Black Indie Artists Appreciation
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer In the face of recent racial injustice, it’s important to uplift the people we’re fighting for. Juneteenth is an official Texas holiday that celebrates the…
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Celebrating Boston’s Music Scene w/Our 617 Day Artists!
Graphics by Nicole Bae 🎉 Happy 617 Day! 🎉 Today, our 88.9 family is celebrating local music, local artists, and local radio with an all day party, including an hour-long edition of Wicked Local Wednesday, and…
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The Basements of Boston: Dan Shea and the State of the Underground
Dan Shea on the right; Photo by Omari Spears By Christopher Wilson Christopher Stetson Wilson is a Cambridge-based writer, MFA fiction student, former comic artist, and former singer-songwriter. He also DJs as Minnow for a…
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Playlist: Pride 2020
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Even though this year’s Boston Pride Parade has been canceled because of the pandemic, we can (and should) still celebrate pride month. Luckily, we have…
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A Message from Emerson College President Lee Pelton
Message from President Pelton: America is on Fire June 1st, 2020 Today, I write to you as a Black man and as President of Emerson College. There is no other way to write to you,…
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WLW Interview: Erin and Charles Vadala and the Creative Process
Photo Courtesy of Erin Vadala and Her Brother Charles and Their Band By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Although live mixes here at 88.9 are indefinitely canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we’re not…
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Album Review: The 1975’s “Notes On A Conditional Form” Gets Personal
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Artist: The 1975 Album: Notes on a Conditional Form Favorites: “People,” “Roadkill,” “Don’t Worry, ” “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know),” and “Guys” For…
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WLW Interview: Autumn Jones on Doing Music Full-Time
Photo Courtesy of Autumn Jones By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Although live mixes here at 88.9 are indefinitely canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we’re not stopping Wicked Local Wednesday (WLW), our weekly…
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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 indie music. One day, I remember coming across Brittany Howard’s…
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WERS Companion Guides: Staying Creative
Graphics by Nicole Bae Check out our previous editions of WERS Companion Guides here! WERS Blog Editor Lily here to talk directly to everyone! Normally I don’t write these companion guides in the first person,…
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Wicked Local Wednesday Interview: GHOST GRL
Photo Courtesy of GHOST GRL By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Although live mixes here at 88.9 are indefinitely canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we’re not stopping Wicked Local Wednesday (WLW), our weekly…
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Interview: Going from Local to National with Gentle Temper
Photo Courtesy of Gentle Temper By Lily Doolin, Blog Editor Boston New-Age Folk duo Gentle Temper, made up of Ryan Meier and Marion Earley, will be coming back home and performing at Atwood’s Tavern in…
