Jan. 30, 2024

E199 A Conversation with Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society

E199 A Conversation with Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society

This week, we're scratching The Itch for science! Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society joins us to talk about his band's new album, and our first favorite album of 2024: FISSION. Jack goes in depth on the process of keeping the band's music genuine while also having the eyes and ears of a label and fans on them, going to embarrassing places in his lyric writing, their friendship with Badflower, and his fandom of Myles Kennedy. Plus, he introduces The Itch to new artists! Enjoy.

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Transcript

Jack: This is Jack Underkofler from Dead Poet Society. And you're listening to The Itch.

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KC: You're listening to The Itch. My name is KC.

Dan: My name is Dan.

Aaron: And I'm Aaron. And this week, we are scratching the itch for some science! Do you guys know the definition of the word "fission"? I'm just going to put that out there to start.

KC: Kind of. I looked it up when we learned the title of the album, but then it went right out of my memory.

Aaron: This doesn't make any of us look good because I had to look it up as well. It's definitely something that we learned at some point in school and then forgot... Like most of what at least I learned in school. Fission is the act of dividing something into two or more parts, perhaps most famously in the atom.

KC: Yes.

Dan: It's actually a way to create power.

Aaron: There you go.

KC: Yeah.

Aaron: And the other thing, Fission is, is the name of the new album from this week's guest band. We had Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society join us to talk about that new album that just dropped this past Friday. If you're listening to this, uh, quickly. And, man, it was pretty cool.

KC: Yes.

Dan: And we mentioned this in the interview, but he was so nice to just step up because we were supposed to interview the guitarist, Jack Collins, but he was sick and Jack Underkofler stepped in, and it was greatly appreciated.

KC: Yeah. And this was the second of two back-to-back interviews that we did. We spoke with AJ Channer of Fire from the Gods. And then the next day we spoke to Jack.

Aaron: Jack will complete this year's Shiprocked series at three of three. This isn't the first time we've spoken about Dead Poet Society. You can go back, actually, a couple of years to the episode where KC and I went to Kansas City and saw Badflower and Dead Poet Society. That was kind of our introduction there, uh, at least on the live front. And they made a great impression. They've kind of been on our radar and on our hit list ever since we made it happen for this series. Right in perfect timing for their new album. And it was super exciting.

Dan: Fantastic album, by the way. We had the pleasure of listening to it ahead of time. And so by the time this interview came around, we were already well versed in this album. It was just really exciting to get to talk to him, kind of pick his brain about. And he was really open about the creation process of this album, which is really exciting. It's like, one of my favorite things to talk about when we're talking with artists and new music is the creation process, how they came up with what they did, because it's so different from every band.

KC: Yeah. And Jack is especially an open book when it comes to asking him questions. He did not hold back.

Aaron: That's one thing we've known about them and appreciated about them, is that especially. You can hear it in the music. You can also tell if you follow them on socials. Dead Poet Society is a very, I'd say, authentic band. There's not a whole lot of pretense to what's going on. They're just kind of are people and they're not putting on too much of a show. But what I learned about him more specifically in this conversation... We kind of have our own conversations afterwards, or, at different times about the different types of people that we speak to. And something that I really enjoyed about Jack was that in the time we were given, we covered a lot of territory without it feeling rushed. And he gave answers that were very informative without dragging on. They were succinct, but they were not short. Like, they had everything that you needed in them. And as conversationalists go, he does a great job of trimming the fat.

KC: Yeah, definitely.

Aaron: Which enabled us to make a lot of progress in a short amount of time.

Dan: Yeah, we actually almost got to every single one of our Burning Questions.

Aaron: Yeah. Which was great. We needed to make up for that because AJ Channer, we got to none of our Burning Questions! He was a great conversationalist for different reasons.

KC: Yes.

Aaron: So it was kind of a juxtaposition right there. So I'm so glad we got to bust out the Burning Questions for Jack.

Dan: Agreed.

KC: And so definitely check out Fission, especially after listening to this interview. It's one of those albums that once you listen to it a few times, it grows on you the more and more you listen to it. So without any further ado...

Aaron: Well, hold on, a little further ado.

KC: Yeah, sure.

