Nominees for the 2025 Boston Music Awards are featured. Vote now until November 17 at www.BostonMusicAwards.com. 95.9 WATD is also nominated for two awards this year - Best Podcast for Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD and John Shea for best radio DJ. Featured Artists include: Copilot, Bebe Stockwell, Couch, Other Brother Darryl, Lily Fitts, Lainey Dionne, Tiny Habits, ToriTori, Twisted Pine, Senseless Optimism, Megan From Work, Coral Moons, The Elovaters, Clario, The Far Out, Divine Sweater, Renee Levesque, Ward Hayden and the Outliers, Lady Pills, Will Dailey, Ava Valianti, Bermuda Search Party, Jake Swamp and the Pine, Kier Burns and the Kettle Burners, Mallcops, Tall Heights, Nate Perry and Ragged Company, and more! Radio Broadcast Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xiu6d8y52dx5p5b6/2025BostonMusicAwards11042025.mp3 

PLEASE NOTE: Because of copyright reasons off-air broadcast audio for this podcast is linked here: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8r6a4xfigpeqzh62/2025AlmostHalloween10282025.mp3 Almost Halloween 2025 - Featuring spooky tracks from New England musicians including: Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, Mark Erelli, Grace Morrison, Charlotte Sands, Jay Psaros, Lainey Dionne, Cara Lately, Fil Pacino, The Running Mates, Ashley Jordan, Ringer Soundtrack, Lily Fitts, The Ghouls, Nico Rivers, Christa Gniadek, Briana White, Amplifier Heads, Vanna Paella, Hayley Reardon, John Taglieri, Wyn Doran, Charlie Farren, Izzy Ivy, Jessye Desilva, Gracie Grace and All The Good Boys, Mini Yellow Witches, and more.

Singer-Songwriter and longtime Boston radio personality Candy O'Terry is on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her upcoming album and current singles. Learn more at www.CandyOTerry.com. 

Boston singer-songwriter Nate Ramos performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about his latest releases and promote a show with The Pickpockets at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke on Friday, October 17. Learn more at https://www.nateramosmusic.com. 

Nominees for the 2025 New England Music Awards are featured. Voting is open until the end of Friday, October 10. Check out www.NEMusicAwards.com for more information. 

Drew Zieff of Jake Swamp and the Pine performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote his latest projects. Learn more at https://www.jakeswamp.com. 

Boston folk-rock band Noble Dust performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about their upcoming album and their current projects. Learn more at https://nobledustmusic.com. 

Brian Scully of Dalton & The Sheriffs joins the WATD Tiny Stage, along with his sons Tommy and Charlie, for a special family appearance. They chat about the band’s latest singles and share the excitement surrounding their upcoming show at Leader Bank Pavilion. Discover more about Dalton & The Sheriffs at: daltonandthesheriffs.com.

South Shore musician Matt York performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about his latest projects including a new book! Learn more at https://www.mattyorkmusic.com. 

Cape Cod singer-songwriter Carly Tefft is on the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her current single "My Kind of Blue" and update us on her latest projects. Learn more at https://www.instagram.com/carlytefft 

New on 95.9 WATD it's The Almost Famous Tiny Stage Rewind. Every Sunday at 8:00pm, WATD digs into the archives to bring you past and present Tiny Stage interviews—including some classics that originally aired long before podcasts were even part of the show. This week, don’t miss South Shore’s own Grammy Award–winning songwriter Lori McKenna, captured in November 2014 as she introduced her brand-new album Numbered Doors. You’ll hear early performances of songs that went on to become massive hits for some of today’s biggest artists. And don't miss new interviews on the Almost Famous Tiny Stage heard each Tuesday from 8-10PM on 95.9 WATD and 959WATD.com.

Adam Tiro from The Freight talks about their debut LP called Tales of Maybe and how it was specifically mixed and mastered for a vinyl release. Visit https://www.thefreightband.com for more information. 

Multi-award winning South Shore singer-songwriter-composer Munk Duane performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote his album Fearless Moral Inventory. Learn more at https://www.munkduane.com. 

Cape Cod/Boston singer-songwriter Renée Levesque performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her album "All The Kids" and talk about an upcoming tour this fall! Learn more at https://reneelevesquemusic.com. 

Massachusetts born and now Rhode Island based singer-songwriter Tori Costa performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her latest singles and talk about her upcoming album. Learn more at https://www.toricosta.co. 

South Shore singer-songwriter-producer Billy Thompson performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote his debut full-length album "Johatsu". Learn more at https://www.billytmusic.com. 

South Shore born and now Nashville based singer-songwriter Kristen Merlin stops by the WATD Almost Famous TIny Stage to promote her new single "Last Time Last" and talk about her latest projects. Learn more at https://www.kristenmerlin.com.

Another Levitate Music and Arts Festival is in the books and as always they featured many incredible local acts this year!! 95.9 WATD was on-location all weekend and had a chance to chat with some of this year's local lineup including: Aldous Collins, Lily Fitts, Nate Ramos, Ripe, Samantha McKaige, Hans Willians, and Nate Ramos. Stay updated with Levitate events at https://levitatemusicfestival.com. 

Boston singer-songwriters Halley Elwell and Samantha Farrell tag team on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Halley has a new album and podcast called Spontaneous Mutation. Learn more at - https://www.halswellmusic.com. And more about Samantha at https://www.samanthafarrell.com/. 

Cape Cod singer-songwriter-keyboardist Vanna Pacella performs on the WATD Tiny Stage to promote her upcoming debut album "Listen". Learn more at www.vannapacella.com.