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Best small music venue?

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  • The Abbey Lounge in Cambridge Abbey Lounge 3 Beacon St Somerville, MA 02143 11 votes
  • 550-capacity venue for world-class musical performers The Middle East 472 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 9 votes
  • From the nightly no-cover music (which has attracted ... Toad 1912 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02140 6 votes
  • Past special events The Paradise 969 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215 5 votes
  • Lizard Lounge is open nightly Lizard Lounge 1667 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 4 votes
  • DJ Avalon 15 Lansdowne St Boston, MA 02215 3 votes
  • O'Briens Pub 3 Harvard Ave Allston, MA 02134 2 votes
  • See young aspiring musicians live, Boston Wally's Cafe 427 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA 02118 2 votes
  • Great Scott is located at 1222 Commonwealth Avenue Great Scott 1222 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02134 2 votes
  • Don't forget: it's CHURCH and NOT "THE CHURCH"!!! Church 69 Kilmarnock St Boston, MA 02215 2 votes
  • T.T. the Bear's Place 10 Brookline St Cambridge, MA 02139 1 vote
  • all asia bar live music mit cambridge All Asia 334 Mass Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 1 vote
  • enjoy live music, boston Johnny D's 17 Holland St Somerville, MA 02144 1 vote
  • Matt Murphy's Pub in Brookline Village Matt Murphy's Pub 14 Harvard St Brookline, MA 02445 0 votes

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Chestnut3499 (voted for: Abbey Lounge)
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My home away from home! Cheap strong drinks. Live music 7 nights a week. Great pub stage for my Squallie Greenthumb fix. Punk lives, ya fecks.
 
GirlFriday (voted for: O'Briens Pub)
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Best local and national acts as well as other events such as book readings, crafts in clubs and Dr. Sketchy.
 
cdmmurphy (voted for: Lizard Lounge)
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I love this place. Most recently went to hear the band One Happy Island, have also seen the Franc Graham Band and others. Nice crowd, intimate space without feeling too cramped.
 
novadog (voted for: The Middle East)
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It has to be the middle east. Between the awesome midsized downstairs and the cozy upstairs this is a great place for live tunes. Only complaint would be sometimes they close down a little too early and don't allow for encores but still too good of a spot to knock for anything but that.
 
chriswight (voted for: Wally's Cafe)
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There's a whole lot of jazz coming out of a tiny hole in the wall...
 
neight (voted for: T.T. the Bear's Place)
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Overshadowed by the Middle East, but always has great shows.
 
spikemom (voted for: Johnny D's)
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they get amazing acts and it has a good feeling to it
 
jac (voted for: Avalon)
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Great acoustics. Just watch out for the clubgoers upon exit!
 
Stuart (voted for: The Paradise)
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Hands down the best acoustics...
 
unfunkyufo (voted for: The Middle East)
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Ambiance is standard rock club... but it's got the best music in town.
 
L.Sizzle (voted for: Toad)
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They have good beer and usually good tunes, check em out!
 
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surj (voted for: The Middle East)
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Bobby pours a great can of Guiness
 
Ppadden (voted for: Great Scott)
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Because they brought Spankrock to Allston
 

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