HAAi Remix of Nina Simone + Sensational Seoul Seven Piece Leenalchi + Josh Conway release debut EP and LP's
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

Former KCRW Music Director and MBE host Chris Douridas returns to the hot seat with an impressive haul of the latest and greatest. Ease into real life with Sufjan Stevens’ bittersweet musings on the human condition as filtered through, “So You Are Tired,” the first single ahead of his forthcoming LP Javelin (due Oct. 16). Plus, Noname’s latest Sundial, Baxter Dury’s I Thought I Was Better Than You, and barreling towards a second week in a row as KCRW’s most played album — Jungle’s Volcano.
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
KCRW’s Resident DJ is a sonic laboratory where artists are invited to reinvent, reimagine, and lean into their most eclectic, creative impulses. Resident DJ airs every Thursday night/Friday morning from midnight to 1 a.m. PT, and can be streamed anytime on the KCRW app. Just in time for Pride Month, Hercules & Love Affair will be our Resident DJ for June 2026.