The Rapture almost came for me before I even set foot on the Portola Music Festival grounds at Pier 80 on Saturday. A bike screeched within millimeters of eliminating your reporter across the street from the box office that held the precious press credentials. The Rapture did eventually come to the Goldenvoice-produced mega-event on Sunday, but that was to perform “House of Jealous Lovers” and other highlights from the NYC band’s three-album catalog.

A strange time to immerse oneself in a two-day party bubble, considering everything going on in the world, but a most welcome one, nonetheless. For its fourth year, the multi-generational electronic music-forward festival booked a Saturday night set with pop queen and new Grindr collaborator Christina Aguilera. From Sept. 15-22, the notorious

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