Remembering Tom Petty
By Jamie Galyas I distinctly remember the first time I expressed interest in rock n’ roll. It was in kindergarten, and everyone in the class…
My Journey with Tom Petty
Tom Petty Heartbreak Drawing – by Nick Fosman Alex Waters Where were you when you first heard a Tom Petty song? For me, the location…
Weekly News: The Texting-Suicide Case and DACA
This episode of You Are Here explores potential repercussions of the highly publicized Carter v. Commonwealth case and visits a Boston DACA protest to get perspective from those…
Listener Photo and Story Submissions
How do you celebrate independent music? WERS wants to feature you in an upcoming listener photo and story campaign, where we celebrate independent music and the…
Blondes Really Do Have More Fun: Blondie’s Triumph Over Irrelevancy, Forty Years in the Making
By Erin Christie The 1970s: A decade filled to the brim and overflowing with 7″ records of the punk to prog to ambient to disco-…
Arum Rae at WERS
Singer-songwriter Arum Rae stopped by our studio and sat down with 88.9’s Alex Waters to talk about her new record, the parallels between songs and…
Goodbye WBRU
By Ross A. Ketschke, who grew up in Westport, MA. I was nine years old, riding in the car with my mom after just…
Rounding off Summer with these Music Discoveries
“Describing her music like her own diary, she has covered everything from failed relationships to a brief fascination with serial killers.” This week on the…
Brett Dennen | WERS Interview & Performance
Recently, Brett Dennen dropped by the WERS studio to play a few songs live. While he was there, 88.9’s Alex Waters talked with him about…
Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats Interview
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats sat down with WERS’ Geoff Morrissey at Boston Calling this summer to talk about gym routines, cocktails, and finding…
Bully, Future Islands, and More Music Discoveries
“Her milky, yet strong voice conveys the story of letting go to receive the good of the future.” This week on the WERS 7 o’clock…
In the Studio with Daphne Willis
Daphne Willis stopped by the WERS studio while she was in Boston for her tour to play some music and talk with DJ Zuzana about…
