Dawes Live In Studio
Los Angeles based folk-rock band, Dawes, rocked the Royale last night with screeching guitar solos and floor pounding percussion. They co-headlined with Blitzen Trapper, playing many of the tracks off their sophomore release, Nothing Is Wrong. But before setting fire to the stage, Dawes made a stop at the WERS studio for a live acoustic [...]
On the Verge: Givers
Upon being asked to jump intotheir first song, the band broke into the airy and playlist ready song “Up Up Up”, a heartening tune that offers any potentially weary listeners the chance to tap their toes during melancholy times, rather than bite their nails through the grief. The singer, various instrument percussionist, ukulele player, and [...]
WERS music director featured in radio industry publication
Mariel Wade, music director for WERS, was profiled by allaccess.com for her work as Music Director of WERS 88.9 FM, Emerson’s award-winning, student-run radio station. “Whether I’m working on playlists and trying to pick out a song that I feel will fit in nicely with the set, or if I’m listening to new records to [...]
WERS Exclusive: Life is Good Festival 2011
Saturday The day begins early on Saturday, when the WERS crew rolls into the Life Is Good parking lot, September 24th in the year 2011. The festival ground is quiet and empty in the overcast morning, the weather is warm, and the air is thick with humidity and expectation as time ticks away towards the [...]
Ryan Montbleau Band In Studio
Ryan Montbleau and his band came by the WERS studio yesterday to share a couple words and songs with the station
Cast of Rent Live In Studio
Boston's New Repertory Theater is currently showing its production of the groundbreaking rock opera Rent, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the original Broadway production's debut.
WERS Exclusive: Newport Folk Festival 2011
Newport Folk Festival started bright and early for WERS staffers, who spent the event handing out WERS gear, introducing major acts like Mavis Staples and Delta Spirit, photographing groups as they played, and chatting up artists. While all of the artists had what it took to even get an invite to the historic festival (its [...]
WERS 88.9 FM named Boston’s best radio station by The Improper Bostonian
The cleverest and most eclectic stop on the dial—featuring everything from indie rock to reggae to blues—is a safe haven from Lady Gaga’s and Ke$ha’s overcooked tracks. Since 1949, Emerson College’s radio station has been student-run, making it a revolving door of young talent both in front of and behind the microphone. “So many radio [...]
Sondre Lerche Live In Studio
Just hours before he was slated to be onstage at the Paradise Rock Club, the effortlessly charming singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche dropped by the WERS studios to perform three new songs from his upcoming album. The soft-spoken, pool-blue-eyed Lerche appeared laid-back, the kind of person who would look at home strumming away [...]
Emerson News: Radio anchor Mathieu ’96 to take WBZ News post
Joe Mathieu ’96 will be joining WBZ NewsRadio as the morning news anchor early next month. Mathieu studied mass communication/radio broadcasting while at Emerson. Since graduating, he has worked at CBS MarketWatch Radio, 1010WINS in New York, WBBM in Chicago, and WTOP in Washington, D.C. He also launched and developed the P.O.T.U.S. news radio channel [...]
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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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