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.

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Edwardian Ball Returns, new Music Book Club launches, more

January 25, 2024

Stage Dive into Life, Kate Bush drag tribute, Floating Points, Icebreaker's Ball, 'Colonizing America'—get out there

Music

Remembering The Soft Moon

January 24, 2024

Former Bay Area musician Luis Vasquez had a huge impact on the scene, and his gorgeously dark sensibility will live on.

Music

For composer Gabriel Kahane, PIVOT Festival comes as a gift

January 22, 2024

'More and more I'm just interested in making music with people I love and want to spend time with," says 2024 curator.

News + Politics

Our top stories of 2023, from Dianne Feinstein to Japanese sandos

December 29, 2023

Your support helped us produce 1100 stories this year, showing an unmatched breadth of news, arts, and cultural coverage

Nightlife

Party Radar: Pop your cork, sweetie—it’s NYE

December 28, 2023

Decadent affairs we demand you look into immediately, plus our annual Comedowns Are For Losers NYD party guide.

Lit

In ‘Portal,’ John King tells the strange and wondrous saga of the Ferry Building

December 13, 2023

Beloved landmark came with surprising amount of drama and alternate realities, vividly detailed in Chron critic's new book.

Onstage

All aboard ‘Schick Machine’ for a poetic percussive journey

December 12, 2023

Contemporary music champion Steven Schick performs as a mad-genius instrument inventor making sense of a disquieting world.

Music

Win tix for Blind Boys of Alabama on Tuesday!

December 9, 2023

We've got pairs of tickets to give away for the gospel legends' appearance at Sweetwater Tavern

News + Politics

Live Shots: The 48 Hills 10th Anniversary Gala went off, and you can still support us!

November 15, 2023

Best of the Bay winners, local politicos, and independent media supporters filled Bssap Baobab October 26. Check out the pics!

Music

Far Caspian fuzzes up for deeper issues on ‘The Last Remaining Light’

November 14, 2023

On latest album, UK indie polymath Joel Johnston addresses Crohn's disease and building a new relationship.