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KXCI 91.3FM Tucson AZ
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On air

Hex Enduction Hours

Apr 18, 2024 10:00 PM – 11:55 PM

Music

With Julio Peña

A weekly mix of punk, post-punk, noise rock and more!

I Was Up This Morning, Blues Walking Like a Man

Worried blues, give me your right hand

Hex Enduction Hours
10:48 PM
NoMeansNo - The Land of the Living
NoMeansNo The Land of the Living
Why Do They Call Me Mr Happy? Alternative Tentacles 1993

Sixth studio LP from - in my opinion - Canada's best punk act (though now defunct).

10:46 PM
FEAR - We Destroy the Family
FEAR We Destroy the Family
The Record FEAR Records / Atom Age Industries 2022

1982 studio LP from this Los Angeles punk band. SNL member John Belushi was a big fan, inviting them to play on "Saturday Night Live". Their performance - which caused fans to jump on stage and dive into the crowd (Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat fame can be see doing so) - saw them banned from SNL and NBC. View this short-retrospective on the lead-up to and aftermath of the performance:

10:38 PM
China White - Addiction
China White Addiction
Danger Zone / Flyboys EP Frontier 1993

Named after the drug, this Southern California punk band was formed in 1979 and adopted a sonically faster, aggressive sound that saw them labeled as hardcore by fans and critics. Danger Zone is the band's 1981 debut EP.

10:35 PM
Texas Trash and the Trainwrecks - Loose Devils
Texas Trash and the Trainwrecks Loose Devils L
Gimmie A Hand Trainwreckordings 2014

Local punk band with a tinge of blues. Frontman Terry Trash was profiled by the Tucson Weekly in 2017. Read the profile HERE

10:33 PM
X - Sugarlight
X Sugarlight
Los Angeles Fat Possum 2018

Amazing 1980 debut LP from this legendary Los Angeles-based punk band. Ray Manzarek of The Doors produced this album and leant instrumental contributions throughout.

10:30 PM
Restraining Order - Addicted (Reprise)
Restraining Order Addicted (Reprise)
Locked In Time Triple B Records 2023

Active since 2017, hardcore-punk band Restraining Order hail from Massachusetts and dropped their newest album last year in July, with nods to late '80s/early '90s New England hardcore punk.

10:28 PM
Naked Raygun - Only In America
Naked Raygun Only In America
Throb Throb Quarterstick Records 1984

80s Chicago punk band and key in establishing/maintaining the Chicago punk scene alongside Big Black and Effigies.

10:25 PM
Dead Kennedys - Hop With the Jet Set
Dead Kennedys Hop With the Jet Set
Bedtime for Democracy Manifesto Records 1986

Fourth and final studio LP by the influential East Bay California punk band. Internal strife led to the band breaking up shortly after the release of this album.

10:24 PM
Peace Corpse - Presidente Camouflage
Peace Corpse Presidente Camouflage L
Terror Of Quincy Toxic Shock Records 2010

Bill Sassenberger and his departed wife (& collaborator) Julianna Towns, started the Toxic Shock record label in Pomona, CA, before relocating to Tucson and opening a storefront (now closed) near 4th Ave. The label released recordings from their own bands (including Peace Corpse) and other notable acts: Decry, Dayglo Abortions, Hickoids, Zero Boys, Raw Power, and more. He was also a KXCI programmer, hosting Gimme Indie Rock for eight years in the '90s. Recently, he wrote a memoir titled Toxic Shock Records: Assassin of Mediocrity - A Story of Love, Loss and Loud Music that is both a tribute to his late wife and their history in punk. Wooden Tooth Records will be hosting a book release party Saturday, April 20th

10:17 PM
D.O.A. - Communication Breakdown
D.O.A. Communication Breakdown
Hardcore '81 Sudden Death 2002

1981 punk rock release rom one of Canada's earliest hardcore punk band. D.O.A. is in the conversation as Canada's all-time punk band, if not its most influential. Heard here covering Led Zeppeling as well.

10:15 PM
The Dickies - Communication Breakdown
The Dickies Communication Breakdown
Stukas over Disneyland Cleopatra Records 2021

The Dickies have been active since 1977, based out of San Fernando Valley, CA. Led Zeppelin cover from their third studio LP released in 1983. In future live performances, the band would sarcastically state they wrote the song for Led Zeppelin in 1969.

10:14 PM
The Damned - Stab Yor Back
The Damned Stab Yor Back
Damned Damned Damned Union Square Music 2002

February 1977 debut LP from one of the best English punk band of the initial UK explosion. Damned Damned Damned has the disctinction of being the first full-length punk album released in the UK.

10:12 PM
The Chats - Ticket Inspector
The Chats Ticket Inspector
Get Fucked The Chats 2022

Second studio LP from this rocking Australian punk band!

10:09 PM
Weirdos - Helium Bar
Weirdos Helium Bar
Weird World, Vol. 1 Frontier 1991

One of the first Los Angeles punk bands, strongly influenced by the Ramones and Iggy Pop. Short-lived but what an impression they left on other LA punk bands.

10:07 PM
The Spits - Nuclear Bomb
The Spits Nuclear Bomb
S/t thriftstore records 2003

Quirky Michigan-based punk band active since 1993.

10:05 PM
Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Ramones Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Ramones Rhino/Warner Bros. 1976

Debut studio LP from this well-documented NYC punk band. Of this song, Dee Dee Ramone said, “I hope no one thinks we really sniff glue. I stopped when I was eight [years old].”

10:03 PM
Buzzcocks - Promises
Buzzcocks Promises
Singles Going Steady (2019 Remastered Version) Domino Recording Co 1979

1979 compilation collecting several singles and B-sides from the Manchester punk band. One of the best compilations ever released across any genre. "Promises" was a 1978 single, with "Lipstick" as the B-side.
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10:00 PM
The Fall - Mansion
The Fall Mansion
This Nation's Saving Grace Beggars Banquet 1985

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11:55 PMCommunity Wellness Beat (News/Public Affairs) with Lady T
12:00 AMMoonlight Saving Time (Music) with Shann Oliver
2:55 AMBonus Tracks (Music) with KXCI Youth DJ
3:00 AMElysian Fields (Music) with Dominic Castelli
4:55 AMGrowing Native with Petey Mesquitey (News/Public Affairs)

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