Episodes

E296 Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait on Being a Disney Adult and Building a Life Beyond the Band
Oct. 28, 2025

E296 Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait on Being a Disney Adult and Building a Life Beyond the Band

This week, we're scratching The Itch to join the Coffin Crew! Halloween is almost here, and what a more fitting guest than the man who puts the "fun" in "funeral," Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait ! After toiling for year...
E295 Matt Flood of Caskets on Artistic Evolution and Keeping Writing Fun While Being Emotionally Honest
Oct. 21, 2025

E295 Matt Flood of Caskets on Artistic Evolution and Keeping Writing Fun While Being Emotionally Honest

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get buried... by the weight of good music. (That works, right?) Caskets frontman Matt Flood joins us ahead of the release The Only Heaven You'll Know , an album Matt has described as "t...
E294 Concert Catch-up: Chevelle, Dead Poet Society, Calva Louise, Wargasm, Dropout Kings, and more!
Oct. 14, 2025

E294 Concert Catch-up: Chevelle, Dead Poet Society, Calva Louise, Wargasm, Dropout Kings, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch for some favorites! We're covering three more shows from our stacked September run. First, Aaron cements his change of heart about Wargasm and experiences the energy of Black Cat Bill and ...
E293 Morgan James on Building an Audience That Will Follow You and Finding the Soul of 90s Alternative Rock
Oct. 9, 2025

E293 Morgan James on Building an Audience That Will Follow You and Finding the Soul of 90s Alternative Rock

This week, we're scratching The Itch to jazz it up! Morgan James , whose path has taken her from Broadway to collaborations with Postmodern Jukebox and, most recently, Brass Against, joins us for a change of stylistic pace to...
E292 Concert Catch-up: Riot Fest 2025, featuring Green Day, Weezer, Blink-182, Weird Al, John Stamos, and more!
Oct. 7, 2025

E292 Concert Catch-up: Riot Fest 2025, featuring Green Day, Weezer, Blink-182, Weird Al, John Stamos, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk Forever! Riot Fest 2025 is in the books and it was a ripper. Aaron joined the full house of performers and attendees for three days of great shows, bucket list bands, reunions, and...
E291 Tori Kravitz of She's With the Band on Working in PR, Returning to Warped Tour, and Giving All the Flowers
Oct. 2, 2025

E291 Tori Kravitz of She's With the Band on Working in PR, Returning to Warped Tour, and Giving All the Flowers

This week, we're scratching The Itch to go Beyond the Breakdown ! Tori Kravitz, publicist, podcaster, and pit reporter extraordinaire, joins us to talk all about the off-stage side of the music industry! From working as one o...
E290 Concert Catch-up: Linkin Park, Nonpoint, Heartsick, System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, and more!
Sept. 30, 2025

E290 Concert Catch-up: Linkin Park, Nonpoint, Heartsick, System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch to check off some bucket list bands! The reborn Linkin Park came through St. Louis with Jean Dawson , and the reclusive System of a Down came through Chicago with Avenged Sevenfold , Polyp...
E289 Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace on Marriage, Mental Health, and Using Technology to Build True Connection
Sept. 25, 2025

E289 Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace on Marriage, Mental Health, and Using Technology to Build True Connection

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get Canadian! Raine Maida of Canada's rock royalty Our Lady Peace joins us as the band continues its 30-year celebration. We discuss the fan-inspired push that led them to reclaim the s...
E288 Concert Catch-up: Rockin' for The Hook Benefit for Jay Scott featuring Goodbye June, Leilani Kilgore, and more!
Sept. 23, 2025

E288 Concert Catch-up: Rockin' for The Hook Benefit for Jay Scott featuring Goodbye June, Leilani Kilgore, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch for community. Our friend Jay Scott , host of The Hook Rocks Podcast and one of the first music podcasters to welcome us into this world, is facing a long health struggle. In response, mor...
E287 Joe Cotela of DED on Punk Influences, Unearned Egos, Working With Chad Gray, and Going Into the Pit Blind
Sept. 16, 2025

E287 Joe Cotela of DED on Punk Influences, Unearned Egos, Working With Chad Gray, and Going Into the Pit Blind

This week, we're scratching The Itch to play DED . As in, we've played DED's new album Resent (out September 19th) so much that we had to have frontman Joe Cotela on to talk about it. Joe talks about the perhaps unconscious d...
E286 Oxymorrons on Defining Independence and How They Create, Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat on Their New EP
Sept. 9, 2025

E286 Oxymorrons on Defining Independence and How They Create, Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat on Their New EP

This week, we're scratching The Itch to bring back the boys! Oxymorrons return for the first time since 2023 to tell us all about their new EP, Create. Destroy. Rebuild. Repeat. Life is very different for Dee, Jafe, and K.I. ...
Guest: Oxymorrons
E285 Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave on Shiprocked, Reggae's Reputation, and Turning a Vision Into Reality
Sept. 2, 2025

E285 Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave on Shiprocked, Reggae's Reputation, and Turning a Vision Into Reality

This week, we're scratching The Itch to make waves! Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave joins us for the second time this calendar year to discuss the band's new album Monument , how his vision for the year has become reality, and ho...
Guest: Nathan Aurora
E284 Nova Twins on Industry Acceptance, Mama Nova, Personal Growth, and Pedal Boards
Aug. 26, 2025

