Official Band Rehearsal Practice Room Thread[views:27966][posts:89]__________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 12:58pm - BrianDBB ""] I might be in the need for a band practice room soon (I want to learn how to play drums, but room for other band shit would be awesome too). Anywhere along Route 495 would be very convenient, but I'm open to all suggestions really. We should use this thread as the official New England band room reference thread. I'm really only familiar with one place, but you should add more with the contact info to keep this updated: The Music Mill 66 Princeton St. Chelmsford, MA 01863 http://www.musicmillrehearsal.com |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 1:22pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Good idea. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 1:39pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] They keep changing the name, but there's a place down from exit 6 off 495 that used to be called "River's Edge". I think it's the Music Complex, or Bandstand Live, or some such thing nowadays. Just DON'T take a room on the first floor. You have been warned. It really IS on the "River's Edge" |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 4:54pm - obstaclecorpse ""] Are you thinking of the Bandstand in Taunton?? |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 4:57pm - justinvaettir ""] only the shithole on mt vernon st was real |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 4:57pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] obstaclecorpse said:Are you thinking of the Bandstand in Taunton?? I don't know which it is. There's bandstand, and there's the music complex or something. The one I'm talking about would be right next to the redemption center in Taunton. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 7:18pm - Bloodsoaked ""] I used to practice at some place around 1989 in right new to rt 93. I think Extreme and a ton of others bands. It was a huge place, anyone remember the name of it? |
| ________________________________ [Jun 4,2011 7:38pm - dinkus ""] theres bandstand in taunton which is nice. you get free internet, heat, ac, and 24 hour access. mass music is also in taunton. there you get flooded on the first floor. theres also a place in framingham. its about 5 maybe more miles from exit 21, not sure what its called though. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 5,2011 10:18am - BrianDBB ""] NICE, I looked up the info for those. Keep em coming, i'll try to keep updating this list. Any places along 495 near Acton? The Music Mill 66 Princeton St. Chelmsford, MA 01863 http://www.musicmillrehearsal.com BandStand Live 391 West Water Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 http://www.bandstandlive.com Mass Music Complex 4 Spring Lane Taunton, MA 02766 http://www.myspace.com/massmusiccomplex Waverly Place Rehearsal Studios Waverly St. Framingham, MA 01702 No website found (which is embarrassing in 2011) |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 5,2011 3:28pm - Alexecutioner ""] Bandstand live is an extremely nice building with high end security (they have keypads that use a fingerprint scanner, no joke) with 24 hour camera surveillance and a really nice lounge area in the main entrance. They even have a drum shop in there. Definitely worth checking out if its worth the driving distance. I would mention the Sound Museum but that's directly in Boston and way more expensive than anything outside of the city. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 5,2011 3:32pm - nekronaut ""] My mom has a SICK basement in Upstate NY!!! |
| __________________________________ [Jun 10,2011 7:20pm - BrianDBB ""] BUMP, others? |
| _________________________________ [Oct 2,2011 5:25pm - BrianDBB ""] BUMP. Where's everyone practicing now? Post your space info |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 3,2011 7:45am - AndrewBastard ""] YOU GUYS EVER HEARD OF SOUND MUSEUM? ITS ON RUGG ROAD |
| _________________________________ [Jan 4,2012 3:28pm - BrianDBB ""] New year, new bump. Do any bands still practice at band rooms or is everyone in a tiny basement in Allston now? |
| _____________________________ [Jan 4,2012 3:48pm - ark ""] i don't practice ={ |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 4,2012 3:50pm - Alx_Casket ""] Still riding dirty in Everett. Edit: Everett Music Complex, short walk from Wellington Station. It's a bunch of rooms in the second level of 2 buildings, with some mixed use space underneath (car body shop, frozen fish transport, etc). If anyone wants the guy's number to call, send me a message. There's no website. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 4,2012 3:53pm - BrianDBB ""] Basement or is there actually a company with a bunch of rooms in Everett? If you have any info post it up, would definitely be helpful |
