Boston Calling …. I live by the river 

So, this is going to be pretty fun, eh?

It'll fill the void left by the dear departed FNX Best Music Poll, the usual summer festival that (when at its peak) would grab a few headliners to play 45 minute sets on Landsdowne St., and then fill up the clubs on Landsdowne with smaller bands playing 30-45 minutes.

Those were always really, really great shows.

Boston Calling sounds like it's going to be bigger than FNX's shows, but smaller than Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo. Which is cool with me. I don't have it in me to go camp out for a weekend or deal with billions of people. This will be crowded, but hopefully (given its location in City Hall Plaza), somewhat smaller.

None of the sets will be conflicting, which is great for Sunday's lineup, where almost every band is one I'd like to see.

Saturday's lineup is weaker. I'd really like to see Cults and The Shins. I've got some interest in Portugal. The Man, Bad Rabbits (who in my limited exposure sound a bit like The Campaign for Real Time), St. Lucia are all interesting.

(Let's set aside the fact that Fun. is the headliner on Saturday. I may be leaving early.)

Sunday's lineup, though. Whoa. Straight through, every band is one I'd like to see. Dirty Projectors? Andrew Bird? Check and check. Ra Ra Riot? Only downside is that there might be even more sensitive bros than usual.