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

In this edition of MBE, you’ll hear “The Wannabe.” It’s the opening track to Okay Kaya’s freshly released (and exquisitely titled) album, Oh My God - That’s So Me. You’ll hear this opening album track just past the midway point of the show. Fitting for an artist as intriguingly off-center as Okay Kaya is. Plus, the latest from Bryan Ferry, Photay, and LA’s own “Afro-futurist space cowboy,” Tolliver.
KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.
Vintage24 turns the dial back to KCRW’s classic analog days, opening the station’s archives for a continuous journey through decades of adventurous music programming. Produced by Myke Dodge Weiskopf, the channel brings back influential KCRW shows, hosts, and voices that helped define the station’s musical identity. Heard in shuffle rotation, Vintage24 moves freely across genres, eras, and scenes, offering longtime listeners a chance to rediscover favorite programs while introducing newer audiences to the depth, history, and eclectic spirit of KCRW’s music archives.
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.