E284 Nova Twins on Industry Acceptance, Mama Nova, Personal Growth, and Pedal Boards

This week, we're scratching The Itch to celebrate! Just in time for Aaron's birthday, we've got a wish list interview with Nova Twins , whose third album, Parasites & Butterflies , drops Friday, August 29th! Amy Love and ...
Guest: Nova Twins
E283 Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up on Finally Feeling Better and Why Love Is the Worst (and the Best)
Aug. 19, 2025

E283 Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up on Finally Feeling Better and Why Love Is the Worst (and the Best)

This week, we're scratching The Itch to feel better! After a crazy few years that took him from heartbroken to bedridden with ulcerative colitis to smitten with the love of his life, Matt Bigland and Dinosaur Pile-Up are back...
Guest: Matt Bigland
E282 PLAIINS on Their Debut Album, Hamburg, Wearing Paper Bags, and Making People Laugh About Themselves
Aug. 12, 2025

E282 PLAIINS on Their Debut Album, Hamburg, Wearing Paper Bags, and Making People Laugh About Themselves

This week, we're scratching The Itch to put on Happy Faces ! And by that, we mean the debut album from Germany's indie punks PLAIINS . Chris , Flo , and Dizzy joined us to discuss how they remain playful in their music even w...
Guest: PLAIINS
E281 Concert Catch-up: Winona Fighter and MSPAINT
Aug. 7, 2025

E281 Concert Catch-up: Winona Fighter and MSPAINT

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a Thursday episode! Aaron saw pod favorites Winona Fighter at the Q101 Lounge and pod newcomers MSPAINT at Wicker Park Fest , and he's got a wholesome tale to tell about it as we conti...
E280 Arejay Hale of Halestorm on Marriage, KemikalFire, Ozzy's Last Show, and Growing as a Lyricist on Everest
Aug. 5, 2025

E280 Arejay Hale of Halestorm on Marriage, KemikalFire, Ozzy's Last Show, and Growing as a Lyricist on Everest

This week, we're scratching The Itch to reach new heights! Halestorm 's new album Everest arrives on August 8th, and drummer Arejay Hale stopped by to become a three-time guest and talk about it! This album was a growth exper...
Guest: Arejay Hale
E279 CRegg Rondell of Boy Hits Car on New Music, Returning to the Road, and Being a Blockbuster Stuntman
July 29, 2025

E279 CRegg Rondell of Boy Hits Car on New Music, Returning to the Road, and Being a Blockbuster Stuntman

This week, we're scratching The Itch for Lovecore! CRegg Rondell of Boy Hits Car joins us for a look at the band's history as they prepare for their first show in a year, a gig at the famous Whiskey a Go Go that was originall...
Guest: CRegg Rondell
E278 Concert Catch-up: Babymetal, Jinjer, Bloodywood, and The Warning
July 22, 2025

E278 Concert Catch-up: Babymetal, Jinjer, Bloodywood, and The Warning

This week, we're scratching The Itch for our cutest episode ever! not only did Dan get to see Babymetal, but he brought a couple kids of his own... and then had them on the show to talk about it! That's right, it's the proper...
E277 Retro Champ on Rap, Rock, and Wrestling, Losing a Parent, and Remembering Adam Ramey
July 15, 2025

E277 Retro Champ on Rap, Rock, and Wrestling, Losing a Parent, and Remembering Adam Ramey

This week, we're scratching The Itch to go retro! We're showing hometown pride again as St. Louis' own Retro Champ joins us to discuss his past, present, and future in music. Retro is the very definition of "rap rock," taking...
Guest: Retro Champ
[Short Cuts] Wayne Static, High School Math Teacher?
July 10, 2025

[Short Cuts] Wayne Static, High School Math Teacher?

As mentioned in this week's conversation with elementary school teacher and dead7 frontman Jason Kozik , here's the story of Dan's high school match teacher, who bore a curious resemblance to Wayne Static of Static-X . We've ...
E276 Jason Kozik of dead7 on Dealing With Deaths, Teaching Special Ed, and Being SharpTone's St. Louis Band
July 8, 2025

E276 Jason Kozik of dead7 on Dealing With Deaths, Teaching Special Ed, and Being SharpTone's St. Louis Band

This week, we're scratching The Itch for local boys to make good! Jason Kozik of St. Louis' own dead7 joins us on the eve of their debut release with SharpTone Records , Love What You Can While You Got Something Left To Love....
Guest: Jason Kozik
E275 The Itch On Tour: Brand New
July 1, 2025

E275 The Itch On Tour: Brand New

This week, we're scratching The Itch for something new! Brand New is back for the first time since 2017, and we've got to talk about the Chicago date of their tour. But first, we'll explore their history, evolution, and of co...
E274 Concert Catch-up: Winona Fighter, Good Boy Daisy, Sleigh Bells, Sophie Hunter, Phantogram, and more!
June 24, 2025

E274 Concert Catch-up: Winona Fighter, Good Boy Daisy, Sleigh Bells, Sophie Hunter, Phantogram, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch for ladies' night! The Itch saw a series of shows featuring fantastic frontwomen, including some friends of the show, some hopeful future friends of the show, and some first times seeing l...