Off The Hook With Gage
by Gage Kenady
Off the Hook presents a delectable smorgasbord of musical offerings from the dawn of recording to the present day. Ranging from playful pop to daunting musical obscurities, ethnic flights to local lights, Off the Hook aims to tickle your ear-bone with scintillating sounds and the opinionated expertise of host Gage Kenady. Off The Hook: the show that shows.
Episodes
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Off The Hook ~October 30, 2026
Four out of five weekdays you're counting down the hours til the weekend, but from 1:00 to 4:00 on Fridays you're in no hurry! * You're happily ensconced in your cubicle and TOTALLY ENGROSSED in OFF THE HOOK! * Looked down the nose at by co-workers? Raged at by the boss? * Heck no, they're in…
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Off The Hook ~October 23, 2026
A juggler of sounds under the big top, OFF THE HOOK is all mustachio and cape! * You'll be hypnotized and MYSTIFIED: how does he keep all the sounds in (on) the air? * The BAFFLEMENT that this DIZZYING display brings leads to pure WONDER and delight as you muse on the MAGICAL miraculousness of it...
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Off The Hook ~October 16, 2026
JULIE FLIPPED HER WIG last week. * It was later found at a downtown bar marveling at all of the many flavors under one roof. * "So OFF THE HOOK at 1:00 on KXSF 102.5FM https://kxsf.fm/ ", it thought. Off The Hook Fri Oct 16 with Gage Kenady on KXSF-LP 102.5 FM
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Off The Hook ~October 2, 2026
It's OCTOBER and you'll find Special Programming as crisp as the Autumn air on OFF THE HOOK! * That shouldn't SURPRISE you, HARDLY a week goes by that we don't blow your mind with something novel! * But this week, STRICTLY speaking, our programming is tailored to suit an agenda of heel-kicking...
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Off The Hook ~September 25, 2026
Your RIGHT TO CHOOSE is kind of a joke when it comes to OFF THE HOOK. * Because, frankly, if you choose any radio program other than OFF THE HOOK, you're not quite right. * OFF THE HOOK bulks up this week with a GANGANTUAN PILE of Birthday Segment slop! * KXSF 102.5FM https://kxsf.fm/
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Off The Hook ~September 18, 2026
Before we close the door on Summer and fall into the arms of Autumn, I would like to thank listeners for Springing to the support of OFF THE HOOK and KXSF during our annual fundraiser! * Your generous donations will see us through the frosty glaze of Winter with blankets of WARMING support, and...
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Off The Hook ~September 11, 2026
There comes a time in every radio program's life when it must face itself and admit, "you're not that bad". * OFF THE HOOK doesn't try to force its opinions on you, only the new records it plays. * You can walk away at any time. * Thank you for not. * Walk IN to OFF THE HOOK on KXSF 102.5FM...
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Off The Hook ~September 4, 2026
POSITIVITY and CURIOSITY are the twin engines that drive OFF THE HOOK! * Unlike other Dumb Radio Shows on Stupid Radio Stations that OFF THE HOOK can't be bothered to check out, OFF THE HOOK approaches new music with a JADED WONDER (and that's not easy to pull off)! * We're Positive you'll find…
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Off The Hook ~August 28, 2026
THIS TME IT'S PERSONAL! * OFF THE HOOK has had just about enough with the complaints! * ("Your show isn't long enough", "you're not in the Radio Hall of Fame already?", etc.) * But when I'm told "you're TOO HANDSOME for radio", that's when the gloves come off! * OFF THE HOOK will retaliate by...
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Off The Hook ~August 21, 2026
* CAUTION * Curvy Sounds Next 3 Hours * Take Route 102.5FM to Junction https://kxsf.fm/ * KXSF is not responsible for damage caused by bumpy roads, potholes or potheads while riding OFF THE HOOK Highway * OFF THE HOOK is Off The Map! * Consider insurance before attempting this route.
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Off The Hook ~July 31, 2026
SICK of having despicable individuals dominate your attention? * OFF THE HOOK's sweet-smelling host "Clumsy Kenady" is honesty-prone and presents you with programs created to make you THINK for yourself! * SUFFER NO MORE the incessant gaslighting of Psychopathic Power Pimps! * Kenady's...
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Off The Hook ~July 24, 2026
Let the Joneses be keepin' up with YOU! * You got it all goin' on: never missing an episode of OFF THE HOOK means you're WAY ON TOP! * Several steps ahead, you don't lord it over others. * No, you MAGNANIMOUSLY share your finds with the Heathen Rabble that gather 'round your feet, pushing and...
