Nelly Furtado performs at Portola Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 30, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Portola Festival returned to Pier 80 near the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood on Saturday. The two-day fest included headliner Eric Prydz on the first day, along with pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado and…

Electronic dance trio Major Lazer—comprised of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape Drums—have returned with the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s critical darling Peace Is The Mission. Unfortunately, Music Is The Weapon feels somewhat lackluster as it caters to musical trends that felt played-out in 2017. While a few moments on…

Photos: Brandon Jernigan SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Despite the extreme cold, thousands of fans still showed up in droves to the fields surrounding Lake Tahoe Community College last weekend for the 6th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival. The three-day event, held in the High Sierra and surrounded by firs and pines, is…