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1 week ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter
“The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage” is not just another package tour—it’s a celebration of music royalty. Featuring the legendary Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, and Stephanie Mills, this must-see show, coming to Oakland Arena on Sat/10, is a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of icons who have defined the soundscape of R&B, soul, and pop for decades. The excitement around this tour is palpable, and for Mills, it’s the culmination of a longtime dream.
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1 week ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter
At its heart, Third Act is a story of love, loss, resilience, and the power of storytelling. Directed by Tadashi Nakamura, the deeply personal documentary (opening the CAAMFest Asian American film festival on Thu/8) chronicles the life of the filmmaker’s father, Robert A. “Bob” Nakamura—widely known as the “Godfather of Asian American Media”—through three pivotal acts.
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1 week ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter
To mark Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, two culinary superstars—Brandon Jew and Martin Yan—are joining forces in a collaboration that bridges generations, honors cultural legacy, and redefines Chinese-American cuisine.
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2 weeks ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter
“I was a gig worker and frankly, I still am,” says Asia Kate Dillon, star of Outerlands, the closing-night feature of the 2025 SFFILM Festival. “Acting is gig work. But I also did restaurant work, babysitting, and even sold drugs at one point. So in many ways, I knew Cass already.
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3 weeks ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter
Isaac Mizrahi is a free spirit—the type of artist who can’t be contained in a stylish black-and-white Chanel box or neatly tied up with a silk ribbon. In a career spanning fashion, TV, theater, music, literature, and podcasts, the Brooklyn-born polymath has long defied labels. Now, at 62, he’s relishing his latest act as a cabaret star.
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1 month ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter |SF Weekly
The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a powerful piece of immersive theater, returns to the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District on Fri/11.
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1 month ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter |SF Weekly
Sean Dorsey Dance’s namesake founder needs no introduction. But after two decades of groundbreaking work as a transgender, disabled, and queer dancer, choreographer, writer, educator, and activist, his upcoming milestone is simply too monumental to skip the lead-in. And so: as the first widely recognized transgender modern-dance choreographer in the US, Dorsey has transformed the landscape of contemporary dance.
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1 month ago | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter |SF Weekly
A roller derby match and a congressional meeting have more in common than one might expect. Think mayhem, smackdowns, and a lot of people going in circles. One striking difference, which is particularly apparent in Bay Area Derby (BAD) and many of its sister leagues, is their respective approaches to trans athletes. On the roller rink, trans athletes competing in women’s sports is a non-issue.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter |SF Weekly
After 55 years, Bay Area songbird Jeannie Piersol is ready to soar. What’s more the far-out singer is taking flight without even leaving The Nest. The Nest is Piersol’s first-ever career-spanning 12-track collection of ‘60s-era studio outtakes, demos, live performances, and sought-after solo singles, originally released via Chess Records’ psychedelic Cadet Concept subsidiary.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
48hills.org | Joshua Rotter |SF Weekly
Could there be a better place for images of rock royalty than Punk Majesty? Opening Sat/1 at Alisha Amnesia’s eco-conscious, DIY store, Leee Black Childers: ‘70s Punk & Glam(runs through March 15) will feature prints from the Warhol protege’s original negatives, created in collaboration with British musician Smutty Smith and Childers’ estate. The show is the first US exhibition of the photographer’s work in the decade since his passing.
