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The Itch Rock Podcast brings you artist interviews, album reviews, and concert stories from Aaron, KC, and Dan — three friends who’ve been rocking the airwaves on 89.1 KCLC-FM since 2004. They’re building community and exploring how music connects us, all with a lighthearted, semi-professional style. If it gets your head banging and your blood flowing, it’s an itch we’re here to scratch.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Itch Rock Podcast brings you artist interviews, album reviews, and concert stories from Aaron, KC, and Dan, three friends who’ve been rocking the airwaves on 89.1 KCLC-FM since 2004. They’re building community and exploring how music connects us, all with a lighthearted, semi-professional style.
The Itch Rock Podcast is hosted by The Itch. The show has published 433 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "E349 Tyler Levenson of Afterlife Explores Bad Habits and Artistic Ambition on The Pain That Shapes Us" (27 October 2026, 52 minutes), "E348 Concert Catch-up: Babymetal, Halestorm, Toadies, Local H, Silent Theory, Discrepancies, and more!" (20 October 2026, 67 minutes), and "E347 Concert Catch-up: Shinedown, Winona Fighter, Bleach, The Barbarians of California, Squint, and more!" (13 October 2026, 71 minutes).
The Itch Rock Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 433 episodes.
Booking probability for The Itch Rock Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Itch Rock Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Itch Rock Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Itch Rock Podcast are Artists, Writers & Performers and Music & Recording. The Itch Rock Podcast has a music audience.
The Itch hosts The Itch Rock Podcast, a music podcast with 433 episodes published.
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Episode #349
This week, we're scratching The Itch to explore the Afterlife ! Specifically, the one fronted by Tyler Levenson . The Shiprocked fan favorite joins us to discuss the band's new album, The Pain That Shapes Us . Afterlife...
Episode #348
This week, we're scratching The Itch to back up what we say. If you've listened to our Concert Catch-ups, you know that we're all about exploring the do's and don'ts of show etiquette. But what happens when a...
Episode #347
This week, we're scratching The Itch to catch up! September is always a busy concert month for The Itch, and it often puts us a bit behind on talking about everything we saw. But what we saw was worth talking about...
Episode #346
This week, we're scratching The Itch to welcome back a friend: Joey Varela of VRSTY , who's about to drop his new album, icon .  A lot has happened since we last had Joey on the show three years ago. His life...
Episode #345
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a bonus episode! Aaron already recorded a series of videos for our socials explaining his picks for Riot Fest 2027, so why not give them to the podcast audience as well? Tune in...
This week, we're scratching The Itch to level up! For the first time, The Itch was official press at Riot Fest in Chicago. Aaron was on site seeing shows, interviewing bands, and trying to survive the elements. It was a...
This week, we're scratching The Itch to break new, muddy ground! Aaron was on-site as official media at Riot Fest, and he came back with a trio of interviews and some shoes that may never be clean again! Not only did he...
This week, we're scratching The Itch to clear the slate! September is full of live music for The Itch, and we're starting strong with a Concert Catch-up that takes us (and some friends) to some very ... uncharted...
Episode #341
This week, we're scratching The Itch to have The Last Word ! Or at least to have the man saying that word as our guest. Elias Soriano of Nonpoint joins us to talk about the band's new album and why he considers it the...
Episode #340
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get cinematic! Our guest, Bear McCreary , is the man responsible for scores of scores for films, shows, and games. He created music for The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica...
Episode #339
This week, we're scratching The Itch for festivals ... sort of. Aaron didn't attend Lollapalooza, but he did check two artists off his wish list by seeing Ecca Vandal 's Lolla Aftershow with Scattrbrain and Momma 's...
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a triumphant return! Des Rocs first appeared on The Itch over four years ago to discuss his debut album A Real Good Person in a Real Bad Place . Since then, he's toured the...
Episode #337
This week, we're scratching The Itch to Bloom ... and so are our guests! Mike, Joe, and Dip of King Falcon join us in this episode ahead of the release of their new EP and man, do they have some stories and some spicy...
Episode #336
This week, we're scratching The Itch for some Southern spirit! Dylan Turner and Megan Kane of Parker Barrow Hold the Mash on their new album because, well, you don't really need it when you've got so many bangers. The...
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a beginning! For the past couple of years, Father of Peace has been amassing a following across social media with their quirky songs, styles, and videos. Now, the trio of...
Episode #334
This week, we're scratching The Itch for an ending! For the past 13 years, '68 has blessed the world with their unique brand of chaotic, avant-garde, two-man noise rock. This year, Josh Scogin and Nikko Yamada announced...
Episode #332
This week, we're scratching The Itch to be dangerous! Brayden and Ryan of Fury in Few are back to answer the question How Bad Do You Want It? on their outstanding debut album. The guys take us on a track-by-track...
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get Villainous ! Amanda Lyberg of Eva Under Fire returns to give us an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the band's highly anticipated new album __ . From the opening song...
This week, we're scratching The Itch to head out West! Aaron takes a dream vacation to Colorado see not one, but two shows at Red Rocks, and along the way runs into not one, but two Itch guests! Join us to hear the...
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a two-for-one deal! Ekoh and Lø Spirit have spent years forging unique paths as independent solo artists. But a collaboration a few years ago led to the realization that, well...
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