halsey
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

Latest Podcast Episodes
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- The Treatment
The Treat: Will Poulter
The ‘Union County’ star is inspired by his latest film’s unusual tour. - Good Food
Putting the "Cult" in Permaculture
We visit a Garden of Eden on Orcas Island and look at the war in Ukraine through a culinary lens. - The Sam Sanders Show
Janelle James: What’s It Like To Embody A Diva?
The Emmy-nominated actress on playing a diva and her start in standup. - Left, Right & Center
The Iran War Weighs On Troop Morale & Voters’ Patience
Six months into the Iran War, voters’ patience is wearing thin and so is the military’s morale. Is it enough for Republican lawmakers to say we need to see this through as a reason to keep them in Congress?
- The Business
Desi Lydic ‘Foxsplains’ her rise to the top of fake news
Eric Deggans speaks with Emmy-nominee Desi Lydic, a longtime correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. Plus, Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw unpack why theater owners are suddenly backing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. - Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Bass, Raman trade barbs throughout a testy mayoral debate
Plus, their plans for homelessness and housing; a young woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis finds relief in weightlifting, our weekend film reviews, and Evan Kleiman’s heaven on Earth. - Weekend Film Reviews
Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Insidious: Out of The Further,’ ‘It Ends’
A quartet of films with a common theme: ‘Hell-on-Earth’ - Question Everything
A Gen Z Reporter Questions Jonathan Haidt, author of ‘The Anxious Generation’
An interview from the podcast Left To Their Own Devices.
- Good Food
Istanbul, One Bite at a Time
Özlem Warren takes us through Istanbul's neighborhood markets and Sloane Crosley wonders why the sound of other humans chewing is so revolting. - Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why Pico-Robertson’s Orthodox Jews are scootering on Shabbat
Plus, why polling missed the mark this primary season. A promising potential skin cancer vaccine. And a new biography of Howard Zinn looks at how A People’s History of the United States became a bestseller. - Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Buss vs. Buss: Spicy sibling dispute over Lakers sale
Plus, LA’s jazz version of the disastrous Fyre Festival, political commentator and feminist Molly Jong-Fast on why she wrote about her facelift, and World War II internment of Japanese-Americans as told in a new novel. - Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How Gustavo Dudamel transformed the LA Phil and Los Angeles
After 17 years, conductor Gustavo Dudamel gives his final LA performances this week as leader of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Meta faces $1.4 trillion reckoning in ‘tobacco moment’ lawsuit
Plus, how evangelical Christians’ embrace of President Trump is costing them young worshipers, and longtime Dodgers pitcher Tommy John has died. He’s the namesake of a now-common surgical procedure. - Second Opinion
The Missing Ingredient in Fighting Ebola
Whether an outbreak becomes an epidemic depends on something no lab test can measure. - Good Food
The High-Stakes World of Deep-Sea Oil Rig Fishing
Plus: How a DTLA fish market has survived for 65 years. - Left, Right & Center
Let’s Make Sense Of Democrats’ Conflicting Primary Results
Are the midterms about progressives vs. moderates? Insurgents versus establishment? The real story might be “change,” but “change” looks different depending on the candidates.
Local News Stories
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What’s ahead for L.A. Metro in 2026 and beyond?
The transit agency will soon move thousands for the 2028 Olympic Games. Can Metro do it? - News
Wide format films on display in Academy VistaVision series
VistaVision was Hollywood’s solution to TV. Now, the Academy thinks it may be the solution to digital devices. - News
Shaking off fears with an earthquake expert
Unlike other areas around the world, California is equipped to handle earthquakes. Are you ready? - News
Monterey Park becomes a hub for data center resistance
Since Monterey Park became the first city in the US to ban data centers, activists across the country have sought them out to ask: How do we do it, too?
- News
Garden Grove pushes for more money after industrial accident
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuated when a chemical tank almost exploded. - News
Meatpacking industry temps lead to fewer job protections
A UCLA report finds that staffing agencies make it easier to maintain unsafe workplaces. - News
DTLA's "Graffiti Towers" set to be sold
What will happen to the graffiti that made the buildings famous? - News
Californians fight federal meddling over coastal protection
The Trump administration has directed the NOAA to review a long-standing federal-state partnership that manages California's coast.
