Stefan Aronsen

17 Oct 2018

Photos of You at Treasure Island Music Festival Under Looming AT-AT Walkers

Formerly branded by its location on an island, the new location is huddled under the impressively tall container cranes at the Port of Oakland. According to local lore, the cranes were the inspiration for the AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

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15 Jan 2018

Marshmello: Perfect Show For Today’s ADD Millennials

There are large projection screens, propane fire, sparklers, streamers, confetti, steam cannons, and shiny things all over the stage to stimulate you at a Marshmello show.

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02 Dec 2024

The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!

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

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03 Jan 2018

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2017

My top 20 list only features bands that created new music in 2017 and booked a local show to perform said new tracks. The following artists accomplished that and more.

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28 Sep 2017

5 Reasons Seeing a Show at The Chapel in SF is Better Than MySpace

5 – At The Chapel, the background music is played by a live band. 4 – You don’t have to pick your top eight friends. 3 – Picking your outfit is…

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24 Aug 2017

When Drunk Teenagers Took Over Outside Lands 2017

Nothing prepared me for the number of High School students at Outside Lands on Friday. While in line to enter I heard one girl say to her friend, “I can’t wait to get inside, I’m going to make a guy buy me shots.”

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24 Jul 2017

Your Festival Girlfriend is Cooler Than All Your Previous Girlfriends

Your Festival Girlfriend liked Jai Wolf best, and you liked Cherub, but Living Legends, G Jones, Big Wild, Nombe, Justin Jay, Lucky 3.0, Naughty Princess, JOYZU, and Starfari and all the other bands were amazing.

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06 Jul 2017

Why Can’t Real Life Be Festival Life? Everyday is Festival Day!

What would that look like you ask? Let me tell you. People would be happy all the time, it may be chemically enhanced, but I’m ok with that. Fashion trends would be very interesting, you might say fashion forward. This might also be due to chemicals, but I’m ok with it. My chemicals of choice would be caffeine and whiskey

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27 Jun 2017

The Cosplay and Other Mistakes Made at Shoreline ID10T FEST

When I attend festivals I make a long list of things I must not forget in order to maximize the amount of responsible fun I can have. My list generally includes sunblock, empty water bottle, and a Hawaiian shirt. However, nothing could prepare me for ID10T Fest. The number of nerdy

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