Concert Watch: August 24-26, 2012
Concert Watch! This weekend: August 24-26, 2012 Friday, August 24th and Saturday, August 25th GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS, TIM MCGRAW, KENNY CHESNEY—GILLETTE STADIUM On both Friday, August 24th and Saturday, August 25th Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will be performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. They are currently touring to promote their new record, [...]
On the Verge: Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan is what comes to mind when you think of a regular Irish girl: she’s got the hair, she’s got the look, and – upon further inspection – she’s definitely got the sound. After seven years playing with recent indie music legend and fellow Irishman Damien Rice, Hannigan struck out on her own to [...]
Timeless Tuesday: Rock the Bells
For this week’s Timeless Tuesday, let’s take a trip to Shaolin. But before we get there, let me mention that this past weekend in California, the eighth annual Rock the Bells festival took place. It featured artists like J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Nas to name a few. The festival was available for live streaming [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: On The House
I have been waiting for Slaughterhouse’s debut album, Welcome to: OUR HOUSE, since the day the group announced they were putting out an album. Having the release date pushed back numerous times has increased my anticipation to maximum level. Welcome to: OUR HOUSE is going to be released on August 28th. Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, [...]
Midnight Spotlight: Bigg Dee
Each week, 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who stand out amongst a crowd. This week starting today, August 20th, 2012, we are highlighting local rapper Big Dee and playing his music at midnight and 12:30 am every [...]
Dirty Projectors at the Paradise
“This is the first time I’ve ever been excited to hear a band’s new songs at a concert,” the girl next to me confessed as we waited in line outside the Paradise Rock Club for the sold out Dirty Projectors show. She was, of course, referring to the Dirty Projectors wonderful new album, Swing Lo Magellan, and [...]
Artist of the Week: The Avett Brothers
This week’s WERS Artist Of The Week is the North Carolina based folk-rock band, The Avett Brothers, who are set to release a brand new album, The Carpenter, on September 11, 2012. The earliest incarnation of the The Avett Brothers was a band called Nemo, which was formed by brothers Seth and Scott Avett back [...]
Lana Del Rey to Model For H&M
While popular and financially successful, Lana Del Rey is far from universally acclaimed. The singer has often been criticized for her weak live singing but has already made the next move in becoming an icon, modeling for the H&M Fall line. Modeling seems like a natural move for Lana considering the inspiration she takes from [...]
David Longstreth Live In Studio
Last night, the indie rock group Dirty Projectors played a remarkable set to a sold out crowd at the Paradise Rock Club. WERS was lucky to have their frontman David Longstreth stop by to play an intimate, acoustic performance of some of the group’s songs. While their genre may be hard to pin down (if [...]
Blues Traveler at the Pavilion
“Were you even born when this song came out?” asked the woman in the seat next to me, laughing, as Blues Traveler launched into “Run-Around.” She was one of countless fans with their hands in the air, dancing along to the Grammy-winning, record-setting hit last night at the Bank of America Pavilion. I was three [...]
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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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