The unheard music

The 10 best Boston bands you don't know about . . . yet

Here in Boston, for as far back as any of us can remember, there's always been something interesting happening at the club level of the rock-and-roll business. New waves of promising young bands are constantly surfacing; sometimes they wash out prematurely, sometimes they go on to bigger and better things. These days, the time between a band's first gig and their first CD is shorter than ever. There are also a lot more CDs out there flooding the market. So here at the Phoenix we keep a lookout for artists who appear to be on their way up, whether they've already got two CDs out or have only just recorded their first demo tape. With that in mind, we offer this survey of what we believe are the 10 best local bands most of you haven't heard . . . yet.

-- Matt Ashare
Music Editor