The names of WILD and Skippy White have been intertwined for decades. Both are a part of the Boston media and music landscape for over 60 years. Skippy’s earliest radio days date back to 1961 during the early years of newborn station WILD. WILD was created September 5, 1957, and the price tag for it…
Let me just say this to begin with – I had never seen The Wiz in it’s totality until now. I don’t remember seeing the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, and I don’t recall going to any stage performances. I may have heard the mentioning of “The Yellow Brick Road” but I…
There are too many words to describe what I experienced during Cliff Notez’s “Live Under The Dome” show last night at the Museum of Science, but a few of them I would choose are raw, immersive, and a prime example of Boston’s Black Excellence. As we (the audience) were filing in, the band was settling…
Local Boston area multi media artist and Berklee professor Cliff Notez stopped by Studio 8-8-9 to discuss his recent work and inform the WERS audience about his upcoming production Live Under The Dome at Museum of Science Boston. Cliff shares his journey as an artist, by the way he is an award-winning, multi–digital media artist,…
MC LYTE sits down with Studio 8-8-9 Hip Hop pioneering icon MC LYTE @TheLyteasarock stopped by Studio 8-8-9 for an interview with D. Danubian host of 88.9FM WERS’ The Secret Spot @WERS889 prior to her performance at City Winery Boston @CityWineryBoston August 6, 2025.
writing, photos and video by JBThe 5th annual Summer of X Block Party was nothing short of amazing this time around. Hosted by Black Market’s very own Kia & Chris Grant, the party collectively brought hundreds of Bostonians, and some out of town folks as well, to Nubian Square on Washington St, in Roxbury, MA….
written by Mo Wilks videography plus editing by JB We’re in BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a time to acknowledge the specific mental health needs of these communities, which are often overlooked. My guest is author a practitioner Charmain Jackman, PHD. She is a Harvard trained psychologist with over 20+ years of service…
Hip hop legend – and arguably the best storyteller in the game – Nasir Jones aka Nas, and the Boston Pops brought an unforgettable performance this past Friday June 27, 2025, at Tanglewood, located in Western Massachusetts (That two-hour drive from Boston was well worth it). Boston Pop Orchestra’s pristine and elegant sound mixed with…
Momentum 2025 Boston kicks off June 25, 2025. It is a six-day arts and culture music creative festival that is part of BAMSFest (bamsfest.org) June 28th. BAMSFest, the festival’s crowning jewel event, celebrates it’s the seventh year of highlighting local and national arts, dance and cultural creatives inside Massachusetts held at Dorchester’s historic Franklin Park…
For Black Music Month we’re celebrating one Black musician that we play on ERS+ a week. This week it’s Ice Cube, who’s always keeping it cool. By Fiona Brown Biography Ice Cube was born on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in South Central LA, a neighborhood deeply affected by gang…