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Saturday,
June 27 |
Death To Pedro

Madison Opera |
Friday,
June 26 |
The Shakey Jakes

The Reefermen
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Saturday,
June 20 |
the wrong numbers

troy gregory

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Saturday,
June 13 |
the phantom shakers

dale beavers

andie&tracy
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Saturday,
June 6
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the ruiners

Circus boy

Special guest: Cinecyde
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Saturday,
May 30 |
The Murder Junkies

Fondle

Hobo Gang Bang |
Friday,
May 22 |
7th annual (and final) installment of the pre-Festival BBQ
Notable past performances have include: Adam X, Agent Orange, Antiphase, Aaron Hedges, Avex Axiom, DJ Becka, Brandon Invergo, Buzz Goree, Centrific, Dustin Zahn, DVS1, Eleven:11, Frankie Vega, Gary Martin, Jason Patrick, Josh Surma, John Patterson, Jon Hester, Matt Martin, Mark Flash, Mike G, Paul Dailey, Punisher, Sassmouth, Traxx, Tim Baker and Woody just to name a partial list.
As always, the party will include artists from around the country playing all varieties of techno, from minimal to classic Detroit techno.
James Pennington Detroit
Punisher Detroit
Sassmouth Chicago/London
Adam Jay Indianapolis
Eric Cloutier NYC
MarkD Detroit
SubK Chicago/NYC
MossMoss San Francisco
Josh Surma Detroit
Farzana San Francisco
Jason Garcia Detroit
Aaron Bliss + Jesse Jakob Minneapolis
Aaron Litschke Minneapolis
$5 before 10pm, $10 after
5pm-late, 21+ |
Saturday,
May 16

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A Dorkwave Broadcasting Network* Special Event!
GET DOWN
and
MAKE LOVE
Featuring Musical Guests:
Team Dorkwave
*The DBN is powered by Detronik
18+ | 9pm | $5
Special 18 and up show, must have picture ID
(9pm-2am) Doors will close when full-no readmitance
get here early if you want to party-show will start at 9pm!!!
The Kids finally found their way home! |
Monday,
May 11 |
Richard Lloyd
Original Guitar Player From the band Television

wsg
Bootsy X and the Lovemasters
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Saturday,
May 9 |
National Ghost

Cowboy messiah
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Thursday,
May 7 |
A Ron Asheton Retrospective
A Night Filled With Music From The
Vaults Of Ron Asheton. Spinning The Rarest Music Created By Ron.
DJ JR spins a Complete History Of The Legendary Guitarists' Career.
With Very Special Guest Appearance's.

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Saturday,
May 2
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An Evening With Eddie Spaghetti from the Supersuckers

The Shaky Jakes
featuring Chuck Burns, David Black, Art McCauley, Chris Andrews. |
Friday,
May 1
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Static presents: Motor City May-hem
featuring:
Bullcock
The Luckouts
Graveside Manner
spoken word and comedy by:
Jimmy Doom
Lisa Vicious
Mike Bobbitt
Neil P. (downtown brown)
9pm $5 cover 21 & over |
Saturday,
April 25 |
Stupid Children With Hammers

The Idiots
Sons of Strippers
The Hand Me Downs |
Friday,
April 24 |
James' Birthday Bash
The Reefermen

wsg - TBA |
Wednesday,
April 22 |
The Beat Down
Classic 80's Hip Hop |
Saturday,
April 18 |
The Party Stompers
Oatmeal

The Pack A.D. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
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Friday,
April 17 |

Hobo Gang Bang
Fusion Bergez |
Saturday,
April 11 |
ERR
Fascist Insect
Overheadspace |
Friday,
April 10 |
Friday April 10- Our fine establishment has been rented out for the Detroit Tigers opening day by a private party. We will NOT be open to the public on this day or evening. Sorry to all of you who support us through the week but honestly--we need the money!!! |
Saturday,
April 4 |
The Ricky Rat DJ Extravaganza Party

Ricky Rat throws a party, and he's the DJ!
free munchies, good people and drink specials all night. |
Friday,
April 3 |
The Ziffelz

The Detroit Culture Killers
With Special Guest
Floyd Washburn |
Saturday,
March 28 |
Gary Grimshaw & Leni Sinclair Art Show
With Very Special Guests T/B/A |
Friday,
March 27 |
Easy Action

Skeemin' No Goods
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Sunday,
March 15 |
PARADE DAY!
The Kreellers

Kick Ass Detroit Irish Band plying for you after the parade! |
Friday,
March 13 |
Hobo Gang Bang
Featuring Special Guests to be announced!
Todd's B-Day Bash!! |
Thursday,
March 12 |
From Sponge/Solid Frog/Bob Guiney Bands
Producer Extraordinaire
Andy Patalan

