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Boston’s Future Leaders 27 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
This week, we explore Boston’s future leaders. The driving force behind any city is its leaders; people who go above and beyond what we’ve come to expect. And these kinds of people don’t just ...
Artist of the Week: Franz Ferdinand 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
This week we are featuring Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand as our Artist of the Week. Having taken their name from the archduke whose assassination launched World War I, Franz Ferdinand explod...
“The Hurry and the Harm” by City and Colour 25 Aug 2013 | 01:48 am
I’m still not sure if I’m over everything that City and Colour’s Dallas Green put us through with his debut, Sometimes (I Wish). It is the articulation for everyone who has lost something too great, t...
This Week In Music History: August 18th-24th 23 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
As always, this week was full of exciting music history! Twenty bucks says that you probably can guess who drove a car into a pool on this day in 1967. On this day in 1970, Lou Reed performed with Th...
Throwback Thursday: John Lee Hooker 22 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
This week for Throwback Thursday, WERS is playing a set of songs from the late John Lee Hooker to celebrate what would have been his 96th birthday. John Lee Hooker was born in Coahoma County, Mississ...
“Paracosm” by Washed Out 22 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
Chillwave, along with the other short-lived genre names like witch house, are best left to abandoned blog posts and tumblrs, but the name still lives on due to the absolute pressure of having to categ...
Concert Watch: August 21st-28th 21 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
Tonight – August 21st – Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, House of Blues Eighties pop rock will certainly be alive and well in Boston this evening. The happy married couple come to Boston this evening to h...
“Pura Vida Conspiracy” by Gogol Bordello 20 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
There’s a good reason why Gogol Bordello have been at the forefront of gypsy punk music for much of their nearly 15-year existence. After his family was forced out of their Kiev home following the 198...
Where Are They Now: The Whispers 20 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
The Whispers will go down in history as one of R&B music’s most beloved vocal groups. The Whispers began their infamous and timeless career in 1963. Nicholas Caldwell, Marcus Hutson, Gordy Harmon, and...
On The Verge: Marcella Rose 20 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
At 4:15 PM each Tuesday, WERS brings you our On the Verge segment which highlights an artist we think is up-and-coming. This week’s artist on the verge is punk rock band Marcella Rose, who came up no...