Aaron: You know what's funny? We just finished doing the Top 20 of last year, and immediately we're given an album. We're like, well, this is a great start for this year. It was also one of our most anticipated, and I will say that it lived up to the hype. So it's got eleven more months to stay near the top as a bunch of other things come out, but it's off to a real good lead.

KC: Agreed. So, without any further ado, here's our conversation with Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society.

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Aaron: All right, so, a Google search of today's guest will get you a ton of Robin Williams, we've learned. We've got the frontman for Dead Poet Society, a man who, apropos to his name, is increasingly jacked, it would seem. Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society is with us today, and as a little sidebar info, he stepped in on literally a couple hours notice to fill in when one of his bandmates got sick. So, Jack, thank you again for joining us, and thanks for being such a champ to do that.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, absolutely. Thank you for having me.

Dan: Yeah, so we're definitely excited to have you. We've actually been kind of pursuing this for quite some time. So, I'll admit I have a little bit of OCD. And after your last album came out, I had a bone to pick with you guys, to be honest... Uh, the stylization of your last album drove my OCD insane. There are periods in song titles. There are words that run together as one. Just random dashes, unexplained capitalization. So I want to know how a band named for a movie about an English professor could go so off the rails with their song title formats.

Jack Underkofler: Uh, I don't know, man. It's us just being too fucking artsy. But it just felt right at the time. It was just like, all the periods and shit. It was just like, I can't remember who wrote it like that initially, but we all looked at it and we were like, whoa, let's do that. And then it made it really hard for people to find our music, which is artsy as fuck, dude.

Aaron: I think my favorite thing about that, relating to the previous album, is that there's one track on there that the title is formatted perfectly, like, standard formatting, and then everything else is just wild.

Jack Underkofler: [Laughs] I don't know, dude.

Aaron: That's how you do it right there.

Jack Underkofler: Pure feeling.

Aaron: Yeah. Keep them guessing at all times.

KC: Well, speaking of albums, we regularly discuss the evolution of how music is released, from the shift from LPs to EPs to the rise of TikTok singles. With Fission, and the way Dead Poet Society has released singles, it feels like you just kind of can't keep a secret. You released a little more, and then you released a little more after that, and then a few after that. And you ultimately released six songs between September and January so we'd love to pick your brain on the strategy of releasing songs in such a rapid succession.

Jack Underkofler: I just think it's a little bit more of a way that you don't just shotgun the whole fucking thing at people and then songs get lost in the mix that you really wanted to highlight. From the beginning of our band, we always had the single strategy in mind because it wasn't really even a strategy when we started. It was just like, nobody's listening, so why are we going to put out an album? Let's just put out one song at a time, and as soon as we finish it, let's just kick it out the door and move on to the next thing. And that strategy, I think, was really helpful in the fact that it was just like, people got little bits of information at a time, and we didn't have to spend all this waiting time to blast something out that nobody was going to hear. That kind of mentality, I think, kind of just runs in us, that it's like, it's just, I want to put out a song, and then I'm going to put out another song, and then every single song that comes out gets a month or so to really shine. And then when we blast out the rest, I feel like you kind of get disappointed when people put out the rest of the album, because the rest of the songs feel like throwaways. That oftentimes when you hear a full album. But we make sure that when we're writing this album, it's like every song has to hit like a fucking stand. Like nothing is filler. So even when the rest of the album comes out, it's just those songs in particular we wanted to highlight. And the rest of them will be just like, "All right, now you get the rest."

Dan: And speaking to what you just said, every single song is a banger. On this new album, Fission, we really enjoyed every single one. There's definitely ones that stick out and ones that you can see succeeding a little bit more, but every single song has a great guitar line or a good hook. And, we definitely love this album.

Jack Underkofler: Appreciate that, man. Thank you. It was a tough album, mentally, to write, so it means a lot when you say that.

Aaron: I was going to ask something kind of related to that, but can I just piggyback straight off of what you just said there? I'd love to hear you dive a little bit deeper, if you can, into what that means for it to be a tough album mentally.

