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. GREEN DAY, !UNO!: Punk rockers, Green Day are back with their ninth studio album, !Uno! which drops today, September 25th. It is the first in [...]
This or That: “At Last”
“At Last” by Etta James VS “At Last” by Glen Miller and Orchestra This wedding song classic is best known for Etta James’ powerful voice and her smooth delivery of every line. Her arrangement of the song is beyond the most famous, however it is actually a cover from Glen Miller and his Orchestra recorded [...]
Emmylou Harris and Mumford & Sons on Crossroads
Emmylou Harris, revered folk singer-songwriter, and Mumford & Sons are teaming up this week for an episode of CMT Crossroads. The CMT show is famous for pairing various folk and country artists together for one superstar evening. Marcus Mumford has openly referred to Harris as a huge inspiration for their folk rock sound, and says, [...]
Artist Of The Week: Bell X1
The WERS Artist Of The Week is Irish indie-rock band, Bell X1! Earlier this year the band released Field Recordings, a 2 disc collection of live and acoustic tracks from their 2010 world tour. Bell X1 formed from the ashes of the Irish band, Juniper, which featured Bell X1 members Paul Noonan and Dominic Phillips along with singer [...]
Scott Walker Announces New Album
Legendary singer Scott Walker has recently announced his latest album. Titled Bish Bosch, it’s his newest release since 2006’s dark and eerie The Drift. Scheduled to be released on December 4th, Bish Bosch looks to continue his legendary and curiously underrated discography with yet another fantastic album. Stated to be an influence on many modern [...]
Grizzly Bear at the Orpheum Theater
Grizzly Bear’s concert last night at the Orpheum Theatre put me in a position where I was seeing a band days after the release of new material. In preparation, I spent the last few days forcibly familiarizing myself with their 4th full-length album, Shields, released on September 18th. Grizzly Bear’s albums tend to be “growers”, [...]
Ben Howard at the Paradise
The weather Saturday night could not have been better for waiting in line for a great concert, which was lucky for the huge crowd that turned up for Ben Howard’s show at the Paradise Rock Club. The line stretched far down the sidewalk and around the block, made up of a variety of Howard fans: [...]
Chagigah Kitchen: New Year’s Brisket
Hello, Chagigah listeners! Allow us at the program to be the first to wish you a happy Jewish New Year, and a sincere hope that the Rosh Hashanah celebration was a meaningful and joyous time for you and your family. While you’re recovering from the delicious food and good times, allow us to pitch in [...]
All A Capprofile: Dukes Men of Yale
The Duke’s Men of Yale University is an all male a cappella group that has been around since 1952. This group of gentleman have a diverse repertoire, ranging from current pop hits to traditional Yale numbers. They are no stranger to the All A Cappella music library. On the show we have gotten many requests [...]
BBC 6 to Release Music Compilation
To celebrate it’s tenth anniversary, BBC 6 is releasing a compilation CD of “live recordings from the station’s first decade” (Pitchfork.com) The CD, titled This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live, will be a double album coming out September 24th. It will feature Thom Yorke, Beck, Arcade Fire, The Vaccines, Fleet Foxes, the Shins, MGMT, [...]
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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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