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
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.
Sep 25, 2018
Sep 25, 2018
50 min
Visiting Wine joins WATD on the Tiny Stage to talk about their debut EP - Find more on them at visitingwine.com
Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
56 min
Banded Starling stop by the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to share some music, talk about their new record out next month and share some dates for upcoming shows. Listen in!! www.bandedstarling.com
Sep 12, 2018
Sep 12, 2018
56 min
During this special Almost Famous Early Bonus Hour on 95.9 WATD (7-8PM) we recognize some of the 2018 New England Music Award winners! Congrats to everyone who was nominated this year!! Look forward to seeing you in 2019!! See the complete list of winners at www.NEMusicAwards.com.
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
55 min
The Rocking Horse Music Club stops by WATD to talk about thier new album "Waiting For The Leaves To Change" and to play some songs live in studio. Find more on them at www.rockinghorsemusicclub.com.
Sep 4, 2018
Sep 4, 2018
57 min
If you're wondering why the podcast is posting so early this morning it's because Almost Famous has tonight off so WATD News can bring you live Primary Night coverage....so while we're off we're reposting Prateek live on the Tiny Stage from July 24, 2018. Local singer-songwriter and promoter Jay Psaros fills in as host. Enjoy!