Our Favorite Halloween Hits
Check out the Halloween hits that our writers are loving this year!
Deep Dive: Queer Radio History
“Through history’s highs and lows, queer radio—though little reported on—has remained pivotal to the advancement of the LGBTQ+ community…”
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
