Newport Folk Festival: Iron and Wine
You can’t have Newport Folk Festival without the folk legend-in-the-making Iron and Wine. Frontman Sam Beam returned to Rhode Island once again to play the music Newport fans love to hear. The set started off with the fan favorite “Naked As We Came”, a rather quiet and cozy song that can win over anyone. The [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Blind Pilot
Portland-based folk rockers Blind Pilot trekked all the way from Oregon and took the Harbor stage by storm tonight in Fort Adams. With overcast skies and a looming gloom of potential rain upon us, Blind Pilot sure kept spirits high. The band was introduced by WERS’ own music director, Kendall Stewart; as a long-time fan [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Dawes
The sky had turned from bright and sunny to a discouraging grey as LA’s Dawes took the Fort stage this afternoon, but the main lawn remained dry, barring any repeats of the previous night and allowing for interrupted dancing amongst the audience members. WERS was lucky enough to score an exclusive interview with the band [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Sharon Van Etten
It seems right for Sharon Van Etten to join the Newport Folk Festival. Given the slightly moody weather when she went onstage – warm winds, humid air, and clouds that were winking out tiny rain drops every few minutes – it was natural to hear music that has one foot in a wandering sadness and [...]
Newport Folk Festival: First Aid Kit
Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit stopped by Newport for a set at the intimate Harbor stage on Saturday afternoon. Johanna and Klara Soderberg garnered a mass of attention from Newport goers and filled the tent beyond capacity long before the two stepped on stage. The crowd, with loud cheers, warmly welcomed the band. The [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes were probably the most hyped band to step foot on the main stage, Fort, today at Newport Folk Festival. This past year has been nothing but buzz for the band. In fact, it’s really more the past eight months or so. The Alabama natives put out their first EP in November of 2011 [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Deer Tick
Newport veterans Deer Tick hit the Quad Stage and kept the momentum of the afternoon rolling with a set that set the audience off into frenzy. The packed tent was lined by rows of onlookers and even more fans behind them seated comfortably to enjoy the show with the help of the jumbo screens that [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Apache Relay
The first band to hit the Harbor stage for the weekend, The Apache Relay were greeted by an incredible level of humidity and a full tent of late-morning festival-goers at Fort Adams State Park. The group of “Nomads”– who actually do have a home-base in Nashville, Tennessee– had been out and about in Rhode Island [...]
Newport Folk Festival: Wilco
This year’s Newport Folk Festival started things off a little differently. Instead of just featuring two days of constant performances on several stages, fans were treated to an extra Friday night special show on the grounds – a pre-festival concert, if you will – providing a change in a setup that has existed for 53 [...]
Liars at the Paradise Rock Club
Art-rock fans were not to be disappointed at the Paradise last night as the stacked bill of Los Angeles based Liars and openers Unknown Mortal Orchestra put on a solid show and rocked the house. Kicking the evening off was the Portland, Oregon via New Zealand band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, which features former members of The [...]
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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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