| _______________________________ [Jan 4,2012 4:01pm - burnsy ""] Nope. OR had a sweet space in Whitman but now I've been relegated to my basement where I am programming drums and recording everything else on my own. the space in Whitman is called priority which I'm sure some posters here are familiar with its notoriety. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 4,2012 4:30pm - BrianDBB ""] Updated list below: |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 4,2012 5:55pm - Luke at Priority ""] My rooms are fairly priced. And I am not creepy. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 4,2012 6:06pm - burnsy ""] Hahahaha. Troll or not, best post of 2012. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 3:48pm - BrianDBB ""] Adding more as I find them: BandStand Live 391 West Water Street Taunton, MA 02780 http://www.bandstandlive.com Jamspot Somerville 111 South Street Somerville, MA 02143 http://www.jamspot.com/ Jamspot Wakefield 14 Teal Road Wakefield, MA 01880 http://www.jamspot.com/ Mass Music Complex 4 Spring Lane Taunton, MA 02766 http://www.myspace.com/massmusiccomplex Priority Music Complex 356 South Ave. Whitman, MA 02382 http://prioritymusiccomplex.ipower.com/ The Music Mill 66 Princeton Street Chelmsford, MA 01863 http://www.musicmillrehearsal.com The Space 150 Western Avenue Lowell, MA 01851 http://inthespace.net/ Waverly Place Rehearsal Studios Waverly Street Framingham, MA 01702 http://waverlyplacestudios.com/ |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 4:13pm - AndrewBastard NLI ""] we could you a few more bands made up entirely of shit heads in 212 |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 4:42pm - largefreakatzero ""] Here's another one: Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 603-623-2000 http://morganstorage.com/ Practiced there for several years, thankfully now practice in my bass player's living room and don't have to give Charlie Morgan any more of my money. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 4:42pm - josh_hates_you ""] im on my way to the music complex in pawtucket. place sucks. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 6:50pm - slar you morbid? ""] AndrewBastard%20NLI said:we could you a few more bands made up entirely of shit heads in 212 quick, someone post the michael bolton image |
| _________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 10:09pm - t2daeek ""] [img] |
| ________________________________ [Jan 5,2012 10:11pm - burnsy ""] That was a quick response. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:25pm - fuckface_ninja_retard ""] BrianDBB said:Anywhere along Route 495 would be very convenient, but I'm open to all suggestions really. ITS NOT A ROUTE DUM DUM!!!!! STOP CALLING IT A ROUTE |
| _____________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:27pm - Yeti ""] route /rut, raʊt/ Show Spelled [root, rout] Show IPA noun, verb, rout·ed, rout·ing. noun 1. a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston? 2. a customary or regular line of passage or travel: a ship on the North Atlantic route. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:35pm - fuckface_ninja_retard ""] in·ter·state (ntr-stt) adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_495_(Massachusetts) |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:52pm - Captain Obvious ""] Hey Ninjaface Retard Fucker, looks like interstate meets the definition of "route" quite well. So explain again your point? |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:53pm - fuckface_ninja_retard ""] [img] |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:55pm - Luke at Priority ""] Especially since you linked a wikipedia page where the first word under the picture is "ROUTE" information. Ninjatard fail. Also, I am not creepy at all, and have lots of nice rooms for very fair prices. These rooms are great! - the lack of heat is made up for by an abundance of random body fluids. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 1:59pm - fuckface_ninja_retard ""] [img] |
| ______________________________ [Jan 6,2012 2:07pm - Duck ""] liketheBOOBS |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 6,2012 2:32pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img] |
| __________________________________ [Jan 7,2012 10:46am - BrianDBB ""] I like where this thread has gone. Updated list with Music Complex in Pawtucket and Morgan Storage: BandStand Live 391 West Water Street Taunton, MA 02780 http://www.bandstandlive.com Jamspot Somerville 111 South Street Somerville, MA 02143 http://www.jamspot.com Jamspot Wakefield 14 Teal Road Wakefield, MA 01880 http://www.jamspot.com Mass Music Complex 4 Spring Lane Taunton, MA 02766 http://www.myspace.com/massmusiccomplex Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 http://www.morganstorage.com Priority Music Complex 356 South Ave. Whitman, MA 02382 http://prioritymusiccomplex.ipower.com The Music Complex 66 Montgomery St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 http://www.themusiccomplexri.com The Music Mill 66 Princeton Street Chelmsford, MA 01863 http://www.musicmillrehearsal.com The Space 150 Western Avenue Lowell, MA 01851 http://www.inthespace.net Waverly Place Rehearsal Studios Waverly Street Framingham, MA 01702 http://www.waverlyplacestudios.com |
