United Nations Votes on Syrian Resolution
By Michael Jacobs The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution which calls for a political transition of power within the Syrian government. The Arab-backed resolution, which passed 107-12 with 59 absentees, recognizes the Syrian National Coalition, the government’s main opposition, as the legitimate representation of the Syrian people. The Arab backing of the resolution [...]
Massachusetts Residents Arrested in Alleged Prostitution Ring
By Emily Files Massachusetts authorities arrested two people who allegedly ran an “extensive” human trafficking enterprise operated out of massage parlors and spas across the greater Boston area. Xiu Chen, 32, of Medford, and Ronald Keplin, 57, of Woburn are accused of forcing several women into prostitution and making them live in squalor in crowded [...]
President Obama Speaks Out Against IRS
By Amanda Beland President Obama denounced the recent Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) targeting of Tea Party and Conservative non-profit groups. This is the first time the President has spoken publicly about the allegations of the IRS focusing intensely on the actions of conservative groups nationwide. He said the actions of the IRS should be “nothing but [...]
Kidnapping Suspect’s Brothers Speak Out
By Emily Files The brothers of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro spoke out about their brother, calling him a “monster” who should rot in jail. When three women were found, along with a 6-year-old child, imprisoned in a Cleveland house after ten years of captivity, Pedro and Onil Castro were arrested with their brother. News [...]
Billy Bragg Live at Berklee
Billy Bragg took to the stage at the beautiful and acoustically fantastic Berklee Performance Center at around 8pm Sunday night. Flanked by a full band for about 2/3rds of his set, Bragg played a career spanning set that lasted a good two hours. Bragg’s politically charged reputation proved true as he held court on everything [...]
Ra Ra Riot Live in Studio
Wes, Milo, Mathieu, Rebecca, and Kenny of Ra Ra Riot all sit in the lobby of the WERS studios wearily dining on soup and bread from Panera, using their gig cases as tables. The group looks tired but greets everyone with smiles. The band’s new album is called Beta Love. Released in January 2013, this [...]
On The Verge: Xavier Rudd
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 Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Xavier Rudd. Rudd was born and raised in Torquay, Victoria and originally performed with the band Xavier and the Hum before choosing to [...]
Rose Cousins Live In Studio
Halifax Canada’s Rose Cousins brought nothing more than herself and a couple instruments for her in-studio performance at WERS for live music week. As of lately, however, she has been proudly calling Boston her “second home,” and we caught her in rare form, not surrounded by a group of tight knit Boston musicians. She seemed [...]
Lunch Money Live In Studio
It is Live Music Week again here at 88.9 WERS! We are bringing you all of your favorite music live in studio, and asking for your support for non-commercial public radio! During this week we are able to bring in some of your favorite artists to play for you live on-air because we love you! [...]
Achoired Taste Live In Studio
All A Cappella has the unique privilege of being the hub for a myriad of different a cappella groups from all corners of the country, and certainly all over the Greater Boston Area. Today, however, I had the rare privilege of hosting a group right here at Emerson College. Achoired Taste is the newest of [...]
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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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The Postal Service
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