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Off The Hook ~July 17, 2026
Community Radio. * It's all about COMMUNITY HEALTH. * Keeping the bad away for three hours does a WORLD OF GOOD for your Mind and Mood! * Just three hours: manageable, doable, IMPERATIVE! * The sounds you hear on OFF THE HOOK will keep you from thinking of anything else. * THE MUCK CAN WAIT! *…
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Off The Hook ~July 10, 2026
What if Radio Personality Gage Kenady hosted an OFF THE HOOK program and nobody listened? * He would do it anyway! * And why is he hosting a show alone in the forest in the first place? * Is it because the Ancient Silence provides a pleasingly stark contrast to the NOISY MODERNITY that is OFF THE...
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Off The Hook ~July 3, 2026
Fourteen years ago, on July 2nd, 2012, OFF THE HOOK was UNLEASHED upon an unsuspecting world! * Host Gage Kenady has tried to atone for his sins ever since! * Join us today as we have a wee look back at that first show while keeping one eye firmly affixed on the future! * It's the Yesterday And...
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Off The Hook ~June 26, 2026
Last Friday, I forgot to mention that on the Last Friday of every month we will be offering FREE access to OFF THE HOOK! * Whether you listen on the Stream at https://kxsf.fm/ or on the Radio at KXSF 102.5FM, you will be FREE to listen to your heart's content, at NO CHARGE to you! * This is in…
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Off The Hook ~June 19, 2026
PRECISION slapdashery in all its manifold manifestations awaits you on Today's OFF THE HOOK! * Who else works so hard to get it so wrong? * But, you know, wrong in the right way! * It's not like folding a nickel, IT'S MAGIC without the trick! * This preternatural flex has the world's cynics...
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Off The Hook ~June 5, 2026
The ALACRITY with which your Humble Host accepts his weekly mission is not just alarming, it's DISARMING! * And his fervor is OVERSTUFFED with zeal on today's OFF THE HOOK! * Why? Why this show today? * Because as May has marched into June, your SPUNKY spelunker has emerged from the cold depths...
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Off The Hook ~May 29, 2026
GOOD NEWS for listeners with an ITCH for non-toxic, mostly new music radio programming! * Every OFF THE HOOK show is made from SCRATCH using All-Natural ingredients mixed with 100% SUPERNATURAL flair! * Say goodbye forever to scaly radio with the SOOTHING musical balm specially prepared for you…
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Off The Hook ~May 22, 2026
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE! * There are a lot of impersonators out there, but for the real ROOTIN'-TOOTIN' kick-up-your-heels-and-fall-on-your-ass kind of fun that OFF THE HOOK provides, tune into KXSF 102.5 FM https://kxsf.fm/ ! * There is no comparison! * What other show lets you LAUGH at the hapless...
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Off The Hook ~May 15, 2026
As the Myth of Knowledge comes clattering down your back alleyway to remind you that there ain't NO ONE WRONG WAY to consume your weekly portion of OFF THE HOOK, it encounters the Grift of Experience who chortles and snorts "Ha! We are but FREE-FLOATING JELLY! Your shopworn counsel is a prune to…
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Off The Hook ~May 8, 2026
FREE GAS! * No matter whether you're already tanked up or running on fumes, each week OFF THE HOOK brings the fuel to keep you MOTORVATING through your Friday! * Too cool to pedal push? Why not go electric with the souped-up programming OFF THE HOOK provides at NO CHARGE? * It's top down time on...
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Off The Hook ~May 1, 2026
STRIKING! * That's what OFF THE HOOK is, programming-wise! * All Phat Tracks and NO FAT CATS! * (KXSF jocks don't get paid a dime) * Hit 'em in the wallet -> Working: NAY! * Shopping: NAY! * School: NAY! * RADIO: OK! * Our WORKERS volunteer their time to serve you today and every day! * May you...
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Off The Hook ~April 24, 2026
Down the chute and into your lap, another OFF THE HOOK is born! * It's got FLAIR, it's got CHARM and it looks just like its father! * Let this rascally little cutie's BURBLING COO totally win your heart and you'll see that all of my week's labor was worth it! * If you fail to fall for this baby,...
