Around the World in Eight Songs
By Samantha Woolf Imagine dropping all responsibilities, booking a plane ticket, and flying to somewhere far away. Unfortunately, a giant tour around the world doesn’t…
What to Wear to a Concert in the Winter
By Lily Doolin Just a few weeks ago, I was getting ready for the Dermot Kennedy concert at the Royale (check out my concert review…
The Best Vinyl Records to Give as Presents
By Lily Doolin If you’re still racking your brain to figure out what to get as a last-minute gift for someone on your Christmas list,…
Remembering Lucas
On December 18th, we tragically and suddenly lost a good friend of WERS, Lucas Flint. Lucas was a student studying Visual Media Arts in the…
Three at Home Stops by WERS
Three at Home with WERS General Manager Dr. Jack Casey. Photo by Kathryn York. By Sonali Anand Mary Casiello and Dann Russo stepped aside from…
Ten Albums that Came out Ten Years Ago
By Lily Doolin With the end of 2018 on the horizon, you music lovers out there are probably already looking to see what the new…
Ugly Sweater Party 2018 Photos
We had our third annual Ugly Sweater Party at Thunder Road in Somerville! It was tons of fun. See photos below, complete with George Knight…
Alternative Holiday Covers
By Lizzie Heintz We all get a little tired of those classic holiday songs that play over and over from Thanksgiving to New Years. However,…
The Evolution of the Concept Album
By Lily Doolin The genesis of the concept album harkens all the way back to 1966, a tumultuous time of civil unrest that went on…
New Wave of Diversity Takes 2018 Music by Storm
By Lily Doolin As of late, it seems as though gender diversity is improving in the music industry. Big-name female artists dominated the stage at…
Is Leon Bridges Bringing Soul to Pop Radio?
By Andrea Williams Ever since the soulful singer Leon Bridges released his debut album in 2015, he has blasted fans back to the past. Leon…
The Comeback of Capital Cities
By Andrea Williams When Capital Cities entered the music scene with “Safe and Sound,” there was nothing on the radio that sounded similar. They came…
