Bates
Swamp Yankee
Not too many good venues left in Boston. All the downtown ones suck, the only one in the area that I like is Good Times, and that's really more of a local band venue then a touring act, even if it is better then most of the places that do book national acts. One of the few small places with a good sound guy. I know some shows would hit Axis/Avalon, but the 'No Smoking and No Re-Admittance" policy there really blows. Shit, I'm not sure what else is even open any more back there. Palladium isn't bad, and at least it's not hours away.