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I'll try to do a roundup of my favorite (indie) live music places :

Great American Music Hall - tons of great music, awesome space, 5 thumbs up!!!
(bad neighborhood though, so not a place to bar hop)

Bimbo's 365 - really cool place but only has bands like once in a while, definitely go if you see a good show scheduled here

The Independent - meh space, big enough, lots of good bands

Hotel Utah - never been here, someone else has to review

Bottom of the Hill - I hate this space, it gets way too crowded and the bar is right on the floor, but they have lots of good bands, so check their listings, also out in the middle of nowhere which is annoying

Make out Room - not bad, has some pretty good bands now and the cover is like $3-5

Amnesia - little joint with great hipster Gypsy and Klezmer and Balkan music a couple nights each week, very fun; no hard liquor & very tiny so if you're not into the band it sucks.

Elbo Room - very rarely has decent bands but it's actually a really nice space, fun crowd, band on one floor and just a bar on the other floor so you can pick your poison