| ________________________________ [Mar 16,2012 6:45am - Jenta ""] The rivers edge is long since gone by the boards and was shut down by the code inspector years ago. The city won't allow another rehearsal place within its borders because of it. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 5:29pm - pot man ""] zolla productions in norwood. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 6:29pm - Storage wars ""] BrianDBB said: Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 http://www.morganstorage.com Sick. Ever practiced there? Is it legit storage area? If so, are they cool with blasting death metal coming out? Are there spaces big enough for parties? Don't live near there, just wondering as I've heard of practice / storage spaces before and always wondered how it works. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 10:28pm - vaettir ""] . |
| _________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 10:30pm - vaettir ""] Storage%20wars said: BrianDBB said: Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 http://www.morganstorage.com Sick. Ever practiced there? Is it legit storage area? If so, are they cool with blasting death metal coming out? Are there spaces big enough for parties? Don't live near there, just wondering as I've heard of practice / storage spaces before and always wondered how it works. Place is the worst. Vaettir practiced there from 2008-2009. Over $300 a month for a room with no windows/heat/ventilation. Management will randomly go in your space when you aren't there and leave love notes about a couple empty beer bottles. Lots of elitist metalcore faggotry in surrounding rooms. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 10:51pm - trioxin245 ""] Is that where matt has his studio? |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 10:52pm - trioxin245 ""] nevermind, .matts not in nashua. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 2,2012 11:21pm - robotpie ""] Luke%20at%20Priority said:My rooms are fairly priced. And I am not creepy. Lol'd so hard at this. I remember cleaning up the Pigeon Shit Room in old priority, where they had the cranberry conveyor belt dealy that had a death toll. So. Many. Dead. Shitty. Pigeons. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 3,2012 10:48am - Burnsy ""] Haha You used to have a room there robot? I've been in and out of that place but I'm at the Whitman space now. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 3,2012 11:23am - robotpie ""] Yeah, I took lessons with Jake and had a shitty practice room in like 2001 when I was in highschool. Some of my fondest memories are in that old, dilapidated warehouse that served as a place for a bunch of crappy ska/metal/hardcore bands to practice in. Once, we knocked down the wall of our practice room dicking around, behind it was a staircase. In this little weird basement tomb, there was an underwater passage way and an Urkel mobile. No joke. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 3,2012 11:33am - Burnsy ""] bahaha. nice. Yeah now it's nothing but horrible, HORRIBLE cover bands. It's unimaginable how bad these bands are. |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 6,2012 2:01pm - AndrewBastard ""] slar%20you%20morbid? said: AndrewBastard%20NLI said:we could you a few more bands made up entirely of shit heads in 212 what was i even trying to say here?? anyway...WE 212'ERS NEED A NEW ROOM. quick, someone post the michael bolton image |
| ___________________________________ [Sep 6,2012 2:19pm - Alx_Casket ""] There's open rooms in Everett. PM me if you want contact info. |
| ______________________________ [Sep 6,2012 3:37pm - Boxxy ""] The Foster Building/Battleboro.. RIP |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 6,2012 3:54pm - gemini nli ""] My recording studio is in this practice facility: Rock 24/7 #66 rt.125 Kingston, NH 03848 ( located with dead storage, this place is super secure, keyless entry, massive surveillance, and.... Really expensive rooms at 425$ a month. Heat and a/c and electric included) |
| __________________________________ [Sep 6,2012 4:26pm - Lamp nli ""] Band #1: practiced at my drummer's basement in Preston, CT at first, now practices in his grandmother's basement in Sudbury, MA. Band #2: had our first few practices at the Funky Jungle in Providence when the drummer was living there. Has since practiced in an office type room of the warehouse he works at on the Pawtucket/Attleboro line. Paying zero dollars and zero cents for a place to play rules. |
| ______________________________ [Sep 6,2012 4:48pm - Boxxy ""] ^suck it ^ |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 6,2012 10:55pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] robotpie said:Yeah, I took lessons with Jake and had a shitty practice room in like 2001 when I was in highschool. Some of my fondest memories are in that old, dilapidated warehouse that served as a place for a bunch of crappy ska/metal/hardcore bands to practice in. Once, we knocked down the wall of our practice room dicking around, behind it was a staircase. In this little weird basement tomb, there was an underwater passage way and an Urkel mobile. No joke. I can vouch for the Urkel mobile, since my old band used to practice in one of the rooms that bordered the hallway leading to that fucking creepy, abyssal basement. There was a jet engine graveyard down there too; also found what looked like an interrogation room. It was partitioned off in some corner with nothing but a light bulb hanging from the ceiling and a shitty old chair. |
