Off The Hook With Gage

UNSUNG though I may end up, I'll be DAMNED if I let my roster of ROISTEROUS ROCKERS suffer a similar fate! * These songs and their singers shall not be consigned to lonely, forgotten corners of the M…

Woo-hoo! * OFF THE HOOK! * GO GO GO! * Today's OFF THE HOOK presents SONGS with a crushing lilt! * SOUNDS to make you successful! * OLDIES by the score (actually fewer than twelve)! * and FREE TICKET…

IT'S MY BABY! * Giving birth to OFF THE HOOK every week is a MIRACULOUS thing and, after days of Labor, I DELIVER it to you alive, kicking and decidedly non-binary! * Now and then some insensitive cl…

OFF THE HOOK has always been HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS, but SPECIAL in its own unique way! * And while regular listeners are not bothered by its Very Rarely Bluegrass programming, they are also relie…

Autumn is upon us and you can use a break. * Although the Dog Days are behind us and we feel a glimmer of hope that Public Enemy #1 may finally be put down, we know that it's too late to change our d…

HE'S AT IT AGAIN, forcing a bunch of NEW MUSIC on listeners HE thinks is good! * That's his job! * This Curator Extraordinaire works overtime to ensure a STIMULATING program every week! * His standar…

An UNHEALTHY OBSESSION? * Only recently have I asked myself the question posed by many through the years, as I slog through piles of RUBBISH in order to extract the SWEET KERNELS of sound that I pres…

INDICTED? For taking RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS (Birthday Segment notes) home with me from the KXSF studio following the OFF THE HOOK program? * THEY"RE MINE! * And, in my quest to Make Radio Great Again,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE! * Whether at home or in the office, it's time to pack up your workweek starting at 1:00 with OFF THE HOOK! * What constitutes a great preekwend (pre-weekend)? * Well, somethi…

Another Friday, another cab fare. * But it's worth my personal expense to keep San Francisco (and the world!) musically educated! * Otherwise, you might veer towards 'publican songs of civil war! * H…

Well, I've Raided my various Search platforms in Order to Document the latest new Records Released this week and will Unseal Evidence of material that will Warrant your spending three hours with me t…

Hang onto your ears because OFF THE HOOK ROCKS YOUR FACE! * Yes, this most UN-CRUMMY weekly program -FOR CHAMPIONS and losers alike- scrapes the MEAT from the bone and shoves it in your cranium, anim…

I like you. * It seems very few actually LISTEN to music anymore. *  You're different. * You can't wait to find out WHAT'S NEW in music every week on OFF THE HOOK! * While others are TikTok-ing away,…

How can I describe the WONDERS TO BE HEARD on today's OFF THE HOOK? * I can't.  You'll just have to listen! * BUT, I can tell you about The Birthday Segment, where tunes from Stars of Yesteryear will…

He's back! * It's here! * Are you ready for the 'OFF THE HOOK 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW!' ? * Yes, THE SHOW THAT SHOWS has been showing you what's what for 10 years! * Can you believe it? * Neither can I…

BREATHTAKING in its scope, HARD-HITTING in its approach, OFF THE HOOK is not for the mild-mannered easy chair set! * With MIND-BOGGLING new music mined from the coalface of the contemporary scene, OF…

WE'VE GOT OLDIES! * Yes, OFF THE HOOK PLAYS (a few) GOOD OLD SONGS OF YESTERYEAR (after you've consumed a healthy portion of current releases)! * RE-LIVE THE GLORIOUS PAST WHEN MUSIC WAS GOOD (mostly…

Because young people need to be told THE TRUTH about new music * Because old people need to GET WITH IT * OFF THE HOOK: Improving society, supporting creative artistry.