Episodes

This week, we're scratching The Itch for an ending! For the past 13 years, '68 has blessed the world with their unique brand of chaotic, avant-garde, two-man noise rock. This year, Josh Scogin and Nikko Yamada announced that the time had come to close the book on the band. After releasing their final album, They Are Survived, the band embarked on their Farewell Tour. The Itch wasn't able to see them on that tour, but fortunately our friends were! For the first time ever, we're bringing in Itc...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a homecoming! KC and Dan caught a couple of St. Louis shows, including Itch guest Sam Bam Koltun returning to play for his biggest hometown crowd ever as part of Godsmack! And if you recognize him from his work with Dorothy, she was on the bill too, alongside 90s rock legends Stone Temple Pilots! Plus KC confirms that the Parker Barrow hype is real as he catches their show with The Steepwater Band! It was a pair of highly wholesome nights, and we're glad ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to be dangerous! Brayden and Ryan of Fury in Few are back to answer the question How Bad Do You Want It? on their outstanding debut album. The guys take us on a track-by-track journey through the record, exploring their methods of adding "character" to songs, stretching themselves sonically to make the music they truly want, and how they're making social media work better for them without becoming part of the content creation machine. Plus, we'll discuss t...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get Villainous! Amanda Lyberg of Eva Under Fire returns to give us an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the band's highly anticipated new album__. From the opening song that tells the story's last chapter to the record's particularly violent end, Amanda is making it clear that she's laying claim to her identity, regardless of what anyone has to say about it. We'll talk about the title track collaboration with Maria Brink of In This Moment, the huge ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to head out West! Aaron takes a dream vacation to Colorado see not one, but two shows at Red Rocks, and along the way runs into not one, but two Itch guests! Join us to hear the story of the feminine metal energy on display as Kittie, Gore., and Thousand Frames rock the Ogden Theatre in Denver. Then travel to the beautiful Red Rocks for back-to-back shows! First, Aaron celebrates an album he knows very well as Jimmy Eat World celebrates 25 years of Bleed A...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a two-for-one deal! Ekoh and Lø Spirit have spent years forging unique paths as independent solo artists. But a collaboration a few years ago led to the realization that, well, they love collaborating. They formalized their alliance this year with a new band, Ninth Key, and put themselves on the map (and the charts) immediately with their debut single, "If I Wasn't Me". With a strong ethos and a stronger work ethic, Ekoh and Lø have set out to claw ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get amphibious and delirious! We saw some toads, some frogs, and some excellent bands, and now it's time to talk about it. First, Aaron pivots his original plans in favor of an impromptu free (or suggested donation) street fest performance by Lip Critic and Delivery Boys. Will The Itch become fans of yet MORE New York acts? Then he sees some familiar faces in recent guests Toadies and perennial favorites Local H, along with Dallas's own Vandoliers in a ni...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a class reunion! The Itch's Favorite Punk Band™ Winona Fighter is about to head out on the idobi Radio Summer School tour with Honey Revenge, South Arcade, Games We Play, and Chase Petra. And just in time to hit the road, they dropped a new single, "Bombs Away," their first new music since both versions of last year's Itch Album of the Year My Apologies to the Chef. Lead lady Coco Kinnon joins the three-timer's club to talk about the tour, the single, and...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to ride the wave! Wave Day II in Santa Ana, California is only days away, and our boys in Aurorawave are so excited about it that the whole band stopped by to talk about their signature show, which also features Lexi Layne, Playuh, and the live solo debut of Sonny Dread of P.O.D.! And of course we've got to cover their instantly legendary Shiprocked experience, where they won over the crowd so much with their beach set and impromptu video shoot that they end...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for etiquette! The guys caught a trio of VERY different shows with one thing in common: concertgoers in need of friendly reminders about how to act. But that's what we're here for, right? That and giggles. First, it's an early Father's Day as Dan takes his dad to see Itch guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his Ledbetter Heights 30th anniversary tour, where nostalgia and mastery were both on display. Then, Dan pivots to being the dad himself, as he and Hannah tak...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get charmed! Our guest is drummer Mark Reznicek of Toadies, whose long-awaited eighth album The Charmer is out now. It's been nine years since their last album, but given the wild story of how their follow-up to 1994's platinum-selling Rubberneck was delayed all the way into the nu metal era, they're a band that understands the benefits of patience. Their endurance as a band has in no small part been due to the continued love and support they've received i...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a youth movement! Our guests are Chaya and Nyrobi Beckett-Messam, collectively known as ALT BLK ERA. They're sisters who grew up with a passion for music that led them to start creating at a young age. With strong family support and a penchant for engrossing themselves in various genres, they put their individual personalities and styles together to release their debut album, the fantastic drum and bass/rock hybrid Rave Immortal, just last year. Now they'...