Kelly Malone is a BrokeAssStuart.com VIP. A fearless entrepreneur and champion of the DIY movement, Kelly is the wizard behind SF’s premiere craft fair, Indie Mart, and SF’s favorite DIY hub, Workshop. Tonight the Independent hosts Kelly Malone vs. The “C” Word, a benefit show to help Kelly raise funds

Here’s what’s up. Kacey Johansing was once in in The Blank Tapes and Geographer. She currently performs under her own name and in Honeycomb and The Botticellis . She sings like an angel and plays percussion like nobody’s business. Emily Ritz has played in Devotionals, heads up Honeycomb, and somehow

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Last week, I took a break from “Broke-Ass Band Interviews” to conduct my first ever “Broke-Ass Comedian Interview” with Emily Heller. Interviewing a person whose job it is to be funny takes the pressure off of me, whose job it is to be funny. So you’ll be getting to know

I’ve been conducting Broke-Ass Band Interviews for a while. This is my first Broke-Ass Comedian Interview. Way better. I seriously almost pissed myself while reading the responses that I got from Emily Heller, local San Francisco comedienne extraordinaire. She makes musicians like me wary of ever even attempting to be

Towards the end of 2010, Rachel Fannan stepped out from the shadow of her former band Sleepy Sun and into the light of her own indomitable force as frontwoman. Outspoken, super fun, and filled to the brim with love for life (and love for love), this leading lady is not

AB & the Sea are playing this Friday, April 29, at the Rickshaw Stop with the Soft White Sixties. A full night of dreamy beachy surf pop, complete with fifteen year old girl band sensations, the She’s! Check out the Facebook invite here. Caught up with AB & the Sea

Laura Weinbach, intrepid frontwoman of Foxtails Brigade, runs all over the Bay Area (and the country) busking and playing shows. Have you ever walked down the street in SF or Berkeley and all of a sudden seen the most adorable little pixie with a ridiculously powerful voice and classical guitar

Sometimes in the middle of the day you find yourself sitting in your cubicle watching YouTube videos of cute animals instead of working (or so I hear from people who have gainful employment) and wishing you had evening plans to look forward to. Here are a bevy of musical events