Crow, Lavigne and Apple get festive

Watch for the official announcement today of an upstart festival in Southern California assembled with a considerable amount of female intuition. Sheryl Crow, Avril Lavigne, Fiona Apple, Colbie Caillat, Antigone Rising and Sara Bareilles will come together to launch the GirlFrenzy Festival on Oct. 27 at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine.

Only Lavigne’s practiced sneer seems to fit the venture’s excitable name, but the lineup does bring together a roster of notable songwriters from several chart generations of music.

Perhaps headliner Crow will have a bit of déjà vu: She was a headliner 10 years ago with the inaugural Lilith Fair tour, Sarah McLachlan’s history-making project, which united some of music’s most esteemed women.

GirlFrenzy finds its performers at interesting life moments.

In May, Crow, 45, adopted a 2-week-old baby, Wyatt Steven, and before that she was busy singing for Revlon and arguing environmental issues with Karl Rove.

Lavigne, meanwhile, hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts in April with her album “The Best Damn Thing” but has been grappling with public accusations of plagiarism.

Apple is working on a follow-up to her Grammy-nominated “Extraordinary Machines,” which debuted last year in the Top 10.

And Malibu singer Caillat, who was a toddler while Crow was singing backup on Michael Jackson’s “Bad” tour, cut through this year with the infectious hit “Bubbly.”

More acts are expected to be announced. Tickets go on sale Saturday. Part of the proceeds will go to the fight against breast cancer. For more information, visit www .girlfrenzyfestival.com.

-- Geoff Boucher