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San Francisco's daily online community-supported news + culture source, from the editors of the legendary SF Bay Guardian. www.48hills.org | [email protected]
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📻 #SF/ WestCoast self-proclaimed punks, Spiritual Cramp, schelprockin’ down Clarion Alley, totin’ a boombox.
De La Soul, Pharcyde, and Lush drop releases
KeiyaA expresses atmospheric heft...... #UnderTheStars

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Under the Stars: Spiritual Cramp gives a sloppy punk kiss to SF with 'Rude' - 48 hills
Plus: KeiyaA's atmospheric heft—and 'tis the season for new releases from immortal crews like De La Soul, The Pharcyde, and Lush.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The tale of hubris and inevitable come-uppance that is the world premier of 'The Monkey King' is lavish—even by @sfopera.bsky.social standards #DramaMasks
Drama Masks: A 'Monkey King' whose lessons match its lavishness - 48 hills
Plus: 'Mother of Exiles' at Berkeley Rep, Shotgun's 'Sunday in the Park with George'—and can 'Cabaret' get too punk?
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"It’s a total gas watching vocalist Michael Bingham schelprockin’ down Clarion Alley," writes John-Paul Shiver of the buzz surrounding Spiritual Cramp's new album 'Rude' #UnderTheStars
Under the Stars: Spiritual Cramp gives a sloppy punk kiss to SF with 'Rude' - 48 hills
Plus: KeiyaA's atmospheric heft—and 'tis the season for new releases from immortal crews like De La Soul, The Pharcyde, and Lush.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yes yes, reviews for 'Hamnet' and 'Wake Up Dead Man'—but our critic was more taken with a lower-profile film that is Taiwan’s submission for Best International Feature consideration at the Oscars this year #ScreenGrabs
Screen Grabs: Delightful 'Left-Handed Girl' steals big movie week thunder - 48 hills
Plus: Weepy 'Hamnet,' convoluted 'Wake Up Dead Man,' a 1969 Ken Jacobs treasure, and more great Lost Landscapes of SF.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
After being tormented by 'Alice in Wonderland' inspired nightmares as a child, legendary choreographer Moses Pendleton created a richly imagined world for Cal Performances Sat/29 and Sun/20.
MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical 'Alice' - 48 hills
'Lewis Carroll's nonsense made perfect sense to me,' says legendary dance company's choreographer Moses Pendleton.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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🦃Gobble Gobble! Ho, Ho, Ho, patrons! It's gift season for the music lover, art enthusiast, or otherwise cool person in your life.
So many choices: Charlie Brown vinyl, The Fillmore tees, and Old Skool Cafe eats... Hop in!
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Take me to tinsel town: a music lover's holiday gift guide - 48 hills
Fillmore merch, kaleidoscopic Peanuts Xmas vinyl, books to cheer any genre buff, donations to the arts, much more
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"A new report from the Action Center on Race and the Economy offers an alternative: taxes on the rich and on big corporations," writes Tim Redmond.

"There’s enough money out there to come close to replacing what Trump has taken away."
How California (and other states) can bring back the money that Trump takes away - 48 hills
We don't have to be broke: Study shows states have many progressive revenue options—if the governors and legislators will take advantage of them
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November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If the kaleidoscopic Charlie Brown Xmas vinyl doesn't compel, the donation suggestions to stellar local arts non-profits will! Check our 2025 music lover's gift guide ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ @padlife.bsky.social
Take me to tinsel town: a music lover's holiday gift guide - 48 hills
Fillmore merch, kaleidoscopic Peanuts Xmas vinyl, books to cheer any genre buff, donations to the arts, much more
48hills.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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For an artist like @xdannyxbrownx.bsky.social who has spent more than a decade redefining the edges of independent rap, this moment marks a meaningful shift: reinvention not through nostalgia but through experimentation.
Danny Brown enters his sober era, with wild 'Stardust' still intact - 48 hills
Rehab stint led Detroit rapper to hyperpop and 'The Artist's Way'; new LP highlights one of the genre's true originals.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Beautiful write-up by Charles S Lewis III / CSL3 about the inimitable #AliceWong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, up now at @48hills.bsky.social

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November 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
For an artist like @xdannyxbrownx.bsky.social who has spent more than a decade redefining the edges of independent rap, this moment marks a meaningful shift: reinvention not through nostalgia but through experimentation.
Danny Brown enters his sober era, with wild 'Stardust' still intact - 48 hills
Rehab stint led Detroit rapper to hyperpop and 'The Artist's Way'; new LP highlights one of the genre's true originals.
48hills.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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5 quick ways to save 48 Hills - 48 hills
Donate, sustain, upgrade, advertise, share: Here's how to ensure your favorite local indie outlet survives into 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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@48hills.bsky.social 48 Hills is one of the best outlets for SF politics and culture reporting. Please help if ya can!

