ITCHY-O
Since 2009, this Colorado-based meta-mystical ensemble has been thrilling audiences across the U.S. and beyond with its unique brand of post-punk pomp and epic pageantry.
A battery of over fourteen power percussionists comprises the spine of the fifty-plus strong performance troupe whose orchestral arsenal of avant-instrumentation runs the gamut from guitars, gamelan, and synths to less conventional instruments, including theremin and vocoders in concert with more experimental trance-inducing apparatus.
Itchy-O dismantles assumptions of traditional performance models to break down the barriers between audience and experience, administering a blast of ceremonial chaos;
baptizing the audience—body, mind, and collective soul—in a spectacular, pan-sensorial sea of music, mystery, and transcendental spiritual spectacle.
They have performed with David Byrne & St. Vincent, served as a centerpiece at MONA’s world-renowned Dark MOFO fest in Tasmania, and have created an immersive mind-melting meditation on the nature of reality in collaboration with the Fiske planetarium. .
JG Thirwell and Dan Deacon have opened for the group, which has opened for numerous luminaries including DEVO, Beats Antique, Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, and Public Enemy.
They have performed countless private engagements, including an outstanding performance for Maynard Keenan’s Merkin Vineyards in 2019. Jello Biafra’s iconic underground record label, Alternative Tentacles has released three of their groundbreaking studio albums.
Itchy-O is also committed to providing spontaneous free public performances in the spirit of upending the mundane and delivering mesmerizing art to the streets by providing impromptu musical encounters in non-traditional settings; delighting unsuspecting audiences with surprise ontological assaults on ordinary reality.
The Seven Divisions of Thee itchy-O
Thaaoth - The Percussion Musicians
Planet - Mars/Ares
Chromatic Circle - Db
Metal - Iron, Flint
Galass - The Electronic Musicians
Planet - Saturn/Kronos
Chromatic Circle - Eb
Metal - Lead
Horlwn - The Engineers
Planet - Sun/Sol
Chromatic Circle - Bb
Metal - Gold
Gethog - The Kāos Krëwūe - Technicians
Planet - Jupiter
Chromatic Circle - G
Metal - Tin
Innon - The Krīechïn - Provocateurs
Planet - Venus
Chromatic Circle - E
Metal - Copper, Bronze
Galethog - Our Cherished Creatures
Planet - the Moon/Luna
Chromatic Circle - Ab
Metal - Silver
Aaoth - Mysteriorum Collective - Fans / Followers - Co-Creators
Planet - Mercury
Chromatic Circle - C
Metal - Mercury