DOWNLOAD: Airborne Toxic Event Best Music Poll interview [mp3] We apologize in advance: the reason you can only stream three songs of Airborne's set has nothing to do with the band's own... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
We're only going to say this once: no, those are not snakes, and no, this interview did not take place on a plane. It's just one of those optical illusions. Above, WFNX's Julie Kramer... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
25 MORE PHOTOS: Gaslight Anthem at Best Music Poll 2009 GASLIGHT ANTHEM played "The '59 Sound" (alas, sans Bruce Springsteen, who performed it with them at Glastonbury) and all the... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
22 MORE PHOTOS: Passion Pit at Best Music Poll 2009 When we ran into PASSION PIT frontman Michael Angelakos a few hours before his Best Music Poll set on Saturday, he was just passing through... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
20 MORE PHOTOS: Ra Ra Riot at Best Music Poll 2009 In case you weren't among the 40,000 people who braved the 85 degrees of clear sky and sun at 4:30 pm at the heart of Boston on Saturday -- or... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
24 MORE PHOTOS: Metric performs at Best Music Poll 2009 With their bassplayer off playing babydaddy, METRIC showed up to Best Music Poll as a guitar-and-piano duo -- not particularly great for... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
It's a wrap: BEST MUSIC POLL 2009 is in the can, and we may start believing in a higher power. Perfect weather? Crowd estimates ranging from 20,000 to 40,000? New material debuted by the Bravery... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Tomorrow, you may have heard, is our 2009 Best Music Poll Concert on City Hall Plaza, better known to Green Liners as the Government Center T Stop. These bands are playing: The Bravery, the Airborne... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
After realizing they probably knew just as much - if not more - about our changing musical landscape as anyone, Metric released their latest album, Fantasies, themselves. And, of course, it's... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
When I was reading up on Ra Ra Riot in anticipation of this interview, I was surprised to learn they've only been together since 2006. It seems like we've been talking about them... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Hey, did you hear? We're putting on a free show with our friends at WFNX (that's 101.7 on your radio dial in Boston; 92.1 in New Hampshire) in just a couple of weeks (meaning August 1)! And... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Re: Best Music Poll 2009 Concert BOSTON PHOENIX/WFNX BEST MUSIC POLL 2009 August 1st | 4:30 City Hall Plaza in Boston FREE Ra Ra Riot Passion Pit Metric Gaslight Anthem The Airborne Toxic... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
The elusive Mr. Auto-Tune We know, we know -- it doesn't seem quite fair that we listed Auto-Tune as one of the choices on the ballot for our annual Best Music Poll -- after all, he's got... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Go vote in our annual Best Music Poll. Seriously. (Seriously) In Giant Steps, Jon Garelick checks out 3play+ and Melody Gardot. Chris Faraone talks to The Dunnas and Wasted Talent, the former of... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .