Episodes
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/…
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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 seamle…
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 packe…
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 w…
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 , Go…
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May 2, 2023
[Short Cuts] KC's Connection to Rush
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 epis…
April 27, 2023
E152 A Conversation with Phil, Stephen, and Taylor of Taproot
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…
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April 25, 2023
[Short Cuts] Can You Really Get Along with Durst?
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 ou…
April 18, 2023
E151 Record Store Day Draft Special
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 o…
April 11, 2023
E150 A Conversation with Arejay Hale and Taylor Carroll of KemikalFire
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…
April 8, 2023
E149 The Soundtracks of 1998 with Brian Colburn and Gomez
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, podcas…
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April 4, 2023
[Short Cuts] Did Aaron Rob P.O.D.?
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 hav…
March 30, 2023
E148 The Itch On Tour: Nonpoint, Blacktop Mojo, & Sumo Cyco
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 st…
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March 28, 2023
[Short Cuts] The Grodiest Dive Bar in Lawrence
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…
March 23, 2023
March Bandness 2023 Tournament Announcement!
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 Nonpoin…
March 21, 2023
E147 The Itch On Tour: Badflower, Des Rocs, & Blood Red Shoes
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 ve…
March 14, 2023
E146 The Itch On Tour: Bush + Giovannie and the Hired Guns
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…
March 7, 2023
E145 A Conversation with Scott Stevens of The Exies and 4 Horsemen Music
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…
Feb. 28, 2023
E144 The Itch On Tour: White Reaper, Narrow Head, & Taipei Houston
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 …
Feb. 21, 2023
E143 A Conversation with Mikey Carvajal of Islander
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 t…
Feb. 14, 2023
E142 A Conversation with Jason Zeilstra and Rasheed Thomas of Nonpoint
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 th…
Feb. 7, 2023
E141 Shiprocked Recap: The Captain's Log
This week, we're scratching The Itch to bring it all full circle! Dan finally made it to Shiprocked, and he's got a heck of a lot to say about it! Join us as he recounts the Captain's Log of his experiences, including bands …
Jan. 31, 2023
E140 A Conversation with Ayron Jones
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get #Filthy! Ayron Jones ' Child of the State was our 2021 Album of the Year, and we've been... jonesin'... to have him on the show ever since. The conversation did not disappoint, as …
Jan. 24, 2023
E139 A Conversation with Bryan Kuznitz of Fame on Fire
This week, we're scratching an Itch that's, well... pretty fiery. The Shiprocked Series continues with Bryan Kuznitz, frontman of Fame on Fire . He's a charismatic and self-reflective guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve…