Photo Courtesy of Surnames 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 program…
Photo by Bryan Lasky By Lily Doolin, Blog Editor After art-pop trio Arc Iris took Oberon by storm with their sci-fi ballet production, iTMRW, lead singer Jocie Adams spoke to WERS Blog Editor Lily Doolin…
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…
Photo Courtesy of Your Smith By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Caroline Smith, aka LA-based singer-songwriter Your Smith recently stopped by the WERS studio for a live mix, and after her performance, she spoke to…
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Lily Doolin, Blog Editor When you visit eighteen-year-old singer-songwriter Billie Eilish’s website, you’re greeted by a photo of her boasting her outlandish, trademark style. Her roots are dyed a neon,…
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,…
Photography by Sam Wachs By Lily Doolin Before kicking off his sold-out, two-night stint at the Wang Theater in Boston on November 12th and 13th, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier (aka Andrew John Hozier-Byrne) spoke with WERS…
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…
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…
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…
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…
