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Joshua Rotter

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Joshua Rotter is a contributing writer for 48 Hills. He’s also written for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, SF Examiner, SF Chronicle, and CNET.
Music

One more in the can: Hot Tuna returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Guitar legend Jorma Kaukonen shares 60 years of Bay Area musical memories, including 24 at the free fest.
Music

Rico Nasty has lost none of her edge

Rocking full speed into town with Hayley Williams, the genre-bender brings volatility, freedom, and bold new album 'RX.'
Opinion

The world, and my life, changed on Sept. 11, 25 years ago

I was a few blocks away from Ground Zero. I didn't even know what happened until I went out for a coffee I will never forget
Music

Free jams and ‘Forever Grateful’ with Grahame Lesh & Friends

With a musical blast, the Grateful Dead scion opens part two of a sprawling exhibit dedicated to the band's memory.
Lit

She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

As synth-pop queen prepares band debut's 40th anniversary tour, she pops into Omnivore Books with some natural wisdom.
Onstage

Monét X Change: retired party girl, current comedy queen

'Drag Race' and 'Traitors' star brings two nights of coming-of-age cracks to Cobb's.
Music

Sheila E. grew a career that the Bay—not the music industry—taught her was possible

On the eve of her gig at Blue Note Napa, the Norcal icon talks Berkeley drum circles.
Movies

To the bipper go the spoils? Cannabis impresario Berner on his debut crime thriller

'Splash City' filmmaker and rapper aims to bring a side of San Francisco the world rarely sees to life.
Art

‘Jerry farts and burps’: Grateful Dead live on in spirited retrospectives

Haight Street Art Center puts on two huge shows that keep the band's colorful legacy and community ticking.
Movies

$5, a genealogy test, The Beach Boys, and ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’

Sophia Maddox's doc asks, How do you reconcile your identity with a just-discovered legacy of unimaginable violence?
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