Live Music Week Preview – Sondre Lerche

Tomorrow (Friday), Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche will be coming to the radio station as part of Live Music Week. Quickly gaining success in the United States since his 2002 release of Faces Down, he is currently on tour for his newest album, Heartbeat Radio, which was released last month. Lerche is also known for composing the soundtrack to the major motion picture, “Dan In Real Life”. Be sure to listen tomorrow morning at 7 AM if you want to wake up to some lovely, jazzy tunes!

Here is a video of him performing “Good Luck” off of Heartbeat Radio at the Mod Club in Toronto last month; check out the album version, which incorporates a beautiful segment of strings.

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Live Music Week Preview – Faces On Film

Boston-based band Faces On Film is coming to the station! Tomorrow at 1pm. Oh boy. Talk about local talent. Helmed by six-foot tall Mike Fiore, FoF combines members from other local acts like Mr. Sister, Keys to the Streets of Fear, and Hallelujah the Hills. Fiore himself double dips in Mr. Sister. If you’ve never experienced Faces On Film, this is introduction to a rich and growing local scene. Listen tomorrow to hear them live!

Here is a solo Mike Fiore playing his song “Medical Minds.”

-Phil Hamilton

Live Music Week Preview – The Mieka Canon

Local singer-songwriter, Mieka Pauley, will be performing live on WERS tomorrow morning with her new band, The Mieka Canon, as part of Live Music Week. Make sure to listen in to WERS at 7AM tomorrow so you don’t miss what I’m sure will be an incredible performance! And, don’t forget to pledge your support to WERS by calling 617 824 8700 or by going online to WERS.org, to keep noncommercial radio going strong.

To hype up Mieka’s performance tomorrow, here’s a new song of hers that I hope she’ll be performing with her new band live at WERS. It’s called “Faster” and it’s from The Mieka Canon’s From the Mouth of Paris EP. Check out the video of Mieka Performing the song live, below, and tune into WERS tomorrow morning to see if she plays this song. Enjoy!

New Music/Live Music Week Artist: Dawes

Recently, we haven’t been able to get enough of Southern California – based band, Dawes. They’ve just released their debut album North Hills and right now they’re on tour with another WERS favorite, Langhorne Slim. Luckily for us, Dawes will be joining us in the WERS studios for our Live Music Week (October 24 – November 1)! Make sure you listen in to WERS this Monday, October 26th at 6pm to hear their performance! And, for a preview of their music, check out their official music video for their song “Love Is All I Am” below.