Spins His Tunes For Party People
You Know & Love Andy, Come See what He Spins!! |
Thursday,
March 5 |
legendary guitarist David Black from Seduce spins his favorite records for you
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Saturday,
February 28 |
The 22nd Erotic Poetry & Music Festival
"an eclectic evening of erotic entertainment"
The festival features poetry, music and art all in one evening and its all for a good cause a portion of proceeds benefits the MI non-profit group "Paws with a Cause"
Performances by:
SPAG Burlesque
Satori Circus
Stephanie Loveless
Jimmy Doom
Lisa Vicious
Dena Luckett
Blue j.
Scott Boman
Annie Houston
and more tba.
Art by:
Chopper Peshkepia (MD)
Jeff Hocking
Nina Friday
Chris Kellner (IL)
Erotic Edibles by Sugars
21+ :: $8
Join us for a memorable evening... |
Friday,
February 27

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THE FUNK BELOW
Spins rare and classic 45's
Big Joe Hix
SuperJoint
FREE :: Doors @ 8:00 :: 21+ |
Thursday,
February 26 |
DJ Chuck Burns

Of SEDUCE/SPEEDBALL fame - Chuck spins the rock made by legends |
Saturday,
February 21 |
STUMP OUR JUKEBOX
Check out our 1,000,000 song jukebox. If you can stump it, get a shot for $2! |
Friday,
February 20 |
Plan "B" (Chicago)

"Chicago rampaging Dance-Pop-Rock "
Cougar the Tiger

"Detroit No-Wave Indie Princess"
Grey Cells

"Alternative Scrappy Rock'n'Roll"
DOWNSTAIRS:
DJ Ricky Rat
Trash Brats guitarist, busting out his vinyl for you! |
Thursday,
February 19 |
DJ THE B.M.F - J.R.
Spinning a mix of blues & rock to make your head right |
Saturday,
February 14 |
DJ Blon D. Troit |
Friday,
February 13
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A Mass Consumption of Metal 2
Battlecross
iDecay
The Barrier
Woe of Tyrants
Also featuring a special Metal Blade artist appearence to be announced.
DOWNSTAIRS
DJ Blon D. Troit |
Thursday,
February 12 |
DJ Mike Alonso |
Friday,
February 6
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the Anti-Villians

"Remember that time the Cardigan's broke into the Velvet underground's
heroin stash and fell asleep winding up a music box and tinkering on a toy
piano? The Antivillains do. In an age where girl-boy pop duos are the
hippest of the hip, The Antivillains have a leg up on 'em all with the
eerily similar, hauntingly gorgeous melodies of the brother-sister duo of
Ben and Sarah Cohen. The two — along with drummer Sam Woldenberg — craft
almost surreal, spacey, touching tunes that sparkle with charming pop
hooks while drawing on a whole history of classic American music. Both
vocalists have studied under Toledo's resident vocal jazz legend Jon
Hendricks, and the careful precision of fine art jazz radiates throughout
The Antivillains songs, providing a simultaneous feeling of fragile, yet
well stacked musical composition." - ryan bunch music writer
Zoos of Berlin

"A cosmopolitan pop sophistication hearkening back to some of rock's most
famous expatriate Berliners, David Bowie and Brian Eno -- and those two
are no jelly doughnuts." -Pitchfork
"...guitar atmospherics, some slightly proggy parts and a vocalist who
sounds effortless and charming...[Zoos drummer] Collin has worked on
tracking and remix sessions (including a Grammy-nominated remix for the
Junior Boys) with Carl Craig... Good sounding stuff, and I look forward to
more." -Larry Crane, Tape Op Magazine
Wildcatting

"Soft-spoken demigods, valiant gunslingers from a sun-baked cellophane
Leone picture, meticulous yet raucously ramshackle, like kung-fu
scientists – these potential saviors of instrumental uitar-and-drum rock
formed as stereotypically simple as the ol'-set up of mutual acquaintances
meeting and jamming in basements. Curious that four scrawny, shaggy
mid-Michiganders with thrift store shirts and trucker hats can make other
bands, metal-heads or casual indie-rockers tremble as though thrown at the
feet of the wrathful Zeus himself. Guitars roar over spastically streaming
mutant-jazz percussion fits; each composition is an epic dissertation." |
Thursday,
February 5
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Corktown Grand Re-Opening Weekend!
Thursday
DJ Wily Wilson
Friday
DJ Royal-T
Saturday
DJ Royal-T
Doors @ 8:00 :: No Cover! |
Saturday,
January 31 |
Dale Beavers

"Detroit's original Polecat!"
The Rise of the Peace Balloon

The Wrong Numbers
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Friday,
January 30 |
The Crooks

"Hard Edged Blues Rock"
Cetan Clawson Revolution

"Psychedelic Youth Prodigy" |
Saturday,
January 24 |
The Pounders

The Wall Cloks

they always sign out there emails with:
"always a great time at Corktown."
Ziffelz

"Patriotic Rockers"
With Special Guest, to be announced |
Friday,
January 23 |
The Vamps

