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Live Music Week Fall 2023: Thank You Gifts

Graphics by Sarah Tarlin When you donate to WERS this Live Music Week, you'll not only be entered to win our grand prize of a... Read More

Live Music Week Fall 2020: We’re Here to Stay

Graphics by Kevin Shin For over 70 years, WERS has been a proud member of the Boston community. In 2020 we've seen the bright lights... Read More

Playlist: Fall Vibes 2020

Graphics my Maeve Huttner By Riley Greenstein, WERS Staff Writer Check out our previous Fall Vibes Playlist here Fall has finally arrived, and the colder months... Read More

WERS Deep Dive: The Rise of Bedroom Pop and DIY Artists

By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer While I was looking up facts about beabadoobee for my alternative sound of summer playlist, I found out she gained... Read More

1979: A Year In Music

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... Read More

Artist Profile: KALEO

Graphics by Kevin Shin By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer Iceland-originated and Texas-based band KALEO's frontman, JJ Julius Son, bassist Daniel Kristjansson, and drummer David... Read More

Remembering Toots Hibbert from Toots & the Maytals

Graphics by Kevin Shin Not every musician gets to go down in history as a pioneer of their genre of music, but Toots Hibbert does.... Read More

WERS Deep Dive: Catfish And The Bottlemen’s Lesser-Known Hits

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... Read More

The Vault of Soul: Marvin Gaye

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... Read More

WERS Deep Dive: History of the Boston Music Scene Pt. 2

Graphics by Maeve Huttner Check out Part One here! By Simru Sonmez-Erbil, WERS Staff Writer Music is everywhere you go in Boston. Start in Cambridge,... Read More

Don’t Keep It A Secret: Fierce Urgency of Now Festival 2020

Join WERS for a conversation on Black radio's impact in Boston on Thursday, September 17th @4PM About this Event: Black music has always played a... Read More

Playlist: When You’re On The Aux

Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Picture this: You're in the car with friends or family and, without warning, they tell... Read More