- News
East L.A. leader says Lineage fire aftermath is 'horrific'
“They're taking care of what's happening at Lineage (Logistics), but who's taking care of what's happening in the surrounding community?,” asks Proyecto Pastoral’s Raquel Roman. - News
Families who fought for desegregation now fight for visibility
Five OC families helped desegregate California schools.Four of them became "et al."
- News
Judge orders Meta to implement new child safety guards
Meta has to pay hundreds of millions dollars after a judge ruled its apps are harmful to children. - News
Why Angelenos are choosing trades over college
From high schools to community colleges to apprenticeships, more people are learning to weld, install electrical equipment, and run x-rays machines.
- News
Backyard Citrus Trees Risk Catching a Disease with No Cure
Huanglongbing turns fruit bitter and can eventually kill off entire trees. Most Californians have citrus growing at home, so here's what you need to know to keep your trees safe. - News
Why is this coyote so brazen?
A coyote nicknamed Wiley is sleeping in backyards, chasing cats and stalking residents of Atwater Village - News
No summertime blues: how the LA fires inspired a backyard concert scene
Altadena’s Upstart, Youth Fueled ‘Backyard Party’ Scene is Expanding Beyond the Burn Zone - News
LA spent a decade barely increasing housing capacity
L.A. Reported research shows LA County only added about 4% to the number of bedrooms - News
It's who you know: teens struggle to find summer jobs
2026 seems as bad as 2025 for temporary entry-level work, unless you have an "in".
Check out the Summer Nights 2026 Lineup

Live From KCRW
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LEENALCHI: Live on KCRW
LEENALCHI turn centuries-old Korean vocal styling and storytelling into something other worldly, funky, and irresistibly alive in their Live on KCRW session.• 15m ListenAja Monet: Live From KCRW HQ
Aja Monet blends poetry and jazz in a stirring KCRW performance.• 1h 15m ListenFRIKO: Live From KCRW HQ
Friko brings the emotional highs and lows of "Something Worth Waiting For" to an unforgettable KCRW session.• 26m Listen
Mary Lattimore: Live From KCRW HQ
The boundary-pushing harpist introduces electronic treatments to the classical instrument.• 15m Listen
Music Shows & DJs
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Resident DJ
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom will be KCRW's Resident DJs for August 2026.
J.Rocc
A weekly guided journey through what’s next, what’s overlooked, and what’s timeless.Olive Kimoto
Dreaming in stereo, from Earth to ether. Olive Kimoto takes KCRW’s eclectic spirit into the night, moving between somatic rhythms, electronic experimentation, ambient textures, and lush leftfield soundscapes. The show creates a space where physical and ethereal sounds coexist, equally comfortable following a deep pulse or drifting somewhere weightless and unexpected. New discoveries meet music from across scenes and eras in a set built around atmosphere, movement, and surprise. An immersive weekly journey for curious ears. Tune in to Olive’s show Monday nights from 8 to 10pm.LUXXURY
LUXXURY blurs the line between rock and dance music, digging through post-punk, proto-punk, disco, dub, new wave, darkwave, rocksteady, and the stranger corners in between. Producer and songwriter Blake Robin brings a remixer’s ear to each set, pairing genre classics with dubbed-out edits, vintage synth gems, deep cuts, and modern reinterpretations. The show treats musical history as something alive and endlessly rearrangeable, finding grooves across scenes that were never as separate as they seemed. Tune in to LUXXURY Friday nights from 10pm to midnight.John Tejada
John Tejada maps electronic music across time, connecting the underground’s history with the sounds shaping its future. Deep cuts and new releases move through techno, electro, house, ambient, and other corners of electronic music, with each selection building naturally into the next. The show is as much about flow as discovery, tracing the ideas, rhythms, and innovations that continue to push electronic music forward. Expect established innovators alongside emerging producers and overlooked gems from decades past. Tune in to John’s show Tuesday and Saturday nights from 10pm to midnight.
