The world adapted to the radio sounds of folk powerhouse bands with hand claps, glockenspiels and taiko drum appropriations. I can’t be the only one that yearns for new music, but that shakes the core like my go-to tracks collecting dust in their near obsolete jewel cases. With Dylan Shearer’s

This is a super rad event for a great cause! And while the tickets aren’t super cheap, if you say “Broke-Ass Stuart sent me” at the door, they will give you a discount. Not sure how much, but there will be one. Sorry I’m just pasting the press release but

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

Do you like free concerts? Do you like coffee? Of course you do, you’re broke and this is San Francisco. So you’re the target audience for Verizon’s new highly-bloggable marketing scheme/free concert series featuring two top-shelf local bands whose live shows I heartily recommend: The Dodos and Port O’Brien. The

I first heard about The Dodos back when I was living in Brooklyn and working on my NYC book.  I was hanging out with Mateo, one of my oldest friends in the world, and he was telling me about how his good buddy from college was in a band in