The Alternative Sound of Summer 2020
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer After months of dreary days accompanied by overcast weather, the sun is finally starting to…
Playlist: Independence Day Faves
Graphics by Kevin Shin By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all still putting in the effort to gather with family…
Shadows of a Dream: The History of Racial Inequality in America
Graphics by Nicole Bae In the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed in Minneapolis police custody in May, Americans across…
Interview: Berklee Band Statehouse on their Beginnings Amidst the Pandemic
Photo Courtesy of Statehouse By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Check out the exclusive performance Statehouse did for our 88.9 At Home Concert Series! Berklee…
Playlist: Dad-Rock Jams
Megan and her dad 🙂 By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer You may be thinking to yourself, “I’m a dad, I like rock music, but…
Black Indie Artists Appreciation
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer In the face of recent racial injustice, it’s important to uplift the people we’re fighting…
Celebrating Boston’s Music Scene w/Our 617 Day Artists!
Graphics by Nicole Bae 🎉 Happy 617 Day! 🎉 Today, our 88.9 family is celebrating local music, local artists, and local radio with an all day…
Interview: From Sleepless Nights to Dreams Fulfilled with Red Shaydez
Photo by Emily Gringorten By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Local hip-hop legend Red Shaydez has been “chillin’ in the shade” for some time, keeping a…
The Basements of Boston: Dan Shea and the State of the Underground
Dan Shea on the right; Photo by Omari Spears By Christopher Wilson Christopher Stetson Wilson is a Cambridge-based writer, MFA fiction student, former comic artist,…
Offstage with Coral Moons
Photo Courtesy of Coral Moons In honor of our 617 Day Celebration, we’re presenting Offstage, the latest series on our WERS Music Blog. When the…
WERS Companion Guides: Wicked Local Edition
Graphics by Nicole Bae WERS is proud to present our second annual 617 Day, an all-day celebration of local music, local business, and local radio, taking place…
Playlist: Pride 2020
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Even though this year’s Boston Pride Parade has been canceled because of the pandemic, we…
