Best of Boston

Best Music Venue

2014 Best Music Venue, Jazz/Blues

Wally’s Café

Boston
At the crossroads of the next John Mayer and the original Bleeding Gums Murphy stands a music club that could only live in Boston. Still [...] read more»
2013 Best Music Venue, Small

The Sinclair

Cambridge
Superstar chef Michael Schlow may have brought initial buzz to this new restaurant/music club, but now its lineup of stellar performers—postpunk legends such as the [...] read more»
2013 Best Music Venue, Large

TD Garden

Boston
It's a vaunted sports temple, of course, but the Garden had a banner year for music, with appearances by everybody from the current stars Museto [...] read more»
2012 Best Music Venue, Large

Bank of America Pavillion

Boston
It's hard to beat a concert by the water, and this venue, within walking distance of the Seaport District restaurants, also comes with skyline views. [...] read more»
2012 Best Music Venue, Small

Brighton Music Hall

Allston
Like its predecessor, Harper's Ferry, Brighton Music Hall is essentially a dive bar with a big stage and cheap drinks—the perfect venue for indie headliners. [...] read more»
2009 Best Music Venue, Small

T.T. the Bear’s Place

Cambridge
Somewhere between a band's first roadie and their first rider, they play T.T.'s, a beer-soaked cranny in Central Square now in its third decade. For [...] read more»
2009 Best Music Venue, Large

Bank of America Pavilion

Boston
Dock all the points you like for the pricey beer, seasonal setup, and occasional 'Ya Mo B There' booking, and this harborside venue with the [...] read more»
1993 Best Music Venue, Sometimes

Green St. Grill

Cambridge
If you're hep and you follow local rock, you're here, religiously, on Monday nights. Fixed-price ($8.95) menu, no cover, and happenin' local bands playing in [...] read more»
1993 Best Music Venue, Unlikely

The Middle East

Cambridge
The best by far. There's music in the restaurant's back room, in the bakery, in the basement (once a bowling alley). Eclectic bookings, a much-needed [...] read more»
1992 Best Music Venue, Small

The Middle East Restaurant

Cambridge
Best now, with its mix of jazz and international music in its back room. And better this fall, when the owners expand into the enormous [...] read more»