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.

Culture

Capturing Harvey Milk’s martyrdom and living legacy

November 27, 2018

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. (It's also the 10th anniversary of Milk, the movie...

Movies

Short film ‘n95’ documents toxic air disaster in SF

November 27, 2018

It looks like a zombie movie, except it was real life for millions in the Bay Area and California in general. As our hearts...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Mezzanine closing, Taylor Mac, Laurie Anderson, Angela Davis…

November 25, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Right before Thanksgiving came the infuriating news that, after 16 years, SF's largest woman-owned independent music venue, Mezzanine, was planning to close next...

Culture

Forget the Bezos Behemoth: Here’s where to shop local for the holidays

November 20, 2018

SHOP LOCAL 'Tis the season to go shopping. (At least it will get you out of the house if you need to escape any...

Party Radar

Party Radar: AYBEE, Bonobo, Crystal Method, oOoOO….

November 14, 2018

PARTY RADAR Have you looked at all the winners and runners up of our Best of the Bay 2018 Arts & Entertainment Readers Poll?...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Hip-Hop Dance Fest, The Orb, Great Dickens Christmas Fair…

November 13, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Everyone's pretty much been forced indoors by the smoke, so it's a good time to see a show—and I'll be keeping an eye...

Onstage

Holcombe Waller’s timely queer ‘Requiem’ for persecuted LGBTQs

November 13, 2018

ONSTAGE Holcombe Waller does "total theater." The Portland artist-composer approaches music in terms of ritual, history, art, movement, and conceptual ideas, creating a spectacle...

News + Politics

48hills founder Tim Redmond wins Lifetime Achievement honor

November 12, 2018

The San Francisco Press Club has announced the finalists for its Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards. Winners will be announced Thu/15—but the press club...

Culture

For tech pioneer, preserving SF’s classic vinyl culture is a ‘Family Affair’

November 4, 2018

What would possess one of the designers of the iPhone, a celebrated tech pioneer, to launch an art gallery in Lower Haight, focused on...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Absolutely Fabulous Live, Punk-Metal Flea Market, Crime 1978

November 4, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Hey, hey! Maybe you have heard that we released a little thing called Best of the Bay last week, with a whole section...