Four Boston Bands I Dig

The Max Funk Institüt
Maximum Funk. Frankly, I'm not sure if these guys still play. When they do play, they're solid however.

The Franklin Kite
Electronic rock. I would put them somewhere between Coldplay and The Postal Service, although I suspect such a description might anger some (if not all) in the band.

Scotch Rocks
Kinda like early Wilco if they had a guy and a girl vocalist and were a bit more college rock than alt-country.

The Brakemen

Not to be confused with many other bands named the Brakemen. I'm having trouble googling their website, which I'm sure I went to once.