Carsie Blanton
Carsie Blanton is based in Philly, grew up in Virginia, started her first band while living in Oregon, and based her latest album on her experiences from frequent visits in New Orleans, the city that stole her affection. Currently, touring all over the US, and today she stopped by for Live Music Week to share [...]
Will Dailey
Originally a singer-songwriter, WIll Dailey has grown into a full-time rocker since his 2011 release Will Dailey & The Rivals. The full band alongside Will on this record has naturally allowed room for a more evolved and dynamic sound. Even though so much of Will’s recent focus has been on creating a fuller sound, he [...]
Alage
Last night local rapper Alage came to the WERS studio to share his thoughts about being an up and coming rapper, and some of tracks he’s been making. Starting his rap career at 16 and heavily influenced by rap giants 2pac and Big Pun, Alage has been making moves in the Boston rap scene for [...]
Dan Blakeslee
New England native Dan Blakeslee is one of our favorite local singer-songwriters and a WERS regular. One WERS staffer, waiting for his performance, told me: “I love Dan Blakeslee, I see him out and about in Boston sometimes and he’s just great. He’s one of those real-deal guys who’s really doing it for the love [...]
Inside Live Music Week: Sara Morgan, Marketing Dir.
Even though WERS is a college-run radio station, we still get a little help from non-students such as Marketing Director Sara Morgan. After joining the station staff in July of 2011, Morgan began working on new ways to get our music news out apart from the airwaves. She helped WERS complete a successful Live Music [...]
Chairlift
Chairlift: They began as a trio, and then they turned into a duo, but somehow, five of them appeared at WERS for their on-air performance for Live Music Week. Patrick Wimberly and Caroline Polachek– along with their three other troubadours– have another month or so of tour ahead of them, but for this last weekend [...]
Po Boyz
Po’ Boyz describe their sound as a “soulful gumbo of sounds, fearless souls and spirits.” While they’ve found a strong local following in Boston and have a weekly residency at the Middle East in Cambridge, their sound is deeply rooted in the South, particularly New Orleans, with a touch of 1970′s jam-band riffs. The band’s [...]
Sarah Blacker
Sarah Blacker is more than a friend and fan-favorite at WERS, she’s a kindred spirit. Her new EP Perfectly Imperfect is being sold on her website for a name-your-own price starting at $7. Moving up from that, fans get all sorts of thank you gifts from a skype-songwriting lesson to an in-house concert. This kind of [...]
Daniel Woods
It was a night mixed with old school flavor and new school flare; the ladies of the Secret Spot kicked off their first show of Live Music Week with an eclectic mix of vintage soul and new age R&B. The show transitioned from hour to hour at last introducing the man of the night, Daniel [...]
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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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