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Listener Photo and Story Submissions

Listener Photo and Story Submissions

September 26, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

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…

Goodbye WBRU

Goodbye WBRU

September 2, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

  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

Rounding off Summer with these Music Discoveries

August 30, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“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…

Bully, Future Islands, and More Music Discoveries

Bully, Future Islands, and More Music Discoveries

August 22, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“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…

Mattiel, The Dig, and More Music Discoveries

Mattiel, The Dig, and More Music Discoveries

August 15, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“The harmonious vocals… beautifully combine to create a sound that is not only melancholy, but also light. ” This week on the WERS 7 o’clock news…

Curtis Harding, Japanese Breakfast, and More Music Discoveries

Curtis Harding, Japanese Breakfast, and More Music Discoveries

August 8, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“It’s music to soundtrack a dream or that state right before dreaming and it’s a rare song that could be as affecting any time of…

The Revivalists Interview at Levitate Music Festival

The Revivalists Interview at Levitate Music Festival

August 3, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

Backstage at the Levitate Music and Arts Festival, 88.9’s Alex Waters sat down with Zack and David from the Revivalists and talked about the meaning…

Cut Copy, Mr. Jukes and More Music Discoveries

Cut Copy, Mr. Jukes and More Music Discoveries

August 1, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“The song sounds typically melancholy and longing but is actually about finding ‘hope in a hopeless situation,’ according to the band.” This week on the…

George Ezra, St. Vincent and More Music Discoveries

George Ezra, St. Vincent and More Music Discoveries

July 25, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“Young musicians and bands can often be some of the most exciting as they navigate their influences and exactly what they want to sound like.”…

Arcade Fire, Baio and More Music Discoveries

Arcade Fire, Baio and More Music Discoveries

July 18, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“The verses whip along so quickly you almost don’t notice, you are propelled with the manic energy of the band into the relief of the…

Music Discoveries from Rooney, Wolf Alice and More

Music Discoveries from Rooney, Wolf Alice and More

July 11, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

“It’s that combination of self doubt and defiance, and a willingness to explore this binary in their music that makes Wolf Alice so distinctive.” This…

WERS Music Discoveries featuring Bedouine, Twin Peaks and more.

WERS Music Discoveries featuring Bedouine, Twin Peaks and more.

July 4, 2017 Discover WERS, From the Booth

This week on the WERS 7 o’clock news, we heard a beautifully folksy tune from the nomadic in mind and body, Bedouine, chilled out to…

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