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hi folks...

for a year now i've been on music "culture" hiatus via sound guy burnout... now i'm diving back over to the other side of the board and have been getting a new band together. we have been getting some writing done and have (prolly) found a drummer... now we just need some of that ever so precious chicago practice space. would anyone here have any suggestions? preferably something in or near the "west town" area. cost is a serious consideration...

You are in luck.

Sacramento and Carroll (near chicago ave.)
George (773) 480-1829
Rooms go for around 350, but they are 12 X 24'. Good ventilation, low risk of blowing fuses. 4 floors. Worknig elevator.

Western and North
Mark (773) 294-0603
rooms starting at 180, most are in the 200$ range. Standard conditions for practice space....... drywall, cargo elevator, etc.

Ashland and 34th in the stockyards in the middle of a fuckin horror movie.
Steve (# unknown) 3 rooms available, 180$, 275$, 350$.

That should get you started.

cursedby11 wrote:You are in luck.

Sacramento and Carroll (near chicago ave.)
George (773) 480-1829
Rooms go for around 350, but they are 12 X 24'. Good ventilation, low risk of blowing fuses. 4 floors. Worknig elevator.

Western and North
Mark (773) 294-0603
rooms starting at 180, most are in the 200$ range. Standard conditions for practice space....... drywall, cargo elevator, etc.

Ashland and 34th in the stockyards in the middle of a fuckin horror movie.
Steve (# unknown) 3 rooms available, 180$, 275$, 350$.

That should get you started.

Compared to the bay area, those seem like a dream.

http://www.rehearse.com/oakland/
about $500/month for a bigger room. You could fit three bands.

http://www.soundwavestudios.com/availab ... ility.html
fancier place, $425 to $750 a month

Ben Adrian

16th and Western has a great spot. 24 hour access.

THX,
Jason D

cursedby11 wrote:Western and North
Mark (773) 294-0603
rooms starting at 180, most are in the 200$ range. Standard conditions for practice space....... drywall, cargo elevator, etc.

This is closer to Rockwell, right? I had my PA get ruined there from the roof leaking. That was also 9 years ago, so I dunno how things are today. Oh, and Chris from Chinup Chinup had someone break into his band's room and steal all his cymbals.

That place was awesome, though crappy.

Don't forget about Superior Street!!! It seems like everybody plays there nowadays.

i have rehearsed at these two places:

cursedby11 wrote:Sacramento and Carroll (near chicago ave.)
George (773) 480-1829
Rooms go for around 350, but they are 12 X 24'. Good ventilation, low risk of blowing fuses. 4 floors. Worknig elevator.

If this is "Superior Street" studios, it's a waste of money unless you're on the first floor. To use the elevator for shows, you need to have one of the staff pilot the thing. The staff is off a 9pm. Which means, that after you get done with a show, you have to use one of their temporary storage lockers, and then reschedule another time to use the elevator to load your stuff back into the room. It's very safe, and there are cameras and keyless entry. The walls are really thin.

cursedby11 wrote:Western and North
Mark (773) 294-0603
rooms starting at 180, most are in the 200$ range. Standard conditions for practice space....... drywall, cargo elevator, etc.

This place smells like armpits and fish. the elevator breaks down, mark is a slimeball who will screw your door shut when rent is late (which is fine, but he had our room and another room mixed up, so we had our doors screwed shut maybe ten times for someone else's delinquency). John and I got stuck in the freight elevator for two hours once because it broke while we were on it. The lot behind this place is not safe to leave your cars, even just to load in as the tow trucks are hawks (E&T towing are cunts).

we spent three and a half years here. really cheap, leaky ceilings. restroms are unacceptable if you have a woman in your band or need to take a dump.


hth.

scott wrote:

cursedby11 wrote:Western and North
Mark (773) 294-0603
rooms starting at 180, most are in the 200$ range. Standard conditions for practice space....... drywall, cargo elevator, etc.

This is closer to Rockwell, right? I had my PA get ruined there from the roof leaking. That was also 9 years ago, so I dunno how things are today. Oh, and Chris from Chinup Chinup had someone break into his band's room and steal all his cymbals.

That place was awesome, though crappy.

Don't forget about Superior Street!!! It seems like everybody plays there nowadays.

Hey! I was carjacked after practice one night at the space on Rockwell and North! Such a shithole!

kerble wrote:i have rehearsed at these two places:

cursedby11 wrote:Sacramento and Carroll (near chicago ave.)
George (773) 480-1829
Rooms go for around 350, but they are 12 X 24'. Good ventilation, low risk of blowing fuses. 4 floors. Worknig elevator.

If this is "Superior Street" studios

It is not! Superior Street is only a few blocks away, though. they are similar places, VERY, VERY big with over 100 rooms each. Multiple floors. Long hallways, etc.

Superior Street is at Superior and California. Sacramento and Carroll is probably 5 blocks away, if that.

Don't you love Chicago!!!??!??!

There are NO places like this in DC. Not even one that anybody could ever tell me about. I fricken hated it!

ah....My bandmate has a room at the ones on Carroll and Sacramento then. they are similar (keyless entry/cameras, etc.) I don't know what their elevator system is though. the elevator system @ superior blows.

thanks, scott.

wes9 wrote:Hey! I was carjacked after practice one night at the space on Rockwell and North! Such a shithole!

Hey! I am sorry to hear this, wes9, but I am not surprised. My car's window was smashed outside of it in broad daylight within a five minute window of being unattended!

I have seen cops around for three different shootings in one summer within two blocks of this space!

I have seen a barefooted woman walking through broken glass yelling at some guy throwing things immediately outside the door!

I have had the landlord of this place back into my amplifier with his van!

We have had two cars towed from behind the space within ten minutes!

kerble wrote:we spent three and a half years here.

scott wrote:Don't you love Chicago!!!??!??!

Faiz