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.

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Episodes

Stacey Kelleher (7/12/22)

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022

New England native, Berklee College of Music graduate, and now Nashville resident Stacey Kelleher performs on the Almost Famous Tiny Stage during a return to New England tour. Learn more about Stacey at www.StaceyKelleherMusic.com. 

Morgan Clark (7/5/22)

Tuesday Jul 05, 2022

Tuesday Jul 05, 2022

New Hampshire country-pop musician Morgan Clark and guitarist-songwriter Daniel Kassel perform on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Get more information on Morgan including some upcoming South Shore performance dates at www.IAmMorganClark.com. 

OhYah (6/28/22)

Tuesday Jun 28, 2022

Tuesday Jun 28, 2022

Boston duo Ohyah performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about their latest single and upcoming projects. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/itsohyah. 

Miss Julia Violet (6/21/22)

Tuesday Jun 21, 2022

Tuesday Jun 21, 2022

South Shore singer-songwriter Miss Julia Violet performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/missjuliaviolet. 

Chuck McDermott (06/14/22)

Tuesday Jun 14, 2022

Tuesday Jun 14, 2022

Singer-songwriter Chuck McDermott performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to promote his album "38 Degrees and Raining" and to talk about his upcoming show at the Burren Backroom in Somerville on Thursday June 23. Learn more at www.ChuckMcDermott.com. 

Jade Moynihan (6/7/22)

Tuesday Jun 07, 2022

Tuesday Jun 07, 2022

Singer-songwriter Jade Moynihan performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her latest album "Werifesteria" and her release show at the Burren Backroom in Somerville on June 16th. Leanr more at www.JadeMoynihan.com. 

Avi Jacob (5/31/22)

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Avi Jacob performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to promote his performance at Bridgewater Music Alley on June 16. Also joining Avi in studio is Justin and Dianne of Friends of Bridgewater Music Alley. To learn more about Avi visit www.avijacob.com and for more on Bridgewater Music Alley visit www.BridgewaterMusicAlley.com. 

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Justin McCaulley and Dianne MacAdam of Friends of Bridgewater Music Alley co-host the first hour of Almost Famous to preview the 2022 season. Learn more at www.BridgewaterMusicAlley.com. 

The Chelsea Curve (5/24/22)

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Tuesday May 24, 2022

The Chelsea Curve is one of Boston's newest rock acts. Their debut album is called All The Things and it was released in late March 2022. You can see them opening the Boston Calling music festival this Memorial Day weekend. To learn more visit https://redonredthechelseacurve.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-things. 

Jillian Dawn (5/17/22)

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Tuesday May 17, 2022

Singer-songwriter Jillian Dawn performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her latest EP "How Simple This All Started". Learn more at www.JillianDawnMusic.com. 

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