Resident DJ
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom will be KCRW's Resident DJs for August 2026.
KCRW’s Resident DJ is a sonic laboratory where artists are invited to reinvent, reimagine, and lean into their most eclectic, creative impulses. Expect big swings unfettered by genre, format, or any of the other structures typically associated with a club mix… and not just from established DJs — musicians, creators, and organizations from the farthest reaches of the cultural landscape will be stepping up to the decks. Each month, a new Resident DJ takes over and curates fresh hour-long mixes every Friday just for KCRW.
Resident DJ airs every Thursday night/Friday morning from midnight to 1 a.m. PT, and can be streamed anytime on the KCRW app.
Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3) and Panda Bear (Animal Collective) have been prolific collaborators across a variety of musical projects in recent years. Their second proper album as a duo, "A ? Of When," arrived on July 10. In a statement about the album, they say: "Going forward we're looking to radio, live shows, listening parties, Q&A sessions & real life interactions to get back to a place we feel makes more sense." As an extension of this strategy, the pair join KCRW for our Resident DJ series throughout August 2026.