| _________________________________________ [Sep 7,2012 7:17am - largefreakatzero ""] vaettir said: Storage%20wars said: BrianDBB said: Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 http://www.morganstorage.com Sick. Ever practiced there? Is it legit storage area? If so, are they cool with blasting death metal coming out? Are there spaces big enough for parties? Don't live near there, just wondering as I've heard of practice / storage spaces before and always wondered how it works. Place is the worst. Vaettir practiced there from 2008-2009. Over $300 a month for a room with no windows/heat/ventilation. Management will randomly go in your space when you aren't there and leave love notes about a couple empty beer bottles. Lots of elitist metalcore faggotry in surrounding rooms. Accurate description is accurate. I think Charlie and his wife are born-agains. Fuck them. |
| ______________________________ [Sep 7,2012 8:59am - Boxxy ""] That place sounds conducive to getting the creative juices flowing. |
| _________________________________ [Sep 7,2012 10:20am - Zircon ""] Practice room available to 3 lucky ladies available. Message Scott Wily |
| _______________________________ [Oct 2,2012 1:34pm - ninja ""] largefreakatzero said: vaettir said: Storage%20wars said: BrianDBB said: Morgan Self Storage 400 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03101 http://www.morganstorage.com Sick. Ever practiced there? Is it legit storage area? If so, are they cool with blasting death metal coming out? Are there spaces big enough for parties? Don't live near there, just wondering as I've heard of practice / storage spaces before and always wondered how it works. Place is the worst. Vaettir practiced there from 2008-2009. Over $300 a month for a room with no windows/heat/ventilation. Management will randomly go in your space when you aren't there and leave love notes about a couple empty beer bottles. Lots of elitist metalcore faggotry in surrounding rooms. Our band recently moved out of morgan's because of the conditions at the advice of another band who moved, and because morgan's was kicking us out at 11PM and not letting us load back in after gigs. We are now further south at Music Mills in chelmsford and only paying $290 for a pro space without the troubles. |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 2,2012 1:42pm - scottfromzircon ""] I have just made an agreement with three places to rent rooms out.. I have my place in Worcester 4 blocks up the street from Worcester Palladium. I have Vital Remains Old Practice space now and rooms close by available for rent also Bay State Gym in Worcester, MA http://www.facebook.com/scott.wily.1 Like my band! http://www.facebook.com/zircon666 Hit me up ASAP! Thank you. 401-288-8711Text me if you want to rent and are serious about making music and not party's.. |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 4,2012 6:18pm - scottfromzircon ""] http://youtu.be/FFTDvxH3dDw |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 9,2013 3:56pm - ravenschoice ""] There are currently two rooms still available in the complex where we rehearse in Chelmsford to rent by the month. It is by far the cleanest and most secure of any we have rented in so we recommend it highly. Here are the links: Rehearsal Complex bennyhillifier |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 10,2013 11:37am - robotpie ""] Any specifics, i.e. $/month? Chelmsford is a bit far, but i'm currently looking for spaces and potential bands to split. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 25,2013 2:08pm - robotpie ""] Bumping this to see if any bands are interested in splitting a room that is in/near Boston. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 25,2013 2:18pm - AndrewBastard ""] PanzerBastard Deathgod Messiah Blessed Offal Nechzherer Truman Highway Spitting Black all share a room at studio 52 in allston |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 25,2013 2:20pm - AndrewBastard ""] between those 6 bands are like 3 people. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 25,2013 2:43pm - robotpie ""] So would you guys be interested in adding a 7th band to that roster? I know Renick, Mark, and Alex, and probably have met more at shows drunk at one point or another, if that even matters. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 25,2013 2:49pm - AndrewBastard ""] probably not hahah...its hard to find free days to practice as it is |
| _________________________________ [Mar 28,2013 12:05pm - Burnsy ""] So yeah, our landlord just got arrested for having 7 pounds of weed shipped USPS to either our building in Whitman or the facility in Hanson. Any thoughts on whether the cops are gonna raid our building and trash the shit out of the gear I just bought? |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 28,2013 12:24pm - robotpie ""] You mean Luke tried that? |
| _________________________________ [Mar 28,2013 12:26pm - Burnsy ""] Haha, yep. Brilliant |
| ________________________________________ [Apr 12,2013 12:37pm - ravenschoice ""] AndrewBastard said:probably not hahah...its hard to find free days to practice as it is The room sharing is a problem, and beside the fact that you have to work around everyone elses schedule, and your gear gets ripped off by your roomates. It isn't worth the measely amount of money you save going through all the trouble. I know Boston rates are rediculously high and thats why everyone is forced to share, but we only pay $290 a month for own huge space in Chelmsford and will never share again. Here's the link again to where we are Rehearsal Complex >:] |
