Kim Deal Quits The Pixies
The Pixies, or rather Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering (the other members), released a statement yesterday stating that bassist Kim Deal won’t be playing with the band anymore. Here is the official statement: We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have [...]
Concert Watch: June 12th-June 16th
Good morning, music lovers! Right now we’re getting a break from all the rain we had yesterday, and even though there’s more on the way tomorrow we’re not going to let some droplets of water get in way of all the great shows happening this week, right? Now let’s take a look at who’s coming [...]
Grouplove Announce New Album
Los Angeles-based indie darlings, Grouplove, recently released the first single, titled “Ways to Go”, off their upcoming sophomore album, Spreading Rumors. The album is to be released September 17th on Atlantic Records. “Ways to Go” picks up right where Never Trust a Happy Song left off. The track is just as synth poppy, ethereal, and [...]
Kings of Leon Announce New Music
It’s been nearly five years since Kings of Leon’s fourth full-length release, the explosive Only by the Night that catapulted the band into the spotlight with chart-topping singles such as “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody”. The success of that album lead Kings of Leon to headline the Glastonbury Music Festival in 2009, as well [...]
Field Trip Festival Is Coming Up
Arts & Crafts is about more than paper maché and rubber stamping; it’s something that has undoubtedly become a staple in the vocabulary of any indie music fan. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Arts & Crafts Productions is a record label founded by Jeffrey Remedios and Kevin Drew. Remedios, a former Virgin Records exec, and [...]
Lou Reed Undergoes Liver Transplant
Laurie Anderson, wife of Lou Reed, the 71 year old founding member of The Velvet Underground, has revealed that Reed is recovering from surgery at a clinic in Cleveland, OH. Reed has had a long history with drugs and alcohol, fueling inspiration for the songs that made The Velvet Underground both famous and tremendously influential, [...]
The Pixies Planning Coffee Table Book
Pixies fans rejoice. Currently in works is a coffee table book documenting the Boston-based alternative rock band Pixies. Perhaps one of the most influential bands in indie rock history, Pixies formed in Boston in 1986 and disbanded in 1993. Pixies members went on to focus on their separate careers until reuniting in 2004. The book [...]
Boston Calling To Return in September
Nearly 20,000 music fans flocked to downtown Boston this weekend, crowding City Hall Plaza for the city’s first (mini) music festival: Boston Calling. The Saturday/Sunday festival featured fun. and The National as the headliners, but the line-up also included Dirty Projectors, Of Monsters and Men, Young the Giant, Andrew Bird, and more, with the sets [...]
Artist of the Week: Jesse Dee
WERS is featuring Boston’s own Jesse Dee as our Artist of the Week! Jesse Dee was born in Boston in 1980 and raised in Arlington. He was first drawn to Soul music at the tender age of eight-years-old after hearing singers like Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson on a local oldies radio station. This sparked [...]
Arctic Monkeys Live Return
English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys returned to live performances with their first show of 2013 on Wednesday night. With their last gig being a short but energetic appearance at the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony last summer, the group played to a sold out crowd at Colorado’s Majestic Ventura Theatre. The band announced several [...]
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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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June 21
Fleetwood Mac
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June 23
B-52s + Go-Go’s
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July 9
Paul McCartney
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July 10
She & Him
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July 20
Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket
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