Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Independent, original music from Boston and the greater New England scene, produced and hosted by WATD Music Director John Shea.
The full two-hour show airs live Tuesday nights from 8–10 PM ET on 95.9 WATD, serving the Boston, South Shore, and Cape Cod regions, and is also available for streaming at 959WATD.com.
Almost Famous and John Shea have earned awards, nominations, and recognition from the Boston Music Awards, the New England Music Awards, the Recording Academy®, South Shore Living Magazine, and the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association.
Learn more: https://959watd.com/almost-famous-with-john-shea
Episodes
Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018
52 min
Boston born and Nashville based Singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub joins us live on the Tiny Stage this week. Learn more about her at www.laurenweintraub.com.
Nov 20, 2018
Nov 20, 2018
52 min
Jillian Jensen is on the Tiny Stage tonight to introduce her new band Amber Eyes. They have a single out this Friday as well as a single release party at Station Eight in Marshfield, MA on Friday November 23rd. Learn more at www.ambereyesmusic.com.
Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 2018
54 min
The Houston Bernard Band has a new album out called "Lucky Man" and they perform an acoustic set live on WATD's Tiny Stage. Find more on them at www.HoustonBernardBand.com.
Nov 6, 2018
Nov 6, 2018
50 min
It's Election Day in Massachusetts which means Almost Famous is taking the night off so the WATD News Department can provide live coverage. To keep you company until next week's show with Houston Bernard on the Tiny Stage, enjoy this Radio Replay from November 2015 with Ellis Paul live on the Tiny Stage.
Oct 30, 2018
Oct 30, 2018
59 min
Somerville-based singer-songwriter Katie Dobbins returns to the Tiny Stage tonight to talk about her new single due out on November 14 and her next album out in early 2019. She's also a podcast host - check out her information as well as her podcast "Let The Music Set You Free" at www.KatieDobbinsMusic.com.
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
54 min
Boston-based singer-songwriter Chad Perrone plays live on the WATD Tiny Stage and talk about his upcoming full band show on October 26 at City Winery in Boston. Visit http://chadperrone.bandcamp.com for more information.
Oct 16, 2018
Oct 16, 2018
51 min
New Hampshire-based singer songwriter Amanda McCarthy joins us live on the Tiny Stage....she's working on a new record and she shares some sneak preview tracks from that plus plays some songs live. Visit AmandaMcCarthy.com for more information. Listen and enjoy!!
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018
55 min
Bethany and Jeff of Plastic Angels from Onset MA stop by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about their new projects including a new video. Enjoy!!
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
53 min
Singer-songwriter Carlin Tripp stops by WATD to talk about his new album "The Shape of The Island" and plays some songs live in studio. Find more on Carlin at http://carlintrippmusic.com.
Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018
54 min
During the first hour of Almost Famous on September 25, we recognized some of the nominees for the 2018 Boston Music Awards including Will Dailey, The Ultra, Abbie Barrett, Bad Rabbits, Aubrey Haddard, Ballroom Thieves, Darlingside, Lauren Weintraub, Brynn Elliott, Happy Little Clouds, Party Bois, These Wild Plains and Sideny Gish. Vote now at www.BostonMusicAwards.com.