#portola-music-festival

#portola-music-festival

Xtina was Mother in her assless chaps, and people ate it up. There was pyro, but she really didn't need it. "You guys look so fabulous!" she said, as her band started playing her 2000 hit "Come On Over." "Speaking of 'Come On Over,' let me know if any Grindr signals go off tonight so I know who's coming on over, who's cumming all over." She didn't say anything political during her fun and pitch-perfect 40-minute set,

Magdalena Bay turns up the rock Miami-by-way-of-LA duo Magdalena Bay became an SFGATE staff favorite over the past year for their candy-coated synth pop. At Portola, they expanded into an explosive four-piece live band, bringing an energetic rock edge worthy of its place on the main festival stage. Bonus points for four costume changes from singer Mica Tenenbaum. - SFGATE senior culture editor Dan Gentile

With less than a week before the Portola Music Festival 's gates open, San Francisco's electronic music festival is getting an unexpected boost from one of the world's most popular LGBTQ+ dating apps. Starting Monday, the LGBTQ+ app is switching out its familiar "bloop" notification sound. Instead, for the next week, when U.S. Grindr users receive a message, they'll hear the opening of "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)," the 1999 hit by Christina Aguilera.

Yup, I'm running a day late and a dollar short, but I'm finally back in your inbox after a much-needed break in Lake Tahoe at my family's cabin in Tahoma, where I have been going almost every summer of my entire blessed life. It was a restful and calming vacation, and although it rained the first week I was up there (I'm talking total downpours), it was the perfect excuse to sleep in and binge some series