{"id":42985,"date":"2021-05-12T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=42985"},"modified":"2021-05-12T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:11:49","slug":"playing-detroit-the-stools-live-at-outer-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/playing-detroit-the-stools-live-at-outer-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stools Press Energy of In-Person Shows to 12&#8243; Vinyl on Live at Outer Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/191218_TheStools_4661_NoahElliottMorrison_NoahElliottMorrison-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43014\"\/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Noah Elliot Morrison<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time I attended a Stools show was on February 14th, 2020 at Outer Limits Lounge. Somebody in the audience passed out after their first song and I left because it was stressing me out. People were freaking out, but turns out the guy just had low blood sugar or something &#8211; he was fine. That being said though, if you\u2019re gonna pass out at a show, it\u2019s probably gonna be at a Stools show. The Detroit-based garage rock revival band is known for their high-octane performances that feel like having a front row seat to a drag race. These invigorating shows are what drive people to see bands live in the first place, and are undoubtedly what fans have been missing the last fifteen months of shut downs. Luckily, The Stools &#8211; Will Lorenz, Charles Stahl and Krystian Quint &#8211;\u00a0 have just released their first 12\u201d <em>Live At Outer Limits<\/em>, which brilliantly captures their rapturous performance and is <em>almost <\/em>as good as the real thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album was recorded on December 28th, 2019, and released digitally in May 2020; the vinyl came out a few days ago and has already sold out on their <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoolsdetroit.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>, but you can still grab a copy via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bigneckrecords1.bandcamp.com\/merch\" target=\"_blank\">Big Neck Records<\/a>. The band seems genuinely surprised by this success. \u201cI am always surprised when I see so many orders come in, because I really don\u2019t know what to expect,\u201d says Lorenz. \u201cWithout playing shows all the time, it\u2019s easy to forget that people outside of our little bubble exist and buy records too! I hope some of the success is due to the snapshot in time aspect of it, a little more than we originally intended though since you can\u2019t see us play for now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2079036841\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoolsdetroit.bandcamp.com\/album\/live-at-outer-limits\">Live at Outer Limits by The Stools<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorenz says that the choice to press their live show wasn\u2019t exactly scientific, but simply due to the fact that it was their longest release to date; the band has favored releasing their songs four or five at a time on small runs of 7&#8243; EPs, including 2019&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoolsdetroit.bandcamp.com\/album\/when-i-left\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When I Left<\/a><\/em> (via Third Man Records), as well as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoolsdetroit.bandcamp.com\/album\/car-port\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Car Port<\/a><\/em> (via Goodbye Boozy Records) and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thestoolsdetroit.bandcamp.com\/album\/feelin-fine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feelin&#8217; Fine<\/a><\/em> (via Drunken Sailor Records), both from this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also credits the band\u2019s endearment to local punk bar Outer Limits as a driving force. \u201cAs a band we share a love for live albums as well as Outer Limits Lounge in general,\u201d says Lorenz. \u201cEverybody who works there is great and the sound is always perfect. We just waited until we had a chance to fully book our own show there [to record], but we had had the idea for a while.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a band that started out as a manic idea between Lorenz and Stahl, the Stools have reached many milestones faster than some bands ever do.\u00a0You could make any number of assumptions of why this is, but if I had to guess, it would be because of the band\u2019s genuine chaotic energy. At a time when it felt like garage rock was giving way to shoegaze and \u201cindie rock\u201d (whatever that means), three young guys from Grosse Pointe, Michigan bonded over a shared love of the White Stripes and Black Flag. These influences (as well as youthful angst and energy) are palpable in the band\u2019s live performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The record encapsulates the punk microcosm that resides within Outer Limits Lounge. Nested on the outskirts of Hamtramck, MI &#8211; a tiny city that lies within Detroit City Limits &#8211; the bar literally and figuratively emits the \u201coutcast\u201d vibe that is historically associated with punk rock music. But, once inside, the humble digs serve as an oasis for \u201cmusic nerds,\u201d fringers, or pretty much everyone. It\u2019s cool but not exclusive, messy but unthreatening. The Stools\u2019 baby-faced frontmen encapsulate these dichotomies and their music serves as an allegorical safe space welcoming rejects of all kinds &#8211; or anybody who wants to scream along in their car.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow The Stools on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thestools\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thestoolsdetroit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for ongoing updates. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time I attended a Stools show was on February 14th, 2020 at Outer Limits Lounge. Somebody in the audience passed out after their first song and I left because it was stressing me out. People were freaking out, but turns out the guy just had low blood sugar or something &#8211; he was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":43014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4392],"tags":[12174,43,12170,798,12171,12172,973,12173,4288],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/191218_TheStools_4661_NoahElliottMorrison_NoahElliottMorrison-1-e1620851986252.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42985"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42985"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43017,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42985\/revisions\/43017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}