The Montipaloosa Music Festival 2004 is seeking up-and-coming acts for a "Battle of the Bands" to be held at this year's Labor Day Weekend festivities. Entrants will be judged by a panel and a limited number will be selected to perform on the main stage prior to the headlining acts. The selected artists' performance will be judged on crowd response, showmanship and originality. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $20. The winner will receive a cash prize of $250, 5 hrs. studio time at The Laboratory Recording Studio (Jackson, MS) and a free mastering job from Taproot Audio Design (Oxford, MS). For further information, please call (601) 587-3007 or visit www.montipaloosa.com