Tegan and Sara Live In Studio
Canadian duo Tegan and Sara are, in a way, icons. Female-fronted groups are by no means a new revolution, but the surge they’ve created since beginning in 1995 has wound up patching cracked hearts most teenagers didn’t know were torn in the first place – and getting Grammy nominations because of it. As identical twins, [...]
Mike Doughty Live In Studio
“I swear to god it’s mostly herbal [stuff],” Mike Doughty says, as he empties a bottle of pills into his palm. He picks up a single pill and shakes it, listening for the faint “sh-sh” noise it emits. “It’s really an effective percussion method,” he says, and he’s not kidding. Doughty uses this technique on [...]
Ryan Montbleau Live In Studio
The Ryan Montbleau Band is a local group from in and around the North Shore area, whose commitment to one another runs deep. The band came to the WERS studio and exuded the same cool feeling that ties together all of lead singer Ryan Montbleau’s solo albums and those produced as a band as well. [...]
On the Verge: Jabe Beyer
Jabe Beyer is an award-winning songwriter who got his start in our very own Boston. Although he relocated to Nashville in 2007, he has a loyal following here; he has been recognized by the Boston Phoenix and has won multiple Boston Music Awards. If the hometown praise isn’t enough, you might recognize Jabe Beyer’s music [...]
Kate Earl Live In Studio
As Kate Earl begins her tour that includes shows from both the East and West coast, she took some time to come into our WERS studios to sing a few songs for us. All three songs were off of her new album Stronger, which was released November 20th, only a few weeks ago. “My new [...]
On The Verge: River City Extension
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 Indie Rock band from Tom’s River, New Jersey, River City Extension. The eight member band is fronted by Joe Michelini, a successful New Jersey solo act in his own right. He formed the band [...]
Charlie Mars on Coffeehouse
“I only went to the party cause I heard you might be there.” This is the lyric that pops up on the screen then fades away if you visit Charlie Mars’ website, and just that one line conveys a lot of what makes Mars important as an artist. Sure it’s simple, but it carries a [...]
On The Verge: Cory Chisel
During Cory Chisel’s WERS in-studio performance he says, “Some songs are about moving your body and what clothes you have on, and others are about storytelling.” Cory Chisel and the assortment of artists who perform with him, the Wandering Sons, belong to the latter category. Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons’ released their second album [...]
Jake Sorgen on Coffeehouse
Emerson alumnus and WERS veteran Jake Sorgen has become a respectable musician since graduating. So the surreal feeling that was shared between Sorgen and the WERS staff when he came to perform songs from his solo musical career was understandable. He interacted with the staff as if he had never left Emerson and was still working [...]
On The Verge: Kate Miller-Heidke
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 from a singer-songwriter all the way from Australia, Kate Miller-Heidke. She is classically trained with degrees from Queensland Conservatorium of Music and Queensland University of Technology in [...]
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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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June 12
The Postal Service
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