KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

Thanks for joining us on a Tuesday for MBE. You'll hear desert disco and outlaw house from flying mojito bros, a fusion of french and arabic to the grooves of italian duo Nu Genea, introducing... pako kaan, percussive groove from Athens Greece and the blind yeo collective from Cornwall. We'll hear Friday vibes from Manchester's Your Mate's Ex and an appropriate song for Bastille Day from Rush. Speaking of Bastille Day, we'll also hear French and Spanish sounds ahead of the big World Cup semifinal matchup today. And we give away box seats and parking to see a night of 80s britpop from Squeeze, Adam Ant and the English beat.
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 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.
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.