Marke B.

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Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

Exclusive

Score a FREE Cirque du Soleil ticket (and help save local indie media, too)

November 4, 2025

New big top show ECHO comes to Oracle Park starting Nov. 20—here's how to get a free ticket and support 48 Hills.

Protest

Queer activists ‘Scare the State’ at ICE protest on Halloween

November 1, 2025

Colorful protest at 100 Montgomery drew attention to immigration court abductions, with drag, costumes, and piñatas.

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Great Pumpkin edition—all you need to Halloween (and Día, too)

October 30, 2025

Kronos Quartet, Ben Klock, Sama' Abdulhadi, Substance Fest, Día de los Muertos concerts, much more light up the city.

Contest

Win tickets to see The Faint, Earl Sweatshirt, G Flip, Eden

October 27, 2025

Go see a banging live show at one of SF's top venues, on us.

Featured

The Gala was terrific—and you can still support us!

October 24, 2025

Photos: Lovers of independent media and Best of the Bay winners flooded El Rio on Wednesday—help us reach our goal.

Lit

Join us for Litcrawl’s ‘The Waymo That Ate San Francisco’

October 23, 2025

Indie media journalists take on the AI Bubble and Big Tech with hilarious, thought-provoking, and award-winning pieces.

Featured

There will be tickets at the door for Wednesday’s Community Gala!

October 20, 2025

Join us 6pm-9pm at El Rio and celebrate 12 years of indie media. Feel free to buy a ticket beforehand for a free drink, though!

Big Week

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

October 16, 2025

Diwali Brunch, Potrero Hill R&B Fest, 'HEXED,' SF Photobook Fair, Christina Chatfield, Drag Me 2 the Beach, more to do

Promotion

Score a pass to see Yorgos Lánthimos’ latest, ‘Bugonia’

October 15, 2025

Act fast to see the Greek director's latest surreal provocation on Oct. 21, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

Music

Rachmaninoff rocks… pop? You bet your sweet ‘A’ Train

October 14, 2025

Firebrand pianist Conrad Tao traces the Russian composer's influence on classics from Strayhorn and Sinatra to Dylan and Celine Dion.