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
Mar 6, 2018
Mar 6, 2018
53 min
Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of her first single, More Love, singer songwriter Katie Dobbins joins us on the Tiny Stage to update us on what's new in her world.
Those updates include:
A new podcast - http://letthemusicsetyoufree.podbean.com
A new music video for Post It Notes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRSgkBNp_Zc
And an upcoming Let The Music Set You Free show at the Ventress Library in Marshfield on March 15.
Also check out Katie's website at www.KatieDobbinsMusic.com.
Joining Katie on WATD is Kelsey Socha from the Ventress Library.
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
59 min
Chuck McDermott recently released his latest album "Gin and Rosewater" and Susan Cattaneo recently dropped her double album "The Hammer and the Heart". Both are teaming up for a show at Plymouth's Spire Center on Friday March 2nd. And you get a sneak preview right here on Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD.
Feb 20, 2018
Feb 20, 2018
51 min
Strangers By Accident plays live on 95.9 WATD and talks about their debut full band EP "Reckless". Find more on them at www.StrangersByAccident.com.
Feb 13, 2018
Feb 13, 2018
1 hr 7 min
Singer-songwriter Kat Kennedy stops by WATD with her band to play some music live, talk about the songs and promote a Kickstarter that just launched to help her record her debut full length album. Find more information on the kickstarter and the amazing rewards you can get from contributing at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katkennedy/kat-kennedys-debut-album
Following Kat's interview stay tuned for a quick chat with Katie Dobbins about her amazing new podcast, Let The Music Set You Free. Find more on that here: http://letthemusicsetyoufree.podbean.com
Feb 6, 2018
Feb 6, 2018
51 min
Singer-songwriters Ayla Brown and Rob Bellamy stop by WATD to share some some music, play some songs live and update us on what's new in their world.
Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018
58 min
Singer-songwriter Jay Psaros stops by WATD to share some new songs, talk about a new album in the works and also shares some insight into the current state of independnet music.
Jan 23, 2018
Jan 23, 2018
45 min
Scituate-based singer songwriter Jake Durkin plays live on the Tiny Stage and invites some friends from Nashville to join him. Learn more at www.jakedurkin.com.
Jan 16, 2018
Jan 16, 2018
51 min
South Shore based singer-songwriter Abby Vail joins us on the Tiny Stage along with her dad Luke to talk about some new songs and new projects she's working on....including a new album for children. Find more on Abby at www.abigailvail.com.
Jan 9, 2018
Jan 9, 2018
49 min
The Big Lonesome from Hull, MA joins us on the Tiny Stage to play some songs live from their new album "Fasicination". Also, note the cover design inspired by Nantasket Beach!! Learn more at www.TheBigLonesome.net.
Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018
51 min
Boston-based blues guitarist and vocalist Seth Rosenbloom joins WATD on the Tiny Stage to talk about his self titled debut album and upcoming show dates. Learn more at www.sethrosenbloom.com.