
Jahari Massamba Unit — “the occasional, loose-knit hip-hop and future jazz studio recording project” of Madlib and producer/percussionist Karriem Riggins — quietly released their second LP at the beginning of the month. While you’ve been hearing it throughout the KCRW airwaves over the past few weeks, we really want to direct your attention to “JMU’s Voyage” in this edition of FO. Plus, your chance at tickets to catch Dry Cleaning live at El Rey on Tuesday, March 19.
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.