“The greatest music ever made always seems to come from Boston.”

-William Jefferson Shakespeare

Articles:  Boston Beats offers CD Reviews, Gear Reviews, press releases on new music products, Live Reviews, Music News and Articles about what’s happening in the local music scene and across the country. 

Interviews:  It’s always interesting to talk to someone about their craft, whatever that craft may be, and especially if it’s music.  Our interviews are designed to give readers a sense of the artist’s experience as a musician:  writing songs, recording, and playing out in and around Boston.  Readers get the musician’s perspective on the Boston music scene.

Artists:  We are constantly gathering information about the artists currently active in the Boston area.  If you want to learn more about them, click on the Artists page to find the current website of many local artists.  The list can be sorted by Band or Solo Artist, or by Genre.  And to further help visitors find the great new music they’re looking for, the Artist page also features music samples of many artists.  Look for the speaker symbol next to the artist’s name:    Be sure to check back frequently, as new samples are added often.

Venues:  We’ve listed every music venue in the greater Boston area, and sorted them by city, region and T-line access.  If you know you want to go out in Cambridge but don’t know all the places to see music there, just click on “Cambridge” on the Venues page and check out the listings.  There you’ll find the addresses and phone numbers of all the clubs in the area, with links to maps and available venue websites.  You can even click on the printable version and take it with you.  If you live on the Red Line and are looking for places to see good music that you don’t have to drive to see, just click on the “Red Line” tab.  We’ll even tell you the stop.

Forum:  Many of the answers people are seeking about good music in Boston can only come from one another.   The Forum page provides a place for visitors to post thoughts, questions and answers about the Boston music scene. 

Events:  Boston Beats also gathers information on what’s happening in and around Boston, so check out the Events page to see what’s going on.  Want to know the weather?  You can get tonight’s weather or make plans for the future with the ten-day forecast provided by The Weather Channel on our Weather page.

Boston Beats Radio:  The best way to find out what’s going on in the Boston music scene is to hear it for yourself.  With Boston Beats Radio, you don’t have to wait until Friday night.  We’ve put together a mix of some of the best local music, which you can hear any time night or day with the click of a button.  Check out the Radio page for details.

Wait, there’s more!   Boston Beats also offers a Merchandise page where you purchase all your favorite Boston Beats attire, and a Links page to take you to some of our staff’s favorite links on the web.  And soon, Boston Beats will be available from your web-enabled cell phone or PDA.

(Note to reader:  items below this line have not been fact-checked, because very few items

below this line are facts.  Don’t let that stop you though, it still a good read...)