Photography by Jacob Cutler – By Mica Kendall – From acoustic to electric guitar switches to head banging hair flips accompanied by synchronized, guitar dancing, the Soderberg sisters of First Aid Kit know how to…
By Erin Jean Hussey 2017 has been another great year for Boston music, and it was represented well at the House of Blues for the Boston Music Awards. This year, the event featured many local…
Far away in a conference room in Akureyi, Iceland, 88.9’s Alex Waters caught up with the band Mammút. Check out the full video interview, including an exclusive a cappella performance right here. Alex Waters: You…
By Mica Kendall Since The Neighbourhood’s 2015 album release Wiped Out!, the band ventured out on two national tours for the album Being the Flood and Nu Waves tour, but then in 2016 went off the…
By Erin Christie, Within recent years, the music industry has been buzzing with fresh young faces eager to make their mark and share their passion for music with the world (and doing so successfully, at…
Today on Live Music Week, along with bands live in studio, we are playing a variety of songs that were performed live from both the WERS studio and from around the world. In appreciation of…
By Erin Christie The 1970s: A decade filled to the brim and overflowing with 7″ records of the punk to prog to ambient to disco- persuasion, struggle in terms of the recent inflation, so-called hippie…
Recently, Brett Dennen dropped by the WERS studio to play a few songs live. While he was there, 88.9’s Alex Waters talked with him about styrofoam carrots, good vibes, and one unusual childhood experience they…
The 2017 Levitate Music and Arts Festival was chock-full of great artists on both Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what some 88.9 favorites were up to during the sun-soaked weekend. Deer Tick: Rocking Away the Rain…
This year’s Boston Calling was unlike anything we had ever seen in Boston. The new location at the Harvard Athletic Complex allowed for a larger than life experience for festival goers that included so much…
WERS 88.9 FM will welcome four new inductees from the world of radio, news, and music promotion into its Hall of Fame during Emerson College’s upcoming Alumni Weekend. This year’s inductees are indie record promoter Roger…
By Tim Jordan Photos by Punkster Photography Lewis Del Mar, a New York based experimental pop duo from New York city filled the Sinclair on Thursday night-the second stop on their first ever national tour….
