Episodes

E174 The Itch On Tour: Eve 6 (Plays Aaron's Birthday)
Sept. 12, 2023

E174 The Itch On Tour: Eve 6 (Plays Aaron's Birthday)

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a birthday celebration! Aaron may not have had KC and Dan with him for his big day, but he had Eve 6 , and that was enough for a great evening! Join us for tales of ancient automobiles...
E173 The Itch On Tour: Dashboard Confessional & Des Rocs
Sept. 7, 2023

E173 The Itch On Tour: Dashboard Confessional & Des Rocs

This week, we're scratching the Itch for free beer... and a bonus episode! We've seen so many fun shows lately that, if we publish just one episode per week, we'll perpetually be months behind. So until we're caught up, that ...
E172 A Conversation with Chad Sexton of 311
Sept. 5, 2023

E172 A Conversation with Chad Sexton of 311

This week, we're scratching not just an Itch, but an artist off our wish list! Chad Sexton of 311 joins us to discuss the 30th anniversary re-issue of his band's debut album Music , the fine art of creating a setlist, and wha...
Guest: Chad Sexton
E171 The Itch On Tour: Secrets, Outline in Color, VRSTY, & Nerv
Aug. 29, 2023

E171 The Itch On Tour: Secrets, Outline in Color, VRSTY, & Nerv

This week, we're scratching The Itch ... for crime? Dan and KC visited the Red Flag to see the Collapse Tour, featuring Secrets , Outline in Color , Nerv , and our friend Joey Varela and VRSTY , whom the guys may or may not h...
E170 The Itch On Tour: grandson & K.Flay
Aug. 22, 2023

E170 The Itch On Tour: grandson & K.Flay

This week, we're scratching The Itch for family fun! In episode 154, Dan introduced his son Dean to our guest grandson . Not long after, Dan and his family got to see grandson at The Factory on his I Love You, I'm Trying...
E169 The Itch On Tour: Bloodywood, Vended, & Wargasm
Aug. 15, 2023

E169 The Itch On Tour: Bloodywood, Vended, & Wargasm

This week, we're scratching The Itch to catch up on the back catalog! Months ago, The Itch saw a series of very memorable shows. But once we started the Upheaval interviews, those episodes got put on the back burner. Now we'r...
E168 A Conversation with Blake and Zach Bedsaul of SAUL
Aug. 8, 2023

E168 A Conversation with Blake and Zach Bedsaul of SAUL

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a throwback! Blake Bedsaul was our third guest, back in episode 44. Now he's back for our 50th interview, and he brought his brother Zach along for the ride! The Bedsaul brothers and t...
E167 The Itch Upheaval: In Our Wake
Aug. 1, 2023

E167 The Itch Upheaval: In Our Wake

Welcome to the Uprising... one more time! Detroit's In Our Wake joins us to close out the series by sharing the Upheaval experience from the artist's perspective. Join us to hear tales of what it's like to be independent, wha...
Guest: In Our Wake
E166 The Itch Upheaval: Festival Recap
July 25, 2023

E166 The Itch Upheaval: Festival Recap

The Uprising has welcomed us! Upheaval is in the books, and we made it out alive, but not unscathed! Join us (and a very special guest) to recap our two days in Grand Rapids. Who we saw, who we didn't, and what made this such...
E165 The Itch Upheaval: Interview Extras
July 18, 2023

E165 The Itch Upheaval: Interview Extras

Welcome to the uprising! While we get some much-needed rest after a wild weekend at Upheaval , we found some fun snippets from our interview series to tide you over until our recap. You’ll hear the crazy story of why Alfonso ...
E164 The Itch Upheaval: Rebecca Potzner of Banded PR
July 13, 2023

E164 The Itch Upheaval: Rebecca Potzner of Banded PR

Welcome to the uprising! Rebecca Potzner of Banded PR joins us in this episode to discuss her journey into the world of music publicity and the role(s) she plays on the Upheaval team. Rebecca is the person responsible for giv...
E163 The Itch Upheaval: Chris Meyer of MiEntertainment
July 11, 2023

