The Itch

10/31/2025

There was an “Awakening” at as rocked the house.

We are so happy for them, and honored to have them as friends. More to come… keep grinding, and Much Love

10/28/2025

New Episode! "E296 Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait on Being a Disney Adult and Building a Life Beyond the Band"

This week, we're scratching The Itch to join the Coffin Crew! Halloween is almost here, and what a more fitting guest than the man who puts the "fun" in "funeral," Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait!

After toiling for years, the band has built momentum following some door-opening tour pairings and their excellent 2024 album Welcome to Suffocate City. Now, in the middle of their hectic 290 days on the road in 2025 (yes, you read that right), Lee joins us to talk about how he's adjusting to The Funeral Portrait's increasing success, the importance of not always being in band mode, and, of course, his favorite Disney film. Link to listen in the comments. Enjoy. And stay zesty.

10/27/2025

Coming tomorrow on The Itch...

10/27/2025

PLAYLIST UPDATE!

We've added 22 new songs to our New Rock Roundup playlist, including Itch guests Eva Under Fire, Retro Champ, BRKN LOVE, Paralandra, and Cam Cole!

This will likely be the final update to this playlist, so we wanted it to go out with a bang and shine an extra spotlight on our most frequent guest. As we continue to seek the best way to champion artists and help them afford to continue creating incredible music, we're constantly reevaluating our own methods. Spotify has always taken more than it gave to artists, and with its direct involvement in war and terrorism in America and abroad, we simply can't continue to support it and are discerning better practices. Navigating the complex ethics of the music industry is exhausting, even for an independent podcast. But there's always something great to listen to while we do it. Cheers, and enjoy. Link in the comments.

10/26/2025

“What You Deserve”

Lets run this back again in 2026 🤘

(Shout out to )

10/21/2025

New Episode! "E295 Matt Flood of Caskets on Artistic Evolution and Keeping Writing Fun While Being Emotionally Honest"

This week, we're scratching The Itch to get buried... by the weight of good music. (That works, right?)

Caskets frontman Matt Flood joins us ahead of the release The Only Heaven You'll Know, an album Matt has described as "the sound of me falling apart in real time." The new record finds him broadening his skills as a vocalist while the band explores heavier sounds and the lyrical themes somehow become more raw than ever. Plus, we discuss Matt's love for Fightstar and the importance of keeping the writing process fun... even when you're falling apart. Enjoy.

And if you like Caskets, check out our previous conversation with Benji and James as well! Links to both episodes in the comments.

10/18/2025

Amazing being able to see at

New album from them out November 7th called Killing Time
Hope to chat real soon with them about it.

Places for Breathing has definitely been a staple of our radio show since we started in 2004. So getting to see sing “Seven” was pure awesomeness.

Thanks for hanging after the show, it was a pleasure to meet you guys! 🤘

10/16/2025

Did you catch any of these tours? If so, we wanna hear about it! One of them was so nice that we had to catch it twice (and painstakingly Frankenstein together our own tour poster to prove it).

Check out our new episode for our experience catching Calva Louise, Sicksense, Wargasm UK, Dropout Kings, Chevelle, Asking Alexandria, and Dead Poet Society! Link to listen in the comments.

10/14/2025

Have you checked out Itch guest Des Rocs' new video for "This Land" from Borderlands 4? This band never misses, and we're looking forward to having Des back on the show soon!

Buy Borderlands 4 here: https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/buy/I stand up for this landTake it from my cold dead handsBreak free, rewind resetOh here w...

10/14/2025

New Episode! "E294 Concert Catch-up: Chevelle, Dead Poet Society, Calva Louise, Wargasm, Dropout Kings, and more!"

This week, we're scratching The Itch for some favorites! We're covering three more shows from our stacked September run. First, Aaron cements his change of heart about Wargasm UK and experiences the energy of Black Cat Bill and Dropout Kings. Then Dan introduces his sons to Chevelle, the redemption-seeking Asking Alexandria, and Itch guests Dead Poet Society. And finally, all three of the guys catch one of our collective favorites, two-time guests Calva Louise, on their first US headline tour with Sicksense ... and we do it across two different cities.

So many questions are raised in this episode, and not all of them by Dan's kids. Who is Wargasm's MVP? What was that unicorn doing in the pit? Where has this Danny Worsnop been? When will Calva reach the level they clearly deserve? And why isn't the best band always the headliner? We don't have all the answers, but this episode has a few of them. Link to listen in the comments. Enjoy.