Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Independent original music from the emerging Boston and New England scene. The entire 2-hour show can be heard live Tuesday nights from 8-10pm ET on 95.9 WATD in the Boston/South Shore/Cape Cod area, and streaming at 959WATD.com. Almost Famous has been recognized with awards and nominations from the Boston Music Awards, The New England Awards, South Shore Living Magazine, Limelight Magazine, and The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association.
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Episodes
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Interview and in-studio performance highlights of 2021 on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Featuring: Craig DeMelo: The Whiskey Poet, Gracie Grace and All The Good Boys, Destiny Claymore, This Bliss, Chris Wagner of Modern Day Idols, Sam Luke Chase, Lainey Dionne, Fil Pacino, J.Kelley of the J.Kelley Band, Jennifer Tefft, Yuping Zhu, Morgan Johnston, Natalie Joly and Kaylee Federmann.
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Almost Famous Christmas 2021 - Featuring: The Aldous Collins Band, Eddie Japan, Carly Tefft, Lori McKenna, Munk Duane, Lake Street Dive, Rocco Derosa, Monica Rizzio, Ashley Jordan, Andy Brink, Todd Thibaud, Jay Psaros, Mark Erelli, Katlyn Evans & Rob Pagnano, Liz Longley, Crooked Coast, The Running Mates, Amanda McCarthy, Joe Merrick, Kala Farnham, Katie Dobbins, Chad Parrone, Meagan Hickman, Jillian Jensen, Christa Ginadek Jimenez, Lovely Hoffman, Grace Morrison, Sarah Martin, My Silent Bravery, Morgan Clark, Casey McQuellin, Tony Savarino, Kim Moberg, Didn't Planet, Sir Christian and more!!
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
The final live guest of 2021 is South Shore acoustic singer-songwriter Jeff Rosen. Jeff is the owner/operator of Cherrywood Records in Pembroke and hosts two open mics at the Rivershed locatons in Scituate and Braintree. And also has a residence at the BBC location in Plymouth on Tuesday evenigns. Learn more about Jeff at www.JeffRosenMusic.com.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Boston musician Kaylee Federmann performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about her new projects including a new single "Hit Pause". Learn more at www.KayleeFedermann.com.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Singer-songwriter Meagan Hickman performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Meagan is originally from Chicago, attended Berklee College of Music and lived in Boston for several years and now resides in Nashville. She released several new singles in 2021 and has more on the way for 2022. Learn more at https://www.meaganhickman.com.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
The Ballroom Thieves stop by the remote WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage before their performance at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Big thanks to Jeff Rosen of Cherrywood Records for loaning WATD his studio for an hour to conduct this interview. Their 2020 album Unlovely is available for streaming on all platforms along with three singles released in 2021. Learn more at www.BallroomThieves.com.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
The Dust Ruffles are a power-pop trio based out of Providence. Their latest EP is "Innocent Filth". They perform on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about the new album and play some songs live in studio. Learn more at www.thedustruffles.com.
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
A look at some Boston Music Award nominations for 2021 including Lake Street Dive, Darlingside, Kaiti Jones, Coral Moons, House of Harm, Alice Howe, Mark Erelli, Destiny Claymore, Morgan Johnston, The Ballroom Thieves, Kaylee Federmann, Natalie Joly, Linnea’s Garden, Ali McGuirk, Squirrel Flower, Future Teens, Zola Simone, Blue Light Bandits, Dwight & Nicole, Dalton & The Sheriffs, Freeepop, The Wolff Sisters, Airport, Grace Morrison, Will Dailey, Weakend Friends and more. Vote now at www.BostonMusicAwards.com.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Modern Day Idols on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Their 2nd self-titled album is now available. Learn more at https://moderndayidols.com. See them live on Sat November 6 at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Playlist: Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys - It's Only Halloween, Jenna Lotti – Ghosts, Running Mates - Black Moon, Fil Pacino - Death By Lions, Caravan of Thieves - Raise the Dead, Lainey Dionne - I Love You To Death, Tammy Laforest - Into the Water, Jay Psaros – Zombies, Abbie Barrett - Blood & Bone, Briana White – Ghost, Mallett Brothers - Dangerous Enemies, Mary McAvoy - Blood Supply, Butch McCarthy/AllOneWorld - Ghosts In These Woods, Annabelle Lee - Warm Blood, Wyn Doran – Spell, Visiting Wine – Haunted, Elovaters - Shaking Off The Wolves, Didn't Planet - Abe Lincoln, Kala Farnham - A Little Ghost Story, Charlie Farren - October Moon, Molly Brulé - Ghost of You, Grace Morrison – The Beast, Halley Elwell/Vera City – Wicked, Ruby Rose Fox - Die Pretty, Danielle Miraglia - All My Heroes Are Ghosts