Keane at the House of Blues
As a concert-goer, there’s no greater bummer than seeing a band you’re crazy about phone it in after months or arduous touring. Lucky for us, the well-loved British rockers of Keane were not ones to pull this stunt—after a several year hiatus from making music and doing a high-profile tour, they kicked off a three-continent [...]
Riddims Watch: Old Timer Riddim
The Old Timer Riddim is a new riddim attempting to reach back to the old school roots reggae sounds of classic 70s reggae. Produced by I Love Sound Productions, this particular cut features three female artists Queen Omega, Judy Mowatt, and Tamika. While the vocal style and production quality shown the modern qualities of the [...]
Riddims Watch: Bassline Riddim
The highly anticipated , produced by Di Genius, had its release this month. With all the heavy hitters on it (Aidonia, Mavado, Busy Signal, Gyptain, Di Genius, Chino, Sean Paul, and Elephant Man), this is definitely a riddim to watch this summer. Standouts on the riddim are Mavado’s “I Swear”, Aidonia’s “Bad Inna Di Dance”, [...]
Riddims Watch: Summer Wave
A remake of last summer’s hit, the Summertime riddim was released in mid-May, the Summer Wave Riddim. This will be the feel good riddim of the season. It features Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Popcaan, Lady Saw, Tommy Lee, Gaza Slim, and more. With all the heavy hitters on the riddim, there is sure to be [...]
“The Greatest Show on Earth: In Tents”
One of my favorite Playground bands, who brought you “Covered In Band-Aids”, is back! Step right up, Playgroundgoers – it’s time to set foot into the new big top circus that is the Recess Monkey album, In Tents! If you love sitting down and eating popcorn, riding on Tilt-a-Whirls, human cannonballs, and dancing bears, then [...]
On The Verge: The Kopecky Family Band
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 hails from Nashville, Tennesse and have played at festivals such as Bonnaroo and South By Southwest. They are the Kopecky Family Band—no they are not actually related—and together [...]
Midnight Spotlight: Red Shaydez
Each week 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who got that “fire”. By the end of the week, we let our listeners choose whether they want these artists to be added on constant rotation or not. This week [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Furious 50
SILENCE! It’s the return of the tyrant, aka Furious 50. He is back at it again with his latest mixtape The Lost Tape. Released on May 22nd, The Lost Tape is full of gritty and boastful words and money-making schemes. 50 Cent recruits artists such as Kidd Kidd, Snoop Dogg, Precious Paris, Ned The Wino, [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Hood Internet
Streaming out of Chicago comes the dynamic mash-up duo The Hood Internet. Over the past few years, Aaron Brink (ABX) and Steve Reidell (STV SLV) have been mixing both mainstream and underground hip-hop with indie songs. The both of them have a very extensive musical background and had experimental rap projects during their college years. [...]
“That’s Why God Made the Radio” by The Beach Boys
With anticipation building as the group tours the country once more (though the Pet Sounds lineup is long over) for their fiftieth anniversary, the release of The Beach Boys’ That’s Why God Made The Radio is perfectly timed—in a society that thrives on nostalgia, the Boys deliver nearly a half-century of American pop culture along [...]
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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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May 25
Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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