Outer Limited: The Outer Limits Lounge Podcast

John Krautner - ”What ARE You Doing?”

Chad and Jeff were joined by the one and only John Krautner, singer/songwriter/guitarist, known for his tenure in THE GO as well as CONSPIRACY OF OWLS, along with his solo project and his 2015 album, Fun With Gum, Vol. 1. Krautner shared his origin stories, the early days of The Go, and his love for "bubblegum" music, as well as a preview of what might yet be to come for him in the near future, music-wise. 

We recorded this upstairs at the Outer Limits Lounge during the Lions/Bears game, last week! 

 

Songs featured include
"Meet Me At The Movies," "It Always Happens To You," and "So Long Johnny" by The Go
"Ancient Robots" by Conspiracy of Owls
"I Know What's Right" by John Krautner 

plus: 
"808 States" and "Disco (Not Disco") by Carjack

 

 

Wendy Case - ”I know what I’m here to do”

This week, Chad and Jeff welcomed the one and only Wendy Case into the Outer Limits Lounge for an extended chat about her life as a musician. Wendy Case is known for her signature voice and dynamic stage presence, having written, recorded and performed with several bands, including Ten High, The Paybacks, and most recently, Royal Sweets. From her childhood days learning ukulele and guitar to her formative years in Ann Arbor, then over to San Francisco, and back to Detroit, we chart Wendy's life in music, with some inspiring insights and plenty of colorful anecdotes. 

Featured songs include:
"Mindreader" by Ten High
"Just You Wait" by the Paybacks
"When I'm Gone" by the Paybacks
"Call When You're Ready" by the Paybacks
"Saint of Close Calls" by Royal Sweets 

Royal Sweets perform at the Blind Pig on November 24 https://blindpigmusic.com/tm-event/royal-sweets-dr-pete-larson-sex-change/ 

 

And that compilation that we discuss at the midway point is The Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit

Danny Kroha - ”Raw, primal, forbidden, tabboo...of course I ended up loving it!”

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Danny Kroha visits the Outer Limits Lounge to talk about his first guitar, the formation of the Gories, the blues, and so much more. Kroha co-founded the Gories with Mick Collins and Peg O'Neil, and played alongside Margaret Doll-Rod in the Demolition Doll-Rods throughout most of the 90s, (the latter band recorded several albums and toured extensively). Danny has since formed other bands like Danny & the Darleans and released a couple of solo albums. Lately, he's been collaborating with local punk band The Stools, which we discuss at the end of this episode. 

https://dannykroha.bandcamp.com/album/detroit-blues

https://dannyandthedarleans.bandcamp.com/album/bug-out 

https://intheredrecords.com/collections/demolition-doll-rods 

 

 

Jim Byrne - ”Musical Mirror”

This week, singer/songwriter Jim Byrne swung by the Outer Limits Lounge to talk with Chad and Jeff about his various musical projects, including the freak-folk duo, Ohio Wild, the folk-rock band Burning Ponies, and a new series of solo recordings inspired, literally, by the Planet Earth, and conceptually inspired by David Attenborough. Jim also brought his banjo to the proverbial table to sing us a song! 

https://jimbyrne2.bandcamp.com/ 

https://theburningponiesmusic.bandcamp.com/ 

https://ohiowild.bandcamp.com/album/ohio-wilds-greatest-hits 

 

Songs featured include: "Musical Mirror' by Jim Byrne & Mark B. Owen
"808 States" and "Robot Disco" by Carjack
"Littered" by Honest to Goodness

 

Mike Latcha - ”This Hammond is Tearing My Head Off & I LOVE It”

Guitarist/singer/producer/songwriter Mike Latcha swung by the Outer Limits Lounge to hang out on stage with Jeff and Chad, talking about his origins as a musician and how he got into audio engineering. Mike has been "on the scene," so to speak, for nearly 20 years, going back to the mid-2000s with indie rock band Freer, and then later with the psychedelic-rock band Electric Lion Soundwave Experiment. LATELY, Mike's been very busy, after 10+ years serving as a teacher with the School of Rock in Rochester, he's also joined the party-rock band The Beggars and started a new project with musician Alice Sun, known as Sonic Smut. We talk about all of that and so much more! Thanks for listening!

Sonic Smuth Live at Trixie's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tSoTR5nTWM

 

Other songs featured include
"Cry On" by the Beggars
"808 States" & "Disco Not Disco" by Carjack

”Ghost Nights” with Emily Rose

Singer/songwriter Emily Rose joins Chad and Jeff inside the Outer Limits Lounge to talk about some of her favorite artists of all time, all of whom are, specifically, dearly departed. That's because Emily hosts a monthly show at the Ghost Light in Hamtramck, officially called "Ghost Night at the Ghost Light," where she performs two sets, with one set dedicated to covers of a featured artist from the recent or distant past, such as Gordon Lightfoot, or Tom Petty; the second set of the night features some of Emily's brilliant original works, including songs like "Alma" and "Shoebox Island." Find all of Emily's released recordings HERE. 

On today's episode, though, we're getting ready for Emily's upcoming Ghost Night, on October 11, paying homage to the songs of Elliott Smith, on the 20th anniversary of his passing. 

Dear Darkness - ”Another thing that we coud have fun at? Let’s Go”

This week, Chad and Jeff welcome singer/guitarist Stacey MacLeod of Dear Darkness into the Outer Limits Lounge to talk about her band's upcoming album, Boozin' & Loozin', which is out October 14 on Remove Records! Stacey has been creating/performing rock-centric music with Dear Darkness for several years, which you might interpret as "punk" or, as she says "...metal, at times..." Currently, her drummer and backing vocalist is Michelle Thibodeau, but the band got started with drummer Samantha Linn. You can hear the whole story on this podcast, including all the lore behind Stacey's Punk Rock BBQ events, and details about the upcoming album release party for Dear Darkness. 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079596776826 

Songs featured include
"Ya Wanna Beat Him Up" and "Sex Records" by Dear Darkness
"808 States" and "Disco Not Disco" by Carjack
"Honest to Goodness" by Honest to Goodness

https://www.facebook.com/events/2633253630145790

 

Prude Boys: ”Greatest Hits”

This week, Chad and Jeff are joined by Prude Boys: Caroline Thornbury (bass/lead vocals) and Quennton Thornbury (lead guitar/vocals), to talk about how their glorious and grimy garage-pop band first got started, way back in 2012, over in Ypsilanti. We have flash backs to the Blind Pig, alleyway antics, bluegrass and rockabilly, and quite a bit of tangents that involve tacos, hockey, and Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys. We also talk quite a bit about the Prude Boys forthcoming new full length album, out in October on Outer Limits Lounge Records, titled GREATEST HITS. 

https://prudeboys.bandcamp.com/ 

Featured songs include
"In The Alley" and "The Reunion" by Prude Boys
"808 States" and "Disco (Not Disco)" by Carjack
"Honest to Goodness by Honest to Goodness