To help y’all to get to know some of the (many) artists you should get to know from Riot Fest, we sped up the process by having them pick a one-word interview question from a hat. Here’s what 11 of them had to say (these are all actual quotes): And

Movement Electronic Music Festival has been around so long it’s seen Bush (W.), Obama, Trump, and Biden all hold terms in office, which means the artists and attendees have lived (and partied) through 5 presidential elections. This year was one of those times again when nearly 100K+ ravers and rave-inducers

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

Halloween costumes can be fun, creative, meaningful, and/or festive. Halloween costumes also come with some caveats and the notion that what we wear and what others wear is a two-way street. 

In celebration of October being National Book Month, we’re gonna look at banned books. According to the First Amendment Museum “’Challenging’ a book is the attempt to ban a book from a library, school district, institution, organization, government entity, retailer, or publisher based on its content. Challenges can either result

Whether biological or logical, born or found, those who we hold onto and those we meet that we can genuinely call family is a beautiful, and sometimes, zany thing. New family, old family, family near, and far – finding the humans and creatures that get you, uplift you, and love

Before he was funkin’ with the Family Stone (the first racially-integrated and mixed-gendered popular American rock group) Sly Stone was spinning music from all walks of life on San Francisco’s KSOL. Now 80, Rock N Roll Hall of Famer, Sly Stone, lived most of his life in the Bay Area.

Before Sylvester (whom we’ll rotate between using they/him/Sylvester as the late artist would do) made their splash and ultimate legacy in the LGBTQ community (then in San Francisco, then the world), he was born into a sizable, and supportive family in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Surrounded by the

By now you should already know that many of your favorite inventions have been made by Black people. You’re also, probably, well aware that some of your favorite brands are Black-owned (The Lip Bar, Fenti, BET, FUBU, Telfar, West Elm, Salamander Hotels and Resorts, etc.) – we even shared a