Snoop Dogg performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug. 26, 2023. David Jones/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Before Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa returned to the stage at the Toyota Pavilion for an encore on Saturday night, attendees were shown a video skit. In it, the the two…

RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2022 included these shots of Post Malone, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Jaleh, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Lil Uzi Vert, Marina Diamandis, Rico Nasty, Royal Blood, Chris Stapleton, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kid Cudi, Too $hort and Caroline Polachek. We asked our photographers to share…

The best hip-hop albums of 2022 include Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Locksmith, Pusha T, Lupe Fiasco, Mount Westmore, Denzel Curry, Ho99o9, Freddie Gibbs, Homeboy Sandman, Bob Dylan, Czarface, Black Star, Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Your Old Droog, Open Mike Eagle and Token.…

Mount Westmore, “Snoop Cube 40 $hort.” What happens when four of California’s most legendary MCs come together to form a hip-hop supergroup for the ages? You get Mount Westmore, featuring Angelenos Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg and the Bay Area’s own Too $hort and E-40. Snoop Cube 40 $hort is…

Attendees at the opening day of the 2022 Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on June 12, 2022. Marisela Delgado/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Yay areaaaaaa!” shouted San Francisco mayor London Breed during her introduction, setting the stage for the first show of the 85th Stern Grove Festival. In addition to…

Santana performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2019. Photos: Shawn Robbins. NAPA — Guitar legend Carlos Santana, closing out BottleRock Napa Valley 2019 on Sunday along with Mumford and Sons, saw it as his mission to fight fear with love. On several occasions,…