Peanut Butter Wolf
Peanut Butter Wolf goes deep into a lifetime of collecting, pulling from more than 50,000 records alongside a digital archive packed with unreleased music and overlooked discoveries. The founder of Stones Throw Records favors the underdog, moving through hip-hop, funk, soul, electronic music, oddball records, rarities, and sounds that resist easy categorization. Inspired by generations of adventurous DJs and selectors, the show treats digging as an art form and the unexpected find as the ultimate reward. Tune in every third Sunday of the month from 8 to 10pm.
Morning Becomes Eclectic
KCRW’s signature music program and the heart of its eclectic sound, Morning Becomes Eclectic brings together new discoveries, timeless recordings, live performances, and conversations with artists shaping music today. Hosted by Novena Carmel, the show moves freely across genres, eras, and borders with curiosity as its compass, creating unexpected connections between the familiar and the unknown. For nearly five decades, MBE has made discovery part of the daily ritual while keeping its ears firmly tuned to what comes next. Tune in on weekdays from 9am to noon.Today's Top Tune
A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.Henry Rollins
A mix of all kinds, from all over and all time. Henry Rollins treats the radio as a place for serious musical exploration, bringing punk, experimental music, jazz, global sounds, independent releases, archival discoveries, and whatever else demands to be heard into the same restless orbit. The selections can travel across decades and continents in minutes, driven less by genre than an insatiable appetite for records and discovery. It’s radio for listeners willing to follow the music wherever it goes. Tune in Mondays from 10pm to midnight and Fridays from 8 to 10pm.
Jason Bentley's Metropolis
Metropolis captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life through electronic music built for movement, atmosphere, and late-night discovery. Jason Bentley connects current releases with foundational tracks, remixes, underground club sounds, and artists continually reshaping the possibilities of dance music. House, techno, electronic pop, and leftfield productions move together in a fluid weekly journey that reflects both the history and the evolving future of the dance floor. Sophisticated, immersive, and always looking ahead. Tune in to Metropolis Saturday nights from 8 to 10pm.
Anne Litt
New rhythms, sonic memory lanes and everything else in between. Anne Litt brings KCRW’s eclectic sound into the weekend with a mix that connects emerging artists, enduring favorites, and songs whose influence continues to reverberate. New music sits alongside post-punk, indie, soul, electronic sounds, and unexpected excursions through the past, always with discovery at the center. The show makes room for both recognition and surprise, tracing the connections between what shaped our ears and what might shape them next. Tune in to Anne’s show Saturdays from noon to 3pm.
Chris Douridas
Genre-defying sounds, from fresh cuts to timeless gems. Chris Douridas brings a deep sense of discovery to KCRW’s eclectic tradition, moving effortlessly between emerging artists, overlooked recordings, global sounds, and enduring songs from across the decades. Each set is built around connections rather than categories, allowing an unfamiliar new release to sit naturally beside a record with history. The result is a wide-ranging Sunday soundtrack shaped by curiosity and a belief that the next favorite song can come from anywhere. Tune in to Chris’s show Sundays from noon to 3pm.
Raul Campos
Soulful grooves, fresh remixes, Latin rhythms, and rock come together in Raul Campos’ distinctly Los Angeles expression of KCRW’s eclectic sound. The show moves naturally between new music and classics, connecting electronic beats, house, soul, alternative sounds, and music from across Latin America and beyond. Rooted in the cultural mix of LA while keeping an ear on the wider world, Raul’s sets are built around rhythm, discovery, and unexpected connections. Familiar favorites meet sounds you may be hearing for the first time. Tune in Saturdays and Sundays from 3 to 6pm.
SiLVA
A dance-forward mix that moves freely between house, disco, boogie, electronic music, global club sounds, and plenty in between. SiLVA’s sets are built for Saturday night, mixing new tracks, classics, edits, and deep cuts without getting boxed into one genre. The emphasis is on movement, surprise, and keeping the energy alive from one record to the next. Tune in to SiLVA Saturday evenings from 6 to 8pm.Tyler "Boogie" Boudreaux
Part wax, part digital, pure heat. Tyler “Boogie” Boudreaux channels KCRW’s eclectic sound through a kaleidoscope of psych, garage rock, soul, funk, indie, and whatever else keeps the room moving. Vintage records collide with new releases, while techno, post-punk, trip-hop, darkwave, and unexpected detours keep the boundaries loose. The common thread is energy, groove, and discovery, with one foot in the crates and the other firmly planted in what’s happening now. Tune in to Tyler’s show Thursday nights from 8 to 10pm.
