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September is the caller spring. This is going to beryllium the biggest play of festivals we’ve seen successful Southern California successful 2 years. While Same Same But Different is happening successful Riverside County, Brew Ska Ska is happening successful Orange County and BeachLife kicks disconnected its 2nd installment connected Friday successful Redondo Beach.

Things volition decidedly beryllium antithetic different with COVID-19 rules successful place, and Thursday greeting BeachLife canceled plans to connection escaped coronavirus testing for its attendees aft its supplier backed out.

In different news, the Stones person added different SoFi amusement and Danny Elfman is doing a 2nd nighttime of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Oh, and we toured the caller Pink Floyd accumulation successful L.A. with Nick Mason!

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Allen Sanford hangs retired astatine the BeachLife Festival astatine Seaside Lagoon successful Redondo Beach connected Saturday, May 4, 2019. The festival returns to Redondo Beach Sept. 10-12.(File photograph by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

Pandemic shifts

The BeachLife Festival kicks disconnected successful Redondo Beach connected Friday. To get in, attendees person to supply impervious of afloat COVID-19 vaccination oregon amusement results of a antagonistic trial taken wrong 72 hours. The festival was readying to connection escaped on-site testing, but that’s not happening now. Here’s wherefore not.

Poncho Sanchez performs astatine the BeachLife Festival astatine Seaside Lagoon successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, May 5, 2019.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

More connected the music

BeachLife is bringing a fig of section bands to the signifier this weekend. Reporter Michael Hixon caught up with a fewer of them. And ICYMI, Richard Guzman talked to some of Southern California’s astir beloved punk acts who are unplugging astatine the festival’s SpeakEasy signifier this weekend.

Ska and punk set Less Than Jake volition header Brew Ha Ha Productions’ Brew Ska Ska 2021 astatine Oak Canyon Ranch successful Silverado connected Saturday, Sept. 11. The trade brew and euphony festival volition diagnostic implicit 160 trade beers for tasting and sets by Hepcat, The Aggrolites, Mustard Plug, The Toasters, Bite Me Bambi and Half Past Two. (Photo by Paris Visone)

Hello Silverado

Brew Ska Ska is backmost successful Silverado this play and Less Than Jake is headlining. Reporter Kelli Skye Fadroski caught up with LTJ’s Chris DeMakes astir his podcast and playing unrecorded again.

Can’t Feel the Heat is an unofficial Coachella podcast (Courtesy Can’t Feel the Heat)

ICYMI

Terry Corso of We Are Pigs and Alien Ant Farm stopped by the Can’t Feel the Heat podcast to speech with america astir each things Coachella. My idiosyncratic pro tip: If I spot Terry connected the field, I request to halt immoderate I’m doing and travel him to spot a large set. That’s however I discovered Trash Talk successful 2013. Check it retired on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Danny Elfman has added a 2nd evening to his “The Nightmare Before Christmas” live-to-film performance acquisition connected Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 31, astatine Banc of California Stadium successful Los Angeles. (File photograph by Armando Brown, contributing photographer)

More Halloween treats

Danny Elfman has added a 2nd nighttime to “The Nightmare Before Christmas” live-to-film performance acquisition amusement astatine Banc of California Stadium. “Weird Al” Yankovic volition articulation the cast, too. Here’s however to get tickets.

The Rolling Stones adhd a 2nd day to its No Filter Tour astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood. Tickets for the recently added amusement connected Oct. 14 volition spell connected merchantability Friday, Sept. 17. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

More Stones astatine SoFi

The Rolling Stones person added a 2nd day to the No Filter Tour astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood. The 2nd amusement volition hap Thursday, Oct. 14. Find retired however to get tickets.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason with 1 of his favourite drum kits which is present portion of the The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Friday, September 3, 2021. The caller amusement astatine the Vogue Theater successful Hollywood is an immersive walk-thru acquisition that heavy dives into the vocation of Pink Floyd. The amusement runs done January 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Hey you

The Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains accumulation has opened successful Los Angeles. Reporter Kelli Skye Fadroski toured the caller installation with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.

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