Marietta Offers Many Reasons to Stay for Music

With the metropolis of Atlanta to the south and numerous renowned musical venues peppered across the metro area, Marietta's music scene is often lost amid the din. But as any Marietta music lover knows, the local scene here remains vibrant and essential. Marietta Patch is here to help you navigate it.

1. has a musical weekend lined up once again for the locals. Friday is Smokestack Barons , Saturday is Jesse's Girl and Sunday has the powerful vocals of Roxie Randle.

2. on Whitlock is one of Atlanta's premier live blues venues! For Friday, the Brethern take the stage with Miles Griffen & Company performing on Saturday. For Sunday, go out to see Kristin Tinsley and for Monday, Funky Fiasco. Each Tuesday, Mike Fabian hosts the open mic accoustic sessions starting at 10 p.m.

3. The Place Bar & Grill – Marietta offers Karaoke on Tuesdays, Open Mic jams on Thursdays and DJ Greg takes over the house on Fridays and Saturdays for a Marietta dance party like no other.

4. The Local at Sidelines has local musicians this weekend with Sinner Sanctum taking the stage Friday with cover tunes. The venue's "Mid-Summer Meltdown" starts Saturday with Void of Reason as the headlining act.

5. Brewsters on Canton Road will have more music with a local bunch of groupies in tow. Be sure to check out No Sweat. These guys love what they are doing!