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Almost Famous

Almost Famous is back for a fourth season to bring you the songs you know and love while helping uncover hidden gems from the underdogs of the music world. Tune in to hear a mix of classic rock, esoteric jazz, and folk artists who didn't make it to the main stage.

# of Episodes

61198

Host

Quintin

First Aired

April 6th, 2005

Last Episode

April 10th, 2026

Previous broadcasts

Quintessential Classics

Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and more.

The Kitchen

Oxis, Flume, King Krule, ear, and more.

Detaux

Dean Blunt, Four Tet, Bryan Ferry, Galaxie 500, and more.

Branch Out

The Cars, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Crowded House, and more.

guest episode

Songs picked out by my mom!

WRBB 104.9FM Boston 4/10/26, 4:02 AM

Mount Eerie, The Frowning Clouds, POiSON GiRL FRiEND, Love Spirals Downwards, and more.

WRBB 104.9FM Boston 4/10/26, 3:06 AM

Boards of Canada, Flotation Toy Warning, The Strokes, Radiohead, and more.

alternative realities

Vígh Mihály, Built To Spill, Working for a Nuclear Free City, Dry Cleaning, and more.

Laughs and Loops

Joey Cash, Jane Remover, Morphine, slayr, and more.

Laughs and Loops

Morphine, and more.

Did you hear about Pluto?

Elias Rønnenfelt, Jeff Buckley, The Cure, Hole, and more.

PET ROCK

The Cure, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Elliott Smith, and more.

Sip o Sunshine

Tortoise, Aswad, Morphine, Welker, and more.

tapedeck

Future, Ray Charles, Denzel Curry, Crime Mob, and more.

Earworms

Tune in to E.T.'s Golden Record this week to hear some of the most terribly catchy earworms you've ever heard, and join us as we teach ⍙⍜⍀⋔ about music that's so good it's dangerous! Eeek!

TAXI TO NEW BEGINNINGS

Ishmael Jingo, Leona Lewis, Tame Impala, Slaughter Beach, Dog, and more.

Doble Vida

Charly García, Sentimiento Muerto, Almendra, La Leche, and more.

WRBB Sports

LTJ Bukem, and more.

Farewell Transmission

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, This Is Lorelei, Acetone, Hiding Places, and more.

Grit & Grooves

A Perfect Circle, Incubus, Black Label Society, ZZ Top, and more.

Grit & Grooves

Black Label Society, and more.

cornerstone

Samia, Del Water Gap, Magdalena Bay, Fcukers, and more.

PLAYBACK

Clairo, Wallows, Jordana, Eyedress, and more.

PLAYBACK

The Shivas, and more.

4x09

ok we’re back to normal today

Death Club

Built To Spill, Aphex Twin, Johnny Cash, Mount Eerie, and more.

All Dogs go to Heaven

Flotation Toy Warning, The Custodian of Records, Aphex Twin, Mogwai, and more.

Just Playing 7.10

Gracie Abrams, BETWEEN FRIENDS, Magdalena Bay, Taylor Swift, and more.

Just Playing

Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Alvvays, BETWEEN FRIENDS, and more.

Misc.

No theme, just music!

Sunny Side Up Next

The Temper Trap, La Luz, Kinji, Simon & Garfunkel, and more.

Regions of Rhythym

Alboe, Malfnktion, Charanjit Singh, Ibu Selva, and more.

episode 9

Elliott Smith, AdriAnne Lenker, Judee Sill, Hozier, and more.

WRBB 104.9FM Boston 4/9/26, 4:02 AM

Stina Nordenstam, Pinegrove, Lou Reed, Sparklehorse, and more.

WRBB 104.9FM Boston 4/9/26, 3:05 AM

The Sugarcubes, Honeyglaze, toe, Protomartyr, and more.

karakoram

Pet Symmetry, Pinegrove, Four Tet, Galaxie 500, and more.

Real Emo Consists Of...

Free Throw, The Story So Far, Modern Baseball, holder, and more.

thats hectic

BJ Lips, PinkPantheress, Sabrina Carpenter, Take Van, and more.

girl, whatever

Lizzy McAlpine, Chappell Roan, Phoebe Bridgers, Sufjan Stevens, and more.

Get Me Out Of Here: Time to Get Crankier

Everything But The Girl, Stars Of The Lid, Pylon, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and more.

Spacey Synth

When In Rome, Jamiroquai, Raymond Scott, Neil Young, and more.

NU EQ

The Love Bite, LOSTBOYJAY, Soulsearcher, Lamchopz, and more.

WRBB Sports

Horse Jumper of Love, Elias Rønnenfelt, LTJ Bukem, Jackson C. Frank, and more.

Season 5. Episode 10.

Elvis Presley, Chris Rainbow, Jeff Buckley, The Jackson 5, and more.

How's the London Fog?

The Radio Dept., and more.

late :(

solo tn

Desert Trip

The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, King Krule, Silver Jews, Dean Blunt, and more.

I need some pep in my step

Julee Cruise, The Dip, µ-Ziq, Sisters of Mercy, and more.

FAV SONGSSS

The Cure, BROCKHAMPTON, Michael Jackson, Gorillaz, and more.

flipside

Audrey Hobert, Billie Marten, Melt, Clairo, and more.

flipside

John Mayer, and more.

butttterfly

<//3 almost the end. gummy + guest friend on the show next week hopefully!!!!!!

4x08.5

RANDOM SHOW!!! crazy… we’re on a wednesday today..

The Detox

The Flaming Lips, George Harrison, The Cure, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

Porches + Patios

With special guest DJ Freaky-T in the studio we share songs that will be soundtracking our spring spent outside on our porches and patios

Sugar Pill

Minwhee Lee, Sufjan Stevens, Crystal Castles, Broken Social Scene, and more.

Golden Zest

Daniel Avery, Mineral, Bill Evans Trio, Four Tet, and more.

Monkey See, Monkey DJ

Madonna, Fiona Apple, Labi Siffre, Elvin Bishop, and more.

Monkey See, Monkey DJ

Horse Jumper of Love, Jackson C. Frank, and more.

String Theory

Bowery Electric, Ahmad Jamal, Ichiko Aoba, Travis, and more.

2016 nantucket d3 lax bro

Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Congress The Band, Cocteau Twins, and more.

Branded

Sufjan Stevens, Sabrina Carpenter, Everything But The Girl, Doja Cat, and more.

the generational gap

Giles Corey, Blonde Redhead, Bob Dylan, Peter Cat Recording Co., and more.

The Great Sundae Waltz

Yo La Tengo, Tortoise, Pet Shop Boys, POiSON GiRL FRiEND, and more.

second to last ep!!

Alvvays, Big Thief, Geese, LCD Soundsystem, and more.

Liked Songs

Mazzy Star, and more.

The Heartline Highway

Love Spells, Men I Trust, Kevin Abstract, The Neighbourhood, and more.

Episode 4

Outkast, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Mogwai, and more.