Outer Limited: The Outer Limits Lounge Podcast

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

 

The Brown Thrasher - ”Trancey Blues”

Chad and Jeff welcome The Brown Thrasher, aka Mazzy Mackarelle, up into the Outer Limits Lounge studio for a chat about the blues, as well as the autoharp! The Brown Thrasher is a British-born Iranian musician and songwriter based in Detroit. His first album Grapefruit Heart was produced by Danny Kroha and should be coming out sometime within the next year, if not sooner! We talk about Mazzy's origins, influences, and his work with Kroha, plus so much more! 

https://thebrownthrasher.bandcamp.com/track/the-grapefruit-heart-2 

 

 

 

Craig Brown Part Two: ”My Side of Town”

Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone! 

We're BACK with more of our conversation with singer/songwriter Craig Brown. THIS time around, we finally get to chat about Craig's forthcoming record, Let's Never Leave This Filthy World by the Craig Brown Band! We also talk quite a bit about Dayton Ohio's Brainiac, changing guitar strings, Motley Crue, the business-end of releasing music these days, and so much more! 

Follow Craig on Instagram for more updates @craigbrownband 

http://craigbrownband.com/ 

Songs featured:
Robot Disco (Not Disco) and 808 States by Carjack: https://carjack.bandcamp.com/album/volume-wars 
Honest to Goodness by Honest to Goodness
My Side of Town by the Craig Brown Band