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

Todd Thibaud (9/24/19)

Tuesday Sep 24, 2019

Tuesday Sep 24, 2019

Boston Music Award nominated Todd Thibaud stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about his new album "Hill West" and play some songs live. Find more on him and his new album at www.ToddThibaud.com. 

Tuesday Sep 24, 2019

Listen as we spotlight some of the many artists nominated for the 2019 Boston Music Awards. And vote now at www.BostonMusicAwards.com! 

Mountain Weekend (9/17/19)

Tuesday Sep 17, 2019

Tuesday Sep 17, 2019

South-shore based Americana band "Mountain Weekend" joins us on the Tiny Stage. Their album "Autumn" is available now. Find more on them at www.mtnwknd.com. 

The Urge (9/10/19)

Tuesday Sep 10, 2019

Tuesday Sep 10, 2019

The Urge, a band from the South Shore, stop by the WATD Tiny Stage to share some music live. Learn more on them at https://www.facebook.com/TheUrgeMusic/

Annie Brobst (9/3/19)

Tuesday Sep 03, 2019

Tuesday Sep 03, 2019

Annie Brobst with her trio stop by WATD for an acoustic set on the Tiny Stage. Find more on them and look at their gig calendar at http://www.anniebrobstmusic.com/. 

Alissa Musto (8/27/19)

Tuesday Aug 27, 2019

Tuesday Aug 27, 2019

Singer-songwriter Alissa Musto stops by WATD  to play some songs on the Tiny Stage and talk about her new EP "X Post Facto". Find more on her and sign up for her newsletter at http://www.alissamusto.com/. 

Jonathan Soucy (8/20/19)

Tuesday Aug 20, 2019

Tuesday Aug 20, 2019

Jonathan Soucy joins us on the Tiny Stage this week. His new album "Edge of Blue" is out now. Learn more at https://www.soucymusic.com/. 

Wednesday Aug 14, 2019

Our final highlight of 2019 Nominees before the voting ends on Thursday night. In this hour you'll hear from Liz Bills, Prateek, Carissa Johnson and the Cure-Alls, Seth Rosenbloom, Daniel Miller, The Devils Twins, Meaghan Casey, Sarah Borges, Ali McGuirk, Dan Masterson, Three at Home, Brian McKenzie and Josh Knowles. There are so many amazing nominees, I wish I had time to feature more. See the complete list at www.NEMusicAwards.com. 

Hayley Sabella (8/13/19)

Tuesday Aug 13, 2019

Tuesday Aug 13, 2019

Singer-songwriter Hayley Sabella stops by the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to share some songs and the stories behind them. See one of her last shows in the area for a while at Camp Kiwanee on Friday August 16 with Kaiti Jones opening. Visit https://www.hayleysabellamusic.com/ for ticket information and more on her music. 

Wednesday Aug 07, 2019

The nominees for the 2019 New England Music Awards have been announced and over the next few weeks we'll be recognizing some of those nominated this year. In part 2 you'll hear music from Sam Robbins, Amy Mantis and the Space Between, Grace Morrison, Daisybone, Chris Moreno, Alex Anthony, Katie Dobbins, The Elovaters, Kaiti Jones, The Daybreakers, Lexi James and Sofia Lee Davis. Vote for your favorites at www.NEMusicAwards.com. The awards show is Sept 7 at Mixx 360 in Malden. More information on the awards show here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2406819669536948/. Part three will air on August 13 from 8-10PM on 95.9 WATD and 959WATD.com. 

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