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 [...]
On The Verge: Jukebox The Ghost
Every college freshman secretly hopes to find their niche right out the gate—whether you make it in a sorority, a theater group, or a band, everyone’s looking for something lasting. One of the few success stories of this endeavor is Jukebox the Ghost, a threesome that first met in the dorms at George Washington University [...]
Delta Rae Live In Studio
When this North Carolinian band walked in, they were carrying the normal variety of instruments such as guitars and basses, except the last member who was carrying a very beat-up silver trash can. It was apparent that this wasn’t going to be just any day in the studio. There was high energy all around, everyone [...]
Johnny Foreigner Live In Studio
“It took us ten hours to get here from New York,” says Johnny Foreigner’s drummer Junior Laidley. “We got caught in Christmas,” he says, referring to the heavy snowfall outside the WERS window. It’s the quartet’s first trip to the city and only their second tour in America. Johnny Foreigner originally hails from Birmingham, England, [...]
Freelance Whales Live In Studio
As the WERS studio filled with spacious and roomy rhythms and voices, it was clear Freelance Whales had indeed arrived. The studio was filled to the brim with the five musicians and their funky instruments, which help create their lively indie sound. Among them were the standard bass and acoustic guitars, but they were joined [...]
On the Verge: Jeff Beam
Who sells their new album on cassette? Jeff Beam sells his new album on cassette. The statement alone is enough to sum up the throwback, kicked-back persona of On the Verge artist from the woods of Maine, and he’s got the sound to back it up. Coming into the WERS studios with a flannel shirt, [...]
Nonsequitur Live In Studio
Even the grumpiest of music listeners would have had wide smiles on their faces had they been in the WERS studio this afternoon. This is because Columbia University’s co-ed a cappella group Nonsequitur stopped by to sing us three songs, and they brought with them an unparalleled amount of positive energy. Just because a group [...]
Joshua Radin on Coffeehouse
Early this cold Saturday morning, the sun was just barely pushing through the clouds when singer-songwriter Joshua Radin, accompanied by backup guitarist Brandon Walters, trundled into the WERS studio to play a few stripped-down acoustic versions of several of tracks from his newest album, Underwater. Known best for his beautifully quiet, yet distinct, voice and [...]
Neil Halstead Live In Studio
Live Music Week happens bi-annually at WERS to raise money to keep our station running. We ask if you can pledge your support in order to keep us live on air, bringing you live performances from your favorite musicians. Pledges can be made here. For one man and his guitar, Neil Halstead can make a big [...]
Eric Hutchinson Live In Studio
Eric Hutchinson’s demeanor in person seems to directly mirror the style of his music, casual and full of the sharp wit reflected in his lyrics, the Emerson College notable alum and singer-songwriter, dropped by the WERS studio this afternoon to play an acoustic set for us back at his old stomping ground. Since his graduation, [...]
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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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