"Powerful and passionate, The Vamps put on a performance full of energy
that made the wall hugging fans of the next band stand up, dance and
scream." -Nowpublic.com
Battling Siki

"Battling Siki is a Detroit-based band that connects the roots of various
musical traditions-rock, blues and country-and plants them in a soulful,
more contemporary ground. Grizzled trillmaster and guitar player Scott
Harrison fashions timeless songs that sway effortlessly, while his honest
and revealing tales are delivered with a guttural, amber-toned warble. The
band consists of four of the city's most seasoned, stout players, all whom
carve out their own identity and spirit for the purpose of the song. From
foot-stomping grooves to shivering ballads, Siki's performances are completely energetic and teeming with imagery and hope."
Tyler Devos and the Dry County Boys

"with members of My Dear Disco comes another wave of Michigan roots music" |
Saturday,
January 17
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The Fender Discussion Page
Show and tell with your favorite Fender. Whether its an antique, a classic,a rare find,a custom or a cool new model, bring it down and show it off. An OPEN JAM will also be happening. Heres your chance to be a star.
Open at 8pm.....NO COVER |
Friday,
January 9 |
Wild Years

"Wild Years: Ann Arbor-based electronic/folk/indie-rock project conjuring
warm wholesome vibes of visceral basement dissertations spurred by
freaked-up electric buzzings, resonating closely to an almost danceable,
if not certainly psychedelic, vibe. Dig their hard hitting walls of guitar
gushers in a dizzy blitz of fuzzy alt-rock beauty ("This Rut is a Canyon")
or feedback warbled acoustic-led "Bartering for a Bike," conjuring
sidewalk-scuffed strolls in inverted-suburbia with heartfelt melody. "I'm
hoping to be able to find some sort of balance between pure energy and
mayhem, and a strong melodically defined vision," said songwriter Alex
Itkin. The UofM student DJs at the school radio, WCBN, exhuming rare '60s
psychedelic records and African music, throw in Elephant 6, Stephen
Malkmus, Jeff Tweedy and M. Ward also. With Bob Teixeira joining during
the project's prosperous show-filled summer, Wild Years look to have an
even busier autumn, with more shows, recordings and eventually inviting
more members. "I love noise and free spirit and just rockin' the fuck
out," said Alex, "but there's also something to be said for well-crafted
orchestral pop. -Jeff Milo/RDW"
Prussia

"Prussia's bag is full with strange, transmogrified takes on Motown and
reggae, filtered through an undeniable penchant for a healthy bit of punk
and caustic '90s indie-rock; their sound's facilitated by "a lot of weird
shit" in terms of instrumentation, be it a kick-drum flipped on its side,
beaten mercilessly with mallets or maybe djembes, sitars, melodicas,
theremins or "weird hula-girl shit." Prussia combine an odd Rasta-esque
falsetto voice over groove-and-bounce basslines, Afro-Cuban bending
percussion and sweetly sliding melodies with root beer float tasting
doo-wop refrains splotched over tribal experimental rock freakouts. -RDW
8/05/08"
Pop Songs For People

"The bands name can not state their intent anymore clearer but this is
Michigan and even pop songs for people can hold there edge and
dynamic..welcome to the new Post-Garage future and what a one it is.." |
Friday,
January 16 |
Tokyo Sexwhale

"Formed in the wintry depths of 2007, Tokyo Sexwhale was born a child of
nostalgia, but quickly outgrew it's diapers to don the jumpsuit of a true
rock band. Sharpened by the whetstone of improvisation, the founding members set out to make surf rock relevant again by injecting its putrid
corpse with liquefied adrenal gland. Bringing his Eastern European
cage-fighting skills, Stefan Krstovic funks around percussively, keeping
time like orange clockwork, laying the groundwork for a sound that comes
from a trio in number only (which we are not). As the driving force behind "The Whale", Nicolas Mirsky has the licks and the logs to lay the lumber
with his six-stringed rock rumbler, paying homage to the originators of
the surf guitar. Influenced by everything from funk to lightning storms to
deep-sea creatures, Thew caresses the black and whites to whip up tasty
treats for the masses to munch on whilst creating a soundscape hitherto
unknown on this side of the cosmosphere. Tyler Carr, when not donating
musical equipment to the wicked, brings his skills and scales to his
famous four string freshwater flounder and henceforth completes the
anatomy of the Whale in all its mammalian grandeur. Rooted in original
surf, and creating authentic originals, Tokyo Sexwhale looks to energize
and creatively open SE Michigan's fourth eye to the splendors of a truly
tumultuous torrent of tonal tweakings and tyraids. Surf's up, hoes down."
Inkface & the Digital Dream

"There's a theory that states that if anyone discovers exactly what the
universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be
replaced with an even more bizarre and inexplicable universe. Theres
another theory that states that this has already happened...."
Electric Lions

"Detroit's own Flying Carpet Ride!" |
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