Jack Underkofler: Um, well, it's kind of two parts. One was, as I said, for a really long time, nobody was fucking listening to us. So it was just like, put out whatever and see whatever sticks. And then once we put out the first album, and we had fans before our first album, but that first album really kind of solidified a fan base in a broader spectrum. And one thing that we were very dedicated to throughout this album writing process, and one thing we harped on over and over, is that we're just going to keep our writing philosophy, which is just write whatever feels right. Doesn't matter what it is, doesn't matter what it sounds like, doesn't matter if it's even rock anymore. Just write what you're going to write and let that be the end of it. And, uh, turns out when you have a label and fans, it's really tricky to not just say that, but actually mean it. And so there was quite a bit of pump in the brakes and being like, "Let's scrap this. This isn't right." It's like, you constantly are like, "What if people don't like this next thing?" It's like, well, then they can go listen to the other album. You wrote it. It's not going to be the same album, it's going to be a different thing. And that was a bit of a mental challenge, but I'm happy that we took our time with it and really made sure that it was what we liked and what we wanted. And then the other aspect of it is just like, songwriting is very fulfilling for us. But I wouldn't say it's fun. It's not fun. There's a lot of arguing. There's a lot of trying to dig deeper than you feel comfortable digging, like, lyrically speaking.

Aaron: Yeah.

Jack Underkofler: And, oftentimes it's like, how do you get to a place where you can say shit out loud that is almost embarrassing to say out loud? And then say it in front of a group of people who are, like, critiquing your thoughts and emotions out loud, and being like, "Nah, that lyric sucks," or, "I don't feel like you're being honest enough." It's a total mind fuck.

Aaron: That's actually really one of the things that has drawn us to you guys, is that we pay attention to the band. We pay attention to you guys, like, on the socials a little bit. And we can tell that there's not much pretense with this band. Like, you guys are really trying to be who you are. It seems like in all contexts, to the best I can see.

Jack Underkofler: Right, yeah. 

Aaron: And so that sense of authenticity is really important. To your point about songwriting, are you saying that's kind of... You have to be extra, I guess, intentional about... it sounds weird to say, but, like, being intentional about being authentic, if that makes sense.

Jack Underkofler: Right.

Aaron: Like, making sure that you are not fronting with anything that you're putting out there.

Jack Underkofler: Exactly. Because you'll start writing about something, you're, like, "That's fucking dumb," or, "That just sounds stupid," and so you'll self censor without realizing it. And then somebody's like, "I think you could say that better," or, "It doesn't really sound like you're really saying what you want to say." That's one thing that everybody in the band is really good about calling each other out on is, like, "I think you could push a little deeper." And that is what really kind of brings out that, uh, there's no other way to describe it than kind of embarrassment because you're just like, you're sitting around with three other dudes being like, "My feelings!"

Aaron: What a great exercise, though. That seems like a very healthy practice in its own sense, difficult as it might be.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

Aaron: Eventually you just won't be embarrassed about these things anymore at all, even just amongst the inner circle there.

KC: Aaron and I saw you back, 2021 in October in Kansas City with Badflower. Badflower was one of the first bands that took you out on tour, so we just kind of wanted to speak to the close connection you have with those guys.

Jack Underkofler: I don't know. They were the ones that... There have been several bands over the years that have just given us our first opportunity, the first ones to take the jump. And, for the US, that was Badflower. They had heard us a couple of times. Their sound guy had heard us on Spotify, or he had seen a show. Their drummer was kind of acquaintances with Jack and heard them. And then the lead singer found us on Spotify and Josh loved the music. And when he brought it up to the band, the other guys were like, "Oh, we already know about them." And they kind of decided that was the move. Um, since then, they've taken us on, like, three more tours after that and just really helped in the biggest way possible. They were the ones that got us our initial fan base in the US, and there's nothing like that when somebody reaches down and pulls you up. And we've become friends over the years, and it's just an awesome connection to... Not "connection" as in, like, the networking sense of connection, but just like a human connection to have this other band that's pushing and pushing just like we are, to help out, you know? Even when they didn't have to.

KC: Exactly.

Aaron: To go back to the earlier point, you guys definitely seem to kind of share that certain sense of, uh, authenticity. I mean, Josh is one of the most self deprecating humor guys that we've seen on stage, you know, he's great at that.

Jack Underkofler: Right? Yeah.

Aaron: And I'm sure it's, you know, kind of a similar vibe when you're hanging out. To, again, kind of piggyback off what you said, that they're kind of the band that sort of gave you one of your breaks in the US, as you guys are about to hop out on a pretty big European tour very soon after this... Does that imply that there is another band or maybe multiple bands that have kind of helped you get a footing over there in the past?

