Another warehouse of endless possibilities that keeps the Philly arts scene fresh! 2424 Studios is one of those spots that I always heard about when it came down to events like the Philadelphia Independent Craft Market and the Philadelphia FM Festival. But it took the Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge that featured PBR inspired crafts, and chili cook off that featured the likes of PYT and Abbaye; and live music from kick ass bands like Levee Drivers and TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb to finally check it out. And while I savored bites of incredible chili and PBR inspired refreshments I was able to get a grasp on more of what 24224 Studios had to offer as a whole.
Upon checking out the list of tenants I was able to spot recognizable names like Backseat Conceptions (The crew behind this long lost gem - http://www.yelp.com/biz/941-theater-philadelphia#hrid:nC5nrwoAsIo2BBUNRzy55w/src:self), Village Green Productions (http://www.yelp.com/biz/village-green-productions-philadelphia#hrid:h4l1ubby-5oN9-Nr-JREgQ/src:self), and others who held it down within the arts and music genre taking up residency within it many office spaces. There was also plenty of real estate groups, wellness centers, photographers, IT/Designer services, non-profits, and (say it isn't so!) Five Hour Energy Drink inside.
The Skybox where the Crafting Challenge took place is by far the main attraction. It is a wide open and huge open warehouse space that is designed soley to showcase some eclectic events. Aside from the aforementioned craft market and FM Festival, Philebrity has hosted a few special events inside, Bands in the Backyard held its SXSW send off party (and might be moving into an office), and Making Time has hosted at least one of its Halloween freak outs here. And its calendar fills up with plenty of other eclectic occasions. read more