Paradise Rock Club and Lounge Bar / Club / Music Venue

Allston / Brighton, Boston –

A time-honored hangout and live venue for Beantown’s rocker community since it opened in the mid-1970s, the 1000-capacity Paradise Rock Club and Lounge has developed a reputation as a tastemaker on the Boston music scene, hosting over the years such performers as The Black Crowes, Tom Waits, Wilco, and The Hold Steady.

Just as relevant today, the venue routinely books some of the best up-and-coming indie rock and alternative bands in the country, with occasional nostalgic 90s acts thrown in for good measure.

A signature black marquee and buzzing neon sign greet the crowd of hip rockers and artsy Boston University students that shows up every night to smoke, drink, and talk music in the lounge before the first band takes the stage.

Once the music starts, however, patrons pile into the music room – a vast black-box and bare boned space featuring a couple of bars and a raised stage – where the night turns into a sweaty party as raucous fans dance and sway to the waves of sound.

Loud and energetic, Paradise has an impressive history and a consistently great lineup of underground bands that give it enough street cred to keep the local scenesters coming back for more.