Itchy-O

ITCHY-O is a 57-member avant-garde music performance group based in Denver.

ITCHY-O
Background information
OriginDenver, Colorado, United States
GenresRock, World, Electronica, Avant Garde, Experimental
Years active2009–present
LabelsAlternative Tentacles
Websiteitchyo.com

History

First formed in 2009, ITCHY-O released their EP Inferno! in 2011 and their full-length LP Burn the Navigator in September 2014. Both works were engineered by Bob Ferbrache (Slim Cessna's Auto Club, 16 Horse Power, and Devotchka). The group signed with the iconic label Alternative Tentacles in 2014.

LockerPartners produced "Dark Junk and Light", a 2013 short documentary on the band; the documentary was selected as a finalist for the International Documentary Challenge and was featured at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.

ITCHY-O was voted Denver's best Avant-Garde act in 2014 and best Experimental band in 2015, 2016, and 2017 by Westword.

ITCHY-O has performed at events such as Riot Fest, Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Austin's Art Outdoors festival, the Stanley Film Festival, Tucson's All Souls Procession, San Francisco's Day of the Dead Festival, Atlanta's Goat Farm and Denver's Biennial of the Americas. They have played on stage with David Byrne & St. Vincent, and shared billing with Devo, Beats Antique, Warlock Pinchers, Extra Action Marching Band, The Melvins, March Fourth, and many others.

ITCHY-O has performed at the world-renowned horror-fantasy festival, Fantastic Fest in Austin three years in a row (2015-2017) and played four centerpiece shows in Hobart, Tasmania at MONA FOMA's wintertime festival in 2016.[1]

ITCHY-O performed at the immersive art exhibit Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, NM on March 25, 2017, as well as the Breckenridge International Festival of Arts on August 11, 2017.

ITCHY-O's second full-length album, From the Overflowing was released on Alternative Tentacles in September 2017. The group embarked on a tour that autumn in support of the album. ITCHY-O performed From the Overflowing live in studio on WGN-TV on October 5, 2017.

The band released a 2018 concept album on their own Mettle Studios label, with each side of the vinyl evoking a distinct realm: Mystic Spy engages with "the idea of spiritual larceny or a sort of abstract esoteric espionage," while Psykho Dojo is devoted to taiko soundscapes.[2]

Albums
  • Inferno (EP, 2011)
  • Burn the Navigator (LP, 2014)
  • From the Overflowing (LP, 2017)
  • Mystic Spy / Psykho Dojo (LP, 2018)

Members
  • Bryan Aquino – Snare
  • Sarah Ayako – Taiko
  • Scott Allen Banning – Roto-Toms
  • Ethan Barkzander – Taiko
  • David Britton – Microkorg
  • Robert Drew Burleson – Cymbals
  • Carlo Campagna – Cymbals
  • Paul Alexander's – Cymbals
  • Russ Cochrane – Bass
  • Geoff Brent – Vocoder
  • Joe Hatfield – Quad Tenors, Guitar, Timbales
  • Collin Elliot – Sampler
  • Ethan Kotel – Special Effects
  • Stephen Daniel Karpik – Bass Drum
  • Ethan Klein – Cymbals, Audio Engineer, Lighting
  • Thomas Knight – Taiko
  • Roger Liu – Guitar
  • Sara Miller – Timbales
  • Sean O’malley – Quint Tenors
  • Toni Rib – Taiko
  • Brad Smalling – Audio Engineer
  • Aaron Spriggs – Effects/Theremin
  • Matt Steitle – Taiko
  • Kirsten Vermulen – Microkorg
  • Ryan Archuleta – Polyphonic
  • Jessalyn Amber – Creep Unit
  • Mariah Becerra – Special Effects
  • Rex Blatter – Chaos Tech
  • Megs Burd – Lion Dancer
  • Khena Bullshields – Lion Dancer
  • Steven Call – Polyphonic
  • Jackson Ellis – Special Effects, Fabracator, Industrialist
  • Evelyn Fugate – Creep Unit
  • Jen Ganun – Creep Unit
  • Sarah Harman – Creep Unit
  • Andrew Linares – Polyphonic
  • Joanne M.W. Liu – Lion Dancer
  • Rae Loun – Creep Unit
  • Allison Marcellus – Lion Dancer
  • Mark Moffett – Special Effects, Industrialist
  • David Poore – Lion Dancer
  • Rachel Qualliotine – Creep Unit
  • Brad Schumacher – Polyphonic
  • Wayne Scott – Lion Dancer
  • Jiah Shin – Creep Unit
  • Thomas Silaghy – Special Effects
  • Brad Smalling – Live Engineer
  • Jenny Smalling – Creep Unit
  • John Smith – Chaos Tech
  • Sara Valentine – Creep Unit
  • Anneka Buys – Wardrobe

References
  1. https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/dark-mofo-2019/PDFs/Dark+Mofo+Program+PDF+2016+7.1MB.pdf
  2. Itchy-O Talks New Album, Spaghetti Dinners and Starting a Record Label, September 14, 2018.
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