We share a huge! room with Ghostship. We split the rehearsal days. We have 9 guys in our band and Ghostship has 4. Between us we pay little fees. There are 4 local bands in various rooms throughout the building. Weve got the service elevator for equiptment load ins. Weve got the fridge, the TV and the studio all in one room. Its the perfect situation....BUT.....weve heard the building may be unavailable soon and we are on the seach again. I can bang to my hearts content at 2AM if i desire. Its scarey going down the hallways at night though, kind of like the chainsaw guy is waiting for you.

When I drummed for the last band, USBK, we rehearsed in the lead singer's basement.  There was hardly any room and we could not ever play full out, as though in a live setting.  Better than nothing, but not the best situation.  We did this for the entire 4 years I was in that band.

Once I made my mind up to start my own band I wanted to do everything we could to establish a practice location where one of my kits, guitar/bass rigs, pa etc could sit up all the time and when we rehearsed it could be full out any time we wanted it to be.  Just like performing live.

So The Hannah Ford Band, and my Jazz Combo rehearse in a 3000 square foot warehouse space that my Dad's office and the office of Peace Love & Drums is adjacent to.  It has worked out wonderfully.  We can rehearse any time after 5 on week days and all day any Sat or Sun.

I also use the address as a shipping and receiving address for equipment, shirts misc items etc.  We're really lucky, because I know that there are a lot of bands that just don't have the same luxury. 

I'm going to take advantage of it for as long as I can.

Hannah

A few years back I was with guys who were looking for practice space. Plus a spot to store gear between gigs. I got in touch the St.Paul building inspector and he gave us a list of buildings that were to be demolished but still had the electricity, plus heat on. We contacted the owner of a buildling which still had offices rented in the building. Because of the situation it would be a year or more before the building came down. We rented a space for $100 per month and the other tenants were very happy to have us. They could go home at night and on weekends with us hanging around to watch the place. It was a good situation for all of us. Sure was a shame when we lost it. We had 3 rooms for practice and storage. Plus our own parking spaces. We had a 30 day notice before demolition. That was a great setup for all of us. We could be as loud as we wanted.