Staff Picks for Top 20 Albums of 2020
Graphics by Kevin Shin The Top 20 Records of 2020 As chosen by our staff! Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Tatum Jenkins, Music Coordinator At first, I didn’t like this…
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Live Music Week Fall 2022: Testimonials
Graphics by Kasvi Bhatia YOUR DONATION TO WERS THIS LIVE MUSIC WEEK DOES MORE THAN JUST KEEP OUR MUSIC AWESOME AND COMMERCIAL-FREE: IT SUPPORTS THE FUTURE LEADERS OF MEDIA When you support WERS this Live…
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Live Music Week Fall 2023: Thank You Gifts
Graphics by Sarah Tarlin When you donate to WERS this Live Music Week, you’ll not only be entered to win our grand prize of a Halloween concert experience, but you’ll also receive a WERS thank…
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Remembering Toots Hibbert from Toots & the Maytals
Graphics by Kevin Shin Not every musician gets to go down in history as a pioneer of their genre of music, but Toots Hibbert does. He may not have been as high profile as Bob…
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WERS Companion Guides: Ultimate Musical Theater Jams
Graphics by Nicole Bae Check out our previous WERS Companion Guides here! One of the most beloved programs here on 88.9 is Standing Room Only (SRO), our show dedicated entirely to musical theater! In honor…
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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 the country took to the streets. Those calling for change…
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Ways Music Can Make Life in Lockdown Better
Graphics by Simru Sonmez-Erbil By Simru Sonmez-Erbil, WERS Staff Writer It’s impossible to deny that times are very different right now. With a lot of us sheltering at home and most of the outside world…
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Remembering Neil Peart of Rush
Graphics by Nicole Bae In honor of Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist of Canadian rock band Rush, morning host George Knight wrote his thoughts on the life and legacy of this legendary rocker: The world has…
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70th Birthday Party Recap
Photography by Cole Matheson and Sophia Cloonan By Lily Doolin On Saturday, November 2nd, the staff at 88.9 WERS and all of our incredible guests gathered together to celebrate 70 years of listener-supported public radio…
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WERS Essentials: Sweater Weather Songs
By WERS Staff This Veterans’ Day Weekend, we’re keeping things nice and cozy here at 88.9 with our special Sweater Weather Weekend. From Friday the 8th through Monday the 11th, we’re playing all the music…
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Playlist: Written and Produced by Nick Lowe
By Lily Doolin As we get closer to our 70th Birthday Party here at WERS, we’re taking a deep dive into the discography of our special guest performer-UK singer/songwriter Nick Lowe. While you may know Lowe…
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WERS Essentials: The Cars
By WERS Staff With news of Ric Ocasek’s passing, I’ve been thinking a lot about the songs he wrote and The Cars recorded, and what it was that made them special. The Cars possess a…
