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Thank You!

Thank you again for your support of WERS. We value our place in the Greater Boston community and know you do too. Should you have... Read More

9 Songs to Discover – Live Music Week Edition!

Love the in-studio performances we’ve been featuring here on 88-9 this Live Music Week and want to discover more? Well then, this is just for... Read More

Special Live Music Week News from Chagigah

Your support of Chagigah is critical – it keeps the music and culture of the Jewish heritage very  much alive on the Boston airwaves, and... Read More

Top Five Bands To Discover This April First

Have you ever listened to the radio and heard an absolute gem of a band and thought, “Why is nobody talking about them?” Of course... Read More

So Many Bands, So Little Time!

It’s Live Music Week! which means we’re getting ready to welcome more than 30 bands into the WERS studios for very special live performances just... Read More

WERS Discovers: Foxygen

By Tim Jordan If you were in attendance Saturday at the Paradise Rock Club, there’s a possibility  your neck is still sore and your ears... Read More

SNEAK PEEK: Spring Live Music Week!

Live Music Week starts Saturday, April 1st and all of the students and staff here at WERS couldn’t be more excited. With more than 30... Read More

Tunes for Good: An Overview of Fame and Philanthropy

Music has helped us all, in ways that we can’t even describe. A great concert can remain as a coveted memory for years after the... Read More

“Weekly News: LGBT Veterans Group, OutVets, to March in Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade”

This episode of You Are Here explores LGBT veterans group, OutVets’ decision to march in the Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade following a dispute and examines... Read More

9 Songs to Discover March 20th-26th

9.Sting – “Petrol Head, One Fine Day” A blistering new tune from Sting’s first rock album in over a decade. Says Sting:  “This one’s about... Read More

A Message from WERS General Manager, Dr. Jack Casey

FROM: Dr. Jack Casey, General Manager of WERS RE: Potential Defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting   Dear Friend of WERS, You may have... Read More

A Taste Of Iceland at the Middle East

By: Alex LaRosa and Erin Jean Hussey Saturday night, the Middle East Downstairs was treated to a captivating taste of Iceland’s music scene, thanks to... Read More