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…
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,…
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…
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…
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Lily Doolin, Blog Editor While we’re still basking in post-Grammy’s bliss-or maybe confusion, because of all the shenanigans that went on (looking at you, whoever misspelled Ric Ocasek’s name)-it’s already…
Photography by Kristen Cawog By Sam Goodman, WERS Staff Writer Artist: Illiterate Light Venue: Great Scott Date: Thursday, January 30th When I was told I would be going to an Illiterate Light show at Great…
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Lily Doolin, Blog Editor The beginning of a new year ushers in the busiest, and perhaps most interesting, times in the realm of pop culture: Award season. Yes, my friends,…
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Eva Fuller Artist: Jay Som Album: Anak Ko Favorites: “Peace Out,” “Superbike,” “Tenderness” For Fans Of: Japanese Breakfast, Vagabon, Lush There’s a spellbinding simplicity to Melina Duterte’s music; she melds…
Graphics by Natalie Mak By the WERS Music Staff It’s been another year full of great music, and now it’s time for us at 88.9 to try to condense 2019’s best into 10-song lists. The…
Photo by Phoenix Johnson By Kenneth Cox Liza Anne is a singer/songwriter who isn’t one to mince words. With her vivid lyrics and cathartic vocals, she has become an artist with fans across the country….
Graphics by In Nicole Bae You voted, and we counted! Here’s your top 88 songs of 2019 that we loved playing on air. Cheers to an amazing new year (and decade!) filled with even more…
Graphics by Natalie Mak By Minah Thomas Sasha Sloan, or @sadgirlsloan as she’s known on social media, is a Boston native who is making a name for herself. A lot has changed for the self-proclaimed “sad…
