Mraz is ready for blastoff

Virginia native Jason Mraz’s hard-to-describe stew of pop, folk, and hip-hop impulses caught many ears with the release of his 2002 debut album, “Waiting for My Rocket to Come.” He’s an odd mixture of indie-poppish singer-songwriter sincerity and jam-happy rocking, all spiced by the nerdiness of his musical theater background. With a live album released last year and follow-up studio album nearly in the can, Mraz continues to make the live rounds, stopping at the Ventura Theater on Saturday.

-- Josef Woodard

Ventura Theater

26 S. Chestnut St., Ventura

8 p.m. Saturday

$25 and $30

(805) 653-0721