The Rock and Roll Roots of Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
Graphics by Ainsley Basic. Emack & Bolio’s has been serving “Ice Cream That Rocks” to the Boston community and beyond since 1975. In honor of National Ice Cream Day on July 18th, we take a…
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Album Review: The Wallflowers “Exit Wounds”
Graphics by Ainsley Basic By Nora Onanian, Web Services Coordinator Artist: The Wallflowers Album: Exit Wounds Favorite Songs: “Roots and Wings,” “Move the River,” Who’s That Man Walking ‘Round My Garden” For Fans Of: Counting…
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From Student to Phenom, Dayglow Navigates Change in “Harmony House”
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…
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Pick of the Week: Green Day “Pollyanna”
Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Meghan Hockridge, Staff Writer Wanting to celebrate the reopening of the world, and specifically the rescheduling of their Hella Mega Tour, Green Day surprised fans with a new song, “Pollyanna.”…
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Cautious Clay On Finding Joy in His Creative Process
Photo courtesy of Leeor Wild R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Karpeh, known by the stage name Cautious Clay, has made a name for himself with his multiple EPs, collaborations, and musical projects. Now, he’s getting…
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Ball in the House: An A Cappella Juneteenth
Photo courtesy of Ball in the House Ball in the House is one of Boston’s longest-running A Cappella groups, performing since the late ’90s. Monty, Wallace, Jonny, Kevin and Dave will perform live on WERS…
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The Vault of Soul: Dionne Warwick
Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Tatum Jenkins, Music Coordinator To celebrate Black Music Month, we are excited to be bringing back our Vault of Soul series by spotlighting a soul artist every Friday of June….
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Introducing Our New General Manager, Howard “D” Simpson
Photo courtesy of Howard Simpson After 16 dedicated years as WERS’ General Manager, Jack Casey recently announced his retirement from the station. Join us in welcoming our new General Manager, Howard “D” Simpson. D talked…
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New Discoveries: Cautious Clay, Warpaint, and More
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…
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New Discoveries: Liz Phair, Prince, and More
Graphics by Kevin Shin LIZ PHAIR – “SPANISH DOORS” It’s been over a decade since Liz Phair released her last album, the irreverent Funstyle. After years of speculation and delays, she’s coming back strong with…
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Pick of the Week: The Black Keys “Crawling Kingsnake”
Graphics by Kevin Shin By Nora Onanian, Staff Writer The Black Keys breathe new life into “Crawling Kingsnake,” a classic country-style blues song popularized by John Lee Hooker. The duo dropped the song on April…
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Passenger Can’t Wait to Play for You Again
Photography by Mila Austin Michael David Rosenberg, better known as Passenger, started his music career busking in the streets of England and Australia. In 2013, his hit song “Let Her Go” reached #1 in 19…
