Books Archives - 48 hills

Lit

A 24-hour celebration of banned queer books? Come get ‘Read for Filth’

Marke B. - October 4, 2023

Fabulosa Books in the Castro hosts a full, affirming day of literature, storytelling, performance, and more for Books Not Bans

Music Review

Portola Fest 2023: What worked (and didn’t) in year two of the dance music massive

Adrian Spinelli - October 3, 2023

Underworld rocked, Skrillex blasted, Nelly Furtado delighted, Black excellence reigned—but still a few kinks in the giant event

Art

As ideas settle and paint dries, Dana DeKalb’s fantastical world comes to life

Mary Corbin - September 29, 2023

The artist's painted dioramas and peculiar characters suggest an open-ended morality play taking shape

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2023: Shopping Winners

Marke B. - September 28, 2023

READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more

Drug policy

Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2023

The latest: Drug testing for welfare recipients, which will never work and probably never happen. Do we live in San Francisco or Texas?

Nightlife

Dance floor to ‘First Floor’: Shawn Reynaldo grapples with electronic music’s slippery culture

Marke B. - September 27, 2023

The longtime journalist's popular newsletter—and now book—captures the fine-grain details of a mercurial scene

Music

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

Joshua Rotter - September 26, 2023

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

Movies

Screen Grabs: Hop aboard ‘the world’s only sailing movie theater’

Dennis Harvey - September 26, 2023

Plus: Merylthon, Scumdance, Bay swimming, MFK Fischer eating, 'Farewell, My Concubine' restored, more movies

Music

Portola Fest founder: ‘We learned a lot from year one, we’re moving in the right direction’

Adrian Spinelli - September 25, 2023

Danny Bell on what to expect at this year's huge electronic music affair—like fewer cell phone problems and a beloved '90s pop star

Lit

Litquake turns the page with a new leader, who tells us what to catch

Lou Fancher - September 22, 2023

Executive Director Norah Piehl on what it's like joining the sprawling literary extravaganza, and who's top of her reading list

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