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 By Megan Doherty, Staff Writer Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Keithen “Bassman” Foster has helped make songs for H.E.R., Teyana Taylor, Marc E. Bassy, Wyclef Jean, and Leo the Kind. As his…
Graphics by Kevin Shin JAPANESE BREAKFAST – “BE SWEET” Michelle Zauner a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast announced her new album with a groovy, upbeat new single. “Be Sweet” is impossible to hear without nodding your head along…
Photo Courtesy of The Hold Steady Brooklyn-based alt-rock band The Hold Steady just released their new album, Open Door Policy. Right before it dropped, lead singer Craig Finn sat down with on-air host Meghan Hockridge….
Graphics by Kevin Shin By Megan Doherty, Staff Writer BIOGRAPHY Regarded as one of the founders of funk, soul, and hip-hop, James Brown earned many nicknames. He’s “The Godfather of Soul,” “The Original Disco Man,”…
Graphics by Kevin Shin MADDIE MEDLEY – “COMING OF AGE” Nashville-based singer Maddie Medley breathes a sullen, yet angsty rock life into “Coming of Age.” It begins with only the dark, haunting strums of her…
Graphics by Kevin Shin The Top 20 Records of 2020 As chosen by our staff! Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Tatum Jenkins, Music Coordinator At first, I didn’t like this…
Photo by Kannetha Brown By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor While Boston-based, indie-folk artist Anjimile’s debut album “Giver/Taker” delivers new music from the rising star, much of the album was written long before he and…
Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Simru Sonmez-Erbil, WERS Staff Writer If I had been alive in 1979, I’m pretty sure it would have been the best year of my life. Regardless of my nonexistence at…
Graphics by Maeve Huttner By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Have you ever heard a song and felt so connected to it that you thought it had to have been written especially for you? Well,…
Graphics by Nicole Bae Check out the first post in The Vault, where we covered Etta James. Welcome to The Vault of Soul, a new series on our WERS Music Blog. Step inside the vault…
