Doheny Days Mixes It Up With Alterna-Rock, Reggae

Doheny Days started in 1997 as a seaside clambake of a summer’s-end rock festival in which a little of this and a little of that, ranging from blues and oldies to alterna-rock, got thrown into the pot. This year’s third edition, at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, dishes up two entirely different kettles of fish.

Saturday’s 12-band bill is for the adrenaline set, with its nine hours of mostly aggressive alterna-rock and hip-hop. X, Reverend Horton Heat and Unwritten Law top the show, which also features a class reunion of sorts for O.C. grass-roots bands that have graduated to major labels: Reel Big Fish, Kottonmouth Kings, (hed)p.e., Dial-7 and Mr. Mirainga.

The cooler stream of the reggae sound takes over Sunday, as Doheny Days presents a self-contained, traveling package show, the Teva Spirit of Unity tour, with Steel Pulse, Eek-A-Mouse, Third World, Maxi Priest and Culture topping the dozen-act bill. Along with their price discount, fans who buy a two-day pass should get a gold star for eclectic taste.

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Third Annual Doheny Days Festival

Saturday’s Schedule

Doheny Stage

1 p.m.: Shuvel

2: Mr. Mirainga

3:30: Dial-7

5:15: Reel Big Fish

7: Unwritten Law

8:30: X

Hennessey’s Tavern Stage

12:30 p.m.: Spanish Fly

1:30: 5 Foot Tuesday

2:45: Standing Hawthorn

4:20: (hed)p.e.

6:15: Kottonmouth Kings

7:45: Reverend Horton Heat

Sunday’s Schedule

Doheny Stage

12:40 p.m: Ras Shiloh

1:30: Monifah

2:30: Culture

3:45: Maxi Priest

5:45: Third World

8: Steel Pulse

Hennessey’s Tavern Stage

12:15 p.m.: Rascalin & Roots Rockers

1:05: Mass Confusion

2: Undermind

3:15: Barbados Stage All-Stars

5: Rx Bandits

7: Eek-A-Mouse

Doheny Days Festival, Doheny State Beach, 34320 Del Obispo St., Dana Point. 12:15-9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at gate; $38 for both days; children 3 to 12 are $10. Information: (949) 262-2662. Tickets: (949) 360-7800.