| AEROSMITH | American rock band formed in Boston in 1970 (9) |
| THECARS | U.S. rock band formed in Boston in 1976 whose hits include You Might Think and Drive (3,4) |
| LYNYRDSKYNYRD | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| SONICYOUTH | American rock band formed in 1981 whose founding members include guitarist Thurston Moore |
| NIRVANA | American rock band formed by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic in 1987 |
| CHILI | Red Hot ----- Peppers, American rock band formed in 1982 (5) |
| LITTLEFEAT | American rock band formed by Lowell George and Bill Payne in 1969 |
| ZZTOP | American rock band formed in 1969 whose members wore beards, hats and sunglasses |
| BOYS | American rock band formed as The Pendletones in 1961 (3,5,4) |
| THEBEACH | American rock band formed as The Pendletones in 1961 (3,5,4) |
| THEBEACHBOYS | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the California Sound with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| CRAZYHORSE | American rock band formed in 1969, best known for their association with Neil Young |
| EELS | American rock band formed by Mark Oliver Everett whose songs feature in all three Shrek films |
| DOORS | The _, American rock band formed in Los Angeles, fronted by vocalist Jim Morrison (5) |
| YMCA | The first U.S. one opened in Boston in 1851 |
| ORR | Subject of a statue unveiled in Boston in 2010 |
| LEGAL | Relating to the law in Boston in William Shatner series (5) |
| TONYDEMARCO | Former World Welterweight Champion boxer born Leonardo Liotta in Boston in 1932 |
| TEA | What went overboard in Boston in 1773 |
| STEELYDAN | American rock band founded in 1972 by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (6,3) |
