On The Verge: Field Report
At 4:15 PM each Tuesday, WERS brings you our On The Verge segment which highlights an artist we think is up-and-coming. This week’s artist On The Verge is the folk band, Field Report. The singer-songwriter Christopher Porterfield serves as front man for the band and its name is actually an anagram of his last name. [...]
“How I Knew Her” by Nataly Dawn
One half of indie folk duo Pomplamoose, Nataly Dawn has had quite the success over the past three years. With her voice gracing a national Toyota commercial, appearing on NPR’s All Things Considered, and lending her talents to a Barry Manilow track, Dawn announced a solo-effort in 2011. The album financed by a KIckstarter campaign with [...]
Artist of the Week: The Adam Ezra Group
This week WERS is featuring The Adam Ezra Group as our Artist of the Week! We’ve been big fans of Adam Ezra here at WERS for a long time and are so thrilled to have them perform this Saturday at WERS Presents: Reykjavik Calling at the Paradise Rock Club. Adam Ezra and his band are [...]
Matt and Kim New Video
A few days ago indie pop duo/couple Matt and Kim uploaded a music video to Youtube for their song “It’s Alright.” This is the second music video off of their most recent album, Lightning. Matt and Kim videos are always extremely interesting and quirky like how the video for “Let’s Go” was based around awkward [...]
Kris Delmhorst Live In Studio
This afternoon Boston singer songwriter Kris Delmhorst stopped by the WERS studios for an intimate live set. In anticipation of this Saturday’s event, WERS Presents: Reykjavik Calling, we spoke to Delmhorst about her current work and the collaborative process. Delmhorst has been on the acoustic music scene for years and has numerous albums and EPs [...]
Alt-J Live at the Paradise
On Sunday, March 2, the Paradise Rock Club held a sold out crowd that was murmuring with excitement even before the doors opened. English indie rock band Alt-J opened their US tour to this crowd, the first night of an almost nonstop tour that runs until October, which includes stops at music festivals like Coachella, [...]
National Record Store Day 2013
Record Store Day, the annual celebration of all things music and vinyl related (excluding the pants), returns on April 20th and there will be TONS of new records to pick up. Warner Bros. Records has recently announced their 2013 Record Store Day plans and plenty of familiar, WERS artists are featured. Some of the highlights [...]
Iceland Flyaway Sweepstakes
WERS 88.9 FM has a once in a lifetime chance for you and someone special to experience Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to a generous gift from Iceland Naturally, Blue Lagoon, Icelandair, Iceland Airwaves, and the city of Reykjavik; WERS has two weekend passes to the annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival on November 1 [...]
Official Rules for Iceland Flyaway Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void in New York, Florida, and where prohibited. The “Iceland Flyaway” Promotion (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 2:00am EST on March 4, 2013 and ends at 7:00pm EST on April 1, 2013 (“Sweepstakes Period”). All Federal, State, Local laws and regulations shall apply. Sweepstakes sponsored by WERS, 120 [...]
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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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Boston Calling
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The XX / Grizzly Bear
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The Postal Service
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