It has been

said that music soothes the savage beast. You may not

feel very savage or in dire need of soothing, but who

said something has to be necessary to be fun. Music

Midtown returns this weekend for another year of music

and merriment. Still without a permanent residence, the

festival has moved to the area surrounding Centennial

Olympic Park. It is accessible from three different MARTA

stations and stretches out to cover 12 city blocks. There

are a number of different stages playing certain brands

of music and nationally recognized acts such as, Willie

Nelson, Hole, Widespread Panic and Isaac Hayes will play

the festival.

In fact,

there are over 100 bands playing over the weekend.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or any

Ticketmaster outlet, such as Publix, Blockbuster Music or

Backstage Music. You can either buy a one day pass or a

three day pass. A one day pass is $23 for Friday or

Saturday, $25 for Sunday and a three day pass is $30

(definitely, the better deal).

The

festvities kick off on Friday night at 6 p.m. Saturday's

music will be begin at Noon, as will Sunday's. The music

will end at Midnight on both Friday and Saturday,

Sunday's action ends at 10 p.m.

Music

Midtown is accessible, inexpensive and full of talented

acts. The more support that it gets from the community,

it is more likely to return and get a permamnent

location. So whether you're going to mellow out to the

jazz stylings of Branford Marsalis or rock out to the

abrasive Detroit stylings of Kid Rock, like this

reporter, check out Music Midtown.

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