Best of Boston
Best Music
2000 Best Music, Record Store, New
Twisted Village
Cambridge
When they are not playing in the local band Major Stars, Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar offer the city's most impressive collection of rare, avant-garde, [...] read more»
2000 Best Music, Up-and-Coming Artist
Star Ghost Dog
With all the dot-com madness in the Zeitgeist, who has time for good old-fashioned slacker ennui? Star Ghost Dog, that's who. The fact that they [...] read more»
1999 Best Music, Used CDs/Albums
Mystery Train
Boston
Where else can you find exotica such as a classic album from the sixties by the French lounge singer Serge Gainsbourg? Mystery Train carries a [...] read more»
1998 Best Music, CD Store, Used
Disc Diggers
Somerville
A wide selection of prices is as important as a solid choice of music, and Disc Diggers has both. It also has CDs as low [...] read more»
1998 Best Music, CD Store, New
Tower Records
Boston
No babel in this Tower, but a vertical, sensible, well-delineated selection of everything you're looking for, whether in the roomful of world music or on [...] read more»
1997 Best Music, Records/Discs—Used
Mystery Train Records
Boston
Mystery Train in Gloucester houses perhaps the most eclectic assemblage of music and tchotchkes in eastern Massachusetts. A Gustav Mahler postcard here, a Charlie's Angelslunch [...] read more»
1997 Best Music, Records/Discs
Tower Records
Boston
Okay, it's one of those chain stores you love to hate. Nevertheless, Tower Records is simply nirvana for any music lover. Whether you're searching for [...] read more»
1995 Best Music, World Beat
The Mighty Charge
The Mighty Charge believes in music with a message—its debut CD, released in January, is titled Save the World. This seven-piece Marley influenced reggae band [...] read more»