“[At 88-years-old], Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation in Itta Bene, just outside the Mississippi delta town of Indianola. He used to play on the corner of Church and Second Street for dimes and would sometimes play in as many as four

  “While many artists have come and gone, why have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings only continued to grow steadily in popularity around the world? How can they continue to sell-out huge theaters, headline festivals, and sell hundreds of thousands of records year after year with neither major label support

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

  What is flavor tripping? Miracle fruit is what flavor tripping is all about. It’s not a drug, it’s a natural fruit that contains an enzyme that makes all sour taste sweet. So eat lemons, limes, vinegar and other sour foods! They’ll temporarily taste surprisingly sweet. Lemons and limes taste like the

  Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews describes his music as supafunkrock. It’s definitely funky, but it’s also influenced by rock and has some R&B elements, thanks to his co-producer and Oakland native, Rafael Saadiq. Andrews says that “not only does Saadiq co-produce, but he becomes a member of the band, playing a variety

You can win a pair of tickets for you and your friend by entering our Knitting Factory giveaway! Or, you can purchase tickets HERE.

  If you ENTER BELOW you will be rockin’ out at The Warfield to a band that has been enthusiastically dredding playing their hit that makes us all want to go out and buy a Harley, Freebird, for 40-years! That’s what their photos tell us, anyway. Or, you can buy the

Ya mon! Tis will be a night of jerkin’ and twerkin’ to the sounds of Brooklyn’s own, New Kingston, a reggae band consisting of  three brothers led by their father Courtney Panton Sr, who also plays bass on stage. There will be two other bands playing this night, San Diego’s Tribal Seeds and

  Win tickets to a special New Orleans themed night at the Mountain Winery as Aaron Neville shares the stage with Dr. John and the Nite Trippers. The New Orleans suspects will also be performing, with a DJ set by Harry Duncan. There will be themed specials on the Chateau