The Corktown Strut arts and music festival is on — CTS ’17 features nearly 70 musical acts across 15 venues in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood. It all goes down June 26 – July 3 and here’s the incredible music line-up. For a complete schedule, click here. 

By Metro Times Staff for Corktown Strut.

Odu Afro-beat Orchestra is a Detroit based ensemble exploring the legacy of Afro-beat while bringing listeners to the dance floor. Catch their performance on Friday, 6/30 at Strohs Main Stage from 10:50-11:50pm.
Two Cheers is preparing the release of the first single from the album, “Over My Shoulder”, and gearing up for their album release show at PJ’s Lager House, 6/30 from 10:30-11:30pm.
Tadd Mullinix’s painterly abstractions combine art brut with neoexpressionist qualities and carry passages of lyrical action, biomorphism in formal ambiguity, and surreal distortions of figure/ground relationships. Come check out his performance Friday, 6/30 at McShanes TV Lounge Takeover from 9:30-11pm.
Check out Growwing Pains performance on Friday, 6/30 at Lager House from 8:30-9:20pm.
Come boogie down on Friday, 6/30 and see All-Seeing Eyes perform at The UFO Factory from 11:30pm-12:30am!
Mister Joshooa has established a reputation as one of the most versatile DJs in the Motor City. See him perform at McShanes TV Lounge Takeover on Friday, 6/30 from 8-9:30pm.
See Alton Miller, Detroit-based producer, singer and percussionist, perform on Friday, 6/30 at Two James Free Strut Community Kickoff from 9-11pm.
Come and enjoy some electronic music at Vince Patricola’s performance on Friday, 6/30 at Two James Free Strut Community Kickoff from 7:30-9pm.
Check out the Detroit-based band, Duende, perform on Friday, 6/30 at The UFO Factory from 1-2am.
Come and jam to some sweet boy-girl harmonies embracing 50’s doo-wop and 90’s pop-punk while living in a post garage-rock Detroit. The Kickstand Band will be performing on Friday, 6/30 at Lager House from 11:10pm-12am.
Taxon Clade, a Detroit-based Indie/Rock band will be performing on Friday, 6/30 at Lager House from 9:50-10:40pm.
Check out Village Wives perform on Friday, 6/30 at The UFO Factory from 8:30-9:30pm.
Detroit native Matthew Chicoine, aka Recloose, is performing on Saturday, 7/1 at Dean Savage Park from 10:15-11:50pm.
Come and see Scott Grooves Overdub set on Saturday, 7/1 at Dean Savage Park from 9:15-10:15pm.
Don’t miss Ancient Languages’ very first live performance on Saturday, 7/1 at Dean Savage Park from 7:45-8:45pm.
Check out alt-R&B artist, James Linck, perform on Saturday, 7/1 at Dean Savage Park from 6:15-7:15pm.
Come and check out minihorse performing on Saturday, 7/1 at Lager House from 11:30pm-12:30am.
A DIY fanatic, The Dropout (Andrew Ficker) is a self managed solo artist. Come and see him perform on Saturday, 7/1 at The UFO Factory from 11:30pm-12:30am
Come and enjoy Ypsilante songwriter Matt Jones & The Reconstruction performance on Saturday, 7/1 at McShanes from 9:45-10:45pm.
Check out a performance by Detroit artist, asante on Saturday, 7/1 at The UFO Factory from 10-11pm.
Listen to some electric blues at a performance by Tito Villarreal on Saturday, 7/1 at McShanes from 8:15-9:15pm.
Catch Detroit R&B artist, Cousin Mouth perform at Dean Savage Park on Saturday, 7/1 from 4:45-5:45pm.
See DJ Crate Digga perform on Saturday, 7/1 at The UFO Factory from 8-10pm.
Tart is the Detroit based project of Zee Bricker and Adam Padden. Come and see this performance at The Metro Times Closing Party on Monday, 7/30 at The Lager House from 12:30-1:30am.
Come and check out Moon Pool & Dead Band perform on Monday, 7/3 at The Metro Times Closing party at The UFO Factory from 11:15pm-12:15am.
Check out the psychedelic rock band, Reverend perform at The Metro Times Closing Party on Monday, 7/3 at Lager House from 11pm-12am.
Come and listen to some Detroit techno/house music on Monday, 7/3. Remote Viewing Parting will be performing at The Metro Times Closing Party at The UFO Factory from 8-9:45pm.
Check out Lipstick Marquee on Monday, 7/3 at The Metro Times Closing Party at Lager House from 9:30-10:30pm.
Come and see rock band, Double Winter perform on Saturday, 7/1 at Lager House from 10-11pm.
Come and check out Ritual Howls performance on Friday, 6/30 at Strohs Main Stage from 9:15-10:15pm.
Junglefowl, an Ann Arbor-based band will be performing at the Strohs Main Stage from 6:15-7:15pm Friday, 6/30!
Come and dance to some electronic music on Saturday, 7/1 at Mudgies with Monty Luke from 8:15-10pm.
Come and see garage-pop band, Prude Boys, perform on Saturday, 7/1 at Lager House from 1-2am.
Be sure to check out Mega Powers’ album release on Saturday, 7/1 at The UFO Factory from 1-2am.
Check out DJ and producer, Todd Osborne at Mudgies from 6:30-8:15pm on Saturday, 7/1.
The Billy Davis Rhythm Machine is performing on Saturday, 7/1 at McShanes from 11:20pm-12:20am.
VSTRS, the alternative rock band, is performing Monday, 7/3 at the Metro Times Closing Party. The performance is at The UFO Factory from 9:45-10:45pm.
Rock band Valley Hush is performing at the Metro Times Closing Party on Monday, 7/3 at The UFO Factory from 12:45-1:45am.
Rock band Dear Darkness is performing on Saturday, 7/1 at Lager House from 8:30-9:30pm!
Come see a performance by Ponchartrain on Saturday, 7/1 at Mudgies from 5-6:30pm.
Sara Aldridge is performing at Dean Savage Park from 3:30-4:45pm on Saturday, 7/1; don’t miss out!
Be sure to catch John Arnold, multi-instrumentalist and music producer’s live performance on Friday, 6/30 at McShanes TV Lounge Takeover from 12:30-2am!
Detroit based pianist, talkboxer and producer “Haz-Mat” has been blending hypnotic beats and tantalizing sounds effortlessly for more than a decade. Come watch him perform at McShanes TV Lounge Takeover on Friday, 6/30 from 11pm-12:30am.
The Britemores’ music gives a thoughtful, greasy nod to Detroit garage/punk legends. Don’t miss their performance Friday, 6/30 at The UFO Factory from 10-11pm.

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