Best of Boston
Best Music Venue
2014 Best Music Venue, Alt/Pop/Rock
Brighton Music Hall
Allston
The former Harpers Ferry has spent the past few years as the intermediary step between Great Scott and the Paradise, booking national acts on 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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
1992 Best Music Venue, Large
The Orpheum Theatre
Boston
It's stuck at the end of an alley, but the 90-year-old Orpheum, which usually hosts rockers, is fit for the eyes and ears of a [...] read more»