Photography by Grace Liriano By Erin Norton, Membership Assistant Artist: Dodie Venue: The Orpheum When: Feb. 26th, 2022 DODIE AND HER FANS CREATE THE MOST WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE I remember watching Dodie on YouTube…
Graphics by Ainsley Basic The nominations are in! To celebrate all of the great local songs, local shows, live mixes and more that were a part of 2021, our music writing team helped put together…
Photo courtesy of Shawn Brackbill American rock band The War On Drugs just put out their fifth studio album I Don’t Live Here Anymore on Friday, October 29th. Just ahead of its release, staff writer…
Photo courtesy of Alyse Vellturo PRONOUN is the indie-synth-pop solo project of Alyse Vellturo. While she’s based in New York now, Vellturo has local ties having grown up in Concord and graduated from Berklee…
Graphics by Ainsley Basic Here at WERS, we love local artists. Boston’s music scene is dynamic and bustling, and 2021 has already seen a ton of great releases. So, we decided we take you through…
Graphics by Ainsley Basic YVES TUMOR – “JACKIE” Distorted guitar and heavy drums open the dark atmosphere of Yves Tumor’s latest, “Jackie.” The song comes off of their latest collection, The Asymptotical World EP. Known…
Photo courtesy of Pooneh Ghana Aledo, Texas based pop artist Dayglow spent much of the pandemic perfecting his heavily anticipated sophomore album, Harmony House. Following the record’s initial debut, staff writer Mason Standish sat down…
Graphics by Ainsley Basic CAUTIOUS CLAY – “ROOTS” Blending his smooth voice with silky synths, Cautious Clay gives us another laid-back anthem with “Roots.” The song is about a relationship falling apart. He sings, “just…
Graphics by Kevin Shin This Live Music Week, we’re pulling from our archive and playing some great at home performances, some recorded *nearly live* this week, and some going back to 2008. Here’s a few…
Graphics by Kevin Shin By Megan Doherty, Staff Writer You may have heard an installment or two of our on-air segment, the George Knight College of Musical Knowledge. Now, it has expanded into a virtual…
Graphics by Kevin Shin THE SUITCASE JUNKET Matt Lorenz, the mastermind behind The Suitcase Junket, captures the essence of a solo performer through his unique “doom folk” sound. His stage name comes from his origins…
Graphics by Kevin Shin FRANCES FOREVER – “SPACE GIRL” Melrose’s own Frances Forever took over the internet, especially TikTok, with their latest tune “Space Girl.” It’s an infectiously catchy bedroom pop love song riddled with…
