Boston Calling: Sufjan Stevens Turns Up the Passion
By Alex LaRosa: This afternoon, as the sun began to set over Boston Calling, Sufjan Stevens hit the stage and let his art loose, both in the form of enthusiastic music and thrilling visuals. From…
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The 1975: Tsongas Center Lowell
By Ross Ketchske The Tsongas Arena in Lowell hosted one of the hottest international bands in recent years on Wednesday night, as the unique British group The 1975 made their first stop in Massachusetts since…
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Weekly News: Governor Baker Signs Landmark Opioid Bill
This episode of You Are Here discusses a new law placing tighter state control on opioids and how big money isn’t changing the presidential race. It explores the controversy around ‘Rattlesnake Island,’ a Boston gallery…
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WERS Sits Down with Johnny from Dhol Foundation
By Alex LaRosa Sunday’s CRASHfest indoor world music festival was filled with artists that brought both passion and percussion to the Main Stage at the House of Blues, but none delivered quite like Dhol Foundation. Named for a school in…
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Exclusive Interview with Trevor Hall
If you have never had the pleasure of attending a WERS discovery show, you sorely missed out on Trevor Hall at Royale on Wednesday. The venue started to fill up even before Hall’s first opener…
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Live Music Week: Crazyhearse LIVE In Studio
By: Ashley Kane Crazyhearse is far from the conventional band that you can pin down to a single genre. They’ve been called everything from “folk-punk” to “gypsy jazz” to just plain old “alternative rock.” The…
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River Whyless Perform LIVE at WERS Studios
Their sound is echoing, if not a little haunting, but it doesn’t take long before their drumming beats lead into more uplifting energies. River Whyless creates music that takes you on a journey—through…
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Have Mercy Frontman Talks Hometown Show
By: Rachel Ferrante Last week in Baltimore, Emo-Rock band Have Mercy, kicked off their first headlining tour with a hometown show at the Ottobar. I was lucky enough to sit down with the lead vocalist…
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Cocek! Brass Band Live in Studio
By: Jailene Adorno This past weekend Cocek! Brass Band stopped by the WERS station as part of our Chagigah program, which celebrates the best in Jewish and Israeli music every Sunday from 8-11AM. The…
