Today in Music...April 30th

On this day in 2005, the Dave Matthews Band agreed to pay $200,000 in damages incurred when the unscrupulous driver of their tour bus, Stefan Wohl, dumped raw sewage directly into the Chicago River, accidentally assailing a boat carrying over 100 tourists in Chicago the year prior. Wohl was fined $10,000. The DMB had previously donated $100,000 to two organizations dedicated to protecting the Chicago River, and had publicly apologized to those tourists who were on that fateful voyage of the "S.S. Poop Deck".

In 1976, The Who's drummer Keith Moon pays nine taxi cabs to block both ends of a New York City street so he can safely chuck the contents of his hotel suite out of his window and into the street.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Willie Nelson, born in 1933

Wayne Kramer (MC5, born in 1948)

Chris Henderson (Three Doors Down, 1971)

From Such Humble Beginnings...

Here's a cool photo slide show of the construction and development of the Knox Avenue rehearsal facility, which is now open on the West Side, yo. We'll be publishing a new slideshow very soon showing Stage 2 of the prep work that went on just prior (and during) our April 1st opening, so stay tuned!

Today In Music...April 27

(Today's birthday boy, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy)

In 1974, the band Chicago scores their third #1 album with VII. What made this all the more impressive was the fact that it was a double-album. It featured three Top 10 single, "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", "Call On Me", and "Wishing You Were Here". Little known fact: The Pointer Sisters sing backing vocals on the album's last track, "Skinny Boy". Beach Boys members Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Dennis Wilson sing backing vocals on "Call On Me".

In 1981, Ringo Starr married Barbara Bach in a ceremony attended by Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Today's Birthdays:

1947 - Pete Ham of Badfinger

1948 - Kate Pierson of the B-52's

1951 - Ace Frehley of Kiss

1959 - Marco Pirroni of Adam & The Ants, and Sheena Easton

1984 - Patrick Stump of Chicago's very own Fall Out Boy

Keys, Tees, and Green!

KNOX GETS NEW ENTRY SYSTEM

If your key no longer works at Knox, don't worry, this is not your girlfriend kicking you out all over again. We've merely installed the new entry system and will gladly trade you your non-working key for a spiffy new key fob that will allow you to gain entry from here on out.

T-SHIRT DUDE ON 2ND FLOOR AT KNOX

Yep, seems there is a very talented mofo upstairs at Knox who has the ability to knock out t-shirts, guitar picks, and any other merch needs you may have. He's putting together a very special price list for Knox clients and we will happily pass it on when we get the 411.

SPRING CLEANING AND GOING GREEN

Once again, let us remind everyone at Superior St. to take this first blast of spring to dig yourselves out from under all the empty beer cans and pizza boxes that accumulated during the
winter months. Nobody likes walking into a rehearsal room that smells of dead mice and gym socks, nor does anyone enjoy walking past a room that reeks, so take five after knocking out that kick-ass cover of "Do It Clean" and spiffy up the place a bit. And don't be afraid to give the drummer's throne a shot or three of Fabreze every so often while yer at it.

By the way, in response to your requests, Knox Avenue and Superior St. are going green, baby. We will have full-blown recycling facilities at both locations by May 30. Synchronize your watches.

Knox Avenue Making Some Noize!!

With our first clients at the brand new Knox Avenue facility being handed the keys to their spotless, never-been-rocked-in-before rehearsal spaces on April 1st, we figured it was as good a time as any to let you know that things are humming along quite nicley at the West Side's newest rehearsal facility.

In other words, WE ARE RENTING ROOMS NOW! If you aspire to move your band into a absolutely brand new, state-of-the-art space that you can truly make your own, then Knox Avenue is where you need to be.

Oh, you need reasons, do ya?

Okee-doke, here's three:

1. All rooms are on the ground floor. No loading crap in and out of freight elevators, or wrestling a Leslie up three flights of stairs.

2. Knox Avenue offers the same super-convenient 24 HR access as Superior St.

3. Plenty of off-street parking.

4. Rooms are sound-engineered for optimal acoustics and sound-proofing. That way you guys sound great and don't have to fight to be heard over the GG Allin tribute band practicing next door.

You asked for three, we gave you four. Unlike most facilities that simply take an existing space and start renting it out with no regard for the quality of the rooms, we completely gutted the space and built each and every room in this facility with your most pressing needs in mind.


We literally started from the ground up, sparing little expense in making Knox Avenue a force to be reckoned with, capable of giving any other rehearsal facility in the Greater Chitown area a serious run for its money.

Not only did we aspire to create spaces that sounded great, we also wanted to make this a place you could truly feel as "at-home" here as possible. After all, for any dedicated musician, the rehearsal space is, indeed, a home away from home, if you will.

To see more of what Knox Avenue has to offer, give us a call or drop us an email to set up a time to stop by and take a look at what could very well be your new home way from home!

Phone: 773-227-5550
E-Mail: info@superiorst.com

Get In On The Ground Floor...Lock And Load, Baby!

Just a reminder to anyone interested, we have a couple ground-floor monthly rehearsal rooms available at Superior St.

This gives you and your band 24 hour access, easy load-in/load-out, and the flexibility of month-to-month leases (with one-month rent as security deposit).

As if that weren't enough, we also offer storage lockers, which offer you ample space to store equipment, merchandise...your collection of Jethro Tull bootlegs...you name it. Monthly rates begin at just $50 per month so bust a move, yo!

Call us at 773-227-5550 or drop us an email at info@superiorst.com.

Catch Us At The 2010 Creative Chicago Expo this Saturday April 10!

That's right, Superior St./Knox Avenue will be rockin' a booth at the 2010 Creative Chicago Expo this Saturday April 10, from 10 am to 4 pm. We urge you to not only attend the Expo, but to also swing by our booth to say hello and meet the fine folks at Superior St./Knox Avenue.

Admittance to The Chicago Creative Expo is FREE, by the way, so don't miss out on a great opportunity to mingle and network with those in the super-awesome Chicago arts community.

There are 25 workshops, including "Authentic Arts Marketing" (great for bands or anyone interested in reaching new people), "D.I.Y Web Basics" (for building an effective website without breaking the piggy bank),and the self-explanatory "Self Promotion For Performers" (view full list of workshops here).

Did we mention the Expo is FREE?

So, we'll look forward to seeing you this Saturday then! :)

Supremely Cool Spaces Available At Superior St.!

Just a reminder that, due to a few Superior St. clients moving over to the new Knox Avenue facility on the West Side, we have some very awesome spaces becoming available at Superior St., including many on the first floor!

These are gonna go fast, though, so BUST A MOVE, YA'LL and give us a call at 773-227-5550 today!

Peace out!

IT'S OPENING DAY!!!

It may be April Fool's Day, but we weren't kidding around when we told you we'd be opening our doors today and, true to our word, we have begun welcoming our first clients into our brand-new state-of-the-art rehearsal facility.

Our first client, Jose, and his band mates are now trying to decide upon the name with which to christen their room (we offer clients the opportunity to name their room after a place mentioned in any popular song and we'll then provide a plaque so that the name lives on FOREVER!!).

If this is the first you've heard about the West Side's newest rehearsal space, let me hit you with a few factoids:

- All spaces are on the first floor, which makes load-in/load-out a breeze.

- We offer the same 24-hour access as sister facility Superior St.

- There's a lot to like about flexible month-to-month leases, which is why we offer them.

So, hey, whatcha waiting for? Give us a call today at 773-227-5550, book your room, and then you and the rest of the band can start thinking about what to call the place (officially, that is) before all the good names are taken.