Teen Music on Long Trips

Ya just can't be in the car for hours and hours on end, with kids who are teens or near enough to being teens, without having an abundance of music playing.  I am really lucky in that I pretty much like most music and I really don't mind it being loud.  I love when the kids say "Grandma, can you please turn down the music?”  

 So, what do you listen to when you have such an assortment of ages and music desires?  Everything.  There is no 'norm' here.  We take all of us out of our comfort zone at some point.  When we depart the cd we put on this crazy mix called "Sun Splashin': 16 Hot Summer Hits".  This is a crazy mix that has

Kokomo by The Beach Boy, Hot Hot Hot by Buster Poindexter, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, Coconut by Harry Nilsson,  Macarena by D.S.B and a bunch more.  You can tell by this list that this is NOT the music that tween and teens listen to.  Right?  And I would venture to say nobody listens to this cd other than when on this trip.  Like I said, we take off with this cd blasting while eating the totally unhealthy batch of donuts, at just about sunrise.  We sing, and we dance in our seats, and we laugh a lot at the fact that we really do look forward to this music, each and every year.   

                         

Again, as we approach the beach and get that first smell of rotten fish, which we love at first, the music comes on and the girls dance with excitement and anticipation of hitting the water.                        

A couple of the girls were cheerleaders which included a lot of dance; one girls is also a dancer; one is an remarkable singer   - - -   The point here is that the one thing we share on our trips is our love for music.  And we don't have to travel to Branson Missouri, or Seattle Washington to catch some live sounds.  Since my granddaughters were all under 21 when we were traveling, it is important to find venues that are geared towards family, yet not BORING!  Not too difficult when in Cali. 

Best of all - many of these music venues are FREE ! 

Works great as part of Grandma's Budget Vacations

Check out what Ventura California has to offer for the summer family traveler. 

 Ventura Music Week is dedicated to highlighting Ventura’s music, artists and music industry. With so much local talent set in such a picturesque setting, Ventura is the ideal place to come sit, listen and enjoy the sounds.

Ventura Music Week starts on June 7th and continues through June 16th. This week long musical event has been designed to create "a week of discovery, connecting music fans with the musicians who continue to drive our local music forward as well as the industry that supports it.

This SITE  will give you lots of in, especially about the Music Week.

 

Rock music’s traveling summer festival comes to Ventura featuring 100’s of various sub-genres of rock bands as well as extreme sports demonstrations and pop-culture entertainment. Tickets are $35 and are available online. Ventura County Fairgrounds 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura CA 93001

Here's a SITE with more info. 

 

 Steel drums kick off the good times July 6. Enjoy while shopping, dinning or relaxing at Ventura Harbor Village. Saturdays during July and August, 1-4pm.

Summer Sunday Concert Series at Ventura Harbor Village. Soak up the sun while listening to an array of music including jazz, soul, pop, rock and reggae during the Summer Sound Concert Series on the Carousel Stage. Sundays from June 23 – September 1, 1-4pm.

Check out more info.

 Music Under the Stars - Saturdays, July 13 – September 7, 7:30-9:30pm

Dine, dance & delight to great performances at Ventura’s most historic party site, Olivas Adobe. Put on your dancing shoes and listen to top recording artists perform irresistible sets of music. Concerts sell out regularly so make reservations ahead of time. Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura CA

Want more info ?  Click HERE.

Never underestimate what your travel buddies may like.  Take them out of their elements and expose them to a great variety and they just may enjoy it.  At the very least, it will be a learning experience that will stay with them for ever.