Concert Reviews Episodes

This week, we're scratching The Itch for Nothing More than a good show! And not only did we get one, but we got a couple of nice dad jokes to boot. On June 9, KC, Dan, and Dan's wife Hannah visited The Pageant in St. Louis to see Nothing More, Atreyu, and Eva Under Fire. It was a memorable experience for a number of reasons you'll quickly discover. In the meantime, Aaron missed three chances to see Atreyu in under two weeks. He is shamefaced. Also, shout out to Asking Alexandria, who had to dro...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to throw on our letterman jackets and go VRSTY. Frontman Joey Varela joins the show to talk about telling his own story on their new album Welcome Home, how a metalhead became an R&B vocalist, and how sometimes the best ideas arrive while you're not wearing pants. He's a genuine and humble dude and we think you'll like getting to know him. After that, The Itch closes the show by sharing our experience seeing Joey and VRSTY on tour with 10 Years and Black Map...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for death and darkness! The Dead Deads and The Darkness, that is. Our friend Daisy Dead returns to chat about their current tour, and it's a lot of laughs. We'll talk nicknames, giant rats, and jokes that are so bad they're great. Or possibly still bad. You decide. Then The Itch checks in with our experience at the St Louis tour stop at Pop's, where we attempted to deliver a birthday card and ended up seeing Justin Hawkins lead the crowd... with his pecs...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to head back out to shows! Black Stone Cherry, whose album The Human Condition ranked #9 on our Top Albums of 2020, recently hit the road with Naked Gypsy Queens, and they made a stop in St Louis at the Red Flag. Dan and KC were in attendance at their first show of the year, and they're stoked to give you the rundown. Plus, enjoy another instance of pretentious music industry elitism! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and then ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk about a festival we didn't (but also did) see! Welcome to Rockville took place a few weeks back in Daytona, Florida. Despite The Itch's initial plans to be in attendance falling through, we were still able to watch dozens of bands throughout the weekend. And now we're here to tell you all about it. If you're looking for new bands or concerts to hit up, this episode is a one-stop recommendation shop. Enjoy! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Ro...

This week we're scratching The Itch to talk about fire! Eva Under Fire, to be specific. Lead singer Eva Marie spent a rather adventurous van ride to our hometown of St. Louis talking with us about the joys of touring again, how she practices therapy on and off the stage, and the awkward first impression she made on Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix! Eva is a gifted interpersonal communicator, and this one is not to be missed. And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and then co...

In this episode, we're scratching the itch to do a sequel! The first episode in our "The Itch On Tour" series, we hadn't actually SEEN the tour in question. But now that has been remedied! Join us as we discuss our experience at P.O.D.'s Satellite 20th Anniversary Tour, featuring From Ashes to New and All Good Things. Stick around to hear about Dan's home decorating tips, and pick a side when we discuss FATN's Quarantine Chronicles Vol 3 and Aaron chooses violence! And hey, when you're done, fo...

In this episode, The Itch goes to Kansas! On the strength of three great 2021 albums from Badflower, Teenage Wrist, and Dead Poet Society and a great experience seeing Badflower at Pointfest last month, KC and Aaron traveled to The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas to see the This Is How The World Ends Tour. Join us as we discuss the albums and the live performances from all three bands. Spoiler: It's highly complimentary. itchrockjayhawk And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup pla...

After two years, The Itch has seen some festivals! And now... we have thoughts. Join us as we take you through Dan & KC's day at Pointfest in St. Louis and Aaron's simultaneous time at Riot Fest in Chicago. There will be metal, political rants, and inappropriate touching. Plus, a pop-punk loudmouth bites off more than he can chew by insulting a 50-year-old man in a mask. As also mentioned in the show, please consider supporting your friends and ours in Nonpoint as they recover from an accident ...

We're back on the interview grind! In this episode, we have a chat with the delightful Daisy Dead, bassist and (understudy harsh) vocalist for The Dead Deads, whose killer (heh) new album Tell Your Girls It's Alright combines the best sounds of glam, punk, grunge, and straight up rock (especially of the 90s variety). Along the way we'll talk about their tour with Candlebox, how to play two instruments at once, a good source for song inspiration, teeth, and ... yo mama? Yep. This conversatio...

The Itch has a new segment! Since concerts are happening more frequently these days, we're gonna see ourselves some shows and report back with our findings. First up: P.O.D.'s Satellite 20th Anniversary tour, featuring From Ashes to New, All Good Things, and Sleep Signals. This one comes with a twist, in that we're not exactly talking about the tour proper, but the discussion still goes to some places we didn't expect. Enjoy. As mentioned in the episode, here is where you can donate to help Sle...