The ninth studio album from Calexico, The Thread That Keeps Us, is a timely snapshot of the Arizona-bred band: a family portrait capturing their stylistic variety and unpredictability while still finding solace in limitless creativity. In bringing the album to life, vocalist/guitarist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino found a

Chrome Sparks is the solo project of Jeremy Malvin, a Brooklyn transplant from Pittsburgh by way of Ann Arbor. In 2014, after having self released a small handful of singles and two EPs on Bandcamp, Malvin signed to the taste making Sydney based label Future Classic. Under the new label,

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

  With a velvety sound primarily rooted in soul and hip hop, Chicago’s Jamila Woods made her first big impact on the music scene in 2015 with her fan adored vocal features on Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment’s Surf album (Sunday Candy and Questions). Prior to her 2015 solo breakout, Jamila was

I’m super excited to bring you this giveaway because I love me some Shabazz Palaces. So, please don’t enter this giveaway if you intend on flaking. I will be sad. Shabazz Palaces is an American hip hop duo from Seattle composed of Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro (formerly Butterfly of

In anticipation of their upcoming headlining gig at the Great American Music Hall on August 19th, we sent local SF band Abbot Kinney our grueling questionnaire. Will they survive it? Will the answers surprise you? There’s only one way to find out. Read below: Name: Abbot Kinney Medium: Rock Music

The Melvins, who release the double album “A Walk With Love & Death” on July 7 via Ipecac Recordings, announce their most extensive North American tour to date, with dates stretching from July 5 to October 3. With “A Walk With Love & Death,” the trio of Buzz Osborne, Dale

Los Rakas is comprised of ridiculously gorgeous cousins Raka Rich & Raka Dun, pioneering Panamanians by way of the Bay Area on the frontier of a new Latin urban sound. Known for their fresh mix of hip-hop, plena, reggae and dancehall music with both Spanish and English lyricism, Los Rakas

For Mark Joseph, it’s about more than just the music. The local rocker has built up quite a following after years of performing and recording with several bands–he uses the podium this gives him in support of a variety of social justice causes. On Sunday night, January 15, Joseph’s band The