http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Unplugged coverage and comments en-us sellison@ajc.com 2005-06-12T21:29:09-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/public_enemy.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Now this was a headline-worthy, festival-closing show. Hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy pulled the curtain on the Hot-107.9 stage Sunday night with a show with as much decibel power as anything on the rock stage, a crowd as diverse as anything... 11925@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Coca-Cola/Verizon Wireless/Hot 107.9/Fox 5 Stage 2005-06-12T21:29:09-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/devo.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Yes, Music Midtown booked its share of hot young acts this year, but one of the best sets came from none other than Devo. Yes, Devo — the oddball quintet you may know best (or only) for the angular pop... 11924@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Best Buy/99X Locals Only Stage 2005-06-12T21:12:57-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/def_leppard.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Def Leppard is the perfect outdoor festival band. The British ’80s rockers carry a testerone-driven, guitar-crunching sound merged with a hook-laden sensibility that generated 15 top 40 hits, more than enough to fill a one-hour set. Beer-buzzed, tank-top wearing fans... 11923@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Ford/Best Buy/96 Rock/UPN Atlanta Stage 2005-06-12T20:18:44-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/montgomery_gent.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live At long last, sunshine finally visited the mud-encrusted Kicks 101.5 stage in time for Montgomery Gentry’s set early Sunday night. With substantial sound bleed coming from Def Leppard across the park, the country duo had its work cut out for... 11922@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Hooters/Kicks 101.5 Stage 2005-06-12T20:06:58-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/common.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Chi-town emcee Common exploded onto the Hot 107.9 stage Saturday night with a surprising ferocity. Although his catalog of songs aren’t as popular as mainstream rappers, they were more than enough to keep the crowd bouncing through the first three... 11921@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Coca-Cola/Verizon Wireless/Hot 107.9/Fox 5 Stage 2005-06-12T19:41:17-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/alan_jackson.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Cowboy hats, NASCAR apparel, Braves caps, ponchos and Polo shirts converged near the Kicks 101.5 stage late Saturday night for Newnan’s own Alan Jackson. Despite a driving rain and a Tom Petty concert across the field, country fans immediately punctured... 11920@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Hooters/Kicks 101.5 Stage 2005-06-12T19:36:17-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/cowboy_crush.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live What do you get when you add a bass, drums, keyboard, fiddle and five country girls? If you are a record executive, you are hoping for The Dixie Chicks plus two. The answer, however, is Nashville’s Cowboy Crush — a... 11919@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Hooters/Kicks 101.5 Stage 2005-06-12T18:41:05-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/whodini.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live The loyal and dedicated old-school hip-hop fans showed up early and were ready to party, and Whodini delivered. They performed some of their hits, including “Friends,” “Freaks Come Out at Night” and “One Love.” They are one of the few... 11918@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Coca-Cola/Verizon Wireless/Hot 107.9/Fox 5 Stage 2005-06-12T18:33:49-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/jo_dee_messina.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live The fiery country redhead from Massachusetts came out swinging, belting out the words “let me entertain you, we’re gonna have a ball.â€? The sizable crowd at the Kicks stage, finally soaking up sun instead of rain, seemed more than willing... 11916@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Jo Dee Messina 2005-06-12T18:30:13-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/collective_effo.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Like many hip-hop performers, Atlanta’s Collective Efforts brought out guest stars you wouldn’t know if you ran into them tomorrow. But you would remember this group because they pumped out what old-schoolers used to call music to nod your head... 11917@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Best Buy/99X Locals Only Stage 2005-06-12T18:04:34-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/joan_jett.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Back in the early ’80s, Joan Jett came off as Pat Benatar’s rougher-hewed cousin, and 25 years later, things haven’t changed an iota. Jett, a well-preserved 46-year-old with washboard abs and a punky short haircut, still sounds sharp vocally. The... 11914@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 2005-06-12T18:01:38-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/luna_halo.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live Lead singer Nathan Barlowe promised that the band would “limp through this as best we can” after early sound trouble. Then the Nashville-based band, with Atlanta-born Chris Coleman on drums, galloped through a 25-minute set with bass booming heavy enough... 11915@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Ford/Best Buy/96 Rock/UPN Atlanta Stage 2005-06-12T18:00:26-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/biz_markie.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live 11913@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Coca-Cola/Verizon Wireless/Hot 107.9/Fox 5 Stage 2005-06-12T17:45:29-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/coheed_and_camb.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live On their studio albums, Coheed and Cambria displays a definite progressive rock expansiveness. Onstage Sunday afternoon, the quartet just blazed through a set that made them sound a lot more like a simple but effective cross between metal and melodic... 11912@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Miller Lite/99X Stage 2005-06-12T17:43:06-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/entries/2005/06/12/black_eyed_peas.html?cxntfid=blogs_music_midtown_live The Black Eyed Peas, seen at the Super Bowl, heard on NBA commercials, in high rotation on MTV, are almost as ubiquitous in pop culture land as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton — and almost as annoying. Finishing the night... 11909@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/musicmidtown/ Coca-Cola/Verizon Wireless/Hot 107.9/Fox 5 Stage 2005-06-12T00:24:18-05:00