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Off The Hook ~April 17, 2026
Ever wonder what the inside of a vacuum cleaner sounds like? * Every week OFF THE HOOK SUCKS up musical debris from across the internet, applies its SPECIAL FILTER, and delivers to you PRISTINE beauties that your ear will appreciate! * Tired of SUCKY radio? * Then SUCK up to the CONSCIENTIOUS...
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Off The Hook ~April 10, 2026
Unofficial, Unauthorized, ROGUE. * Do you really want your OFF THE HOOK authorized and officiated? * Isn't OFF THE HOOK the last bastion of WILD AND FREE non-corporate radio? * Why, you'd no sooner put OFF THE HOOK on watch than you would your child in manacles! * The chaos of the world is...
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Off The Hook ~April 3, 2026
Every Friday is a GOOD FRIDAY on OFF THE HOOK! * That's because of the SACRIFICE that goes into the making of each and every show! * OFF THE HOOK sacrifices sleep, good health practices, social obligations and financial stability in order to NAIL DOWN the best possible program for you every week!…
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Off The Hook ~March 27, 2026
Well, I've cleaned off all of the cat hair and all of the BEARD HAIR, so OFF THE HOOK will be recognizable once again! * My CACHE OF COOL tunes is replenished and so am I! * Be prepared for a relaxed new face with the same old frantic voice you've come to accept! * We're back in business and...
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Off The Hook ~March 13, 2026
What does FRIDAY THE 13TH have in common with any other Friday on KXSF? * It's your LUCKY DAY! * If it comforts you to have a RABBIT'S FOOT in your pocket, fine. * But, OFF THE HOOK wards off all BAD JUJU every damn week! * You'll be CHARMED by our MAGIC and our groovy MOJO will keep you from…
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Off The Hook ~March 6, 2026
Lousy with SPARKLE, rank with splendor, OFF THE HOOK turns heads * Inside-out. * Still the pre-doom OFF THE HOOK you've always loved, OFF THE HOOK startles with nonchalant urgency! * Dotted with tease, crossed with eyes, OFF THE HOOK falls into your lap on KXSF 102.5FM https://kxsf.fm/, baby!
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Off The Hoof ~February 27, 2026
YOU'RE CURIOUS. I like that about you. * You need to know about the LATEST in SOUNDS. * Luckily, OFF THE HOOK, The Show That Shows, is here to help you out! * A three-hour journey of discovery, OFF THE HOOK satisfies your need to STAY ON TOP of things! * Your friends may describe you as "curious"...
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Off The Hook ~February 20, 2026
Just as hosting a radio program in a FROSTY studio is akin to feats of endurance in the Winter Olympics, we know that listeners need a proper blankie in order to fully appreciate the amazing SPECTACLE that is OFF THE HOOK! * OFF THE HOOK blankets you with a coziness that WARMS FROM WITHIN! * It's...
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Off The Hook ~February 13, 2026
Are you a SUPERSTITIOUS VALENTINE? * Well, OFF THE HOOK, for one, is not! * No CANDY HEARTS brought to you by a BLACK CAT today! * The Show That Shows has business to attend to and will not let CUPID'S ARROW turn it into a wobbly, drunk-with-desire, BESOTTED blob! * Our infatuation is with...
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Off The Hook ~February 6, 2026
Save the head-butting for Sunday! * OFF THE HOOK doesn't need to compete -whether you're a bunny or a rock, OFF THE HOOK hands off something to everyone! * Its GOAL is to clinch your hearts with new audibles that will make you SNAP! * Our non-confrontational half-time event (called The Birthday...
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Off The Hook ~January 30, 2026
OFF THE HOOK WANTS YOU! * Curious listeners sought for a ROUSING program of auditory self-improvement! * Feeling draggy from listening to mediocre radio? * OFF THE HOOK sharpens the senses and brings a PROFOUND sense of well-being! * Its varied selection ensures your rapt attention and puts pep…
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Off The Hook ~January 23, 2026
It's sure to pick you up! * Sit back and let Uncle Gagie fix you up with the GOOD STUFF! * Mainline the latest from his weekly HIT Parade and settle into a SERENE SWOON that'll have you nodding in appreciation! * "Where do I get this Direct Injection of ADDICTIVE Fun?", you ask. * On KXSF 102.5FM...
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Off The Hook ~January 16, 2026
KICKIN' BACK IN THE CUBICLE! * You've got better things to do! * Point out to old man Bossman that the PLEASING AND STIMULATING sounds of OFF THE HOOK make for a warmer, more focused workplace! * It's a bunch of hooey, of course -or is it? * Cram a bunch of co-workers in there for a "SPECIAL...
