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WERS at Non Comm 2013!

WERS at Non Comm 2013!

This week WERS is headed to Philadelphia for Non Comm 2013! CLICK HERE for live updates and recaps from this year’s convention! The annual NON-COMMvention music and radio conference is held in Philadelphia, PA and hosted by WXPN. Every year, industry professionals and music lovers flock to Philadelphia for exclusive showcases, innovative guest speakers, and [...]

Support The One Fund

Support The One Fund

WERS is BOSTON STRONG and you should be too! Two Emersonians, Nick Reynolds and Chris Dobens, are the driving force behind BOSTON STRONG. The fundraising campaign was started this week via Ink To The People to fundraise for relief efforts, all proceeds from the BOSTON STRONG campaign will be going to The One Fund. For [...]

WERS Hub Day Wednesdays

WERS Hub Day Wednesdays

Here at WERS we already have On The Verge Tuesdays and Throwback Thursdays. And now we are proud to announce a brand new weekly segment… Hub Day Wednesdays! Boston is popularly known as the “Hub of the Universe” and WERS is keeping tabs on native and local Boston musicians. Every Wednesday afternoon at 1:15pm tune [...]

Public Radio Music Month!

Public Radio Music Month!

WERS is celebrating national Public Radio Music Month all April long! For more information on Public Radio Music Month visit: publicradiomusicmonth.org Across the country music lovers and industry professionals are celebrating public radio by sharing stories of what public radio has done for music, individual careers, and listener experiences. Last year, over 400 music format public [...]

Discover: “The Messenger”

Discover: “The Messenger”

WERS is featuring Johnny Marr’s The Messenger as our March Album of the Month! Johnny Marr is still playing the electric guitar. And damn well too, which diehard indie rock fans should be grateful for. His first major project after a long stint of playing axe on other bands’ records, The Messenger is proof that [...]

Live Music Week Spring 2013

Live Music Week Spring 2013

CLICK HERE to read about all of our exclusive Live Music Week performances. Thank you to everyone who pledge this past week to support commercial-free public radio! We raised over $125,000 thanks to your generosity! As always, during Live Music Week, WERS brings you an entire week of some of your favorite local and national acts [...]

Iceland Flyaway Sweepstakes

Iceland Flyaway Sweepstakes

WERS 88.9 FM has a once in a lifetime chance for you and someone special to experience Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to a generous gift from Iceland Naturally, Blue Lagoon, Icelandair, Iceland Airwaves, and the city of Reykjavik; WERS has two weekend passes to the annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival on November 1 [...]

All A Cappella Live 2013

All A Cappella Live 2013

All A Cappella Live! will be back for another exciting show on April 7, 2013. Get your tickets today!

WERS Rewind

WERS Rewind

If you missed it on 88.9 Live, you can catch it here on demand!

Live Music Week Fall 2012

Live Music Week Fall 2012

Thank you for your support during Live Music Week!

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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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