| _____________________________________________ [Apr 12,2013 12:48pm - AndrewBastard NLI ""] Thanks for the info, owner of that practice space. |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 16,2013 2:34pm - nerosoctive ""] Great link that drives the point home about how selective you need to be about the jam space you end up in http://rehearsalspace.wordpress.com |
| __________________________________________ [Sep 16,2013 10:58pm - conservationist ""] That blog makes some very salient points about the practice space debacle... doesn't mention using trailers however. |
| ___________________________________ [Sep 17,2013 10:24am - robotpie ""] Still looking to split a room, have a power trio that needs a space desperately. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 3,2013 3:08pm - neofitz ""] nerosoctive said:Great link that drives the point home about how selective you need to be about the jam space you end up in http://rehearsalspace.wordpress.com This link everyone should read before spending the doe, especially about the security aspects of it which is detailed very well. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Dec 3,2013 3:49pm - Midtown Mall Athletic Club ""] Divaldo and Wily need a new roommate. Inquire within the alley next to the pile of used needles near the dumpster. |
| _______________________________ [Dec 3,2013 7:36pm - Burnsy ""] Come to priority in whitman! They'll collect rent and forget to lock your door! Then they'll steal shit out of your drawers! You wanna play in the middle of the winter with no heat? You've come to the right place. You want the power on your side of the building to go out? Look no further. Spacious rooms at DISCOUNT prices. Come on down, faggets! |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 4,2013 3:36am - Randy_Marsh ""] Burnsy said:Come to priority in whitman! They'll collect rent and forget to lock your door! Then they'll steal shit out of your drawers! You wanna play in the middle of the winter with no heat? You've come to the right place. You want the power on your side of the building to go out? Look no further. Spacious rooms at DISCOUNT prices. Come on down, faggets! That actually sounds pretty nice. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 30,2013 7:30pm - Mess ""] we use to practice at BlackBird in Brockton. talk about a death trap. we had to take a crank elevator up to the 6th floor. place was fuuuuuuucked. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 30,2013 9:35pm - Mad croc ""] dumpster fire is looking for a room around the worcester area is anyone knows of one is wants to share a room. we practice mondays and thursdays but can fluctuate |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 30,2013 9:59pm - divaldo-gustavo ""] Midtown%20Mall%20Athletic%20Club said:Divaldo and Wily need a new roommate. Inquire within the alley next to the pile of used needles near the dumpster. shut the fukc up we has a playing |
| __________________________________ [Mar 4,2014 8:09am - demonisk ""] neofitz said: nerosoctive said:Great link that drives the point home about how selective you need to be about the jam space you end up in http://rehearsalspace.wordpress.com This link everyone should read before spending the doe, especially about the security aspects of it which is detailed very well. Everything rang so true about our old rehearsal space after reading this blog, that we did what it said and found a much better situation. Goodbye to stolen gear, shitty dirty rooms, shady characters and jerks everywhere, and how about cleaning the toilets once a year? |
| __________________________________________________ [Mar 4,2014 1:26pm - Rttp Common Sense Poster ""] True Blood |
| ________________________________ [Apr 8,2014 10:58am - putin ""] Yup! |
| _________________________________ [Oct 9,2014 2:15pm - javahoe ""] demonisk said: neofitz said: nerosoctive said:Great link that drives the point home about how selective you need to be about the jam space you end up in http://rehearsalspace.wordpress.com This link everyone should read before spending the doe, especially about the security aspects of it which is detailed very well. Everything rang so true about our old rehearsal space after reading this blog, that we did what it said and found a much better situation. Goodbye to stolen gear, shitty dirty rooms, shady characters and jerks everywhere, and how about cleaning the toilets once a year? Totally agree! |
| _______________________________ [Sep 1,2015 9:49am - Toxic ""] demonisk said: neofitz said: nerosoctive said:Great link that drives the point home about how selective you need to be about the jam space you end up in http://rehearsalspace.wordpress.com This link everyone should read before spending the doe, especially about the security aspects of it which is detailed very well. Everything rang so true about our old rehearsal space after reading this blog, that we did what it said and found a much better situation. Goodbye to stolen gear, shitty dirty rooms, shady characters and jerks everywhere, and how about cleaning the toilets once a year? Yup! |