TGIF on MBE - 90's Pop Culture Bracketology with Sam Sanders
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

In 2023 alone, San Fernando Valley native musician Carlos Niño had his hands in Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1, the 13-years-in-the-making debut album from LA-fixture Miguel Atwood-Ferguson; André 3000’s surprise sonic odyssey New Blue Sun; and his own LP via his Carlos Niño & Friends moniker, (I’m Just Chillin’), on fire.
With this edition of MBE he makes his debut as a KCRW Guest DJ, with a set as sweet, deep, and groovy as he is. Plus he’s sharing stories about working with André, his life as a KCRW volunteer, encouraging Novena to become a DJ, how to be starstruck in a respectful way, growing into gentleness, and a whole lot more.
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.