Episodes
Jan. 19, 2023
E138 A Conversation with Giovannie Yanez of Giovannie and the Hired Guns
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a new series: a Shiprocked Series! We've been talking about it for ages, and it's finally here. As Dan prepares to dock, we're unleashing the first of a trio of interviews with artist…
Jan. 16, 2023
E137 The Itch Awards Part 2: Winners and Top 20 Albums of 2022
This week, we're scratching The Itch for closure! You hear us talk about the Top 20 all year long, now it's time for the payoff! We're dropping this episode a day early because we want to get it to your ears (and to clear th…
Jan. 9, 2023
E136 The Itch Awards Intermission: Memories and Honorees
This week, we're scratching The Itch to drop 20 extra albums on you... the Almost Top 20! We've done the calculatin' and collaboratin' and chosen the The Itch's official Top 20 albums of 2022... but we also had some individu…
Jan. 5, 2023
E135 The Itch Awards Part 1: Nominees and Top EPs
This week, we're scratching The Itch for awards season, and you have a say! In part 1, we're presenting a few categories of our own, a few for you to vote on, and our top 5 EPs of the year! Click the links below to help us d…
Jan. 3, 2023
Flavor of the Week: Kid Kapichi - Here's What You Could Have Won
As we put the finishing touches on The 2022 Itch Awards, we're tiding you over with a preview of an album that you'll soon hear more about. Taken from our live radio show on KCLC-FM, enjoy the first Flavor of 2023: Kid Kapic…
Dec. 31, 2022
E134 New Year's Evarela: A New Year's Conversation with Joey Varela of VRSTY
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a New Year's celebration! Our friend Joey Varela of VRSTY joins us for the second time to discuss his recent and upcoming music, translating songs into Spanish , and the value of havi…
Dec. 24, 2022
E133 Christmas Eva II: A Christmas Conversation with Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a holiday tradition! Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire joined us last year for an episode we dubbed Christmas Eva . And she was kind enough to join us again this year, which officially make…
Dec. 20, 2022
E132 The Itch On Tour: Daryl Hall & Todd Rundgren
This week, we're scratching The Itch to visit Daryl's House! KC capped off our concert-going year with a couple of classics as he saw Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren! Not only was it an enjoyable show by a performer who's still…
Dec. 13, 2022
E131 The Itch On Tour: Rival Sons & Giovannie and the Hired Guns
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get into the holiday spirit! But we may be a couple of holidays behind. After being put on the back burner for our connected "Morothy" series (episodes 126-130), we're finally catching…
Dec. 6, 2022
E130 A Conversation with Sam Bam Koltun of Dorothy, Faster Pussycat, & Budderside
This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk with a triple threat! Sam Bam Koltun LOVES playing guitar. So much so that the man is part of no less than three bands, while still finding time for more gigs on the side! Join us…
Nov. 29, 2022
E129 A Conversation with Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin
This week, we're scratching The Itch to go solo! Keith Wallen is a member of Breaking Benjamin , but he's also a solo artist and sought-after collaborator. His debut solo album This World Or The Next came out last year, and …
Nov. 25, 2022
E128 Clipisode: Leftovers III
This week, we're scratching The Itch for gratitude! We've put together a collection of short bonus clips from each of our 2022 interviews as a way to reflect on all the fun we've had learning from and about people in the mus…
Nov. 22, 2022
E127 The Itch On Tour: Dirty Honey, Dorothy, & Mac Saturn
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get dirty! Well, Dirty Honey at least. In the promised follow-up to last week's Dorothy interview, we're discussing our experience seeing the two aforementioned artists on tour at Red …
Nov. 15, 2022
E126 A Conversation with Dorothy
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a spiritual experience! Dorothy joins us to talk about her amazing new album Gifts From the Holy Ghost , battles of the soul, and learning a lesson about performance from a surprising…
Nov. 8, 2022
E125 A Conversation with Myles and Layne Ulrich of Taipei Houston
This week, we're scratching The Itch to explore a tennis legacy! And maybe a musical one as well. Myles and Layne Ulrich of Taipei Houston join us to talk about their debut album Once Bit Never Bored , as well as their exper…
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Nov. 7, 2022
[Short Cuts] The Itch On Voting
Election day is almost here! Finally, a temporary break from vapid smear campaigns and scare tactics that demonize the opposition instead of presenting novel ideas for how to care for people! Ahem. What were we saying? Oh, r…
Nov. 1, 2022
E124 A Conversation with Francesca Ludikar of 361 Degrees Records
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a new interview series! Francesca Ludikar , Creative Director and co-founder of 361 Degrees Records alongside the band Nonpoint , joins us to explore the non-musical side of music as …
Oct. 25, 2022
E123 The Itch On Tour: AWOLNATION, Badflower, The Mysterines, & Hyro the Hero
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a cameo! On a lineup that included AWOLNATION , Badflower, and The Mysterines , somehow it was the artist not on the bill who made The Itch's night! Who's that, you ask? We wouldn't s…
Oct. 18, 2022
E122 A Conversation with Mitch Swanger of Silent Theory
This week, we're scratching The Itch to go silent... but only for a few seconds. Mitch Swanger of Silent Theory joins us for an enlightening conversation about the search for the right singer, questionable treatments for sta…
Oct. 11, 2022
E121 The Itch On Tour: Pointfest & Riot Fest II
This week, we're scratching The Itch to run it back! Last year KC and Dan went to Pointfest in St Louis on the same day Aaron went to Riot Fest in Chicago. This year the fests weren't on the same day, but they had the same a…
Oct. 4, 2022
E120 A(nother) Conversation with Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire
This week, we're scratching The Itch to catch up with a friend! Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire joined us twice last year in anticipation of their album Love, Drugs & Misery . Now the album is finally here, and it's capping …
Sept. 27, 2022
E119 The Itch On Tour: "Weird Al" Yankovic
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get weird! He's made many a cameo in previous episodes, but "Weird Al" is finally getting an Itch episode to himself! Lifelong fan KC recently got to see the Weird One for the first ti…
Sept. 20, 2022
E118 The Itch On Tour: Set It Off, Oxymorrons, Rain City Drive, & Concrete Castles
This week, we're scratching The Itch for THE BEST CONCERT EXPERIENCE EVER. Are we exaggerating? Not really, no. Eight months after our bonkers interview with Oxymorrons , we finally got to see NYC's prettiest boy band live o…
Sept. 13, 2022
E117 The Itch On Tour: Dayseeker, The Word Alive, & Moodring
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a sadness sandwich! We've been clamoring to see Moodring ever since frontman Hunter Young joined us in episode 101 . We finally got our chance, as they came through Red Flag on tour w…