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.

Red, red wine—and a still red-hot UB40

October 2, 2019

UB40 (playing Sun/5 at The Mountain Winery) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. But that doesn't mean it's "happily ever after" for the...

Movies

There’s a ‘Mad God’ at the Drunken Film Fest

October 1, 2019

Clocking in at under an hour, Mad God, a highly experimental stop-motion film about an assassin who descends into a scary subterranean dystopia—full of...

Lit

Ben Folds illuminates the music biz with ‘Lightning Bugs’

September 10, 2019

Ben Folds is not your average rockstar, so it’s no surprise that the genre-bending alternative, pop, and classical artist’s autobiography, A Dream About Lightning...

It’s the time of the season for the Zombies

September 9, 2019

After receiving four nominations in five years, ‘60s rock pioneers The Zombies (at Fox Theater Fri/13) began to wonder if they'd ever get inducted into...

Onstage

Charo chooses life!

September 4, 2019

Charo has always prided herself in her innate ability to entertain audiences—whether performing her inimitable disco dance hits “Stay With Me,” “Dance A Little...

Still obsessed with ’80s sensation Animotion

August 27, 2019

The enduring obsession with ‘80s music isn’t difficult to explain, according to Astrid Plane. Animotion’s founding frontwoman, who, along with her band, racked up three...

Movies

‘American Factory’ a tale of two blue collars: US and Chinese

August 20, 2019

As the United States grows more urbanized and service-oriented—not to mention politically polarized—the image of the blue collar factory worker becomes more remote to...

A tale of 10,000 Maniacs

August 13, 2019

UPDATE: We've just been informed that the 10,000 Maniacs show has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Please see their website for any info...

Onstage

Who’s up for some Drunk Drag Dizney Broadway?

August 12, 2019

ONSTAGE For the past three and a half years, Drunk Drag Broadway has been bringing its original parodies of memorable Great White Way musicals to SF...

The B-52s at 40, still dancing that mess around

August 7, 2019

ALL EARS Getting weird is good — great, even — when you’re The B-52s (playing Mon/12 at Mountain Winery). Everyone’s favorite party band has been...