Support WERS and Take your Northern Attitude to Cancun – Go Out of the Blue with Noah Kahan
Win a trip for you and a friend to Noah Kahan’s Out of the Blue Festival in Cancun! January 7 – January 11, 2027 THIS…
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Pick of the Week: “Silent” Air Traffic Controller
“Silent” by Air Traffic Controller has the same feeling as those songs that become anthems for certain moods or feelings. In this song, the Boston-based band expands their versatility and further dives into the pop genre as they blend it with rock.
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Suki Waterhouse Continues to Shine Bright at MGM Music Hall Fenway
Suki Waterhouse lit up MGM Music Hall Fenway last week on the latest stop of her Loveland Tour. The show, as always, was a sight to behold as Waterhouse imposed her energetic personality on the audience throughout.
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Uncommon Concert Calendar: September 26 – 29
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each week, our intrepid music staff picks out some upcoming concerts you won’t want to miss.
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Devon Gilfillian Rocks The Sinclair
Devon Gilfillian, whose song “Black Dog Rabbit Hole” just featured as our Pick of the Week on our blog, made his way to Boston this past week.
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New Discoveries: This is Lorelei “The Kid With the Crown”
Following the resounding success of his debut album, “Box for Buddy, Box for Star” (which has now been released in a super deluxe version in dialogue with Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, Hayley Williams, Snail Mail, and other musical talents), Nate Amos continues to broaden his sonic range through his newest bluegrass-inspired piece, “The Singer in My Band”, which was released on September 11.
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Pick of the Week: Olivia Rodrigo “serena Joy”
In June, Olivia Rodrigo celebrated extreme joy and extreme sadness with the release of her third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. Shortly after the album came out, Rodrigo announced that she would fulfill her dream of creating and hosting a festival, Daisy Chain Fields, where 100% of the net proceeds went to charities. To celebrate the event and its meaning, “advancing and advocating for [the betterment of] women and girls,” Rodrigo released “serena joy” five days before the show took place in Irvine, California.
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New DIscoveries: The Strokes “Lonely in the Future”
If you do not know about the Strokes, then honestly, where have you been the past two decades? After half a decade, the Brooklyn-based band has come back with their most recent album, Reality Awaits, this summer. Across the album, their music becomes more electronic than it has ever been in the past, and one of the standout songs has to be “Lonely in the Future,” a track that sees Julian Casablancas position himself as the leader of pop culture.
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Pick of the Week: Devon Gilfillian “Black Dog Rabbit Hole”
“Black Dog Rabbit Hole” by Devon Gilfillian is one of those songs that feels almost like it has been around forever. The sound is so similar to classic rock songs that we love, but he still has managed to add his own modern twist on that sound along with his lyrics that capture the internal battles that we go through every day.
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New Discoveries: Steve Lacy “oh yeah?”
One of the most talked about projects of 2026 has to be Steve Lacy’s Oh Yeah? Not to be confused with the lead off track of the same name His 2026 release sees Lacy potentially at his most introspective as he, just like the rest of us, navigates love in an increasingly complicated and digitizing world that prioritizes physical over emotional attraction.
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Pick of the Week: Noah Kahan “Downfall”
Earlier this year, one of New England’s favorite sons, Noah Kahan, released his fourth studio album, The Great Divide. In what feels like a letter from an old friend, Kahan, through The Great Divide explores feelings of isolation and resentment with friends and lovers. Nowhere across the album is this more prevalent than on “Downfall.”
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Uncommon Concert Calendar: September 4 – 10
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each week, our intrepid music staff picks out some upcoming concerts you won’t want to miss.
