OJAI - Ojai is one of California's cool places to visit, and offers the perfect setting for some of the hottest bands in an annual event playing tribute to classic rock. Many of the classics are authentic, such as legendary Jackie Lomax, known as the man who was signed to Apple Records with the Beatles.

California's tribute bands are honestly as good as the originals (because they're younger (OUCH!), and they deliver the on the sounds, look and music that the originals brought to stage decades ago, providing young and old an opportunity to see what those bands were like in the early days of classic rock. One we've seen, for instance, is Cubensis, a band that delivers on Grateful Dead music. You'd swear you were in some cool little town such as Ojai, listening to one of the gigs the Dead did as they traveled the California coast, bringing days and nights of music that was truly a trip!

Ojai Rock Fest '08. Features Legendary English rocker Jackie Lomax - 1st Artist Signed To Beatles Apple Records.  A benefit for the Easter Seals Tri-Counties Aquatics Center and the Ojai Performing Arts Theater, the Ojai Rock Fest '08 will feature an all-day line-up of top-rated acts including Liverpool legacy Jackie Lomax, jam band masters Freshly Baked, and tributes to the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, and Grateful Dead. A vendor's faire will offer a wide variety of food and handmade goods available for sale. Attendees are encouraged to bring percussion instruments to participate in a "drum circle" lead by tie-dye artist and actor "Papa" John Enriquez. Location: Libbey Bowl, Ojai, CA.  Time: Noon to 10 p.m. Cost: $20 all day pass in advance. Purchase tickets at howardpresents.com and all Ticketmaster outlets.