An Appreciation Post for Boston Alt-Rock
Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Ro Batcheller, WERS Staff Writer When thinking about the underground music scene of the late ’80s and early ’90s, one of the first things that probably comes to mind is…
Show Review: The New Pornographers Rock Out at Royale
Photography by Alec Martinez By Rodin Batcheller Artist: The New Pornographers Venue: Royale When: Monday, November 4th The crowd inside Royale stood shoulder to shoulder waiting for The New Pornographers, an eight-person band from Vancouver, to…
Show Review: Daniel Norgren Rocks Brighton Music Hall
Photography by Sam Wachs By Rodin Batcheller Artist: Daniel Norgren Venue: Brighton Music Hall When: Saturday, September 28th All the way from Sweden, Daniel Norgren and his band came and filled up Brighton Music Hall…
Acoustic Songs that Rock – Oasis, Joni Mitchell, and Cage the Elephant
By Rodin Batcheller In an era of artificial beats and Soundcloud rappers, it seems to me that acoustic instruments have been thrown on the backburner of the instrumental landscape. Gibson even declared bankruptcy in May…
Writers’ Beat: Songs We’re Thankful For
Graphic by Nicole Bae By WERS Writing Staff For this month’s Writers’ Beat, and in honor of Thanksgiving, the WERS Writing Staff is talking all about the songs that we’re the most thankful for. From…
Writers’ Beat: Best Songs for a Drive
Whether it’s a road trip along the coast, your morning commute, or simply a quick run to the supermarket down the street, it’s essential to have a playlist stacked with headbanging hits and anthems to…
Live Mix Recap: Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos
Photography by Cole Matheson By Rodin Batcheller Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos stopped by the WERS Live Mix studio on Friday, October 4th to play some new songs from their upcoming album. A persistent wind…
An Appreciation Post for Left-Handed Musicians
By Rodin Batcheller and Lily Doolin It’s no secret that left-handed people are scarce, especially when looking for left-handed musicians. In fact, only about 10% of the world’s population is left-handed, according to EverydayHealth. Because…
Writers’ Beat — Songs to Cheer You Up with Vampire Weekend, Florence + The Machine, and more
For this week’s Writers’ Beat, we’re talking about songs that get us out of a grumpy mood. Whether you prefer some mellow, moody vocals to ease you out of your slump or something a little…
Writers’ Beat — Favorite Music Moments
Introducing a new segment on our blog: the writing staff beat! Here we have our contributors discuss a prompt every week. This time around, we are talking about our favorite music moments. What is a…
The Suitcase Junket Plays New Album at The Sinclair
Photography by Diego Villarroel By Rodin Batcheller Matt Lorenz, better known as the Suitcase Junket, performed the entirety of his new album Mean Dog, Trampoline, released on April 5, to the crowded Sinclair in Cambridge. He…
Weezer stays relevant with new cover album
By Rodin Batcheller On January 24, Weezer dropped an unexpected new album: the Teal album. With just over one month until the release of the Black album, it seems like Weezer wanted to surprise their fanbase with…
