Antje Duvekot Live In Studio
Antje Duvekot stopped by WERS this afternoon to provide a break from the more upbeat summer songs we have been playing like “Anna Sun” by Walk the Moon and “Tongue Tied” by Grouplove. Duvekot, who hails from Sommerville, MA, spent her warm up time gazing out the window as she softly sang to herself. Her [...]
Throwback Thursday: Art Garfunkel
For this week’s Throwback Thursday we are highlighting Art Garfunkel who has recently released “The Singer,” a career-spanning retrospective album. Growing up, I have to admit that I always thought that Simon & Garfunkel were, for lack of a better word, pretty lame. That changed the first time I watched The Graduate. Featured heavily on the [...]
Where Are They Now: Al Green
Al Greene was born in Forrest City, Arkansas; he later dropped the “E” from his last name when he decided to start his own solo career. His parents Robert and Cora Greene had nine other children; Green was the sixth child of the family. He started performing at the age of ten in a quartet [...]
Concert Watch: September 7th-September 9th
Concert Watch! This weekend: September 7th-September 9th, 2012 Friday, September 7th GHOSTS OF JUPITER—BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL Local Rockers, Ghosts of Jupiter will be taking the stage at the Brighton Music Hall in Allston on Friday, September 7th. They currently have an on-going Music Experience at the Museum of Science Planetarium, in which one can get the full experience [...]
Riddims Watch: Conquering Lion
New from Chiney K productions, the Conquering Lion Riddim is a solid new showcase of well established reggae names as well a a slew of underground names making their way up. The riddim is a pretty standard reggae groove, but it is well suited to the type of vocalists featured on the track, many of [...]
Mariami Video Release Party
The Mariami event began with a great DJ set playing R&B and hip-hop. As the place started to fill up, the lights dimmed and the director of the music videos introduced the two videos. The videos were live in-studio performances of songs Mariami was covering. The videos included these performances and short documentary parts about [...]
On the Verge: These United States
These United States stopped by the WERS studios as they kicked off their summer tour to support the release of their fifth album last week. For the live set, front man Jesse Elliot took lead vocals, Tom Hnatow on piano, Justin Craig and Anna Morsett on guitar, and Aaron Latos on percussion. The band’s latest [...]
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. Animal Collective, Centipede Hz – 2009′s Merriweather Post Pavilion might have made you think Animal Collective were softening up. Not so. Their latest [...]
Artist Of The Week: Bob Dylan
The WERS Artist Of The Week is Bob Dylan. The singer-songwriter will be releasing his thirty-fifth studio album, Tempest, next Tuesday on Columbia Records! The last 10 years have proven to be very fruitful and productive for Dylan and Tempest is sure to continue that trend. The record will be his first studio album since [...]
Chagigah Kitchen: Date Loaf
Hello, Chagigah listeners! This week’s recipe is short and straight to the point—kind of how we’d like everything, but we’re happy to take what we can get. Date loaf is a delicious snack or appetizer that takes under an hour to get just right, and we hope that you’ll enjoy it with your family without [...]
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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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