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, well, with Europe, it was a little bit self started. Um, it was really a couple festivals that our booking agents were able to get us on that really just solidified that fan base over there. And thank you. Shout out to Kara and, um, the whole team and fucking all of the people at the festivals that just let us play there. That really solidified that fan base. And then Badflower took us on a tour over there, too, and we get to share that fan base as well. Europe is a whole different beast that, for whatever reason, it's really popping off over there now.

KC: Nice.

Dan: And so now you're going to be on a boat with Badflower. This is the second time too, as far as I understand. I was curious, are you prepared for this boat to be much more packed with people than it was in 2021?

Jack Underkofler: [Laughs] Probably! I don't know. Yeah, 2021. I was surprised how many people went on it. It was like the COVID cruise.

KC: It was.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, it was just this kind of like, "Eh, fuck it. It's going to happen." It's like a little hot box in the middle of nowhere. So it was surprisingly packed. So we'll see if there's more. Yeah, we'll see if there's more people. Maybe not. Maybe there is. I don't know. We have a lot more friends there now on the boat. So I'm excited for that.

Dan: That's going to be my next question. Is there anybody in particular that you're looking forward to seeing or meeting up with other than the Badflower crew?

Jack Underkofler: Uh, the Badflower crew. The Highly Suspect crew. Our friends in BRKN LOVE. Yeah. Going to be good to hang out with all of them.

Aaron: You'll have a few more friends there because the Itch is planning to be on Shiprocked. Hopefully in full force, for the first time ever. This conversation is actually part of a short series we've done, deliberately targeting bands who are going to be there. And you guys are kind of, timing wise, it worked out perfectly. Since your album is coming out immediately before the cruise, you guys are kind of, I guess, the headliner of the series, as it were. 

Jack: Oh, sick!

Aaron: We're looking forward to seeing you guys, and all the bands you just mentioned, on there.

Dan: I'm really excited about that first set in the Aft-Lounge, that first night with you guys. Because I don't know about everybody else, but in my experience, I enjoyed the Aft-Lounge. It's personal, it's close. There's places where you can kind of sit off to the side. But it's also loud, it has great sound, and I think you guys are going to kill that stage. So I'm super excited.

Jack Underkofler: I think the Aft-Lounge is what we played the first time, possibly. Yeah, probably.

Dan: I think it's the one that's really late night and it's almost like a piano bar, is what it looks like.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah. I know, it's so fun.

Aaron: So we are up to our final segment that we do some variation on with everybody, if time permits. We call it Burning Questions. So it's a series of questions we love to pick artists brains about. 

Jack Underkofler: Okay. 

Aaron: The first one is, what is a song or an album that changed your life?

Jack Underkofler: I usually go with Coldplay, but this time I'm going to say I found the album Blackbird by Altar Bridge.

KC: Okay.

Jack Underkofler: That album, when I was in 8th grade, 9th grade, I must have played that album 500 times. I just couldn't stop listening to it. And Myles Kennedy was kind of like the biggest influence on my singing as far as range goes and everything. I was just always so,  like, "Whoa. Holy shit." So probably that album is a big reason why rock... and that type of highs and lows that he always went for. That's probably why I sing the way I do. So probably that, yeah.

KC: Awesome. All right, I'm going to pivot and go to a question that a fan of our shows and a super fan of yours, Stacey, wanted to know. What's something that you wish more people knew about having a life immersed in the music industry?

Jack Underkofler: Uh, if you're not a fucking rich kid, it's hard as shit. [Laughs]

KC: Fair enough.

Jack Underkofler: It's self torture.

Dan: That's very fair. I remember one of the first interviews we did with the Oxymorrons. Dee, he said, you have to love to do this to be able to continue to do this. You have to love it.

Jack Underkofler: There's no other choice because it sucks.

KC: Fair enough. Fair enough. There you go, Stacey.

Dan: I have a question. We call this one "choose between your children." So, what's a Fission song you're especially proud to have written?

Jack Underkofler: My Condition.

Aaron: The newest single, by the way, for listeners.

KC: Yeah.

