Mesa mashup
Southwest and West Coast musicians at Field Trippin’ Fest liven your screen
THE FOURTH ANNUAL Field Trippin’ Fest returns live from the “virtual” mesa! This weekend, Saturday and Sunday (Oct 24. -25), it is available free to log on – tips for musicians are encouraged.
The event will be streaming live to your screen both days from 4:20 to 8:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time from the virtual Venice Beach and Taos Mountain mashup that fans of the festival have come to know and love.
The lineup includes: Sunny War, The Blood Moon Howlers, Cristina Vane, Adrienne Braswell, Suzy Williams, The Second Wind Endeavor, Michael Jost, El Duelo, Lizz Vega, The Bird Lords, Isaac Irvin, The Eugene Boronow Trio, Markie Erin and more. Surprises are bound to happen. Out on the mesa anything is possible. Tune in to find out.
The organizers promise a “retrospective of the exceptional talent that has gathered out on the mesa for the last three festivals.”
Streaming will be accessible for free, but you are invited “to support our musicians, artists, partnerships and the fest so that we can all keep making and bringing you all amazing music and art,” say the organizers.
FTFEST is made possible by partnerships with Radio Venice.TV, RaeGun Productions, The Side Hustle Studios, Koncept Films, Hotel Luna Mystica, The Lounge at Rolling Still and Michael Gorman Gallery, among others. This is a collaborative effort that promises to be a success.
Virtual musical events have clocked high attendance throughout the pan
demic. People want a distraction from the stark reality of the everyday. Entertainment, albeit virtual, has proven to be a great escape.
‘“Our famous mashup of Southwest and West coast talent, ready to rock the
‘virtual’ mesa for our streaming audience,” said Karen Criswell and Leilani Gushiken, the event’s founders and producers, in an email.
For more information visit fieldtrippinfest.com.