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

Korrupt’s rogue looks fit our apocalyptic times to a T

December 16, 2019

I met local fashion label Korrupt's Henry Miyoshi and his business-and-life partner John McArdle at a bastion of old school Lower Haight spirit, Cafe...

News + Politics

Plans dropped for Ghost Ship show after community response

December 14, 2019

A planned CBS show about Ghost Ship, originally to helmed by local authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, has been shelved after the idea...

News + Politics

[UPDATED] Outrage as CBS announces development of Ghost Ship show

December 12, 2019

UPDATE: After readers responded, Waldman and Chabon have decided not to go ahead with the show. The San Jose Mercury News reported on Tuesday that...

Onstage

Review: Toot toot! Beep beep! It’s the Donna Summer musical

December 7, 2019

On paper, "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" (through December 29 at Golden Gate Theater) doesn't have much going for it: another jukebox musical in...

News + Politics

KQED says 48 Hills is a story of the decade

December 6, 2019

KQED released a beautifully designed, memory-triggering package yesterday called "Our Turbulent Decade." It's an in-depth, year-by-year look some of the most impactful events and...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Drag Queens on Ice, Burning Man: The Musical, more

December 4, 2019

Blades will slice, crystals will fly, Mariah will be Careyed up to the high heavens. OK, it's not as dramatic as all that—I wish—but...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Hip-Hop (Dance Fest) hurray! + more

November 20, 2019

I'm old enough to remember rappers on Fillmore corners and TURF dancers in Oakland intersections. The homeboys gathered on my stoop throughout the day...

Honoring a queer anti-establishment harpsichordist

November 14, 2019

While contemporary music remains a hotbed of iconoclasm, one rarely finds punk-like figures pumping out the standard classical repertoire. That situation is slowly being...

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: And here’s the real kicker…

November 13, 2019

ARTS FORECAST The Stomp tour stomped into town for a very brief visit at ACT last weekend (why, when it could stay so much longer?)—and the...

Culture

Fog City News celebrates 20 years of great reads (and sweet treats)

November 7, 2019

1200+ magazines carried. 4000+ chocolates evaluated. 1000+ greeting cards displayed. All in the cozy 920 square-foot Fog City News downtown, which is celebrating 20...