E163 The Itch Upheaval: Chris Meyer of MiEntertainment

Welcome to the uprising! MiEntertainment 's Chris Meyer, one of the creators of Upheaval , joins us to discuss the complicated work of concert promotion, being a family business, and even a few wish list artists for next year...
Guest: Chris Meyer
E162 The Itch Upheaval: Ricardo Ortiz and Gabby Bryant of Black Note Graffiti
July 4, 2023

E162 The Itch Upheaval: Ricardo Ortiz and Gabby Bryant of Black Note Graffiti

Welcome to the uprising! Ricardo Ortiz and Gabby Bryant of Ann Arbor-based Upheaval openers Black Note Graffiti join us in this episode. They discuss road testing new music, their love for a certain festival headliner, the dy...
E161 The Itch Upheaval: Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire
June 27, 2023

E161 The Itch Upheaval: Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire

Welcome to the uprising! The Itch's most frequent guest Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire ups her tally to five as she joins us to talk about her Michigan band's Upheaval debut! If you're interested in Halestorm and Evanescence fan...
E160 The Itch Upheaval: Oxymorrons
June 21, 2023

E160 The Itch Upheaval: Oxymorrons

Welcome to the uprising! All four of 2022 Upheaval performers and notably pretty punk boy band Oxymorrons join us this week for our second conversation. Our first interview, in January 2022, was somehow one of the funniest an...
Guest: Oxymorrons
E159 The Itch Upheaval: Alfonso Civile of Heartsick
June 13, 2023

E159 The Itch Upheaval: Alfonso Civile of Heartsick

Welcome to the uprising! Alfonso Civile of Heartsick kicks off our series as a subject matter expert on all things Michigan, including Upheaval . The Lansing-based band has been a mainstay in the regional heavy music scene fo...
Introducing... The Itch Upheaval!
June 8, 2023

Introducing... The Itch Upheaval!

The Itch is here with a special guest and some big news! We've got summer plans that you won't wanna miss! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST o...
E158 The Itch On Tour: Pointfest
June 6, 2023

E158 The Itch On Tour: Pointfest

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a festival! St. Louis' summer rock kickoff Pointfest happened, and we were there in full force to experience it all. Join us for an all-day concert experience that included Tigercub, D...
E157 A Conversation with Josh Todd of Buckcherry
May 30, 2023

E157 A Conversation with Josh Todd of Buckcherry

This week, we're scratching The Itch for some straight up rock 'n' roll, man! Buckcherry 's new album Vol. 10 drops Friday, June 2, and in this episode frontman Josh Todd joins us to talk classic rock, tattoos, the creative p...
Guest: Josh Todd
E156 The Itch On Tour: hed PE, Guerrilla Theory, Midwest Avengers, & Tree One Four
May 23, 2023

E156 The Itch On Tour: hed PE, Guerrilla Theory, Midwest Avengers, & Tree One Four

This week, we're scratching The Itch for some G-Punk! Longtime faves hed PE came to the Red Flag and were joined by a trio of like-minded area acts looking to make the city proud! Join us as we experience a night of hip hop/r...
[Short Cuts] A Little Social Media Milestone
May 20, 2023

[Short Cuts] A Little Social Media Milestone

During tonight's recording, The Itch crossed a fun social media milestone. So, being the excitable and easily pleased fellas we are... we had to talk about it for a minute. Enjoy, and congrats to Winona Fighter on the seamles...
E155 The Itch On Tour: KemikalFire & Winona Fighter
May 16, 2023

E155 The Itch On Tour: KemikalFire & Winona Fighter

This week, we're scratching The Itch give in to peer pressure! Taylor Carroll of KemikalFire encouraged us to come to their show in Nashville (their second show ever), and we just couldn't resist the man's charm. So we packed...
E154 A Conversation with grandson
May 9, 2023

E154 A Conversation with grandson

This week, we're scratching an Itch we've had for almost three years! The man known as grandson joins us on album's eve for his new release I Love You, I'm Trying . The record is a departure of sorts from his previous wo...
Guest: grandson
E153 Q1 Rock Roundup
May 4, 2023

E153 Q1 Rock Roundup

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a roundup! It's been ages since we've taken inventory of our favorite recent rock releases, and the backlog has grown unwieldy! So join us as we explore 2023 albums from Gorillaz , God...