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Music Midtown 2017: Bands Not To Miss - AJR

Check out AJR at Music Midtown this weekend. Photo: Jim Metzger

Credit: Jim Metzger

Credit: Jim Metzger

Check out AJR at Music Midtown this weekend. Photo: Jim Metzger
By Melissa Ruggieri
Sept 11, 2017

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

In this week leading up to Music Midtown , we'll spotlight a handful of artists worth catching at the festival on Sept. 16-17 at Piedmont Park.

Up first, New York's indie-pop trio, AJR, who will perform at 4:30 p.m. Saturda y on the Cotton Club stage.

To keep up with everything Music Midtown this weekend, follow me on Twitter @MRuggieriAJC and return to The Music Scene blog for recaps, photos and video.

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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