The Antlers had a huge year in 2009.  Their album Hospice was included in the year end “best” lists by just about everyone including The Onion, Filter, Pitchfork, and NPR.  Not bad for a band that pretty much didn’t’ exist two years ago. Last night they played with Ra-Ra Riot

Porn stars and bars seem to be a common pairing in the gay hoods across this great nation.  Whenever, the gay porn awards are in town, pretty much every bar in the Castro/ SOMA is full up with these sexual athletes, but one bar felt that just wasn’t enough. Every

When two wonderful SF institutions get together to throw a block party it’s a great reason to get excited.  KQED has teamed up with Noise Pop and is blocking off the streets in front of its storied SF headquarters and opening up its doors for an all-day, live music-infused, street

This site is getting to a point where PR teams are now sending me stuff that they’re promoting.  Personally, I love that shit.  It makes my job a hell of a lot easier because that way I can spend less time in front of this pinche computadora and more time

So we at Broke Ass HQ, like many of you, often spend time shooting the shit and coming up with new ideas to make you laugh, cry, save money and live your life. The haiku, a Japanese form of poetry, is a beautiful and simplistic way to show your affection

I get a lot of emails from a lot of people asking or offering a lot of different things.  I’ve gotten: offered a free haircut, asked on dates, invited to speak at various functions, hate mail, love letters, tips, suggestions, and absolute babbling nonsense.  Most of the time the emails