WERS Deep Dive Archives

’80s Revival in Indie Music, Japanese Breakfast, John Mayer, Mitski

Discover WERS :: April 6, 2022

An ’80s Revival in Indie Music: What Does It Tell Us and Where Are We Going?

Graphics by Sarah Tarlin By T.J. Grant, Staff Writer Imitation is the highest form of flattery. This holds especially true when it comes to music.... Read More

Discover WERS :: January 6, 2022

The Local Story of Hadestown: From Vermont to Somerville to Broadway

Graphics by Sarah Tarlin In 2019, things started really heating up for Anaïs Mitchell when her production of Hadestown opened up on Broadway. The musical... Read More

Discover WERS :: December 22, 2021

Unwrapping The Waitresses’ Holiday Classic “Christmas Wrapping”

Graphics by Sarah Tarlin By Nora Onanian, Web Services Coordinator From the gentle twinkling bells that introduce the song to the exuberant saxophone and hilarious... Read More

Discover WERS :: October 6, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: The Rise of Bedroom Pop and DIY Artists

By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer While I was looking up facts about beabadoobee for my alternative sound of summer playlist, I found out she gained... Read More

Discover WERS :: September 15, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: Catfish And The Bottlemen’s Lesser-Known Hits

Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Have you ever heard a song and felt so connected to it that you thought... Read More

Discover WERS :: September 11, 2020

The Vault of Soul: Marvin Gaye

Graphics by Nicole Bae Check out the first post in The Vault, where we covered Etta James. Welcome to The Vault of Soul, a new... Read More

Discover WERS :: September 8, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: History of the Boston Music Scene Pt. 2

Graphics by Maeve Huttner Check out Part One here! By Simru Sonmez-Erbil, WERS Staff Writer Music is everywhere you go in Boston. Start in Cambridge,... Read More

Discover WERS :: August 25, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: Bands of the Boston Music Scene Pt. 1

Graphics by Maeve Huttner and Simru Sonmez-Erbil By Simru Sonmez-Erbil, WERS Staff Writer When you think about the music hotspots of the U.S., Los Angeles... Read More

Boston Calling 2020 :: May 22, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: A Look at Brittany Howard’s Genre Fusion

Graphics by Nicole Bae By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer Ever since I started working with WERS in the fall, I've broadened my horizons in... Read More

Discover WERS :: April 17, 2020

WERS Deep Dive: The 1960s, A Decade in Folk

Graphics by Natalie Mak By Sam Goodman, WERS Staff Writer I have always admired American folk musicians for their ability to tell humble, simple stories... Read More