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Off The Hook ~January 9, 2026
YOU'RE INVITED! * Kenady lets you listen in on his MASTERFUL culture-culling for the purpose of building his own personal library of GREAT NEW SONGS he doesn't already have! * Music for people with time on their hands! * It's called OFF THE HOOK, The Show That Shows and it starts at 1:00 on KXSF...
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Off The Hook ~December 19, 2025
There's nothing TERRIBLY STRANGE about playing CHRISTMAS MUSIC a week before Christmas, but the Christmas music you'll hear on Today's OFF THE HOOK might be! * New, unfamiliar Carols will give a FACELIFT to the saggy puss of Christmas Past and your jowls will snap to attention when we STUFF YOUR...
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Off The Hook ~January 2, 2026
ARE YOU READY FOR IT? * You'd better be, because TWENTY TWENTY-SICK is here! * What it will bring no one knows, but the signposts may be heard on Today's OFF THE HOOK, which will include 2025's TOP TRACKS! * We will also hear tracks from albums not yet gotten to and not-yet-gotten-to tracks from...
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Off The Hook ~December 5, 2025
'TIS THE SEASON to kick the eff back for three hours! * You be settin' up yer tree -OFF THE HOOK is the perfect soundtrack! * No Holiday Sounds yet, but the JOVIAL MOOD you'll be put in as you SLURP your eggnog will have you LURCHING from limb to limb, hanging ornaments in HAPHAZARD fashion as…
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Off The Hook ~November 28, 2025
GOOD FOR WHAT ALIS YOU! * Your overconsumption of merriment yesterday is exacting its toll today. * OFF THE HOOK is here to help! * The EASY BREEZY sounds heard on today's show will soothe the savage turkey breast that your poor beaten body is still struggling to digest! * And nothing's more...
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Off The Hook ~November 21, 2025
The Show That Shows (OFF THE HOOK) has a few TRICKS up its sleeve! * Its SLEIGHT OF HAND is so deft that even WIZARDS cannot detect how it can conjure the ILLUSION of a top-shelf, professional operation! * With a wave of its hand, this slap-dash collection of unlikely sounds, hosted by an inane…
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Off The Hook ~November 14, 2025
Is it SEX you're after? * OFF THE HOOK has a very good record of matchmaking, bringing together saucy trombones and feisty castanets and other unlikely couplings! * Like to DANCE? * No one has ever prevented anyone from dancing to OFF THE HOOK! -we suggest the Crawl, except that's a swimming...
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Off The Hook ~November 7, 2025
Regardless of how it may sound to you, your host is not easily satisfied! * The music must be INTERESTING, and/or BEAUTIFUL, and FRESH! * He is willing to sacrifice a bit of professionalism in his presentation, but the music must never fall short! * If it seems to, you are clearly a newcomer who...
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Off The Hook ~October 31, 2025
IF YOU'RE WEARING PANTS, you might as well take them off now, because Today's HALLOWEEN edition of OFF THE HOOK will scare them right off of you! * GHOSTS & GOBLINS, WITCHES & DEVILS, SPIDERS & BATS and DEATH DEATH DEATH will animate today's most unholy program! * Spells at https://kxsf.fm/ Maybe...
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Off The Hook ~October 24, 2025
Like the Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel, OFF THE HOOK goes deep! * Wriggling its way to the depths to scoop up GLITTERING GEMS in its mighty maw, the OFF THE HOOK Gulper surfaces with its once-submerged spoils in a RESPLENDENT display of Sub-aquatic Sounds! * But it's no bottom feeder! * Its appetite…
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Off The Hook ~October 17, 2025
It's funny and squishy and full of goodness! * LISTEN TO OFF THE HOOK! * It's right Up Your Street! * By its reputation, you'd think it's a Music Show, but nominally it's about a hook! * WHAT IS IT? * OFF THE HOOK, The Show That Shows, hooks you! * The guy on it is worth a dime, at least! *…
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About this show
Off the Hook presents a delectable smorgasbord of musical offerings from the dawn of recording to the present day. Ranging from playful pop to daunting musical obscurities, ethnic flights to local lights, Off the Hook aims to tickle your ear-bone with scintillating sounds and the opinionated expertise of host Gage Kenady. Off The Hook: the show that shows.
Hosted by
Gage Kenady