Fresh off their Pacific tour, Oakland’s Trails and Ways is a band built on plurality. Their songs never shy away from personal and political heavy-lifting, while making some of the most compelling pop music we’ve heard in some time. The sound they cultivated is a fascinating mix of the melancholy of

Off Menu: A largely walkable tour of 10 wineries, many of which are Downtown or the Jack London districts. Yes, there are 7 wineries Downtown Oakland alone, this is about their tasting rooms

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

Broke-Ass Stuart has a pair of tickets for  Jackie Greene + Nicki Bluhm at Fox Theater in Oakland! Enter below for your chance to win!  With Loved Wild Lost, Little Sur recording group Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers fully affirm a current place in the long winding continuum of the California

  Rooted in Son Jarocho, Las Cafeteras seamlessly fuse traditional Afro-Caribbean music from Veracruz, Mexico with modern rhythms and lyrically rich storytelling to create a new Urban Folk sound from the streets of East Los Angeles. Las Cafeterashave taken the music scene by storm with their infectious live performances and

  In 2015, UK’s legendary post-punk GANG OF FOUR released a new album, “What Happens Next,”on Metropolis Records in the USA and Canada, and Membran in Europe. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed album Content, “What Happens Next” features collaborations with Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Robbie Furze from The Big

  Enter our FFS Franz Ferdinand and Sparks Giveaway. Win tickets to Franz Ferdinand and Sparks play at the Fox Theatre in Oakland when you enter our giveaway! 10 years after the initial seed was planted by these two iconic bands to join forces in a bold, new creative endeavour, the

  Formed by Vast Aire and Vordul Mega in Harlem, New York, Cannibal Ox is one of the most revered independent groups in hip-hop history. Their 2001 debut, The Cold Vein, is widely regarded as one of the best and most innovative hip-hop albums of all-time. Saturday, October 5, 2015

  Garbage is an alternative rock band hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, USA who formed in 1993. The band broke into the mainstream with their self-titled debut album which was released in 1995, and have sold upwards of 17 million records since then, becoming alternative rock icons in the process. Wednesday,