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Photos: Airborne Toxic Event at BMP 2009

Airborne Toxic Event, live on Boston City Hall Plaza | August 1, 2009

By CARINA MASTROCOLA AND CHARLIE PADGETT | August 3, 2009

Airborne Toxic Event at Best Music Poll 2009
Photo: Carina Mastrocola

The Airborne Toxic Event have become, for all intents and purposes, the WFNX house band. So how the hell did they still manage to surprise us with the pentultimate set at the 2009 Best Music Poll Concert? Might have been the new songs -- but it also might've been the stage dives. For video from TATE's BMP performance, behind-the-scenes photos, and interview audio, visit the 2009 Best Music Poll Concert Museum online.

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Photos: Best of BMP Concert 2009
The best shots from the Best Music Poll concert 2009, August 1, 2009.
Photos: Backstage with The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event backstage at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
Photos: Backstage with Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot backstage at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
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Photos: Best of BMP Concert 2009
The best shots from the Best Music Poll concert 2009, August 1, 2009.
Photos: Backstage with The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event backstage at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
Photos: Backstage with Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot backstage at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
Photos: The Bravery at Best Music Poll 2009
The Bravery headlined the Boston Phoenix and WFNX's annual Best Music Poll Concert on August 1, 2009 on Boston's City Hall Plaza. Not pictured: WFNX DJ Paul Driscoll sitting in drums for a surprise Journey cover.
Photos: Metric at Best Music Poll 2009
Metric performed a rare acoustic set at the Boston Phoenix/WFNX 2009 Best Music Poll Concert, August 1, 2009 on Boston's City Hall Plaza. For video of the performance, behind-the-scenes photos, and interview audio, visit the online Best Music Poll Concert Museum .
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.
Photos: Backstage with Metric
In which Emily Hanes keeps her legs very, very crossed. Metric performed a rare acoustic set, as a duo, at WFNX and the Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll Concert at City Hall Plaza in Boston on August 1, 2009.
Photos: Backstage with The Bravery
The Bravery 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: Gaslight Anthem at Best Music Poll 2009
Biggest mosh pit of Best Music Poll 2009? That's easy: the Gaslight Anthem's set, which had worried punks milling around City Hall four hours before showtime, like they were gonna miss a parole hearing.
Photos: Ra Ra Riot at Best Music Poll 2009
Photos of Ra Ra Riot at the Boston Phoenix and WFNX's annual Best Music Poll Concert on August 1, 2009 at Boston's City Hall Plaza.
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