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…
By Anytza Delgado Boston was wrapped in velvet Monday night as Coco Jones lit up Roadrunner with a show that felt like the warmest hug and the fiercest flex all at once. From the moment the lights dimmed, it was clear: this wasn’t just a concert. It was a celebration of R&B, of millennial nostalgia,…
ERS+ and The Secret Spot’s very own DJ Mo Wilks vibed out with members of the Virginia-based soul band, Butcher Brown. Morgan Burrs (guitar) and Corey Fonville (drums) discussed their musical inspirations, how Butcher Brown came to be, and their latest album Letters From The Atlantic in this tell-all interview.