On the Verge: Savior Adore
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, our On The Verge artist is pop-rock duo Savoir Adore! The band from Brooklyn, New York is composed of Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro. Since their start in 2007, they’ve referred to their [...]
New Releases Tuesday
Welcome to New Releases Tuesday on WERS. Every Tuesday we’ll take a look around the music scene and bring you updates on, you guessed it, the new albums coming out this week. BATHS, OBSIDIAN Electronic musician and California native, Will Wiesenfeld is better known for his stage name Baths. Wiesenfeld released his third album, Obsidian, under the [...]
“Yes!” by Wayne Potash
Positivity is always a good thing, and singer-songwriter-instrument player extraordinaire Wayne Potash’s album Yes! serves to inspire just that. Whether your interests include in depth musical descriptions of trucks and canine space-travel or you just enjoy listening tocatchy tunes with your family, this album (the overall theme of which is “positive affirmation and fun”) will [...]
Tufts’ Beelzebubs 50th Anniversary
Tufts Beelzebubs are no strangers to the a cappella world. From winning the very first ICCA competition in 1993* to having their vocals featured on the FOX hit TV show Glee, the group has left their mark in a cappella history. On Saturday May 25th, 2013 held an A cappella event unlike any other: Beelzebubs [...]
“Monster Suit” by Mo Phillips
In Mo Phillips’ latest album, Monster Suit, the foot-tapping’ tunes will have the whole family rocking out together. Kids and parents alike love the classic indie rock sound that Phillips puts into his kid-friendly songs. Coming out of Portland, Oregon, this Early Childhood Educator and father has created an album with a variety of songs from mellow songs to [...]
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 [...]
All A Capprofile: Achoired Taste
Achoired Taste is the newest of the A cappella groups that call Emerson College their home. Achoired Taste is currently a co-ed group that is home to eighteen Emerson College sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The members include: Daniel Begin, Marina Altschiller, Alicia Carroll, Amanda Doughty, Matt Regan, Jen Currier, Jacob Sigler, Matthew Judge, Becky Brinkerhoff, [...]
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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