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Marke B.

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.

Former editors launch “Bring Back the Bay Guardian” campaign

Online fundraiser aims to preserve, restore, and relaunch alternative newspaper's key features. By Marke B.  After regaining the assets of the Bay Guardian, a new non-profit...

PARTY RADAR: Codeword, Kode9, Mike Servito, Heiko Laux, Mozhgan, Nostilevo, more

Choice nightlife and dance floor affairs, Thu/12-Mon/16. By Marke B.  PARTY RADAR First off, the sad news: By now you've probably heard that nightlife legend Carol Doda...

San Francisco, beautifully Expo’d

A slew of exhibits and events take us back to 1915's Pan-Pacific International Exposition.  By Marke B.  ART LOOKS San Francisco is getting thrown back, way back,...

Juanita More’s Booty Call goes out with a bang

Drag doyenne's weekly party to end after eight wild, colorful years. By Marke B. PARTY RADAR If I've sounded rather gushy -- nay, gooey, even -- over...

PARTY RADAR: Bondax, Finnebassen, SomaFM, Carl Craig, Nightmares on Wax, Red Hots, more

Choice nightlife and dance floor affairs, Nov. 5-7, 2015 By Marke B. PARTY RADAR Halloween may have passed in a puff of orange smoke and mushroom truffles,...

BIG WEEK: 22 terror-ific Halloween events

From Motown maniacs and "boograss hillbillies" to glam rock ghouls and the Phantom of Grace Cathedral, SF's undead are dancing to a Beetlejuice beat. By...

Recrowning the lost “Reigning Queens”

Rediscovered photos of downtown 1970s drag balls displayed at GLBT Museum, beginning Fri/23. By Marke B. ART LOOKS NYC's drag vogue balls have been all the rage...

Jazzing up Jackson

When SFJAZZ Collective pays tribute to the King of Pop, don't expect Muzak -- but maybe a moonwalk or two. By Andre Torrez ALL EARS Nothing...

The illuminated woman of ‘Crimson Peak’

Guillermo de Toro's latest gothic horror has more up its sleeve than loving, gory homage.  By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks SCREEN GRABS Cinephiles should have a field day...

Sssuper ssscary! ‘Shocktoberfest: Curse of the Cobra’

Thrillpeddlers' 16th annual stage spooktacular  is delightfully silly and gross in equal measure.  By Marke B. ONSTAGE Things really get hilariously gruesome -- and uncomfortable -- in...