Aaron: You mentioned that in the writing process, you weren't even concerned about necessarily staying rock. And I wouldn't say that song is not rock, but I would say that that is the most immediately like, what I guess you'd call "radio accessible" track that I probably heard from the band, period. Definitely on this album, in my opinion. So it's a quality piece of work.

Jack Underkofler: Thank you. Yeah, we didn't aim for that to be, like, a radio single or anything. It was just, like, we had the first verse for a few years and couldn't write anything else. And then a few months before we started recording, it was Jack finally, you know, brought something. Because we'd all tried, and then Jack really tried. He just kind of kept writing and writing and writing, and then just happened to come up with the right thing, and we're, like, "Fucking perfect. Alright."

Aaron: He was determined to crack that song. He was like, "We're making this happen. We're going to figure it out." That's awesome.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

KC: Well, that's what's kind of funny with the way you guys come up with your music, because there's almost, like, three different categories. There's, like, songs with a really thick, sick, guitar driven line, and then there's your falsetto vocals in certain songs. Then there's other songs where you just go off the rails with, like, saying "fuck" all the time.

Aaron: That was the live experience.

KC: But, with Fission, I think you kind of experimented a little more with some of the songs, and it shows through.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, you've got to write stuff that initially you think is dumb. I think Jack is really good at that. Coming up with shit that's just, like, almost laughable. But then you're like, "That's actually kind of sick." And then just living with it for a second.

Aaron: Give it a minute. It'll grow.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

Aaron: How about if I can switch over here? We talked about a song you're especially proud to have written. What's a song you wish that you had written?

Jack Underkofler: Oh, "Read My Mind" by The Killers.

Aaron: Okay! I love when people have quick answers to that one. I think it's a weird question to me.

Jack Underkofler: I have no idea what that song is about. I have no idea what half of their songs are about. But for some reason, there's particular lines in there that always just hit.

Aaron: Mhm. You don't have to know what they're about. You just have to know that The Killers are good songwriters.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah. 100%.

Dan: What would you say a favorite song to play live is?

Jack Underkofler: Hmm. ".LoAir." is always fun. I mean, we've had that song for so long now, it's like eight years old at this point, which is weird to say. But that song is just... It's always fun to play. It's just easy to get into because we've played it so many times that I don't even have to think about it.

Aaron: It stays in the set list, even with the new album coming out?

Jack Underkofler: Oh, yeah.

KC: What's a dream collaboration?

Jack Underkofler: St. Vincent.

Aaron: That's another question that I love the answers to that we get.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah. St. Vincent, sure. When we were in college, when we were writing ".LoAir." and all that kind of stuff, I had just been introduced to her and just the weirdness of her songwriting style and production and everything was just really inspiring to be like, "Let's write shit that you might think sounds dumb," and then it's actually amazing.

Aaron: How about a dream tour?

Jack Underkofler: Dream tour?

KC: Yeah.

Jack Underkofler: I mean, I think pinnacle for me would be Muse.

KC: Okay.

Jack Underkofler: I think going on tour with Muse, just because I listened to them so much growing up, they're just so... Just, I don't know. Muse for me is the pinnacle.

Dan: It's a very common answer.

KC: It is.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, I think that's everybody in rock.

Aaron: Rightfully so. Love Muse. No, I mean, but you guys are, I think, a notably good pairing for them. Like, I could see that one happening very easily.

KC: Yes.

Jack Underkofler: Let's do it. DM 'em this interview.

Aaron: Make it happen. We'll put it out there in the world and see what happens.

KC: We will.

Jack Underkofler: Fuck, yeah.

Dan: What would you consider a no-skips album? Just an album that you're going to start from beginning and not skip any tracks.

Jack Underkofler: Oooh... Viva La Vida by Coldplay.

KC: All right.

Jack Underkofler: At the time, it was just kind of like... I remember listening to it when I was in high school and just being like, "What is...?" They were just like, a pretty alt band, and then they did a whole album with, like, church bells. (Laughs) I was just like, "Whoa, this is sick." You know?

KC: Yeah. This might be a similar answer that you've had before, but what's a band that everyone should see live?

Jack Underkofler: A band that everyone should see live? Um, it's not a band, but it's an artist. Leon Bridges is amazing live.

KC: Okay.

Jack Underkofler: Have you guys ever heard of Leon Bridges?