LeRoy Downs
Jazz has never stood still, and neither does LeRoy Downs. Each Sunday night, the show explores the multitudes contained within jazz, moving from its history into the music’s constantly evolving present. Contemporary players meet foundational voices, while hip-hop, experimental music, spiritual jazz, global traditions, and the avant-garde reveal the genre’s many points of connection. LeRoy brings context and curiosity to every set, presenting jazz not as a museum piece but as an active, expanding language with countless stories still being written. Tune in Sunday nights from 10pm to midnight.
Francesca Harding
Music to make you feel. Francesca Harding explores the emotional side of KCRW’s eclectic sound, moving freely between global rhythms, electronic music, soul, indie, rock, and unexpected discoveries from across eras. Her sets favor feeling over genre, allowing Soul, Funk and R&B move into electronic music, or a familiar classic, to take on a completely new context. The result is a warm, adventurous mix built around mood, connection, and surprise. Tune in to Francesca’s show Tuesday nights from 8 to 10pm.Wyldeflower
Music to lift your spirits. Wyldeflower brings a global perspective to KCRW’s eclectic sound, connecting new discoveries with classic rhythms from across continents, generations, and musical traditions. Soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, global grooves, and unexpected selections come together in sets driven by warmth, movement, and curiosity. Rather than treating musical worlds as separate, the show finds the threads connecting them, creating a journey that feels expansive yet deeply rooted in rhythm. Two hours of music made for open ears and open minds. Tune in Wednesday nights from 8 to 10pm.Tana Yonas
Every month, Tana Yonas explores captivating music from across the globe. From ultra-niche discoveries to influential movements ripe for rediscovery, sharing the stories, cultures, and histories that bring the world's sounds to life.
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KCRW Original Shows & Podcasts
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Left, Right & Center
Different takes. Same table.Good Food
We’ll feed your belly and your curiosity.The Sam Sanders Show
Big questions & hot takes on pop culture.
Question Everything
A weekly investigation into how the truth gets buried, distorted, and denied -- and the ways people are fighting to make it matter again. New episodes every Thursday.The Business
Inside Hollywood with all the deals, drama, and decision-makers.The Treatment
The most interesting and influential figures in entertainment.
Today's Top Tune
A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks recorded at KCRW, remixes, and an introduction to new artists on our radar.Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.KCRW Reports
Original reporting and interviews bring you the stories of LA.Lost Notes
This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.Weekend Film Reviews
The best film reviewers in the business give you recommendations on what to see and what to skip each week.Life Examined
KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian. Please tune in Sundays at 9 a.m., or find it as a podcast.

KCRW Presents
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Aug
24Hippie Death Cult, Earth Tongue
Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA
MusicPsychedelic RockPsych / Garage
Aug
24LAPêCHE with Always You
The Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
MusicIndie / AltKCRW Presents
Aug
27Justine & Leo / Kelly Schenk / Katie Ward
Scribble, Los Angeles, CA
MusicIndie / AltConcert Calendar
Aug
28Echo Park Rising: Sticky Rice
Sticky Rice, Los Angeles, CA
FestivalsMusicKCRW Presents
Aug
28Brad Mehldau: Ride into the Sun – The Music of Elliott Smith
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
MusicKCRW Presents
Aug
29Echo Park Rising: Sticky Rice
Sticky Rice, Los Angeles, CA
FestivalsMusicKCRW Presents
Aug
29Marinero / Lovgirl / Ingredient 10
Scribble, Los Angeles, CA
MusicKCRW PresentsIndie / Alt
Aug
30Echo Park Rising: Sticky Rice
Sticky Rice, Los Angeles, CA
FestivalsMusicKCRW Presents
Sep
1Lina Tullgren, Frances Chang, and Dustin Wong Live in the PRS Library
Philosophical Research Library, Los Angeles, CA
MusicKCRW PresentsAmbient / New Age
Sep
3The Charlatans UK, The Dandy Warhols, Mercury Rev
The Observatory OC, Santa Ana, CA
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