Memorial Weekend Music California

The Memorial Weekend is a great time to attend a concert. In most cities the weather is nice and cool while the vibes are hot. Among the great weekend festival events are a long-time Topanga Days, a throwback to the 60s and 70s, and definitely way cool in its focus on community. Bands are eclectic and indie for the most part. Another great music festival is the annual Lightning in a Bottle where music's in full throttle. Audio on the Bay in Richmond is appropriately an e-dub style event with pulsating beats and constant motion. Nice for those who like high energy sounds.

For the jazz bunch, there's Carlsbad's cool jazz (lots of sax) and the long-standing, bringing-it-on-home Sac Jazz Festival, which now goes by the name Music Festival. Around the same time the Simi Valley Jazz and Cajun Festival features rhythms filled with melody and high energy. Dancing is part of the scene at this event.

RIVERSIDE: Saturation Fest, May 24-26, 2019
Music & Arts combine in a multi-venue event. saturationfest.org

BAKERSFIELD: Lightning In A Bottle Tickets: $195- $260. Lightning In A Bottle Location: San Antonio Recreation Area, 2091 New Pleyto Road, Bradley, CA. There will be camping available and bus transportation from San Diego, LAX.
See website for tickets, etc. lightninginabottle.org

MONTEREY: California Roots Music Festival, May 22-24, 2015
Cost: $65/day approx.
Location: Monterey County Fairgrounds 2004 Fairground Road Monterey, CA. californiarootsfestival.com
Lineup: Friday, May 22: Soja | John Butler Trio | Steel Pulse | Nahko And Medicine For The People | Trevor Hall | Dilated Peoples | Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad | Blue King Brown | The Supervillains | Dustin Thomas | Jon Wayne And The Pain | Leilani Wolfgramm | Sun Dried Vibes
Saturday, May 23: The Roots | Michael Franti And Spearhead | Dirty Heads | Collie Buddz | Chronixx | John Brown's Body | The Skints | Mike Love | Ethan Tucker Band | Beebs And Her Money Makers | Soul Majestic | Arise Roots | Kbong
Sunday, May 24: Slightly Stoopid | Iration | Cypress Hill | Tribal Seeds | G-Love & Special Sauce | Common Kings | Fishbone | Fortunate Youth | Pacific Dub | Cas Haley | Fear Nuttin Band | E.N Young | Animo |

SIMI VALLEY - Cajun & Blues Music Festival, May 23-24, 2015. Time; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. Cost: $22. Location: Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, California
simicajun.org
 

TOPANGA: Topanga Days

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