Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD

Cape Cod based duo Plastic Angels perform on the Tiny Stage just before their move to Nashville. They have a new single out and an album in the works. Learn more at www.plasticangels.net . 

Singer-songwriter and mountain dulcimer player Noelle Micarelli is on the WATD Almost Famous this week. Back at the end of February, just before Covid hit, Noelle won the Spire Center Open Mic Challenge in Plymouth. Part of the grand prize was playing live on WATD. Learn more at www.noellemicarelli.com . 

South Shore singer-songwriter Chuck McDermott talks about his forthcoming album "38 Degrees and Raining" and about his involvement in the Save Our Stages Act. Learn more at www. ChuckMcDermott.com . 

Singer-songwriter Matt York talks about new projects and shares some songs live on the WATD Tiny Stage. Learn more at www. MattYorkMusic.com. 

In this special bonus podcast you'll hear select highlights of Boston Music Award Nominees - including House of Harm, Sasha Slone, Squirrel Flower, Kaylee Federmann, Prateek, Mark Erelli, Coral Moons, Lula Wiles, Ayla Brown, Dalton & The Sheriffs, Jazzmyn Redd, Ballroom Thieves and Tanya Donelley. Vote for your favorites right now at www. BostonMusicAwards.com . 

Justin McCaully of Bridgewater Music Alley talks to WATD about their "virtual" 2020 Season which is concluding with a "surprise show" to be announced soon! Bridgewater Music Alley is a volunteer run non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality independent music to Bridgewater and the South Shore community. Learn more at www. BridgewaterMusicAlley.com . Along with the interview you'll hear...

Singer-songwriter Dan Cody has a new EP out called "Long Distance Line". Learn more at www. DanCodyMusic.com . 

Alissa Musto is a south shore songwriter and pianist who up until the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic was working as an entertainer on a cruise ship. She talks about what that experience was like and also about her time as Miss Massachusetts and promoting the importance of music education. Learn more at www. AlissaMusto.com . 

New Hampshire born and now Nashville based singer-songwriter Sam Robbins stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to share some new music and talk about upcoming projects. Learn more at www. SamRobbinsMusic.com . 

North Shore born singer-songwriter Ryan Montbleau is a favorite at festivals across the country...especially here in New England. But with covid almost all of those festivals and shows have been either cancelled of postponed. Tune in as Ryan talks about how he's adapted to current times and shares some songs live on the WATD Tiny Stage. Learn more about Ryan Montbleau at www. RyanMontbleau.com . 

Plymouth singer-songwriter Jake Hill released a series of EPs during the Covid-19 Quarentine. He talks about those and shares some songs live on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Follow Jake Hill on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with his future projects. 

Singer-songwriter Kate Girardi performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about her current EP "One to Four" released in 2018. She also shares some new songs which will appear on her next EP being recorded this year. Learn more on Kate Girardi at  www.kategirardi.com . 

Singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy stops by WATD to talk about her current album "Road Trip" and about an actual road trip she's about to make when she makes the move to Nashville. Learn more at www.amandamccarthy.com. 

Singer-songwriter Lori McKenna talks about her latest album "The Balladeer". Learn more about Lori at www. LoriMcKenna.com . 

The Big Lonesome joins WATD on the Tiny Stage to talk about their album "Payphones and Ashtrays" which drops in the fall. And their new single Silver Plate Stains is out today. Portions of proceeds from pre-orders of the new album will benefit Black Lives Matter and the ACLU. Get more information at www. TheBigLonesome.net . 

Singer-songwriter Molly Mae stops by the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about her new projects with PB&J Records, shares some original songs and debuts a new single!! Learn more at www. MollyMaeMusic.com . 

Dalton and the Sheriffs stop by WATD to preview tracks from their latest album "Luckier By Half". The album is officially available on Wednesday July 8th!! Learn more at  www.daltonandthesheriffs.com.

Singer-songwriter Jillian Dawn performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Her new album is called "20/20" and dropped on June 26! Learn more at www. JillianDawnMusic.com . 

Singer-songwriter Brandon Manter stops by WATD to talk about his current EP "Off My Mind" and shares some new projects he's been working on. Learn more at  www.brandonmanter.com. 

Kristian Montgomery of The Winter Kill Band joins us on the Tiny Stage this week. His latest album is called "The Gravel Church" and was recorded at Ultrasound Productions in Hanover. Learn more about at Kristian Montgomery at  www.kmwkb.com.

We're back to in-studio guests this week with Jay Psaros performing on the WATD Tiny Stage. Jay also shares how the Covid-19 Pandemic has affected his music career and how it's also sparked more creativity. Learn more about Jay at www. JayPsaros.com . 

Lexi James joins us on the WATD Tiny Stage virtually through Zoom. She has a new single out called Boomerang, and a new single coming out next month. Her latest full length was released in 2018. Learn more on Lexi at www. LexiJamesMusic.com.

Liv Greene joins us on the Tiny Stage tonight through Zoom. Her new album is "Every Bright Penny" and you can get your copy now at LivGreene. Bandcamp.com. 

Bright and Dark are one of the newest bands to the Boston/South Shore area. They're a duo from Plymouth who just released their latest EP "Detours" in May, 2020. Through Zoom Kat and Mike chat about the songs, the album and the band. Learn more about Bright And Dark at www. BrightAndDarkBand.com . 

Chris Wagner from Modern Day Idols joins us on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to talk about their new self titled album released in March, 2020. Lean more at www. ModernDayIdols.com .