Mutek Archives - 48 hills

Techno-arts fest Mutek.SF recreates a trippy rave blueprint online

John-Paul Shiver - May 21, 2020

Last year's iteration of MUTEK.SF, the off-shoot of the the original MUTEK festival—an event dedicated to electronic music and the digital arts that began...

Burger Boogaloo, other big fests reschedule in COVID wake

John-Paul Shiver - April 5, 2020

The forthcoming 11th annual Burger Boogaloo festival, held in Oakland’s Mosswood Park and originally planned for July 11 and 12 has been rescheduled for Halloween weekend due to...

Music

Noise Pop snaps, crackles, and jangles with surprises and new favorites

John-Paul Shiver - March 6, 2020

Facilitators of Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival know the key to running a successful week-long bill of shows throughout the Bay Area, which extended...

Noise Pop’s latest round showcases newcomers

John-Paul Shiver - January 27, 2020

Earlier this month Noise Pop, the annual independent music festival that takes place in San Francisco the week of February 24-March 1, announced its...

News + Politics

Our top stories of 2019

Marke B. - December 28, 2019

From the election of Chesa Boudin and Dean Preston to a renewed spirit of arts and culture in the face of displacement, the 48...

Talking beat evolution with SF native producer Dave Aju

John-Paul Shiver - November 28, 2019

For years, Marc Barrite built out his Dave Aju alias, a wordplay nom de plum for a San Francisco techno night in the early...

5 artists you can’t miss from Noise Pop’s second wave

John-Paul Shiver - November 25, 2019

Facilitators of Noise Pop, the annual independent music festival that takes place in San Francisco the week of February 24th-March 1st, just announced their...

A stellar Mutek.SF refreshed spirits weary of tech’s cynical slide

Winston Mann - May 7, 2019

We descended on last weekend's MUTEK San Francisco festival drifting through a massive digital space station, orbiting weightless above a radiant earth, which soon dissolved, revealing...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: 48 Hills Spring Gala, How Weird Street Faire, New Wave Prom…

Marke B. - April 28, 2019

ARTS FORECAST Hello! Did you know that we are having an some fundraising party this Thu/2, 6pm-9pm at the lovely Oasis? Please support what we...

Culture

At Mutek.SF fest the techno is ambitious. So is the food.

Tamara Palmer - April 17, 2019

The second iteration of MUTEK San Francisco, the international festival of digital creativity which takes place from May 2-5, is a descendent of the...

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