The Itch

The Itch

The Itch is a longtime rock radio show on 89.1 KCLC-FM. Now its hosts have entered the podcasting world with rock news, reviews, and interviews exploring the deep connection between people and music. If it gets your head banging and your blood flowing, it's an itch we're here to scratch.

Recent Episodes

Nov. 5, 2024

E237 Concert Catch-up: Seether, Skillet, Wage War, Fame on Fire, Local H (sort of), and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a first! This concert catch-up takes a new twist when one of us sees not just a concert, but a concert film made by Local H ! And even recorded, it's somehow a great live show! Join u…
Oct. 29, 2024

E236 A Conversation with John Cooper of Skillet

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a revolution! John Cooper of Skillet joins us to talk about their new album of the same name. But though they're known for fist-pumping rockers, we actually spend most of our conversa…
Oct. 22, 2024

E235 A Conversation with Mike Cunniff of Boston Manor

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a sunrise and a surprise! Mike Cunniff of Boston Manor joins us to discuss the band's fantastic two-part album(s) 2022's Datura and the newly released Sundiver. If you're wondering ho…
Oct. 15, 2024

E234 A Conversation with Brandon Saller of Atreyu

This week, we're scratching The Itch for imagination! Atreyu is about to release The Pronoia Sessions , a connection of reimagined classics, and frontman Brandon Saller joined The Itch's trifecta club to talk about it. Brand…
Oct. 8, 2024

E233 Concert Catch-up: The Movement, Aurorawave, Saosin, Lowlives, Badflower, and more!

This week, we're scratching The Itch for consistency! It's time for our regularly scheduled Badflower coverage, plus our first time seeing 2-time guests Lowlives, and our introduction to a reggae metal band that ISN'T Skindr…
Oct. 1, 2024

E232 Riot Fest Recap + HANS FREAKIN' ZIMMER

This week, we're scratching The Itch to Riot! For the fourth year in a row, Aaron ventured to Chicago's own Riot Fest ... and this time he finally brought friends! Not only that, but he bookended two days at the festival wit…
Sept. 24, 2024

E231 A Conversation with Alex King and Devin Birchfield of GORE.

This week, we're scratching The Itch for DOOMSDAY! The (mostly) Texas-based GORE. is one of the most exciting new bands in the metal world, and we were thrilled to speak with guitarist Alex King and bassist Devin Birchfield …

About the Hosts

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Aaron

Aaron has spent half of The Itch's existence living in a different city, but found a way to bridge the gap with his Itch brethren by producing the podcast.

The Itch

The Itch is a longtime rock radio show on 89.1 KCLC-FM. Now its hosts have entered the podcasting world with rock news, reviews, and interviews exploring the deep connection between people and music. If it gets your head banging and your blood flowing, it's an itch we're here to scratch.

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Dan

Dan co-founded The Itch in a tiny room on the campus of Lindenwood University in February 2004 with one goal in mind: to rock as much of St. Louis as the signal would allow.

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KC

KC inadvertently named the show when he misheard the station manager's advice to "find a niche" as "find an itch," to which he replied: "One that needs to be scratched."