Ryan Fitzsimmons
Boston-based singer-songwriter Ryan Fitzsimmons brought a quartet of musicians into the studio at WERS to round out his sprawling folk sound. The mandolin and violin especially set his sound apart by harkening back to past decades and filling out his guitar melodies. He played three standout tracks from his latest album “Cold Sky,” starting with [...]
Dubbest
On Wednesday March 26th DUBBEST came into the WERS studio and played four tracks, ‘My Dub’, ‘Beast’, ‘Possession’, and ended with ‘Heat and Water’. They have been together for about three solid years with the current group they have now. They enjoy the consistency of reggae music, with the benefits of its calming energy. DUBBEST [...]
Youth Lagoon Live In Studio
A young prodigy in the art of homemade musical arrangement, Trevor Powers came to WERS today with a purpose. I am convinced that he knew how impressive his performance was going to be from the moment he walked in. Twenty-two year old Trevor carries a sense of confidence beneath his humble appearance and it’s so [...]
Chris O’Brien
Local singer-songwriter Chris O’Brien stopped by for an in-studio performance and shared his humor and dance moves with the WERS staff. Before going on-air, the Harvard student and Western Mass native sat down for a little Q & A. Q: What do you do to pass the time on tour? How do you keep yourself [...]
The Brew
Indie rock band The Brew came into WERS today for a live mix. Though they just recently finished up their US tour, traveling to states like Nebraska and New Mexico (Taos, besides Boston, was Chris’ favorite place to travel to during tour), they will be traveling through the east coast from now until June. The [...]
“Wrecking Ball” by Bruce Springsteen
“Wrecking Ball” is the Album of the Month! But it’s already proving hard to beat for the year…
Inside LMW: On-Air
Tuesday afternoon in late March: just another day of Emerson classes and work? Think again. Here in the WERS air studio there are three hosts instead of the usual one. Katie is at the board, Kathryn and Jamie at the guest seats. All three are taking their turn at pitching on the air for Live [...]
Jay Psaros
Jay Psaros is joining a fast growing cult of artists who transcend expectations of their medium and big label standards for a life of true musicianship. 2012 promises the release of his third album, an acoustic EP AND a book Jay’s been working on chronicling his life on the road as an independent artist. Perhaps [...]
Antje Duvekot
So I’m sitting here trying to determine what exactly it is I’m eating this afternoon (some sort of Jamaican chicken dish…I’m pretty sure). WERS Live Music Week pretty much runs single-handedly on coffee and mystery dishes. I notice Antje Duvekot’s guitar case chillen next to me in the WERS lobby before she gets ready for [...]
Inside LMW: News Department
During Live Music Week we often see a lot of behind the scenes footage of the web staff and live mix teams, but it’s not very often that we hear how LMW affects the award winning news department. I am here with Maggie Smolka, Friday Morning News Producer, lets see how LMW impacts her and [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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