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Boston rock's 2010 in review

Locals scene and heard

By MICHAEL MAROTTA | December 22, 2010

WORMTOWN (HADLEY?) ROCK Dom’s “Living in America” owned 2010.

In a year where the only party anthem we could all agree on was Auto-Tune the News' "Bed Intruder" remix, it's no wonder Boston turned inward to reconnect with its native rock scene. Through a newfound appreciation of our live venues and the bands who fill them seven nights a week, as well as the outpouring of feeling brought on by the death of local icon Billy Ruane, 2010 brought out the pride in our city's thriving scene. Here are the highlights of a fantastic, if emotionally draining, 2010 in Boston rock and pop.

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WFNX's top 101 songs in 2010
WFNX listeners voted online at wfnx.net for six weeks to create this list of 2010's best songs.
The scene is now
As newspapers cede arbiter status to random bloggers with Fios and afternoons off, the function of polls like our humble offering must change out of necessity. What once was a forecast is now more like a diagnostic — it's anthropology versus tastemakery.
Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit on their local ties, remixes, and upcoming album
Passion Pit aren’t ours anymore.
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WFNX's top 101 songs in 2010
WFNX listeners voted online at wfnx.net for six weeks to create this list of 2010's best songs.
The scene is now
As newspapers cede arbiter status to random bloggers with Fios and afternoons off, the function of polls like our humble offering must change out of necessity. What once was a forecast is now more like a diagnostic — it's anthropology versus tastemakery.
Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit on their local ties, remixes, and upcoming album
Passion Pit aren’t ours anymore.
Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit
In 2008, Passion Pit won Best New Artist in our Best Music Poll.
Photos: Backstage with Passion Pit
Passion Pit backstage at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
Best Music Poll 2009 concert
Stream audio of all the bands' performances, watch video highlights, download interview podcasts, browse concert and behind-the-scenes photos, and share your own photos and videos at the Boston Phoenix Web site or WFNX's site.
Photos: Passion Pit at Best Music Poll 2009
Photos from Passion Pit's performance at the Boston Phoenix and WFNX's annual Best Music Poll Concert on August 1, 2009 at Boston's City Hall Plaza.
Photos: Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Spoon at Orpheum
Photos of Passion Pit, Phoenix, and Spoon performing at WFNX's annual Miracle on Tremont Street
Ten local shows to break the ice in early 2011
If 2010 was the year Boston re-acquainted itself with its local music scene, then 2k11 should be one big party, right?
Photos: Organ Beats at T.T. the Bear's
Organ Beats perform live at T.T. the Bear's Place on August 20, 2010.
The new Brighton Music Hall is ready to roll
The paint is barely dry on the loud red exterior of the Brighton Music Hall, but before the first band take the stage at the free “soft” opening Friday night, let me make one thing clear: the operators are aware the club is in Allston and not neighboring Brighton.
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