Almost Famous On 95.9 Watd

Almost Famous Christmas 2021 - Featuring: The Aldous Collins Band, Eddie Japan, Carly Tefft, Lori McKenna, Munk Duane, Lake Street Dive, Rocco Derosa, Monica Rizzio, Ashley Jordan, Andy Brink, Todd Thibaud, Jay Psaros, Mark Erelli, Katlyn Evans & Rob Pagnano, Liz Longley, Crooked Coast, The Running Mates, Amanda McCarthy, Joe Merrick, Kala Farnham, Katie Dobbins, Chad Parrone, Meagan Hickman, Jillian Jensen, Christa Ginadek Jimenez, Lovely Hoffman, Grace Morrison, Sarah Martin, My Silent Bravery, Morgan Clark, Casey McQuellin, Tony Savarino, Kim Moberg, Didn't Planet, Sir Christian and more!!

The final live guest of 2021 is South Shore acoustic singer-songwriter Jeff Rosen. Jeff is the owner/operator of Cherrywood Records in Pembroke and hosts two open mics at the Rivershed locatons in Scituate and Braintree. And also has a residence at the BBC location in Plymouth on Tuesday evenigns. Learn more about Jeff at www.JeffRosenMusic.com.

Boston musician Kaylee Federmann performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about her new projects including a new single "Hit Pause". Learn more at www.KayleeFedermann.com.

Singer-songwriter Meagan Hickman performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Meagan is originally from Chicago, attended Berklee College of Music and lived in Boston for several years and now resides in Nashville. She released several new singles in 2021 and has more on the way for 2022. Learn more at https://www.meaganhickman.com. 

The Ballroom Thieves stop by the remote WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage before their performance at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Big thanks to Jeff Rosen of Cherrywood Records for loaning WATD his studio for an hour to conduct this interview. Their 2020 album Unlovely is available for streaming on all platforms along with three singles released in 2021. Learn more at www.BallroomThieves.com.

The Dust Ruffles are a power-pop trio based out of Providence. Their latest EP is "Innocent Filth". They perform on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about the new album and play some songs live in studio. Learn more at www.thedustruffles.com.

A look at some Boston Music Award nominations for 2021 including Lake Street Dive, Darlingside, Kaiti Jones, Coral Moons, House of Harm, Alice Howe, Mark Erelli, Destiny Claymore, Morgan Johnston, The Ballroom Thieves, Kaylee Federmann, Natalie Joly, Linnea’s Garden, Ali McGuirk, Squirrel Flower, Future Teens, Zola Simone, Blue Light Bandits, Dwight & Nicole, Dalton & The Sheriffs, Freeepop, The Wolff Sisters, Airport, Grace Morrison, Will Dailey, Weakend Friends and more. Vote now at www.BostonMusicAwards.com.

Modern Day Idols on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Their 2nd self-titled album is now available. Learn more at https://moderndayidols.com. See them live on Sat November 6 at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain. 

Playlist: Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys - It's Only Halloween, Jenna Lotti – Ghosts, Running Mates - Black Moon, Fil Pacino - Death By Lions, Caravan of Thieves - Raise the Dead, Lainey Dionne - I Love You To Death, Tammy Laforest - Into the Water, Jay Psaros – Zombies, Abbie Barrett - Blood & Bone, Briana White – Ghost, Mallett Brothers - Dangerous Enemies, Mary McAvoy - Blood Supply, Butch McCarthy/AllOneWorld - Ghosts In These Woods, Annabelle Lee - Warm Blood, Wyn Doran – Spell, Visiting Wine – Haunted, Elovaters - Shaking Off The Wolves, Didn't Planet - Abe Lincoln, Kala Farnham - A Little Ghost Story, Charlie Farren - October Moon, Molly Brulé - Ghost of You, Grace Morrison – The Beast, Halley Elwell/Vera City – Wicked, Ruby Rose Fox - Die Pretty, Danielle Miraglia - All My Heroes Are Ghosts

Cape Cod born and now Nashville based singer-songwriter Morgan Johnston performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about her new single "Pitty Party" and her journey from MA to Music City. Learn more about Morgan at www.Morgan-Johnston.com. 

Providence RI Singer-Songwriter Morgan Johnston performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about her two projects "Songs From Quarentine" And "Songs Still From Quarentine". Learn more about Morgan at www.MorganJohnstonMusic.com. 

South Coast Singer-Songwriter Keiyana Marie Triniadad performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her new single "Good To Know" out on October 22 and perform some original songs live. 

Providence RI based singer-songwriter Brian McKenzie plays on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about projects he's worked on over the Covid quarentine including a new single "Through To You". Learn more at www.BrianMcKenzie.com. 

South Shore singer, songwriter, actor, model, rapper and artist Destiny Claymore performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her debut EP "Pretty". Learn more at www.DestinyClaymore.com. 

Singer-songwriter Tom Hanson performs on the WATD Tiny Stage. Check out Tom's website at www.TomHanson.com. 

Rhode Island musician Lainey Dionne returns to talk about her debut full-length album "Self Titled". In this First-For-Almost-Famous show we go thorugh the entire album track-by-track and walk you through how it happened! Learn more about Lainey at www.LaineyDionne.com. 

J.Kelley of the J.Kelley Band plays on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote the new album "A Third of Heaven". Follow the band through their facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thejkelleyband/. 

South Shore/Cape Cod Singer-songwriter Grace Morrison performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her new album "Daughter". Learn more at www.GraceMorrison.com. 

The 2021 Nominees for the New England Music Awards have been released! Lindsay Van Kauwenberg of the NEMA Planning Committee co-hosts as we take a listen to some of this year's nominated artists. Learn more and vote for your favorites now at www.NEMusicAwards.com. Public voting closes on August 31, 2021. 

Singer-songwriter Bobby Kane performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about the new projects he's working on in 2021. Learn more at www.BobbyKaneMusic.com.