I love finding out who the headliners are going to be at spring’s annual Cruisin’ festival. As hard as it would be to top last years hit, the Temptations, I think this year is going to be pretty awesome, too.

This year’s lineup is tailor-made for classic surf rock fans. First of all, we’ve got Still Surfin’, a Beach Boys tribute band, which I find slightly ironic since, with 1 original member left, the Beach Boys themselves are basically touring as a Beach Boys tribute band.

After that, we’ve got the Rip Chords, known for classic car-rock jams like “409″, “Mustang Sally” and “Hey Little Cobra.” The group’s allmusic.com bio tells a pretty twisty story of behind-the-scenes angling and the kind of revolving-door membership that was common in 60s bands, so it will be worthwhile to show up just to see who’s still in the band — and who they don’t talk about any more. Favorite Rip Chords trivia nugget: original member Ernie Bringas left the band early in its career… to become a minister!

Saturday night, we get headliners The Vogues, and yes, your friendly neighborhood blogger is young enough to have thought wait, don’t they mean En Vogue? Well, sorry to disappoint En Vogue fans (I know you’re out there!), but it turns out that The Vogues are the band I previously knew as “the guys who do Five O’Clock World.” And despite the fact that most people I know have to work until six o’clock these days, I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love that song.

My research, however, reveals that The Vogues aren’t just another ’60s one-hit wonder — they are actually a genuine rock band, four friends from a small town in Pennsylvania, who signed to a tiny label and made good with a few top-five hits in spite of a lack of industry support. Their other hits include “You’re the One” and “Turn Around, Look at Me.” While the band maintained the same lineup throughout their heyday in the ’60s and ’70s, their current incarnation as an “oldies” act includes a mix of original and newer members, but the combo seems to please audiences — their website brags about sold-out shows around the country. Seems like it would be a good bet to get your tickets now!

Head to www.specialeventpro.com to register for Cruisin’ events.