Festival Pass: Setting sail with BeachLife; Boo Ha Ha to haunt OC

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One of the biggest festivals successful the U.S. has called disconnected its 2021 variation — and it’s not due to the fact that of COVID-19.

Bonnaroo, which was scheduled to instrumentality spot successful Tennessee this weekend, pulled the plug earlier this week aft the remnants of Hurricane Ida roared done the grounds and flooded the site.

In California, however, there’s a sunnier festival outlook.

BottleRock Napa Valley returns to the Bay Area this weekend with a sold-out show.

In our cervix of the woods, BeachLife volition beryllium backmost successful Redondo Beach adjacent play and this year’s Boo Ha Ha has been announced for Orange County.

However, the ongoing pandemic has dampened 1 event. The Coachella Valley’s El Grito Mexican Independence Day festival with Snoop Dogg and Ramon Ayala has been postponed until May 2022.

We besides person a caller occurrence of the Can’t Feel the Heat Podcast talking with Terry Corso, of Alien Ant Farm and We Are Pigs, astir playing festivals astir the world, however Coachella compares and capturing Coachella successful images. Read on!

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Edith Johnson and Erick Summer, left, and David Attkisson and his girl Abigail, 18 months, astatine the BeachLife Festival astatine Seaside Lagoon successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, May 5, 2019. The festival brings backmost its feelgood formation vibes to Redondo Beach Sept. 10-12.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

Back to the beach

The BeachLife Festival returns to Redondo Beach for its agelong awaited 2nd variation adjacent weekend. Reporter Richard Guzman talked with organizers, chefs and much astir what fans tin expect.

Jim Lindberg of Pennywise curated and volition execute connected the SpeakEasy Stage astatine the BeachLife Festival successful Redondo Beach Sept. 10-12. (Photo by Kelly A. Swift)

Unplugged punks

One of the caller additions astatine BeachLife this twelvemonth is the SpeakEasy stage. Curated by Pennywise’s Jim Lindberg, some of Southern California’s astir beloved punk acts are going acoustic to bring the South Bay punk country vibes to the laidback festival.

Square logo with the words Can't Feel the Heat Unofficial Coachella Podcast. The inheritance  plan  is simply a cartoon-like sunset with thenar  trees and a ferris instrumentality    silhouetted connected  apical  of rolling hillsCan’t Feel the Heat is an unofficial Coachella podcast (Courtesy Can’t Feel the Heat)

Behind the lens

We person a caller occurrence of Can’t Feel the Heat retired and we person a precise peculiar guest. Terry Corso of We Are Pigs and Alien Ant Farm stops by to speech with america astir playing festivals astir the world. He besides shared immoderate of the astir memorable Coachella performances helium has seen and told america what it’s similar to photograph the festival. Check it retired on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Lit volition header Brew Ha Ha Productions’ Boo Ha Ha trade brew and euphony fest astatine the OC Fairgrounds successful Costa Mesa connected Friday, Oct. 29. (Photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)

Scaring up immoderate fun

The annual Boo Ha Ha trade brew and euphony fest volition instrumentality to the OC Fairgrounds successful Costa Mesa Friday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Oct. 30. Artists performing see Lit, Mest and Handsome Devil. Find retired however to get tickets.

Snoop Dogg performs a DJ acceptable arsenic “DJ Snoopadelic” during the “Concerts In Your Car” bid astatine the Ventura County Fairgrounds successful October, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Shows postponed

The Coachella Crossroads venue adjacent to Spotlight 29 Casino successful Coachella has postponed a Miranda Lambert amusement and its Mexican Independence Day festival, El Grito, with Snoop Dogg, Ramon Ayala and more, owed to COVID-19 concerns. Here’s what you request to know.


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