Everybody loves surprises, that feeling of not knowing what might be around the next corner — and that’s exactly the vibe that Widespread Panic gives off every time they unleash a new album. Sometimes that means taking listeners on a nice, smooth ride, and sometimes it means making ’em

This Canadian band, hailing from Vancouver, has been rocking stages since 1999. You can catch them @ The Fox theare in Oakland on Saturday, February 28, 2015 | Tickets can be purchased here.

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

  Headlining band, Geographer, is a San Francisc-based American indie rock band. The eight-year-old band has “described their sound as being “soulful music from outer space” using analog, electronic and acoustic elements to craft dense layers and unique sound textures.” They share the stage with local darlings, and my absolute

America’s favorite drunk, high and unemployed Canadians, will return to the stage with a new live show at the Paramount Theatre. Set in a dysfunctional trailer park community in Nova Scotia, Trailer Park Boys became a cult hit with a mockumentary-style TV show that lasted for seven seasons between 2001

Dr. Dog’s third studio album on Anti, B Room, marks the band’s greatest point of clarity in more than a decade of performing and recording. Their arrangements, while still ambitious, are much simpler, moving past the multi-tracked pastiche of earlier efforts into a unique and vibrant band voice. Indeed, it

With a slightly punky perspective on vintage American blues, The Devil Makes Three is a breath of fresh musical air. Laced with elements of ragtime, country, folk and rockabilly, the critically praised, drummer-less trio consisting of guitarist/frontman Pete Bernhard, stand-up bassist Lucia Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean brings forth a

Oakland doesn’t need to ride BART under the Bay to see the best comedians on New Year’s Eve anymore! Instead, Oakland can now bike, BART, or walk to the beautiful and historic Grand Lake Theater for a special one night only of comedy. Kick off 2015 with some of the country’s top comedians. This show is

  Merrill Garbus has performed as tUnE-yArDs since 2009, and that band name has always been synonymous with forward movement — whether because of her explosive performance style or the always-surprising way in which her songs unfold. Thursday, December 11, 2014 @ 8PM. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!