Live Music Field Guide: The Intimate Venues
Graphics by Ainsley Basic Here at WERS, we’ve missed live music just as much as you. From Covid-19 guidelines to new hours, new locations, and unfortunate closures, there have been a lot of changes to…
Live Music Field Guide: How Local Major Stages Are Approaching the Return of Live Music
Graphics by Ainsley Basic Here at WERS, we’ve missed live music just as much as you. Nothing compares to feeling artists’ presence in person and we are so excited to see that many local venues…
Album Review: Sam Fender “Seventeen Going Under”
Graphics by Ainsley Basic By Amber Garcia, Staff Writer Artist: Sam Fender Album: Seventeen Going Under Favorite Songs: “Long Way Off,” “Aye,” and “Get You Down” For Fans Of: The Hunna, The Kooks, Catfish and…
Album Review: “I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico”
Graphics by Ainsley Basic By Nora Onanian, Web Services Coordinator Artist: Various artists covering The Velvet Underground and Nico Album: I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico Favorite Songs: “I’ll…
Overcoats Is No Longer Scared of the Dark
Photo by Nora Onanian Overcoats, the electronic-pop duo of Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell, just put out their EP Used To Be Scared of the Dark in June. Web services coordinator Nora Onanian sat down…
Unpacking New Chapters With Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner
Photo courtesy of Japanese Breakfast 2021 has been a huge year for Michelle Zauner. In April, the indie-pop mastermind behind Japanese Breakfast published her first book, a touching memoir titled Crying In H Mart. An…
Pick of the Week: Billy Idol “Bitter Taste”
By Nora Onanian, Web Services Coordinator Few people have been through near-death experiences and not come out on the other side with a changed perspective on life. In Billy Idol’s latest single, “Bitter Taste,” he…
Playlist: Celebrating Chrissie Hynde’s 70th Birthday
Graphics by Ainsley Basic The Pretenders have gone through a lot of the same changes that their fellow 80s rockers dealt with. Membership always shifting, highs and lows on the charts: the band’s existence has…
Playlist: New Discoveries 8/31
Graphics by Ainsley Basic FUTURE ISLANDS – “PEACH” Starting off with their signature bassy-synth landscape, Future Islands slowly guides the listener into their new song “Peach.” The track’s consistency pulls you through Samuel T Herring’s…
We Dove “Into the Blue” With The Joy Formidable
Photo courtesy of The Joy Formidable After making most of their albums on the road, Welsh alternative-rock band The Joy Formidable finished up their fifth studio album Into the Blue planted in Utah due to…
Samia Strips Back Delusions On Her New EP “Scout”
Photo courtesy of Sophia Matinizad New York City-based indie artist Samia just released her latest EP Scout. The four-song collection is the follow-up to her debut album The Baby, which came out in August of 2020. On the day…
Playlist: New Discoveries 8/3
Graphics by Ainsley Basic CHILDISH GAMBINO AND BRITTANY HOWARD – “STAY HIGH” Groovy, spacey, and soulful. Childish Gambino’s cover of Brittany Howard’s hit “Stay High” successfully captures the same vibe as the original, but in…
