Best of Boston
Best Music Venue, Outdoor
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»
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»