Butch Walker Live at Central Presbytarian Church
Around one hundred and fifty people sat in the pews at the Central Presbytarian Church as Butch Walker took the stage last night, but they did not stay seated for long. The singer-songwriter stepped out onto the altar solo and took his place behind the piano. Walker kicked off the set with “ATL”, a moving [...]
Kate Nash Live at Paradise
Kate Nash is every girl’s dream best friend. Her performance at the Paradise Rock Club last night was the first stop of her three-month tour to promote her newest album, Girl Talk, and the evening was a celebration of feminism and friendship. The crowd was a mix of ages and genders, and despite waiting in a long line in [...]
Reykjavik Calling at the Paradise
Reykjavik Calling’s second year was a rousing success, bringing together some of Boston’s finest and pairing them with two of Iceland’s rising stars. The Paradise was packed with a loud and lively crowd who were eagerly anticipating a concert filled with unforgettable performances, collaborations, and camaraderie between Iceland and Boston. Icelandic singer-songwriter Sóley Stefánsdóttir kicked [...]
DeVotchKa Live at HOB
DeVotchKa may be the best bar band in the world. To the tune of “Comrade Z”, heard live at the House of Blues, March 9, 2013, I found myself remembering a small, dark hotel cafe in northern Paris, where I once drank five-euro rum & cokes while a circle of locals strum and drum their [...]
Animal Collective Live At HOB
Animal Collective kicked off their tour promoting 2012 release Centipede Hz last night at the House of Blues, lighting up the stage with their signature electro-weirdness and tripped out sound. Around since the late 1990′s, the Baltimore natives refuse to age by mellowing, and the spectacle was at an all-time high for the show that [...]
Alt-J Live at the Paradise
On Sunday, March 2, the Paradise Rock Club held a sold out crowd that was murmuring with excitement even before the doors opened. English indie rock band Alt-J opened their US tour to this crowd, the first night of an almost nonstop tour that runs until October, which includes stops at music festivals like Coachella, [...]
Imagine Dragons Live at HOB
The Las Vegas based band, Imagine Dragons have been all over the map in the last year. Starting with their hit single “It’s Time” which began to sweep the nation in February 2012, the four piece band’s star has yet to stop rising. Now with “Radioactive” topping the Alternative Charts and “Demons” on the Triple [...]
Lady Lamb Live at TT the Bear’s
We at WERS love to give you, the listener and the reader, the first scoop on some of the best new bands around. We ESPECIALLY love to give our props to the great new and established bands that come out of Boston and the greater New England area. So, it is with great pleasure, to [...]
Big Gigantic Live at House of Blues
Last Friday, duo group Big Gigantic paid a visit to Boston playing at the House of Blues. This jazz/dubstep/hip-hop/EDM livetronica duo was sold out last week, filling up all three floors of the venue. The two performers of the group, producer/saxophonist, Dominic Lalli, and drummer, Jeremy Salken, have made a huge debut from their talents [...]
Passion Pit Live at Agganis Arena
Nor’easter Nemo took Boston will full force this weekend, shutting down all public transportation and leaving Bostonians with cabin fever. Despite the 22 inches of snow that fell upon the Bean, local indie electronic band Passion Pit wouldn’t let their fans down. Luckily their tour schedule allowed for the Boston show to be pushed back [...]
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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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The XX / Grizzly Bear
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