WERS
Album Review: Calexico, 'Carried To Dust'
By Ross Dallas Too often, contemporary albums are a jumbled mix of singles rather than a coherent piece. There is no sense of reprise, and 10 out of 12 songs will serve as calk to fill in the cracks around two songs intended for airplay. So, I was delighted when I heard that Calexico was [...]
Dr. Dog's Last Day On U.S. Tour, 2008
By Ross Dallas You could tell they were tired. It was the last day of Dr. Dog’s longest tour to date, and that morning they were still drinking beer when some people are sipping their first cup of java. WERS was bustling that Friday. If people weren’t rushing to set up equipment, they were finalizing [...]
Interview: Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio
Before playing a sold out show at the Orpheum in Downtown Boston, Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio sat down for an interview with WERS.org. Baio talks about blogs, bands and Boston, and reflects on the past 18 months on the road. You had a few weeks between touring Europe and playing shows on the East [...]
Newport Folk Festival: What Is Folk?
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Fans dance in front of the stage at the Newport Folk Festival. (Photo courtesy of Ben Weitzenkorn/WERS) By Ross Dallas In an era when some bands won’t take the stage without a synthesizer and drum machine—a time when sampled sound often replaces traditional instruments—it’s hard for young music [...]
Brian Wilson Releases New Album
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Ross Dallas When Brian Wilson burst onto airwaves nearly 50 years ago, the music world was blown away by the West Coast sounds created by the Beach Boys. In the course of only a few years, Wilson continually reinvented American rock with records like “Surfin’ Safari,” “All [...]
Live Blog: End Of WERS Local Music Week
Click on the photo to be redirected to a replay of the live blog on WERS.org.