…we need them more than ever now that Daniel Lurie has the hyper gentrification death machine back up and running at full speed...

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5 quick ways to save 48 Hills - 48 hills
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November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Do you like rap music? JID? Photography? Then check out my photos of JID in San Francisco:

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Live Shots: JID treated the Masonic to some 'Surround Sound' - 48 hills
On his 'God Does Like Paradise' tour, the rapid-fire Atlanta rapper charmed a house of eager fans.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Sup. Connie Chan's announcement—which many had expected—that she's running for Nancy Pelosi's vacated seat in Congress sets up an epic race for a post that hasn’t been open for 40 years.
It's official: Connie Chan is running for Congress - 48 hills
Supervisor takes on Wiener—and has a path to victory
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
With all the Trump cuts and economic turmoil this year, things are dire for your favorite local daily independent news & culture site.

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5 quick ways to save 48 Hills - 48 hills
Donate, sustain, upgrade, advertise, share: Here's how to ensure your favorite local indie outlet survives into 2026.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We’ve got 20 free passes to preview new Chloé Zhao movie Hamnet, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, on Monday, November 24, 7pm at AMC Kabuki, SF—but act fast! [GIVEAWAY]
Score a free pass to new movie 'Hamnet'! - 48 hills
We've got 20 passes to give away to a preview screening of Chloé Zhao's new movie imagining Shakespeare's world—but act fast!
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November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sup. Connie Chan's announcement—which many had expected—that she's running for Nancy Pelosi's vacated seat in Congress sets up an epic race for a post that hasn’t been open for 40 years.
It's official: Connie Chan is running for Congress - 48 hills
Supervisor takes on Wiener—and has a path to victory
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November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Its fast-paced, strategic battles and Giallo-indebted aesthetic indicate that it will be one of the most distinctive releases of the year."

Leah Isobel interviews the Oakland-based of the tactical RPG 'Demonschool'.
In 'Demonschool,' '70s Italian horror films meet university life. Plus demons. - 48 hills
Necrosoft's Brandon Sheffield on his rad new Giallo-influenced game, his journalism background—and why rents must come down.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Why choose between a portable takeout meal or an elaborate treat? At Butter & Crumble, the delicacies are both at the same damn time #GoodTaste
Good Taste: Savory pastries that hit like a meal - 48 hills
Bakeries and cafés are turning out meaty croissants, eggy danishes, and more treats that aren’t for dessert.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The role of small music venues in a city cannot be underestimated. In the wake of the shuttering of the beloved Edinburgh Castle, @padlife.bsky.social reflects #UnderTheStars
Under the Stars: An ode to Edinburgh Castle (RIP), and making big noise in little rooms - 48 hills
The spot that launched 1000 bands and parties is gone—but the vibe must live on. Plus: Indigo Elephant sings and Khruangbin jams.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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New article just posted about my art in the wonderful @48hills.bsky.social Check it out here: 48hills.org/2025/11/john...
John Mavroudis doesn't hold back from speaking out through art - 48 hills
The self-taught artist grew up in a passionate Greek family, and describes himself as 'doomed to care' about the state of the world.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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When it comes to live music, little rooms play a huge part. When Edinburgh Castle closed in SF, it was goodbye to another "little room" in the Bay.
Under The Stars
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Oakland's Indigo Elephant
Producer Maryam Qudus
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Khruangbin touches down

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November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In a shift away from the proven and effective strategy of “housing first,” the Board of Supes today replaced one of the authors of the housing measure Prop. C from the board that oversees its spending.
Supes toss homeless advocate off the oversight commission she helped create - 48 hills
Move signals a shift away from the 'housing first' model, which has proven effective all over the country
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November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM