Episodes

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 on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from 891thewood.com, TuneIn, Radio.net, and OnlineRadioBox! And if you have the itch to hear brand new rock tracks every Friday, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist! For any and all friendship, quest...

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, Des Rocs, Band-Maid, Badflower, Bad Omens, The Pretty Reckless, Coheed & Cambria, and Incubus! You might be surprised at who made great impressions... and who didn't? Enjoy. On, and for those who enjoy a teaser: We're about to scratch that Itch again. If you like what you h...

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 process, and how a band stays committed all the way to ten albums. Enjoy. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from 891thew...

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/reggae-inspired rock with Guerrilla Theory, Midwest Avengers, and Tree One Four. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from...

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 seamless segue from last week's episode into Itch history! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from 891thewood.com, TuneIn, Rad...

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 up Dan's van and made the trek to The Basement East for what would be one of our most memorable concert experiences yet. Random rock star sightings. Hot chicken. A killer opening act (whatup, Winona Fighter?). And... hugs. Enjoy. If you like what you hear, you can hear mor...

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 work, as he refocuses his attention from the problems in the world to the problems in his world. It's deeply personal, and when it comes to exploring issues like fame, mental health, and the relationship between an artist and their fans, he holds nothing back on the album nor i...

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, Godsmack, You Me at Six, Motive Black, Redlight King, Otherwise, Pop Evil, DeadBlondeStars, OTTTO, and more! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you...

This is a big week for The Itch, and as we prep for what's to come, we're still finishing up this week's episode. It's also KC's birthday week, so in honor of our billboard brother, we dug up a clip from way back in our episode 37 recording on the great Neil Peart of Rush. It features a cool bit of trivia about KC, as well as our episode guest and longtime friend Rich Lamberty! Enjoy, and expect your next full episode later this week. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sun...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a major award! You voted for Taproot as our March Bandness winner, so we had Phil, Stephen, and Taylor from the band join us to discuss their new album, their new old album, and their fall tour. Along the way we'll hear about their decision to turn down a notable tour, a track that almost featured Layne Staley, selling skateboards, and how they maintain a connection with their fans. As promised, relevant links: TaprootMerch.com The new single V\CT\M \ PL...

This one's from deep in the Itch Archives! This week's guests received an infamous ear chewing from Limp Bizkit years ago, so while we put the finishing touches on that episode, we've found a clip from all the way back in our episode 8 recording sessions (that's June 2020 for those keeping score), in which Dan recounts a publicity stunt gone wrong from The Bizkit's past. Enjoy! Disclaimer: The actual facts of this story are readily accessible with minimal research. Dan was simply recounting rum...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to scratch a record! RSD 2023 is coming up, and we're each drafting our top 3 releases from this year's batch! Plus, we've got a rundown of some massive music drops from the past couple of weeks, an update on our interview with KemikalFire, and the (podcast) revelation of this year's March Bandness winner! It's a fun one. Enjoy. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If...

This week, we're scratching some names off our interview wish list for episode 150! Arejay Hale is best known as the drummer half of the brother/sister duo behind Halestorm, alongside his sister Lzzy. Taylor Carroll is best known as the drummer for Lit. Together, these dearest brothers are preparing to debut the first music under their new moniker KemikalFire. Their first single, "Dead and Gone," premieres Friday, April 14th. In preparation, the guys joined us to discuss the making of the single...

Happy Rex Manning Day! This week, we're scratching The Itch for a pseudo-tradITCHion: our yearly movie/music maship episode! And because we never forget a promise (probably), we've invited last year's intended guests, podcasting friends Brian Colburn and Gomez, to join us as we discuss the soundtracks of 1998! We may or may not have seen the films, but we love the music either way! Check out Brian's show, My Weekly Mixtape, and Gomez's show, The Sleevie G Show! If you like what you hear, you c...

After a tour bus played a prominent role in last week's episode, we thought we'd tide you over with a short story about Aaron's first adventure on a tour bus while we finish editing this week's episode. Enjoy, and if you have a story about being on a tour bus that we should share, send it our way! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from 891th...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a road trip! The whole gang headed to Kansas to see, for the first time ever, a tour full of bands we've had on the show! Join us at The Bottleneck in Lawrence for the most apropos stop on the Wizard of Oz–themed Emerald Cities Tour, featuring Nonpoint, Blacktop Mojo, and Sumo Cyco! This one was a blast, and we were only sad that we had to tap our heels home. Enjoy. And when you're done, go back and enjoy our previous coverage of Nonpoint, Blacktop Mojo,...

The Itch needs a bit more time to finish our Emerald Cities episode, so as a preview, we're giving you... the epilogue? Sometimes we make strange choices. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-FM. If you're not in the St. Louis area, you can stream the show from 891thewood.com, TuneIn, Radio.net, and OnlineRadioBox! And if you have the itch to hear brand new rock tracks every Friday, follow our New Rock Roun...

It's time for March Bandness 2023! Every year The Itch presents a field of artists for you, the music fan, to vote for, and the winner will be the subject of an upcoming episode of The Itch Rock Podcast! Past winners Nonpoint and Cam Cole became Itch favorites and guests, and we're hyped to find out who you choose as this year's winner! Vote now at twitter.com/itchrocks! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock to the masses from 6-9pm CST on KCLC-...

This week, we're scratching the Itch to tread familiar territory! We saw Badflower and past Itch guest Des Rocs at Red Flag, which may as well be the official venue of The Itch. Though we've discussed the artists and the venue before, we've learned that every experience is unique, and this one was definitely worth discussing! We hope you enjoy. And apologies to Blood Red Shoes, for reasons you'll learn within the episode. If you're interested in our past coverage of Badflower and Des Rocs, enjo...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to hit the road again! Rock stalwarts Bush and rising Itch favorites Giovannie and the Hired Guns came through town separately, and we were there to see them! Join us for discussion about learning lessons in poor venue ventilation, a very unique use of the St Louis Cardinals logo, and how The Itch might soon end up in jail. As a bonus, a few videos of Giovannie's show at Off Broadway can be found at this link! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get apocalyptic! Scott Stevens of 4 Horsemen music joins us to discuss writing with some of the biggest artists in modern rock, as well as the return of his band The Exies! We'll dive deep into the creation of "Spirits High", the first Exies song in over 15 years, and hear stories about Scott's work with Halestorm, Shinedown, Dorothy, Ayron Jones, Nothing More, and many more! Plus, we'll pose and presume to answer an all-important question: will Scott be i...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get back to live shows! After a successful Shiprocked Series, we're going On Tour again with a discussion of our experience seeing White Reaper, Narrow Head, and Taipei Houston live at Delmar Hall. We'll also give some quick thoughts on the new albums from White Reaper and Narrow Head, and dive into the importance of energy in a live show. Plus: Dan learns what "shoegaze" means. Enjoy! If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to finish what we started... maybe. Mikey Carvajal of Islander had a beautiful homecoming of sorts on Shiprocked, and he was kind enough to join us to share his story. We also dive into the origins of his face paint (but NOT the origins of "Coconut Dracula"), being asked to fill in for your musical hero, and what it's like to not be told that your label has dropped you... all while trying not to talk exclusively about wrestling! Mikey has so much insight on t...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to debut brand new music from a favorite! Nonpoint dropped their new single "Heartless", at literally the exact same time as this episode, and we spoke about it ahead of release with the band's guitar duo of Jason Zeilstra and Rasheed Thomas! Join us for an enlightening discussion about the new music, the corresponding Emerald Cities tour with Blacktop Mojo and Sumo Cyco, how Jason and Rasheed's 20-year friendship began, and of course... their experience on S...