Guest Post by Sayre Piotrkowski For most of the past month I have been reading We Were Eight Years In Power by my favorite author, Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is something like a greatest hits collection culled from Coates’ work in the pages of the Atlantic magazine. Nine essays, eight

Yesterday (1/30), Prof and his entire tour’s van was robbed in Santa Cruz. They lost almost $30k in equipment, money, and personal items. We’re all about helping the little guy, kick them a few bucks as they have no plans of stopping the tour. https://www.gofundme.com/prof-co-van-robbery-fund He’s known as an Animal, Ghost,

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

Dance crews from all over the world came with breath taking skills and blew the crowd away.  The dance performances were so well thought out and executed that they told clear, touching, stories.  They also get you incredibly fired up, the 18th annual SF Int. Hip Hop Dancefest is a place you may find yourself hoarse

Your favorite Sunday night reggae club is now your favorite every-second-Friday reggae club. Dub Mission officially moves to second Fridays with tonight’s show featuring INTA!-national reggae superstar Jahdan Blakkamoore plus your resident Dub Mission faves DJ Sep and Vinnie Esparza at the Elbo Room. The legendary dancehall dub club night has

Sometimes I wonder why I do this. Sometimes I wonder if I do enough. Most times I wonder, “Will my efforts amount to anything?” The majority of my tangible income comes from my skills as a writer, most of my thoughts, and time is spent designing the blueprint for my

Brokeassstuart.com proudly presents the Broke-Ass Artists series where we give our readers an insight to the struggle of some up and coming talent in music. I met Sadek at an open mic in Manhattan over a year ago. He didn’t get to perform because of time constraints but his energy

The corporate and political masters of America don’t care about us, and it’s obvious. It’s discouraging, but don’t feel alone. We don’t need them. Fuck them! We have each other! So don’t be afraid to connect with members of your community to work towards a solution for this very real

Watch the video below. This video showed up on my Facebook timeline, earlier today, with the title begging for an end to police brutality. The disturbing video, which was recorded on the Myrtle & Broadway subway stop in Bushwick, immediately shows a fearful teen being cornered by a barbaric police