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Joshua Rotter

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.
Movies

At Trans Film Fest, echoes of nightlife we almost lost to COVID

'Last Call' documents the magic of three beloved queer bars—El Rio, Aunt Charlie's, and the Stud—that might have disappeared
Onstage

The voice, the passion, the eternal magic of ‘PIAF!’

French theatrical sensation Nathalie Lermitte brings the musical legend to life in this blockbuster show
Arts + Culture

Tanya Donelly of Belly: ‘You can’t see the continuum until emerging from the river’

The alternative rock hero speaks about making '90s-defining albums—and what it was like for women in the industry
Music

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzera and Andy Mackay tap experimental side for ambient ‘AM PM’

Moody, Eno phase-inspired album 'was done when there was a lot of anxiety and fear of death,' sax legend Mackay says
Comedy

Marga Gomez wants you to laugh your dinghy off at ‘Swimming with Lesbians’

Comedian's cruise-themed farce navigates starry hookups, loaded buffets, and 'female ejaculation at a Macarena party.'
Music

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass favorite John Doe leaps back to 1890s for latest album

The punk/Americana hero talks 'Fables in a Foreign Land,' SF's classic music scene—and 'The Bodyguard' soundtrack
Music

James ‘Sticknasty’ Small brings beats, and heart, to fore on ‘A Universal Love Language’

Berkeley drummer, a force behind major acts, levels up with album forged out of personal change and positivity
Lit

Budding again at 30, classic ‘Golden Gate Gardening’ takes on new climate challenges

Updated edition of vegetation sage Pam Peirce's manual adapts to a changing Bay Area with essential tips
Music

Swans’ Michael Gira: ‘Successful music is a river of blood, urine, and semen. Swim!’

41 years in, the legendary experimental band still finds beauty in nihilism on latest album 'The Beggar'
Movies

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema celebrates 20 years of awe beneath the stars

Hyperlocal film festival 'builds vibrant community and connects us to our shared humanity,' say cofounders
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