Saturday, May 27th, 2023

🤘 Boston Calling is NOW! 🤘

(Photos by Grace Liriano and Aleiagh Hynds)

Night one at the Harvard Athletic Complex featured The National, Niall Horan (above right), Dropkick Murphys (in a last minute fill in for Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahs), and Foo Fighters, alongside local acts GA-20 (above left), Brandie Blaze, Little Fuss and more. Follow us on Instagram @wers889 as we cover the festival all weekend long!

WHAT'S COMING UP ON 88.9

THE COFFEE HOUSE, Saturdays 6AM to 8AM

Set aside some intentional time with yourself this morning. Join us for The Coffeehouse at 6AM every Saturday and relax with a hot beverage and some handpicked acoustic tunes.

STANDING ROOM ONLY, Saturdays 8AM to 12PM, Sundays 10AM to 12PM

Indulge in some musical theatre this weekend on SRO, Boston's only musical theatre radio program!

CHAGIGAH, Sundays 7AM to 10AM

Join your Chagigah Host, Hal Slifer, as he plays your favorite songs from the Chagigah Music Library. Send your song requests to HalSlifer@WERS.org and remember you can listen to Chagigah 24/7, by going to WERS.org/ListenAgain.

📍🏙 WERS Presents 617 Day! 🏙📍

(Graphics by Sarah Tarlin)

WERS is excited to announce our 4th annual 617 Day! All day on Saturday, June 17th, fans of WERS can experience our world-class local music and celebrate our awesome city.

There are so many ways to participate in the fun! We encourage everyone to patronize one of our many excellent music shops, hear free music at the UnCommon Stage, and discover Boston's unmatched talent by listening to 88.9.

💜 Interview: The Color Purple at Umbrella Arts 💜

(Photo Courtesy of The Umbrella Arts Center)

The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord is running The Color Purple until June 4. DJ Mo Wilks from The Secret Spot got to speak with Director BW Gonzales.

"I just hope that the audience has the same type of affirmation of life and love and beauty and joy and family and community that I get every single time I watch this show. It is a phenomenal piece. I hope that they can find not only the beauty within Celie, and all the other characters in their flaws and their glories, but also find the beauty within themselves with all their flaws and all their glories as well."

Blur - The Narcissist

Grace Potter - Mother Road

Briston Maroney - Body

🎫 Win Tickets to Genesis Owusu 🎫

Genesis Owusu (who's also playing a set tomorrow at Boston Calling!) is going to be at The Sinclair on Oct 19 for a WERS Discovery Show!

Here's how you can win a pair of tickets courtesy of WERS:

If interested in entering this giveaway, please respond to this email ASAP with your name, address, and phone number.

Giveaway ends Tuesday (5/30), at 10 AM.

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🎟 Moonbox Productions 🎟

Moonbox Productions presents the Boston New Works Festival taking place June 22nd-25th at the Calderwood Pavilion and the Boston Center for the Arts!

With seven original plays on five different stages, the Boston New Works Festival is a weekend-long event of new original plays by local playwrights.

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