Resident DJ

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.  

Andy Butler (aka Hercules & Love Affair) has spent nearly two decades using his pseudonymous musical project to explore queer identity, intimacy, and the emotional pull of house music. A secretive home producer/recordist in the Arthur Russell vein, Butler was nudged into the spotlight by his friend ANOHNI, who contributed vocals to Hercules' scene-stealing 2008 debut album. Their strobing disco collaboration, "Blind," became an era-defining track, receiving the remix treatment from house-music royalty Frankie Knuckles. Butler also became a sought-after remixer in his own right, including tracks for Lady Gaga, Blondie, Yazoo, Sylvan Esso, Goldfrapp, and more. After a turbulent period coming to terms with the group's stratospheric rise, Butler recorded two albums for London's Moshi Moshi Records (Bloc Party, Hot Chip) and returned to the major-label world for Omnion (2017) and In Amber (2022). Hercules & Love Affair returns in 2026 with a two-part EP, Danseur, to be released in June and August.

Just in time for Pride Month, Hercules & Love Affair will be our Resident DJ for June 2026.