7 editor picks in Boston.
7 live music in Boston our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Boston nightlife.
Paradise Rock Club on Commonwealth Avenue has booked touring rock and indie since 1977, the room where U2, The Police and The Cars played their first Boston.
TipBox Office Monday to Friday noon to 6pm in person, or buy via the venue website. Floor fills at the rail; balcony has clear sight lines.
The Sinclair on Church Street in Harvard Square is the 525-capacity Crossroads Presents room with a balcony rail, an attached restaurant called 52 Church.
TipDinner at 52 Church before the show gets you priority entry. Doors usually open between 18:00 and 21:30 depending on the headliner.
House of Blues on Lansdowne Street replaced the Avalon ballroom next to Fenway Park in 2009. The 2,400-capacity Music Hall and the VIP Foundation Room book.
TipFoundation Room VIP tickets jump the line. Pre-show dinner in the Southern kitchen runs walk-in from 17:00 on show nights.
The Middle East complex on Mass Ave in Central Square has booked punk, hardcore and indie since the 1970s. Four rooms: Upstairs, Downstairs.
TipDownstairs is the marquee stage; Upstairs takes 200, ZuZu books DJ nights. Restaurant kitchen runs to 1am most nights.
Roadrunner in Boston Landing opened 2022 as Bowery Presents' largest New England room, 3,500 capacity on a flat floor with a wrap-around balcony.
TipTake the Boston Landing commuter rail stop; the venue is across the parking lot. Doors usually 19:00 with show at 20:00.
The Beehive on Tremont Street books live jazz, blues, soul, cabaret and burlesque seven nights a week inside the Boston Center for the Arts complex.
TipWeekend brunch from 10:00 with live jazz is the calmer entry. Reserve via OpenTable for a table close to the stage.
The Cantab Lounge in Central Square has run live music seven nights a week since 1938. Two floors: a folk-and-jazz street-level lounge and the Cantab.
TipBluegrass Tuesdays from 20:00, started 1993, $6 cover. Sundays bring a Boston Poetry Slam in the Underground.
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