Inside Allston's Music Venues

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Inside Allston's Music Venues

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Boston, Massachusetts audio tour: Inside Allston's Music Venues
This is a 0.5mi walking tour
It takes an average of 15 mins to complete.
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This tour isn’t available for download. We’ve preserved the script and audio as a record of its moment in time, but we don’t recommend doing the tour. It was published in May 2017.
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About the Tour

Discover Allston's most cherished music venues, including Great Scott, O'Brien's, and the newbie in town, Brighton Music Hall. Hungry? Stop by Five Guys or Sunset Grill & Tap, or grab a drink at Tavern in The Square before you head out!

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Tour Producer

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Peter Amara

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Editor-in-Chief for MusicBoxPete, a local Boston area music site. Proud NU alum and supporter of local music, and rigorous devotee of Anna's Taqueria!

Preview Location

Location 1

Great Scott

Hi, and welcome to my tour of Allston's music scene!

The tour begins here, outside the Great Scott. This is a venue that I've had the opportunity to attend multiple times. This small pub is one of the oldest and most well known music hubs in the city, and it's a great hango... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • MBTA Green Line

  • O'Brien's Pub

  • Brighton Music Hall

Getting There

Route Overview

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  1. Start location
    Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02134, USA
  2. Total distance
    764m
  3. Final location
    3 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA 02134, USA
  4. Distance back to start location
    602.44m

Directions to Starting Point

We'll start outside Great Scott, on the corner of Harvard and Commonwealth Avenue. You can get there by light rail on the MBTA Green Line, disembarking at the Harvard Avenue stop.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

Five Guys, Tavern In The Square and Sunset Grill & Tap.

Best time of day

Early to mid afternoon before the evening rush hour traffic kicks in.

Precautions

Keep an eye out for the train on the MBTA Green Line. The bells will ring in the distance, so please be aware when crossing Commonwealth Ave,

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