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
Apr 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018
52 min
Singer-songwriter Louis Apollon stops by WATD to play some songs live and promote some upcoming shows including one at The Spire Center in Plymouth opening for the Delta Generators. Find more on Louis at www.louisapollon.com.
Apr 3, 2018
Apr 3, 2018
55 min
Singer-songwriter Matt Chase stops by WATD to talk about his latest release "One Last Try" and his CD Release show on Saturday April 10th at River Club Music Hall in Scituate. Get all the information at www.MattChaseMusic.com.
Mar 27, 2018
Mar 27, 2018
56 min
Country rock band Scarlett Drive stops by WATD to talk about their new single and to promote some upcoming shows. Check them out online and view their upcoming show schedule at www.scarlettdrive.com.
Mar 20, 2018
Mar 20, 2018
51 min
Singer-Songwriter Olivia Frances joins us on the Tiny Stage to talk about her current album "Evergreen" released in 2015 and her brand new singles "Moon To My Sun" and "It Just Takes One" which are available right now!! Find more on Olivia at www.oliviafrancesmusic.com.
Mar 13, 2018
Mar 13, 2018
50 min
Singer-songwriter Liz Longley stops by WATD to play some songs live and spin some songs from her albums "Hot Loose Wire", "Liz Longley" and her most recent release "Weightless". Find more on Liz at www.LizLongley.com.
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
1hr 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.