Festival Pass: We went to BeachLife, Brew Ska Ska and Same Same But Different

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As promised, I’m backmost with our archetypal festival recap of the season!

Like I said past week, September is the caller April. Our squad fanned retired astir Southern California implicit the past fewer days to screen immoderate of the archetypal festivals backmost astir the region, the biggest being BeachLife successful Redondo Beach. We were besides astatine Brew Ska Ska and Same Same But Different. Read connected for the highlights and don’t hide to cheque retired each of the large photos.

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Attendees of the BeachLife euphony festival bask swinging and taking selfies successful Redondo Beach connected Saturday, September 11, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)

BeachLife Festival, Redondo Beach

The BeachLife Festival came backmost for its 2nd twelvemonth astatine Seaside Lagoon successful Redondo Beach Friday-Sunday. Reporters Richard Guzman and Peter Larsen were joined by lensman Drew A. Kelley to seizure everything from the euphony to the vibes to the food.

• Few worries, masks arsenic fans instrumentality to perceive unrecorded music
• 5 philharmonic highlights from opening time see Jane’s Addiction, Paris Jackson
• Star chefs springiness standout performances astatine BeachLife Festival
• Ziggy and Stephen Marley wrapper BeachLife 2021 with a beauteous acceptable of Bob Marley’s music
• 5 things we’ll retrieve astir BeachLife 2021

Roger Lima of Less Than Jake performs during Brew Ha Ha Productions’ yearly Brew Ska Ska (Brew Ha Ha) astatine Oak Canyon Park connected Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (Photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)

Brew Ska Ska, Silverado

Reporter Kelli Skye Fadroski braved the vigor successful Oak Canyon Park to study connected Brew Ska Ska with Less Than Jake, Hepcat and more. Photographer Kelly A. Swift was there, too. Read more.

People locomotion on the formation during the Same Same But Different Festival astatine Lake Perris adjacent Perris connected Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Same Same But Different, Lake Perris

I was palmy successful my hunt for Saxsquatch! I caught his set, arsenic good arsenic the Inland Empire’s ain GrooveSession connected Thursday night. This was a precise laid-back crowd.

You request to cheque out this communicative conscionable to spot the beauteous images Watchara Phomicinda captured from the archetypal nighttime of the festival. Read more.

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