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to be repeat customers! Within a span of a few days, the guys saw a pair of shows at Delmar Hall, which has quickly become one of our favorite St. Louis venues. First, the whole gang catches past guest Des Rocs and future guests King Falcon in a good ol' rock and roll show with an electropunk set from Romes sandwiched in the middle. Technical difficulties led to some fun and unique improvised on-stage activities (especially if you're into Pokémon), and a thun...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for riffs! Jamie Hall of Tigercub joins us to discuss the process of creating their new album Nets to Catch the Wind. By the time a band reaches their fourth record, it can be easy to fall into familiar creative patterns and produce work that isn't as satisfying for the artist or the audience. But with Jamie's awareness of his own habits and a bit of inspiration from their creative partner Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, the band's new album may be both their big...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get schooled! As in, our returning guest, Brandon Yeagley of Crobot, just started one! In addition to being a present father, a dirty groove rocker with a new album, and the king of the Shiprocked Stowaways, he's recently added two more titles to his resume: co-founder of Electric River Records and teacher at his new Let There Be Rock school in Pottsville, PA! Somehow, among all of those roles (and a few we more we didn't even get to cover), he found time...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to scratch some records! Record Store Day 2026 is upon us, and we're reviving a (sometimes) tradition to explore some of this year's most intriguing releases! And we've invited friends! Longtime podcast pals Tony and Anthony of Podioslave and Brian of My Weekly Mixtape chime in with the RSD releases that excite them most, and Caleb of The Album Anniversary Podcast makes his Itch debut sharing his! Join us for a discussion that celebrates one of our favorite f...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a three-peat! Arya Goggin of Skindred (The Itch's Official Favorite Band™) joins the three-timer club to discuss their ninth album, You Got This. As with all of their albums, this one is full of genre-hopping earworms ranging from pop rockers to old school ragga-metal jams. In this conversation, we explore how the album got its title (and get some insight into how Skindred almost "jumped the shark" on a previous album), how a Hennessy bottle made it into ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to look back and look forward! First, March Bandness is in the books, and we've got a winner to announce! It was a lady-led Final Four, but who among the field of The Pretty Wild, Emi Grace, LYLVC, and Holy Wars took home the title? Then, we're recapping the first three months of 2026. For The Itch, Q1 featured wish list interviews, some memorable concerts, and a ton of Shiprocked. And while it was a cold winter for album releases, we still found a few hot r...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to sing the blues ... again! Grammy nominee Kenny Wayne Shepherd returns in celebration of the 30th anniversary of his debut album Ledbetter Heights. In addition to a re-recording to be released in May, Kenny and his band are playing the album in full on this tour alongside some old faces and some who will be playing the songs for the first time! Plus, we discuss Kenny's recent tribute to B.B. King and collaboration with Bobby Rush, showing that you can still...

March Bandness is live! The 6th Annual Itch Invitational Tournament features 8 elite artists who joined us on Shiprocked this year for the first time. The field includes The Barbarians of California, Emi Grace, GANG!, Holy Wars, LYLVC, The Pretty Wild, Shepherds Reign, and UnityTX! Vote here https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/glA0Jxab on our Championship matchup (or at the link in our Instagram bio or on our Facebook page) for your first round favorites and send 'em all the way to the championship...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for some tours that were full of surprises! First, Aaron visits a new (to him) venue to see the Jeris Johnson tour minus Jeris Johnson, as Butcher Babies step up to headline a show at The WC Social Club with our friends Eva Under Fire and our possible family LYLVC. Then KC and Dan check out a new (to everyone) venue in The Sovereign in St. Louis to catch Itch guest Raine Maida and Our Lady Peace on their 30th anniversary tour with support from The Verve Pipe ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to celebrate St Louis! It's episode 314, and who better to spotlight our city than Steve Ewing! Rock fans best know Steve as the dynamic frontman of Lou legends The Urge. But for over 15 years, St. Louisians have also been receiving the gift of flavor at Steve's Hot Dogs! And if fronting a band and running a business weren't enough, Steve doubles down on both, performing regularly with the Steve Ewing Band and venturing into gourmet grilled cheese with ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a trio of very different experiences! Dan and KC check off a bucket list band by seeing Nine Inch Nails (we're as surprised as you are that it took this long), and see the wildest performance yet of Badflower, a band we've covered live more than possibly any other. Plus, Aaron has some quality time with his dad seeing Tom Glynn pay tribute to some legendary singer-songwriters of the '70s. So what was it like to see Trent Reznor and Co. perform for the fi...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to finally move on... for now. Though we'll have more Shiprocked-related business coming in the near future, we're finally wrapping up coverage of our week at sea. Part 3 of our recap features Avatar, Motionless in White, ’68, Lowlives, Rubix Groove, Aurorawave, The Pretty Wild, Halestorm, House of Protection, The Barbarians of California, Kemikalfire, Gang!, and more! We're exploring not just the music, but the events surrounding it, including a wild game sh...