Aaron: It's one of those, "I think I've heard the name, but I don't know anything about him."

KC: Exactly.

Jack Underkofler: Go check him out. His first album came out in 2013ish, and it was like a straight up 50s album. Just was, like, nothing modern about it. It was just this amazing, uh. I don't even know what the style of music would be, but it was just all old. But it was just so good that it didn't matter that it sounded like it was 70 years old. And then he kind of shifted towards R&B and then also had an amazing album after that. And so I went and saw him in my hometown, and it's just an awesome show.

KC: Very cool. Appreciate that answer.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

Aaron: Well, our next question was going to be an artist more people should know, but I feel like you really covered it right there, probably at least for the Itch's mostly heavy rock audience.

KC: Yeah.

Aaron: I figure if we're not familiar with an artist, then probably most of our listeners aren't either. I don't know. Maybe I'm underestimating them, but who knows.

Jack Underkofler: I was gonna say, he's not rock, so...

Aaron: Yeah. I love when we get artists to check out from these interviews.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

Aaron: So last question here, and then we'll start wrapping up. Someone in the industry that you deeply respect.

Jack Underkofler: Um, musician or, like, just person?

KC: It could be anybody. 

Aaron: Really we just like to kind of end interviews with a sort of sense of gratitude and shouting out good people in the music industry. 

Jack Underkofler: Okay. Yeah. I would say our manager, to be honest, if I could think of anybody.

Dan: Awesome.

Jack Underkofler: He's had such an amazing, long career in artist development and just is such a... He's like the perfect combination of just being a genuinely great person, like, somebody that you would aspire to be. While still just being an absolute workhorse. And he's just... Yeah, we're just very lucky to have him.

KC: Awesome.

Aaron: I love that.

Jack Underkofler: His name's Jeremy Hammond.

KC: There you go.

Jack Underkofler: Proper British man.

Aaron: Oh, that's bonus points, right?

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

Aaron: Quick note to listeners. Fission is out now. We'll be playing you guys out there, especially with this new album dropping.

KC: Absolutely.

Jack Underkofler: Thank you, guys. I appreciate it a lot.

Dan: Just have to edit it a little bit before we can play it over the radio.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah.

KC: A little bit of editing, but we'll get it done. Yeah. No, but we're super excited to see you on the boat here in a couple of weeks and performing the songs live.

Jack Underkofler: Yes. All right. Awesome.

Aaron: And these guys are heading to Europe in February and March, uh, and then coming back to the states for a big headlining tour in April and May. So you guys are busy for the first few months of the year.

Jack Underkofler: Very busy. Yeah. I'm gonna be a different person by the end of this.

Aaron: There you go. Well, thank you very much for giving us some of your time today. We really appreciate it. We had a really good time chatting with you, and we look forward to doing it again sometime and seeing you on the boat.

Jack Underkofler: Thank you, guys.

KC: Thank you.

Dan: Thank you very much for listening to the Itch Podcast. My name is Dan.

KC: I'm KC

Aaron: And I'm Aaron.

Dan: And until next time... Oh, captain. My captain.

Jack Underkofler: [Laughs] Oh my God.

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Aaron: Usually we end with a lyric from the artist, but we're like... "We need to troll Jack a little bit on this one, I think."

Jack Underkofler: [Laughs] Yeah.

KC: Thank you very much, man.

Aaron: Probably you get that one too much. We apologize, but you couldn't pass up the opportunity.

Jack Underkofler: That's the first. You took me off guard there. I mean, I've heard it a million times, but that was a unique way to do it.

Aaron: All right!

Dan: Thank you very much for your time today.

Jack Underkofler: Yeah, thank you so much, guys. And I appreciate the support. It means a lot, really.

Dan: Anytime. You're welcome. Come back anytime. We're more than welcome to have you on.

KC: Uh, yeah.

Jack Underkofler: Sick. All right, well, I'll see you guys on the ship.

Aaron: Thank you.

Jack Underkofler: Yes.

KC: We'll see you in a couple of weeks.

Aaron: Have a good day.

Jack Underkofler: Bye bye. You too.

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Jack Underkofler

Jack Underkofler is the front man for Dead Poet Society. If he's not on the stage or in the studio, he might be found at the gym or on the potty. (Information taken from public records. Namely, Jack's Facebook profile.)