Portola Festival Responds to Crowd Control Incident in San Francisco: “A Minimal, Isolated Issue”

A street sign showing the cancellation of the AstroWorld Festival

Portola Festival took place this weekend at Pier 80 in San Francisco, and on Saturday (September 24), the Goldenvoice-affiliated festival experienced crowd control issues as a large group of people rushed toward one of the […]

Kobalt Sells A Controlling Interest to Francisco Partners

Kobalt sells controlling interest to Francisco partners

Photo Credit: PE Insights Kobalt has sold a controlling interest in its business to media-focused investment firm Francisco Partners. Willard Ahdritz will continue as Kobalt’s Chairman, and the company will continue to be led by […]

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

In 1975, KCET aired a half-hour concert featuring a hot new local band. As an opening shot of the downtown skyline segued into a slice-of-life montage of East Los Angeles, a twinkling harp played over […]